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Apr

Pillow Fight Day 2011: Bostonians Unleash Their Aggression

Posted by Rima  Published in Entertainment, fun, World

Yesterday marked the 4th annual International Pillow Fight Day, an all-ages event designed to turn outdoor spaces into giant playgrounds—and, of course, to allow stressed-out urbanites to release their frustrations by pummeling each other with soft, cushiony weaponry.

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Tags: boston, cambridge, cambridge common, fight, fights, flash mob, harvard, harvard square, international, international pillow fight day, photos, pictures, pillow, pillow fight, pillow fight day, pillows, slide show, video, World, world pillow fight day

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9

Dec

Interact With News-Geek on VYou!

Posted by Rima  Published in fun, Technology

VYou combines the intimacy of one-to-one conversation with the reach of broadcast. It feels like a typical video chat, but the responses are pre-recorded and can be played by anyone, anywhere.

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Tags: answers, blogging, chat, media tools, multimedia, new media, news-geek, news-geek.com, q & a, q&a, questions, rima, social media, video, view, vyou, vyou.com

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4

Jul

VIDEO: 1 Night of Fireworks in 15 Seconds

Posted by Rima  Published in fun

My husband and I had an excellent view of the local 4th-of-July fireworks tonight. He took almost 200 photos while standing right in front of our house! I decided to collect the pictures and put together the following video

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Tags: 4th of july, fireworks, fourth of july, fun, independence day, nashville, tennessee, video

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29

Apr

Ole Miss Flash Mob Performs “Jai Ho”

Posted by Rima  Published in Entertainment, fun, Technology

Members of the class of 2010 broke into dance at my alma mater’s student union earlier today. These University of Mississippi millennials chose the song “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire for their surprise performance.

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Tags: 2010, class, class of 2010, flash mob, flashmob, flip, graduating, graduation, hilarious, hotty toddy, jai ho, millenials, ole miss, slumdog millionaire, student union, surprise, surprise performance, um, university of mississippi, video

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12

Apr

Adobe CS5: The Wait is OVER

Posted by Rima  Published in Adobe, Breaking News, Technology

Adobe has finally “officially” announced CS5 and is offering a bevy of information on all sorts of exciting new features.

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Tags: Adobe, after effects, cs5, design, dreamweaver, indesign, photoshop, video

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4

Mar

Testing Qik on a First-Generation iPhone

Posted by Rima  Published in Entertainment, Journalism, Random, Religion, Technology, Uncategorized

I wonder if I’m the only Apple-centric new-media geek on the planet who still has a first-generation iPhone. I know that my friends in the biz often laugh at me for it, but why? Anyone who understands anything about Apple knows that the company prides itself on computability. Every time there’s a new software update [...]

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Tags: apple, iphone, Journalism, new media, qik, streaming, Technology, video

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8

Dec

Big Noise about Governor Sarah Palin (This time it’s from the Right)

Posted by Rima  Published in Breaking News, Journalism, Politics

(Originally published Nov. 6, 2008) I saw this video earlier today, and I still can’t decide who to be upset with. Please watch it and then read my comments below. Full video from Fox News I never liked Governor Sarah Palin all that much when it came to politics. She really only seemed to speak [...]

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Tags: Politics, sarah palin, video

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Rima Chaddha Mycynek is a writer, reporter, editor, photographer, videographer, former talk show host, and all-around journalism nerd. She currently teaches multimedia journalism at Boston University. [Read More]

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