Pinterest. I Don’t Get It.
I finally received an invite to Pinterest, a photo/link sharing service that has recently exploded in popularity. Now that I’ve used it, I don’t get the big deal. Let me explain my predicament.
What Can UPS Technology Do For Your Business – Sell Out Spotlight
At FleshEatingZipper we want to get you to the content and not to pages filled with pop-ups and ad links injected in text. In order to do that we show some love to our sponsors every once in a while. This is that time and if you are a business owner you should definitely be paying attention. Read the rest of this article…
The N5 Show! – Week 3, 2012 – iBooks, SOPA Blackout, And Costco?
Another week, another N5 Show. We chatted a little bit about it on the latest podcast and it’s cool that peeps want to see it, so here we go! Today, I’m covering Apple’s new iBooks, my desire to stop reading about SOPA and PIPA despite our position on them, and… Costco?
How To Prepare & Survive Tough Mudder
You’ve decided to sign your life away to the half-marathon full of obstacles designed by British Special Forces. But what’s this? You have no idea what to wear, what to bring, or what to expect? Count yourself lucky because this FleshEatingZipper editor has experienced the pain, the triumph, and the pain again of Tough Mudder. Read the rest of this article…
Stephen Colbert’s Former Super PAC Pushing Super Hard
So we told you that Stephen Colbert handed over the reins of his Super PAC and formed an exploratory committee to determine if he would run for president in South Carolina. Since then the Super PAC has been releasing commercials like crazy. Read the rest of this article…
I Love Whiskey Media’s SOPA Coverage
Did you know that the capital of Sweden is Scandinavia? Or that Steven Soderbergh originally worked on The Golden Girls before being ousted in his attempt to kill off the principal characters? While a lot of internet sites were down today in protest of SOPA and PIPA (including our own), the Whiskey Media folks took to Giant Bomb for a live show instead. Read the rest of this article…
The N5 Show! Week 2, 2012! CES, Facebook, The Comics, And More!
Woah, so hey! Another one of these weekly shows happened! As you see above, I’m pretty excited about being back, so I hope you’ll be excited about joining me on our adventure, together. Forever. Watch the show right after the break!
SOPA / PIPA – Who Is Supporting This Crap?
We all know that SOPA and PIPA (The Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect Intellectual Property Act, respectively) are big topics today. Millions of people around the world are watching the situation, waiting to see what is going to happen over the coming months.
A number of groups and companies, large and small, have come out both in support of and against these acts but in many cases it is difficult to know who takes what stance, based on individual affiliations with various groups, such as the ESA, BSA, RIAA, etc.
Fortunately for us, the folks over at RockPaperShotgun have compiled a list of the who’s who in gaming and their individual stances on SOPA / PIPA, so long as those companies have taken a stance.
Read on for more.
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Stephen Colbert for President?
I just got an email from what used to be Stephen Colbert’s super PAC, Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow. And I say what used to be because he just handed over the reins to Jon Stewart and it’s been renamed The Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC. Yeah, because Stephen Colbert is probably going to run for president of the United States out of South Carolina, his home state. Read the rest of this article…
Homeland Security Isn’t Monitoring Us…Yet
No one seems to know (or care) why Homeland Security is operating a program to monitor popular social media, bogs and multimedia web sites. However, on Wednesday afternoon, Reuters revealed a list of the monitored sites. And wouldn’t you know it, they completely forgot to put FleshEatingZipper in that list! I don’t know about you but I’m rather hurt not being mentioned! Sure, we aren’t the largest or most official news source but we touch each subject where it hurts the most — the truth. So, how can you help FleshEatingZipper get on the world’s most popular list? Check out after the break!
