Spotted: TechCrunch
MTV Music Video Awards had the most tweets per second followed by Troy Davis’ execution this year.
Top Tweeted Events of 2011
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Top #Twitter Hashtags of 2011
Here are the top hashtags of the year, according to #Twitter:
#egypt
#tigerblood
#threewordstoliveby
#idontunderstandwhy
#japan
#improudtosay
#superbowl
#jan25
Compare these to the top searches of the year on Yahoo.
Top 10 Searches (Yahoo search engine)
iPhone
Casey Anthony
Kim Kardashian
Katy Perry
Jennifer Lopez
Lindsay Lohan
“American Idol”
Jennifer Aniston
Japan Earthquake
Osama bin Laden
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Swizz Beatz Unveils Lotus He Designed
On Wednesday (November 30) Swizz unveiled his first design for Lotus, a red chrome Limited Edition Evora GTE Road Car.
“This is a ground-breaking, amazing moment,” Swizz said. “I tell everyone, sky’s not the limit, it’s just a view. This is just the beginning of things going to the next level. My father is here, my beautiful wife is here. This is a blessing.”
Lotus Cars CEO Dany Bahar told Billboard.biz that the company is hoping to grab younger consumer’s attention through it’s partnership with Swizz.
More pics after the jump. Read More
The Future: Every Instrument in this Song is from iPad App
The Digital Era has arrived. You no longer need to carry around big keyboards and drum sets in order to play instruments and be a musician. Check out video of song created completely with iPad apps (MadPad, Magic Fiddle, Magic Piano, Garageband, etc.) costing a total around $100 bucks. This is by no means a substitute for the real deal or a Dr. Dre beat created on a MPC 5000, but it will open a door for maybe a Digital Music genre? Who will be the first rapper to release an iPad album? Checkout more Digital Music Videos after the jump.
All instruments recorded by iPad apps!
Used in this song: Animoog, MadPad, Magic Fiddle, Magic Piano, iSynPoly, ReBirth, GarageBand, Alchemy, iElectribe.
Google: The Evolution of Search [video]
Google gives a short history on the evolution of search.
#GWOP Report: Top 10 iPhone/ iPad Apps
Mobile apps are extremely popular and trendy this year, Apple iPhone/iPad products accounted for 10% of Black Friday sales last week. GWOP Magazine staff has created a guide for all new Apple iPhone/iPad users as of what apps to download as soon as you step into the Mac world. (Some apps are also available on android devices) Checkout the full list after the jump.
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works”
-Steve Jobs, (1955-2011)
Soulja Boy releasing video game in 2012
A new video game featuring Soulja Boy is coming in 2012 according to the rapper.
Soulja posted a cover picture of COREleted: The Beginning on his tumblr page yesterday with a caption underneath that read “soulja boy the video game in stores 2012.” When asked by a fan about the pic which is also his background on Twitter, Soulja confirmed that the game will be available next year on X-Box and Playstation 3.
#GWOP Tech: 1 in 3 Online Consumers to use a tablet by 2014
90 Million Americans will use a tablet or iPad by 2014
spotted: eMarketer
Tablet devices, in their current incarnation, have only been available for a couple years, but the iPad has propelled them to rapid increases in ownership and usage. eMarketer estimates that by the end of 2011, 33.7 million Americans will use a tablet device at least monthly—a rise of 158.6% over last year, the year the iPad was released.
Growth will slow to double digits beginning in 2012, but the number of users will rise to nearly 90 million, or 35.6% of all internet users, by 2014.
GWOP Report: Top 10 Urban Websites
In today’s world, we no longer have to watch cable television stations like MTV or BET in order to catch up on the latest trends, news and music videos. Laptops, tablets and mobile devices such as Androids and iPhones allow us to explore the blogosphere for all the information we need. Majority of hip hop artists are being discovered daily on popular sites like youtube and twitter which are all intertwined with the urban blog world.
Our staff at GWOP Magazine has put together a list of the top urban websites of 2011 that are available at your finger tips. Checkout the full list after the jump.
Steve Stoute on Black in America Doc: Silicon Valley
Steve Stoute gives his thoughts on the CNN Black In America 4 documentary and Silicon Valley. Read More
GWOP Technology: Things That Won’t Exist in the next 10 years
Remember the Zack Morris cell phone?
Well some of the gadgets and things you are using today will be a thing of the past, just like the brick cell phone the cool kid from popular show, Saved By the Bell used to call Kelly KaPOWski. Checkout what our staff at GWOP Magazine came up with after the jump.
Grand Theft Auto 5: Vinewood
Rockstar Games has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto V is in development, checkout the trailer below:
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