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6 Bizarre people you could come across online

natasha — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Part of what makes the Internet so fun is that so many different types of people are on it—doctors, lawyers, trapeze artists, extroverts and wallflowers. We’re all on here, from the very beautiful to the very bizarre.

Very, very bizarre.

Here’s a fun selection of some weird profile pics I’ve recently come across.

1. My, aren’t you creative!

This one’s actually from a dating site. I can easily imagine what the rest of his profile looks like.

Likes: Beer. Boxes of It.
Dislikes: When I run out of beer.
What I’m looking for: More beer.
Why you should date me: gdfghlghfl dfsjhjdfgdf gjghfef beeeerrrrrr

2. “Show me your guns”

You can just imagine the type of conversation:

MetalHed123: Come on over, baby! We can play 2-player Guitar Hero.
And then I can show you…my **arsenal**

SxxyChckUSA: Oooooh, sounds hottt

MetalHed123: No, I mean literally

3. You are SUCH a handsome boy

Once your grandma joins Facebook it’s basically like having her hovering behind you at a keg party, isn’t it?

Awkward, ain’t it?

4. “Nothing Comes Between Me and my Calvins”

…Not even a shower.

5. Why yes, as a matter of fact, this is The Axe Effect!

It’s unclear exactly what’s happening in this picture, but it can’t be good.

6. Obama Vs. Batman: “We Meet Again”

This last one technically isn’t a profile pic, but I had to share it because what are the odds of these two meeting online? I guess the Internet isn’t so big after all.

Or maybe he sent out the ObamaSignal.

Personally, when I select a profile photo, my criteria are:
a) it depicts a good hair day
b) it would make any ex-boyfriend feel slight pangs of regret

Hopefully, the resulting picture won’t wind up getting forwarded to me on one of these lists, but you never know…one person’s nightmare is another person’s glamour shot.

It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity.

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Meet Someone New This Year

natasha — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:41:06 +0000

Today’s technological advances have made online communication a lot more thrilling, and easy too. All it takes is access to a computer, and you get to communicate with your old friends whilst you also make new ones. With the middle of 2010 approaching, so much more is expected as far as technology goes. Now is the time to embrace the available opportunities to make new friends online.

Numerous social networking sites out there are assisting in meeting online friends for dating or for plain networking. To meet someone new this year, all you have to do is sign yourself up to a social networking site and start making friends instantly. Your first step will be to find a secure website. Sign up and create a profile that details your interests as far as entertainment is concerned. This includes your favorite music, TV shows, movies and books as well. Be careful not to give away personal details concerning your credit card and social security numbers. Start inviting friends who have similar interests as you and add them to your friends list.

Online communication facilitates new friendships as well as rekindling old ones. There is a lot to be gained from meeting new people. As well as keeping in touch with your old friends, you also get to learn a lot from people from other parts of the world.

Making new friends is one of life’s richest experiences. As opposed to earlier on, when face-to-face meetings were the ideal way to meet new people, it is a whole lot different now, and it is to our advantage. You do not have to go to great lengths to find people who are interested in your hobbies, passions and in what you do. Online is where you find a large number of them and some will even find you. People subscribe to networking sites for a variety of reasons. It could be plain networking, making contacts to expand their business, or even for dating. The good news is that all of these goals are met adequately online. You should therefore embrace the opportunities available to meet someone new this year.

Your profile is the basic tool that you will need to attract people with similar interests. However, you will have to do a little more to add more friends to your friends list. Join groups and forums on your social networking site. Join groups that share your interests, and become friends with other members. Be sure to check their profiles first to confirm that you really want to be friends with them. At the same time, you can start groups yourself and invite people to join, and then you can add them to your friends list as well.

Interacting with new people online will help you to learn many new things from them in the course of sharing opinions. There are all sorts of people online, and experts in different fields will provide you with wider knowledge as you also share your own knowledge in your field of expertise. Meeting people online creates a give and take forum where everybody benefits. Besides, it is a great passtime where you will chat away with friends, share photos and videos as well as monitor what your friends are up to on a daily basis. Making friends online is a rich and easy experience and you have no excuse for not meeting someone new and interesting this year.

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Why should I make friends online?

natasha — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:00:39 +0000

Making friends online is what everybody is doing today. Technology has made it not only very easy, but also, very convenient. You can meet many people from around the world just from sitting in front of your computer, if you ask me, that’s pretty cool. There is no more need to feel that making friends is a daunting task. Online, you can find people that are just like you: are interested in making friendships and whose common goals will bring you together instantly.

