The Buzz is a feature in which we round up the biggest and most popular film and television stories of the week. Why go through pages of blogs just to find out what everyone is talking about? We’ve got it all right here. This week, Megan Fox is out of Transformers 3, the television networks had their upfronts, the Cannes Film Festival is going strong, the Hurt Locker lawsuit is ruffling feathers, The Avengers sees more rumors, and Google TV debuts.
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It’s hard to believe, but YouTube has only been around for five years. That means it wasn’t around in the last election Bush won, MySpace and Facebook had already been around for over a year, and Twitter was just a gleam in Odeo’s (now Obvious Corp) eye. Since its creation, YouTube has changed the world, including that of movies and television. See what the innovative website is doing to celebrate its 5th birthday after the break.
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Happy Earth Day! Today is a great day to go outside and appreciate nature, or take it one step further and find ways to help the environment. The holiday, organized mainly by the Earth Day Network, is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and even Google has taken notice, as you can see from the doodle above. So, let’s take a look at the impact of Earth Day on films and television.
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Today is the 205th birthday of legendary children’s author Hans Christian Andersen, and Google is celebrating through their latest Doodle. Actually, it’s not just one, but five Doodles, all from one of Andersen’s more famous tales, “Thumbelina”. That’s well and good, but what does Andersen have to do with movies? Find out after the break.
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In case you weren’t aware, today is April Fools. The day actually has some horrific beginnings (as seen here), but in the 21st Century, it’s a great way to mess with people on the Internet. Check out some of the bigger and best April Fools pranks on the web this year.
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Happy Pi Day! For those who are too cool for school, Pi Day occurs every March 14th, because the mathematical constant pi, symbolized as π, is approximately 3.14 (get it?). The holiday has been celebrated for decades by mostly mathematicians, but even Google has taken notice this year. How can you, a movie lover, celebrate Pi Day? Let us tell you how after the break.
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If you read my latest “What If?” based on Men In Black, you’ll see that one of the sections included using Google Maps Street View to find some wayward aliens. If you haven’t, then why not? Here is the link, now there is no excuse!
Well, as is always the case, it seems like that I didn’t come up with the idea first. Figures! It looks like advertising companies have got in the fun that can be had with Street View and planted things to be found by those with a careful eye.
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Have you visited Google’s homepage today? You probably have, and you probably noticed today’s “Google Doodle.”
Google’s Doodle for September the 5th is the Google logo with a spaceship “beaming up” one of the O’s. Now, normally Google has daily logos that reflect an important event (past or present), but not today. Upon clicking this image, you’ll notice you’re directed to the Google search for “unexplained phenomenon.” The top two results? Unexplained-Mysteries.com and a LiveScience article about the top ten unexplained phenomena.
Almost immediately after this doodle appeared, unexplained phenomenon rose to the top of Google Trends; not far behind was top ten unexplained phenomena.
It’s still unclear as to why Google has put a spaceship into today’s doodle, but there is no shortage of speculation. It may have been a response to a trend in searches for unexplained phenomenons recently, but many people believe it has to do with the success of District 9 or the release of District 9 in the United Kingdom. A lot of people believe it has to do with an 
upcoming viral event, something big. And there is also a lot of speculation that, yes, Google has inside information that aliens will be arriving to Earth soon.
And to add to the confusion, Google tweeted “1.12.12 25.15.21.18 15 1.18.5 2.5.12.15.14.7 20.15 21.1″ which translate to “all your O are belong to us.”
Whatever this may be, it’s definitely interesting and is creating a viral stir amongst bloggers. Right now, Google is shaping the news. The Google Doodle is impacting what we are searching for and what content we’ll look at today. And I know one thing is for sure, I’m going to be telling my friends about this, so let the viral begin.
Tell me what you think! Leave a comment below with your theories, ideas, arguments or questions.
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