CircleCount helps you better understand Google+

2012-08-20 04:56:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

DmC Devil May Cry Japanese Trailer (HD)

2012-07-11 19:38:26 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Lovely Sky Monsters - 22 phenomenal photos - http://theatln.tc/NhfDh6 - Award-winning photographer Camille Seaman, best known for her earlier work depicting massive polar icebergs, recently turned her lens on another incredible natural phenomenon - storm clouds above the American Midwest. She partnered with experienced storm chasers and began to stalk a particular type of storm cloud - the supercell. On June 22, 2012, in western Nebraska, she encountered an enormous supercell and captured its many faces. With her permission, I've gathered here several images of that storm and a few other amazing storm shots from an earlier expedition she took in 2008.

2012-07-11 06:30:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Stunning Pencil + Camera Images
This is some great stuff from Abidjan, Ivory Coast born Ben Heine. Ben is now living in Belgium where he creates these killer overlaps. Hand-drawn works of art combined with photos to create spellbinding images. Check out his website to see more. BenHeine.com. Google him! 

(via mentalfloss.com)

2012-06-22 09:02:48 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Some improvements to Google+ Profiles and Pages

I’m excited to let you know about a few tweaks we’ve made based on the feedback we’ve received from you. Starting today, we’re adding a sharebox to your personal and/or business profile, and we’re making cover photos easier to manage. These improvements are rolling out globally over the next few hours; in the meantime, you can find descriptions and screenshots below.

Sharing from your profile. You’ve been asking for it, and today we’re launching it: the ability to post directly from your profile. Just look for the familiar sharebox when you’re visiting your own profile, and share what’s new with your circles. And don’t worry, only you -- the profile or page owner -- will see this new sharebox. 

Seeing the bigger picture.  Your cover photo is one of the first things people see when theycome to your Google+ ... more »

2012-06-21 00:09:13 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Themes in +Gmail have always been a fun way to personalize any inbox with pebbles, ninjas or even graffiti. This week, we introduced unlimited ways to make your inbox your own with custom themes in Gmail. 

Whether you want to use a shot from your trip to Paraguay or your college graduation, or a pic of your pet turtle Rex, you can set any photo as your Gmail background. Click on the settings gear in your Gmail inbox, select themes, and scroll down to custom themes. Select from your Google+ photos, upload your own or browse some of our featured photos.

Set a photo of your family as your theme while you’re on the road for a daily pick-me-up or use themes to differentiate between your personal and work Gmail inboxes. The sky’s the limit, so start browsing through your collection now—and let us know which one you pick.

#gonegoogle

2012-06-09 09:13:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

*Don't Lose Hope*

#inspiration  

2012-06-05 09:31:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

DmC Devil May Cry......

2012-06-05 08:24:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

DmC Devil May Cry

2012-06-01 10:02:40 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-06-01 10:01:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-06-01 09:24:26 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Google Chrome Team added 50 Aura Wallpapers that are going to be used in Google Chrome OS.

Source: http://codereview.chromium.org/9692056/

2012-06-01 08:53:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Milky Way is Destined for Head-on Collision with Andromeda Galaxy

NASA astronomers announced Thursday they can now predict with certainty the next major cosmic event to affect our Galaxy, +Sun, and +Solar System: the titanic collision of our +Milky Way Galaxy with the neighboring +Andromeda Galaxy.

The Milky Way is destined to get a major makeover during the encounter, which is predicted to happen four billion years from now. It is likely the Sun will be flung into a new region of our Galaxy, but our Earth and Solar System are in no danger of being destroyed.

"Our findings are statistically consistent with a head-on collision between the Andromeda Galaxy and our Milky Way Galaxy," said Roeland van der Marel of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore.

The solution came through painstaking NASA... more »

2012-06-01 08:50:36 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Uncover the Truth

2012-05-31 03:17:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-05-30 21:30:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-05-30 21:26:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Hitman Absolution Trailer - Saints

2012-05-30 20:23:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

2012-05-18 05:06:47 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Never.. Ever... Give up..

Seen any miracles today Internet? I've seen plenty!




#inspiration

2012-05-17 01:57:02 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Weekly assignment submission: sunglasses shot.

2012-05-16 22:47:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Good advice.

2012-05-16 22:44:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

+Buddha step into my circle...

2012-05-04 14:41:28 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Sculptures that ‘steam’ the ‘punk’ out of creepy creatures!

