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December 29, 2020 / Last updated : December 29, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

CNET: SimpliSafe social distancing sweater sounds siren when others get too close

CNET: SimpliSafe social distancing sweater sounds siren when others get too close. “Unprecedented times call for unprecedented sweaters. Enter the SimpliSafe Social Distancing Sweater, which sounds an alarm when other people get within 6 feet. The sweater for the COVID-19 era is a bit of creative PR for SimpliSafe, a purveyor of home security systems. […]

December 28, 2020 / Last updated : December 28, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Washington Post: Enjoy these tales of awkwardness and mortification from Zoom holiday office party season

Washington Post: Enjoy these tales of awkwardness and mortification from Zoom holiday office party season. “It’s not as if Lizzie had high expectations for her office Christmas party. Like everything else, it had been moved to Zoom. Like everything else, it promised to be a slightly weird, slightly awkward approximation of normal life. But the […]

December 23, 2020 / Last updated : December 23, 2020 ResearchBuzz Research & Opinion

The Verge: Roast your own Spotify listens with this snarky AI

The Verge: Roast your own Spotify listens with this snarky AI. “If you want to be judged, you open a page titled ‘How Bad is Your Spotify’ and you log in with your Spotify account. (It might take a couple refreshes on the ‘Loading your music library’ page.) This absolute jerk of an AI then […]

November 26, 2020 / Last updated : November 26, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

BuzzFeed News: This 5-Year-Old Girl Put On A Mask Before Going Shopping, But It Wasn’t Exactly The Mask Her Mom Was Expecting

BuzzFeed News: This 5-Year-Old Girl Put On A Mask Before Going Shopping, But It Wasn’t Exactly The Mask Her Mom Was Expecting. “With everything going on this year, Raena Granberry wanted to get the Christmas cheer going early. Granberry, 38, was getting ready to go to Michaels to buy some decorations on Saturday and told […]

November 23, 2020 / Last updated : November 23, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

BuzzFeed News: People Are Making Vaccine Memes About Moderna And Pfizer

BuzzFeed News: People Are Making Vaccine Memes About Moderna And Pfizer. “With an end to the pandemic perhaps in sight, people gathered to celebrate the only way we really can in 2020: with an outpouring of memes about the rivalry between two big pharmaceutical companies.”

October 31, 2020 / Last updated : October 31, 2020 ResearchBuzz Other Things I Think Are Cool

100.3 JACK: ‘Upcoming Oreos’ goes viral displaying some very strange Oreo flavors

100.3 JACK: ‘Upcoming Oreos’ goes viral displaying some very strange Oreo flavors. “The ‘Upcoming Oreos’ profile has been active on Twitter since the beginning of October, and has quickly gained a following displaying pictures of fake Oreo flavors. Some of the flavors include; ‘Pool Water,’ ‘Library Book Smell’ and ‘Tupperware That You Microwaved Spaghetti In.’” […]

October 23, 2020 / Last updated : October 23, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Kansas City Star: Kansas City actor finds national spotlight with Disney musical parody promoting masks

Kansas City Star: Kansas City actor finds national spotlight with Disney musical parody promoting masks. “There is one line in Noah Lindquist’s viral Disney parody that made him pause before he recorded the video. Should he include it? People will figure out the word behind that bleep. But some things must be said, especially during […]

September 13, 2020 / Last updated : September 13, 2020 ResearchBuzz Other Things I Think Are Cool

BBC: Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2020 finalists revealed

BBC: Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2020 finalists revealed. “A fish that appears to smile, a bear giving a friendly wave from afar and a very grumpy sea turtle – this year’s finalists show animals in relatable comedy moments. The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards were founded by Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam, both professional photographers and […]

September 5, 2020 / Last updated : September 5, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Input Magazine: ‘Airplane Mode’ simulates a 6-hour flight in coach because that’s how grim reality is now

Input Magazine: ‘Airplane Mode’ simulates a 6-hour flight in coach because that’s how grim reality is now. “Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is having such a moment right now that people are apparently buying up all the supply of flight stick controllers, leaving plebes to use a keyboard and mouse or — *gasp* — gamepad like […]

August 23, 2020 / Last updated : August 23, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

AZ Central: Need a laugh? Phoenix improv comedy groups are streaming free shows. Here’s how to watch

AZ Central: Need a laugh? Phoenix improv comedy groups are streaming free shows. Here’s how to watch. “Comedians thrive off a crowd’s reactions, and improvisational comedy is nearly impossible without live audience feedback. With COVID-19 closures and safety considerations in recent months, improv groups in metro Phoenix have largely stopped hosting in-person shows. Instead, several […]

August 8, 2020 / Last updated : August 8, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

BBC: Fawlty Towers John Cleese backs Torbay social distancing plea

BBC: Fawlty Towers John Cleese backs Torbay social distancing plea. “Fawlty Towers legend John Cleese has joined in a call for social distancing in the seaside town where the comedy series was set. Cleese tweeted: ‘Going forward if I see you too close to one another I shall lay down in-between. Social distance!’ The tweet […]

July 25, 2020 / Last updated : July 25, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

Coronavirus: Signs tell shoppers ‘stay seven Chihuahuas apart’ (BBC)

BBC: Coronavirus: Signs tell shoppers ‘stay seven Chihuahuas apart’ . “Stern signs instructing people to queue two metres apart have become part of life since lockdown. But graphic designer Keith Williams and friend Katrina Collins wanted to lighten the mood and create a talking point. So they settled on making messages that describe two metres […]

July 18, 2020 / Last updated : July 18, 2020 ResearchBuzz Useful Stuff

Make Tech Easier: Here’s a Bunch of Funny Things to Ask Siri

For a given value of useful, but it’s Saturday, so.. Make Tech Easier: Here’s a Bunch of Funny Things to Ask Siri. “Siri is an extremely useful AI assistant, helping you in day-to-day tasks like making a calendar appointment or finding your iPhone. But there are plenty of other more whimsical uses for Siri too. […]

July 7, 2020 / Last updated : July 7, 2020 ResearchBuzz COVID-19

CNET: Rickroll service spices up Zoom meetings with Never Gonna Give You Up

CNET: Rickroll service spices up Zoom meetings with Never Gonna Give You Up. “Zoom fatigue is real. The coronavirus pandemic has pushed much of the world into endless loops of virtual meetings, but there is a light in the Zoom darkness. Creative technologist Matt Reed has created a Rickrolling service that summons Rick Astley and […]

July 3, 2020 / Last updated : July 3, 2020 ResearchBuzz Around the Search & Social Media World

CNET: Memes toss first half of 2020 into the blazing dumpster where it belongs

CNET: Memes toss first half of 2020 into the blazing dumpster where it belongs. “Goodbye and good riddance, first six months of 2020. You were a dumpster fire of a half-year, with your global pandemic and your murder hornets, and the second half of the year better not be taking cues from you. July 2 […]

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