Entertainment is one of the major reasons why people are making friends online. Social networking sites have become one of the greatest past times. On signing up, people try to reconnect with their old friends while also meeting new friends. There is an unlimited means of entertainment on the sites, from sharing photos and videos, playing games and listening to music together and much more. Today’s technology has ensured that making friends online is nothing short of fun and exciting. Webcam chats are one of the ways to make friends online. They allow for a live interaction with your friends creating a very real experience even with people across nations.

Besides entertainment, making online friends will help you stay in contact with people who share your interests. There are countless online groups and forums to join whose members support a cause that is of interest to you. Such forums provide a lot of insight on a wide variety of issues depending on what your issue of interest is. There are even support groups, which you can join and meet friends with whom you are going through similar situations. Such would include support groups for expectant mothers, alcoholics and the like. It is not just about sharing your experiences but you also receive advice from professionals in various fields.

When you start making friends online, you will get to meet people from all over the world. This will offer you a real chance to learn numerous things about different countries. You will learn about other people’s cultures and traditions as well as the geography of different parts of the world. Such knowledge is definitely helpful as it opens our minds to different ideas and ways of life. Besides, the world has now brought people together through technological advances that allow for interaction with people who are miles apart.

If your goal is to establish contacts for purposes of expanding your business, making online friends will help you do that. As you make friends and interact with them online, you will be marketing your skills and your business to people who are interested in your line of expertise. You do not have to do all the work as an interesting profile on yourself and your expertise will draw people to you. People have promoted their businesses and met partners online in this manner.

Communication is a very important part of life. A lot of the communication is happening online and people are establishing lifelong friendships. As you can see, there are many reasons why meeting new friends online is fun and easy. Making online friends is such a rewarding experience that will entertain and educate you. You have enough reasons to join in on the fun and start making those friends online.

Share your thoughts with us and post a comment below.

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Check out our new fun gifts

natasha — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:08 +0000

This week, we uploaded a great new version of 6rounds.com. With that new version, came a new shooters game, P2P technology, an embeddable option for your profile and some really fun new gifts.

Check out the new gifts below:

Batman

Robin

Wonder Women

Spooky

Trio

Superman

So what did you think about the new gifts? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section below.

To try any of the new gifts, start a video chat and go to your menu.

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Embed your personal profile slideshow anywhere!

natasha — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:30:21 +0000

What does your personal profile slideshow (or as we like to call it, PSS) mean to you? To me, it mean’s self expression. It allows me to express who I am through my interests in TV shows, music, books, movies and my favorite links. It shows my personal photos and my favorite quotes and basically tells the world – “Hey world! This is me!”.

I’m sure you’ve thought to yourself at some point or another how good your profile looks on 6rounds. So good, that you’d like to see it on your other personal pages, such as your blog, your Facebook account, your Myspace page and so forth. I know this for a fact, because I’ve been getting tons of messages and e-mails from users asking me how to do exactly that.

Well, guess what? Your prayers have been answered and you can now embed your personal profile slide show anywhere you would like! Yes, the PSS is now embeddable!

All you have to do is go to your profile and underneath it you will see an embed button – all you need to do is press the button and copy the code. Then, paste the code into the page you want to embed it in.

Here’s an example of my PSS embedded in this blog post:

If you have any problems whatsoever, remember we’re always here to help. Share your comments with us below.

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9 Epically Hysterical Facebook Fails

natasha — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:41:55 +0000

When you’re on Facebook, you can never be too careful. You can never know who’s going to be checking out your status or watching what you do. Now most of us, change our privacy settings or know not to put things in our status that we done want others to see, others however, don’t pay enough attention. Check out what happens when you share your life on Facebook for the world to see.

The below fails, and many other like them, can be found throughout numerous places on the web. For your convenience though, I’ve gone through many of them and put together these 9 epically hysterical facebook fails. Hope you enjoy!

“I hope you dont breed!”

Why’d you break up?

Some people should not be allowed to drive

I hate my boss!

Favorite MILF

Glitter’s a color I swear!

Thanks for pleasuring me so well

Leave my boyfriend alone!

It’s called an anthem! Duh!

So which was your favorite? Do you have any to add? If so, enter them in a comment below.

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Friends chat and YouTube together

natasha — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:00:56 +0000

Meeting new friends online is now as easy as a button click. Internet chat rooms, YouTube and social networking sites have brought people together from all over the world. They offer long time friends and schoolmates a chance to reconnect as well as an opportunity to meet strangers with whom they have common interests.

