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Here’s a bit of Friday fun…
What do you think is currently one of the most viewed clips on YouTube?

A campaign against the continued occupation of Iraq?
A speech by Hilary Clinton?
A free Tibet campaign by the Dalai Lama?

Actually, it’s none of the above! Surprisingly enough, it’s a short clip about the UK’s new space agency (UKSA) and their new rocket launcher (currently being built in Cumbria). Click here to view the clip.

OK, so we may not have been entirely honest about the contents of that clip (as far as we know, there’s no such thing as UKSA!). We’ve instead just engaged you in a new internet phenomenon called ‘rickrolling’… where users are directed to a video clip of Rick Astley instead of whatever they were expecting (we hope you liked the video by the way).

Simply search for ‘Rick Astely’ in Youtube, and you will see that his videos are currently attracting (literally) millions of hits. Whilst this might just be a ‘fad’ it further demonstrates the power of the internet… and just how quickly a trend can spread.

Whilst no product is being promoted in this instance, we’re pretty sure Mr Astley can expect an increase in royalties over the next few months!

Via The Times

Image by xamad

We’ve just come across ‘MagMyPic’… a website that allows you to create your own magazine cover from any photo! As you might expect, it’s mainly for fun, but it’s a great idea all the same. We’ve ‘mocked up’ a cover below using a recent photo taken at the Brooklands museum circuit… but the site undoubtedly works best with ‘close up’ photos of peoples faces.

MagMyPic probably won’t win any awards for productivity, but it’s an unusual and entertaining way of sending a friend or family member something memorable. You could also use it to create an amusing opening slide for a conference PowerPoint presentation too… just choose your image carefully, or it might be rather (shall we say) rather career limiting!

Article via Photojojo
Image of bus via Flickr by Rich007