Twitter’s latest feature is the new Blackbird Pie, which lets you create a static HTML snippet for use in blogs and elsewhere. While there was clearly a need for the feature, it seems to me they could have done a much better job on the initial release. The process for creating one is clunky and not at all integrated into the main site. And don’t even get me started on the static date format that captures “one minute ago,” etc for the lifetime of the snippet. They could have just made it show a normal date, so at least it would always be accurate. Embedded below is a trial run of Blackbird Pie on one of my tweets, with a modified timestamp because I couldn’t stand that shortcoming. I’m sure they’ll get it smoothed out over time.

a while back, i linked a video that combined beer pong and skateboarding for some amazing antics. next in this series, which i’ve entitled ‘youtube pastime mash-ups,’ is this impressive domino routine involving four pool tables, six cues, damn near 50 billiard balls, and more bones than an archaeological dig site. i’d like to see mike massey pull this one off.

proof positive that your favorite things are even better when you put them together.

at some point last night a great milestone in my life was achieved.  that’s right… my first (and only) youtube video hit the century mark in views.  that’s a one with two zeros, folks.  so that got me thinking- i must be getting up there with the most viewed videos of all time.  after a quick trip to youtube’s most viewed page, i sadly realized i’m 38,349,764 views short of the title.  so close.  what was the video that has caught the eye of so many viewers worldwide in just under 9 months?  this dancing jackass.  is there better proof that a popular youtube video has less to do with content and more to do with distribution?  so what do you say readers, lets get the word out there and push my video over the grand mark!

has anyone else thought it to be ironic that UPS is using Postal Service for the background music in their new whiteboard ad campaign?