Chatting with friends online has become a great entertainment platform. Besides chatting, you can also YouTube together with your friends and have a great time. To have access to these amazing forms of entertainment you first have to sign up to the social networking site of your choice. The next thing to do is to create an interesting profile. The profile will attract people with similar interests as well as your old friends from school or your old neighborhood. It is better to make online bonds with people that you share similar interests.

Entertainment is the main interest of others that want to make new friends online, so it’s refreshing to be able to friends chat and YouTube together in the process. It is the same for many people who you will meet online using these two amazing aspects of online entertainment. The fun gets more exciting when you get to follow up on your friends’ daily activities as well as share videos and photos. You get to share all kinds of information with friends and watch a whole lot of entertaining and even educational videos on YouTube together. Sharing a funny moment with your friends is definitely a lot more fun than it would be watching the videos by yourself.

As you chat and YouTube together with friends, you get to establish online bonds based on similar interests and goals. Besides entertainment, your goal may be to establish new contacts for business purposes. It all comes down to finding people who share your passion and interests. In addition, YouTube has become an interesting tool used in conference halls to break the ice during meetings. Starting with a funny video sets a relaxed mood for the discussion ahead. Besides, the videos are readily accessible and all you have to do is log on to YouTube and play a video of your choice.

Face to face meetings although still vital are being rendered obsolete by technology. You no longer have to meet up with your friends to know how they have been doing. In any case, there’s hardly enough time for such meetings any more. Instead, everybody is online chatting and sharing on YouTube and that is how people are keeping in touch. If you are not chatting with friends online, you are missing out not just on technology and entertainment but also on sharing your life with that of your friends.

When friends chat together, they are able to maintain bonds that would otherwise be destroyed by the lack of time to catch up on each other. Besides, these two online means of communication open up opportunities to meet and learn from people, from all over the world. You can establish contacts not just for entertainment purposes but also to get a chance to educate yourself about different people from different parts of the world. The world is fast becoming a global village and the more we are educated about this the better we will be.

Come on, share your thoughts on the subject in the comments below.

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Check out our new Concept Video!

natasha — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:17:20 +0000

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Make friends online in 2010

natasha — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:47:07 +0000

The year 2010 comes with a world of opportunities to help you make friends online. The number of online social networking sites available is overwhelming. From 6rounds, MySpace, Facebook and Twitter to Flickr and YouTube, the opportunity to create lasting bonds online becomes endless.

It really is simple to make friends online in 2010. All you need to do, is start by joining any of the many social networking sites. You will need to create a striking profile about yourself and include your interests in music, movies and TV shows as well as books. You can also express your opinion on religion and politics.

The profile is the means through which you can attract friends that have similar interests to you. Invite your old friends on the sites as well as new friends to join you. The fun begins here. There is a load of interesting activities to engage in on such sites with your online friends. Besides following their activities on a daily basis, you will share photos, videos and opinions. You will also get to comment on each other’s profile posts.

Entertainment is one of the biggest reasons why people sign up to social networking sites. As you keep in touch with your old and new friends, you will be entertaining each other in the process. With today’s technology, the amount of entertainment you will get from these sites is nothing but thrilling. Some of this technology is available on sites that offer free webcam chats. The chats are one on one with your friends on the site and you can engage in games, share photos and videos. All the while, you will be interacting live and it does not get any more real than this regardless of how far your friends are in relation to you.

Every aspect of the social networking sites allows you to meet and interact with new people. You should explore all features available on the sites. Such features include groups and forums. Look for groups whose members share your interests and champion a cause that is of interest to you. You can also form a group and invite people to join in. You will then access the profiles of the members of your group and add them to your friends list.

Making online friends also provides a chance for learning a lot. In the groups and forums, you will share opinions and knowledge with other members through the various discussions. You will also get to learn about other people, their way of life and their culture. This is why it is important that after joining groups and forums, you post comments and opinions constantly to keep up to date with friends on the same groups and forums.

Today, online communication is undisputedly the busiest place where people are meeting and establishing friendships whether it is just for entertainment or with people in their line of profession. The year 2010 will not be any different. If anything, the technology gets better everyday as better ways of making online contacts gets introduced. There is no reason why you should not join the bandwagon and start making yourself some online friends this year.

Want to share your story of how you made new friends online this year? Just enter them in the comments section below.

