Archives 2009

Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger

Joanne records a response video to a response video to Andy Warhol Eating a Hamburger.

Understanding the Facebook Terms of Service (ToS)

Somali Pirates Release Ukrainian Hostages

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp covers the return of hostages and military cargo after the ship the MV Faina was seajacked and held by Somali pirates for 19 weeks. The ship was carrying 33 refurbished Soviet era T-72 tanks and at least 14,000 rounds of ammunition. One crewmember died during the ordeal.

Devolving Humerus Hippotato

Twestival, Turbaconucken, Fingerstache, LOL

Happy Darwin Day: Evolution Explainer

Explaining Evolution. An animation in collaboration with Adam Quirk of Wreck and Salvage. Happy Darwin Day!

Spotlight: Nilo’s Story

Rocketboom Spotlight on Nilo’s Story by Omar Khalifa. Nilofar Habibi, a presenter with Herat TV in Afghanistan, became a symbol of resistance for women journalists in the summer of 2008. In the face of death threats for working as a journalist, Habibi decided to keep working. This is her story. Created by Omar Khalifa assisted by Matthew Egan and Sara Kianpour (translation) with thanks to the Doha Centre for Media Freedom, Qatar. Music: ‘Twice’ by Little Dragon.

Browser Jockey, Woodgrain Jesus, Pranking the TSA

Songsmith, Stocks, and Robots of Pain

The Longest Words in the English Language

Ice Skating in Africa

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp visits an ice skating rink in Nairobi, Kenya.

Proteus Motor Tiny Piano

Race Submarines, Bear Twins, Kill Art

Happy Chinese New Year (Xin Nien Kuai Le!)

Scenes from the Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade in New York, NY. Music by Podington Bear.

The History of Comic Sans at ROFLThing NYC

Rocketboom coverage of 2009 ROFLThing NYC: Font designer Vincent Connare talks about the history of his most famous work, Comic Sans. Music by Podington Bear.

The Relaunch of Muxtape

Joanne interviews Justin Ouellette and Luke Crawford about the recent relaunch of Muxtape, a platform for independent musicians and their fans. Music by Podington Bear.

Sockington the Cat at ROFLThing NYC

Rocketboom coverage of 2009 ROFLThing NYC: Joanne interviews Jason Scott about Sockington the Cat, the most popular cat on Twitter. Story links: Huzzah Socks Army, Rudy the Parrot, Rainy the Horse, Sockington Pics. More great music by Podington Bear.

Ji Lee of The Bubble Project at ROFLThing NYC

Rocketboom coverage of 2009 ROFLThing NYC: Joanne talks to Ji Lee, creator of The Bubble Project.

Alexis Ohanian of Reddit at ROFLThing NYC

Rocketboom coverage of 2009 ROFLThing NYC: Joanne interviews Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit. Awesome music by Podington Bear.

Miniature City

Miniature City. Inspired by Little People. Music by Drew.

Am I Watching Rocketboom dot com?

The Internet Inauguration

Images, tweets, and posts from the 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama.

Kogelo Celebrates Obama’s Inauguration

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports from the birthplace of the father of U.S. President Barack Obama, Kogelo, Kenya as they prepare for Obama’s inauguration. Also see previous coverage of Kenya and Obama.

Solve Puzzles, Read Minds

The Raven