Gosh, it’s giving me the creeps” this is what most of us would exclaim upon coming across a gut-churning insect with its awkward movements, nauseating form and uncertainty of action.

As if insects weren't enough to give you the heebie-jeebies, this time Steampunk artists will be your source for “creeps.” There will be no more “squishing” as these artists have devised their metal born insect replicas with gears, nuts and springs, enough to put you in gear, make you go nuts and spring with consternation. Entomophobes behold!

Arachnids in Steampunk presented below may very well be the cutest creeps you must have seen so far.


#steampunk #steamysunday #spiders #arachnid #coolstuffoftheday #sculptureart #artisticgoogle

images +text via:: desi... more »

2012-05-04 13:01:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Today’s homepage celebrates the pop art of Keith Haring, 80’s creator and social activist. Keith drew his artistic inspiration from the raw graffiti throughout New York City—then traveled the world to share his version of public art in the form of chalk drawings, murals and paintings.

2012-05-04 06:14:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Diablo III Evil Is Back Commercial Trailer....Yeah it's that awesome

2012-05-04 06:05:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Throw the ultimate Cinco de Mayo fiesta with kitchen-tested, fan-approved recipes for tacos, enchiladas, nachos and more fifth of May favorites.

2012-05-04 06:05:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Home Sweet Home - Quebec, Canada - Very Old and New Work

2012-05-04 06:01:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

The wait is over! Watch the NEW "The Amazing Spider-Man" trailer today, and start your countdown for its July 3 release! http://bit.ly/NewASMTrailer

2012-05-04 05:59:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

How Our Brains Set the World Spinning - Snakes in the mind

If there’s ever excuse to publish an optical illusion as cool as the “Rotating Snakes,” I’ll take it. This illusion was invented in 2003 by Akiyoshi Kitaoka of Ritsumeikan University in Japan, and ever since, Kitaoka and other scientists have been trying to figure out why it works. A new paper by Stephen Macknik at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix may have the answer.

As you’ll notice, the circles seem to rotate in response to where you look at the illusion. So Macknik and his colleagues tracked the movement of people’s eyes as they gazed at two of these wheels on a computer screen. Their subjects kept a finger pressed on a button, lifting it whenever they seemed to see the wheels move.

Macnick and his colleagues found a tight correlation between the onset of the illusion and a kind ofinvoluntary... more »

2012-05-04 05:58:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Effortlessly smart and intuitively simple, the Samsung GALAXY S III reveals a new concept of smartphone.

2012-05-03 06:52:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

DmC: Devil May Cry

2012-05-03 06:32:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Ridiculously Imaginative Playgrounds by Monstrum - all kids would love playing in these!

Danish firm Monstrum, founded by Ole B. Nielsen and Christian Jensen, are responsible for some of the most brilliant playscapes I’ve ever seen. From life-size blue whales, giant serpents, and wobbly castles, any one of these would have been my dream come true as a child.


#playground #children #play #imagination #cityscape #childhood

via:: thisiscolossal.com/2012/04/ridiculously-imaginative-playgrounds-by-monstrum/

2012-05-03 06:16:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

++++ if you agree..?

2012-05-02 23:39:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

This computer-simulated image released by NASA shows gas from a shredded star falling into a black hole. In a first, scientists identified the star that fell victim to this gravitational monster. Black holes only rip apart stars about once every 10,000 years per galaxy, and the death of the identified star may give more clues into the inner workings of the supermassive object that devoured it. Read more: http://yhoo.it/In7Ubk

2012-05-02 23:31:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

:: Concept Art
Kino Scialabba

Kino Scialabba has done what so many only consider. They grew tired of working invisibly for others who reaped the rewards of their labor so formed Legion Entertainment, a company now in its fifth year.

Scialabba and business partner Bruce Jurgens were both in production when they met at Cinesite Hollywood.
Scialabba was building content and Jurgens worked as a VFX and CG Supervisor. By setting up under the banner of Legion, Scialabba now holds the title of executive and partner, managing director and CCO (Chief Creative Officer) and Jurgens mainly acts as a producer.
Scialabba is currently hired through Legion by Hydraulx, where Scialabba has worked as a concept artist and senior matte painter of films such as 2012, Book of Eli, Avatar, Gulliver’s Travels, and most recently Skyline.