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14 Bizarre and Wacky Proposals

natasha — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:13:33 +0000

Proposals are generally sweet, romantic gestures and are supposed to be well thought out and planned. Some take a more casual or traditional approach by proposing in restaurants, or on romantic vacations, while others go all out and attempt a more extreme approach. There are advantages and disadvantages to both. When going for the more extreme though, it can often be a risk, you can either really impress your partner, or in some cases, it can just blow up in your face. We collected some really bizarre proposals, some of them worked out really well while others failed miserably. Check them out and maybe they’ll give you some far-fetched ideas.

So let the bizarreness begin!

For your eye’s convenience, we’ve seperated the proposals into different categories.

Hacking Video Games

1. Chrono Tiger Hack

This guy hacked into the video game his girlfriend was playing and added a whole new level. It’s quite long so you know it took a long time to do.

2. Super Mario Brothers Hack

Another guy did the same thing, but with a super mario brothers video. These proposals took some serious time to prepare!

Live on TV

3. Miss Miami USA

Lia Anter was a Miss Miami USA contestant standing beside her competitiors anxious to find out the scores of who one. Low and behold, her name was called and her boyfriend who she did not know had returned from Iraq came on stage and proposed. Very sweet, very romantic but very ackward for the rest of the girls that were standing there.

4. “I’m Giving Back My Harvard Degree”

Harvard University, one of the most prestigious schools, let a student give a speech and propose during their graduation ceremony. Although this is quite a bizarre way to propose, I did like the speech he gives and how he presents his proposal. Check it out!

5. Breaking a World Record

This one is quite creative, the guy sought out to break a world record and get proposed at the same time. This whisper chain proposal even made the Huffington Post and ceveral other news channels.

Sorry we couldn’t find a shorter video. No need to watch more than the first three minutes.

Musicals

6. Disneyland Style

Many people have commented on the following proposal. As a romantic, I personally like it but overall it may seem to others a bit corny and has even been criticized for seeming too fake. I think it’s a must see and that the guy should get some serious props for the hard work and planning he put into it.

7. Music Video Style

I think of them all this is the most well known and Bizarre proposal. Pete Simson, a British sports reporter, hired a cinema, filled it with actors and played this video to his then-girlfriend. In the video he makes his own version of Daniel Bedengfields “If you’re not the one”.

Twitter Style

We are definitely in a social networking world. Some see it as making us closer by having more communication while others argue that it hinders our need to be physically close. So what does it mean when someone proposes on Twitter? These two couples were both in long distance relationships at the time and felt that it was the right thing to do. If you ask me, it’s not too romantic.

8. Hand in Marriage

@maxkiesler proposed to @emilychang on March 20th, 2008.

9. Will you marry me?

@garazi proposed to @stefsull on March 2nd, 2008.

Just Plain Twisted

10. SAW: The Proposal

I am a romantic. I don’t like scary movies and I definately dont see anything romantic about the following proposal but who am I to judge?

Proposal Fail

11. Woman Proposing in Lingerie

I think this is everyone’s worst nightmare. A women gets in some Lingerie, steps into a cake and is rolled into a room full of people and then is left standing there after her failed proposal. I wasn’t able to find a video of it, but I did find this…

12. Up, Up and Away

This was a very sweet idea although the guy didn’t think too much ahead. He bought a nice engagement ring, thought of a romantic way to propose, even got someone to record. So where did he go wrong? Well, he didn’t think about the possibility of his girlfriend letting go of the heart shaped balloons he had given her, from the excitement of seeing him get down on one knee, while not knowing the ring was attached to them.

13. Someone else spoils the surprise

I was tempted to put this one in the fail category below because out of all these bizarre proposals, I think this may be the saddest one. The reporter interviews the football player and then ruins his surprise proposal. Personally, I would have punched the guy, but in the end the girl said yes.

14. Center Court

This one is probably the most famous of them all. Half time at a basketball game, guy decides to propose to his girlfriend who then walks off the court and leaves him there on one knee. The team mascot had comfort him off the court.

BONUS: Fail Blog Valenitine’s Day Special

Last but not least, is a collaboration video posted by the fail blog yesterday. It consists of a compilation of failed proposals. It’s a must see!

So what did you think? Do you know of some other bizarre proposals we can add the to the list? Share you remarks in the comments section below.

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7 amazing webcam based music videos

Grischa — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:09:36 +0000

There are just a few music videos out there which are made with web cams. I want to present to you a few outstanding videos which have impressed me. I think that all in all, they are awesome, especially when you consider that they are made with simple web cams. So let’s check them out:

1. Frittenbude vs. We Are Enfant Terrible – Steven Seagul

This song is a remix of “Seagull” from the French band We are Enfant Terrible. A German band called Frittenbude made this video in 2009, just a few months after the original.

