WELCOME TO THE WEIRD Wide Web – where we take a look at the week’s best offerings in tech and social media news.
O’Sullivan’s Bar in Douglas, Cork, has set up iPads on its bar so customers can browse the web and catch up on their news while sipping on a nice cold pint. The owner told us that they remove them on peak times like Saturday nights though – just in case.
Mark Zuckerberg is just rolling in the cash. He made $3.3 billion in stock options last year, we found out this week.
ThinkGeek had some brilliant April Fool prank products this year. We’re all big fans of beards here at TheJournal.ie HQ so this beard machine was obviously a winner, but this Flux Capacitor car charger has to be the favourite. Someone make this, please!
Don’t get us wrong, we love My Girl, and we were fully prepared to love the game but there’s just something unsettling about it.
You got for a nice walk through the woods, jump up on a few things like a boat or a car – that’s all fine – and then eventually, get to the end of the line. After that you’re forced to just wait around until the bees come and get you one by one. Maybe it’s just because we’re so scared of them ourselves. Feel free to have a go, though.
Ever wonder why Tony The Tiger and Coco Monkey are looking down instead of straight at you? Turns out the reason is very much rooted in psychology.
The cereal mascot is designed to make eye contact with children, making them more inclined to want it. This video from Cornell University Food and Brand Lab explains more.
Both Twitter and Yelp are now including Emoji, but in different ways. While Twitter is allowing them in their tweets, Yelp is now allowing you to search for results using them. Want to find a restaurant using a smiley face, a picture of beer, and a Gangnam style emoji everyone has now forgotten about? Now you can!
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