Artist Statement
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2012-05-02 23:30:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Sifting through Dust near Orion's Belt
A new image of the region surrounding the reflection nebula Messier 78, just to the north of Orion’s Belt, shows clouds of cosmic dust threaded through the nebula like a string of pearls. The observations, made with the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope[1], use the heat glow of interstellar dust grains to show astronomers where new stars are being formed.

Dust may sound boring and uninteresting — the surface grime that hides the beauty of an object. But this new image of Messier 78 and surroundings, which reveals the submillimetre-wavelength radiation from dust grains in space, shows that dust can be dazzling. Dust is important to astronomers as dense clouds of gas and dust are the birthplaces of new stars.

In the centre of the image is Messier 78, also known as NGC 2068. When seen in visible light, this region isa r... more »

2012-05-02 23:28:22 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

4 • 8 | SCIENCE • MATH
All numbers can be created by using only two numerals - 4 and 8 . . .
© Natis, by the Idea of Alon Heimerj, ◙ goo.gl/3nNpI

2012-05-02 23:21:34 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

New Video - The huge battle between Drive and Dropbox! +1 if you enjoy!

2012-05-02 23:18:19 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

CUBE, a WebGL game about Google Maps, is also now available on the Chrome Web Store! Best time so far is 2:45s what's yours? http://goo.gl/bselq

Please note you need WebGL enabled on your desktop browser to play. To play directly visit www.playmapscube.com

2012-05-02 07:34:17 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

The World's first “groundscraper” - underground luxury hotel in China

"Construction began last month on Shanghai’s first “groundscraper”—a structure built almost completely below the surface. The massive project will eventually take form as the InterContinental Shimao Shanghai Wonderland, a 19-story, 380-room luxury hotel surrounded by a 428,000 square-meter theme park."

This sounds so interesting....
via +Laston Kirkland

#architecture #china #asia #building

2012-05-02 07:30:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

35 years, 100,000 toothpicks, 1 incredible kinetic sculpture of San Francisco!

We just love the unbelievable ‘Rolling through the Bay’ by Scott Weaver (photos via thisiscolossal .com). But would you have the patience?

2012-04-24 15:39:11 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Happy birthday to Gideon Sundback, father of the zipper! Unzip our homepage to find out more about him...

2012-04-23 09:58:44 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

DMC4: Terminus
http://www.youtube.com/user/his1nightmare

2012-04-23 09:38:20 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

DMC4: Dante
http://www.youtube.com/user/his1nightmare

2012-04-23 08:16:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

◄ Abstract Paintings by Paolo Spertino ►

► Artist statement :
"I'm an italian abstract painter. The ART in my life is one important component.For me painting is as easy as breathing, it is difficult to give a name to my work, The difficulty is to frame their art in a specific context. From the moment you decide on a title crystallizes the work within a defined frame of mind, its exclusion of any other possible representation.

The viewer is free to look at the canvas with his own eyes and draw from it emotionally rich infinite nuances of a silent harmony with the work itself, to clothe her home with a source of joy and beauty subjective."

► Source : http://art-profiles.com/paolospertino/albums/2824-acrilici.html

_______

#art #artist #painters #paintings #paintingart #paint #abstract #abstra... more »

2012-04-23 01:25:31 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

:)

2012-04-23 01:00:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Today's LEGO post could be mistaken for a real room that you can walk into. Using a technique known as tilt-shift photography, Brazil-based photographer Valentino Fialdini's latest exhibition shows Mini Architectural Spaces made out of LEGOs. By playing with light streaming through the windows and the shadows that result, he's made rooms that seem much more expansive than they really are. Ah, have a chance to walk through corridors made entirely of LEGO, a man can dream ;)

http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/valentino-fialdini-lego-rooms

2012-04-23 00:59:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Very slow and windy day in Quintana Texas yesterday, but for those who stuck it out to sunset were rewarded with this full frame Yellow-throated Vireo, Prothonory Warbler and a Red-eyed Vireo.

#TodaysBird

2012-04-22 22:38:09 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

#EarthDay is here! Many thanks to those who shared stories and snapshots to the #GoogleEarthDay hashtag over the past week. Submissions ranged from the Badlands of South Dakota to the Jintotolo Channel in the Philippines to a unique Yemeni isle. The selection below shows the diversity of the Earth’s landscape and natural beauty found around the world.

2012-04-22 22:36:51 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Просто и красиво

2012-04-22 22:23:01 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)