The music video was directed by Maxime Lethelier and was made with the web cams on their Macbooks. The artists recorded themselves in New York City, Munich and Frittenbude’s rehearsal room. If you like the song, you can download it for free at SoundCloud.

2. Sour – Hibi no Neiro

This famous video is of the Japanese band Sour and won the Japan Video Awards in 2009. It’s a collaboration of fans from all over the world who recorded themselves with their webcams and contributed the footage. The single “Hibi no Neiro” (translated “Tone of everyday”) appeared in their first EP “Water Flavor”. The video was directed by Masashi Kawamura, Hal Kirkland, Magico Nakamura and Masayoshi Nakamura. You can read more about the making of it at “WeLoveYouSo.com”

3. Ariel Horovitz – A Simple Song

This music video of Ariel Horovitz from Tel Aviv, directed by Asaf Billet from Toronto, claims to be the “World’s 1’st Webcam Music Video”. However, I personally don’t think it was. Anyway, the making of gives interesting insight behind the scenes.

4. Young Jerz Mafia Music Freestyle

A home-made music video from the 21 year old American Rapper Young Jerz (Twitter: @youngjerz). Pretty cool for a zero-budget production, right?

5. HEALTH – Triceratops

This video is a live performance of the Los Angeles based band HEALTH recorded by the cameras of 13 Macbooks. It was directed by Saul Levitz, who is part of the VisionVersion collective. Click here to see some pictures from the shooting at the Materials & Applications building in LA.

6. ChartJackers – I’ve Got Nothing

This video was created as part of a charity project called ChartJackers initiated from the four vloggers Charlie McDonnell, James Hill, Jonathan Haggart and Alex Day. They composed a song with the help of the YouTube community with the aim of reaching first place in the UK Singles chart. The attempt failed, but the single came to 36th place. If you want to know more about the project watch the feature done by BBCSwitch (the commissioners of the project).The video isn’t produced with web cams only, but a lot of YouTube users contributed their own footage to the production using their webcams

7. C-Mon & Kypski – More Is Less

This crowd sourced stop motion music video directed by Roel Wouters and Jonathan Puckey is still in progress. Everybody can contribute a frame via web cam on the project website until all frames are replaced by images from users. The video will be updated every hour. The single “More Is Less” is a part of the album called “We are square” from the Dutch band C-Mon & Kypski. You can read a very interesting interview about the production of the movie and the technical background at Creativity-Online. Pretty amazing… So, take part!

What did you think? Do you know any other web cam based music videos? What’s your favorite one? Let us know your comments below!

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RUMOR: The new apple tablet will be awesome!

steven — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:43:33 +0000

So the Apple’s tablet is probably going to be awesome. It’s going to be a game changer and a life saver, a gaming machine and an office computer, it’s going to be light and beautiful, cool and trendy. It’s going to be love, transformed into a computer. Or maybe it won’t, who really knows?

There are so many rumors and predictions running around about what the Apple’s tablet is going to include and what it’s going to look like, so we thought about adding our own two cents to the pile by describing the things that we would like to see there. Just to make it perfectly clear – these are not real rumors, we’re just making these things up as we go along…

The new Apple’s tablet specification:

1. A front webcam
iPhone users have been long waiting for this feature to come, so why not build it with the upcoming tablet? If a webcam will be included in the tablet, putting it on the back will have no real use, as no one is really going to hold the tablet to take a picture or to do a video chat.

2. It will have a big “Don’t Panic” logo on it
Let’s face it – the Apple’s tablet is actually the hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy. If you enter Wikipedia or Google or just browse the Internet, it will give you answers and explanations about anything ever known to man. So why not just admit that this idea is actually stolen from Douglas Adams and then put a big sticker saying “Don’t Panic” on it, just to give some credit to the people who deserve it? It can also make it look better.

3. A projector will be included
Think about it – you’re sitting in your living room with the tablet on your lap, projecting a movie to the wall and using the tablet as a keyboard and a mouse. This can really be a killer feature for the tablet and I really don’t mind paying a little extra for it. Come on, Steve, include this little feature just for me.

4. It will make coffee
Yes, this is not a new desire and everyone suggested that some kind of technology will do this for us, but I really think it’s about time! The tablet can come with an extra gadget for making coffee and in a click of a button you can remotely connect to the coffee machine and start making coffee. This can be great for cold mornings when you can’t get out of bed.

5. A built in Wii
We’ve just heard that the killer app for Apple’s tablet will be gaming. So why not include a built in Wii with that? Motion detection, multi-touch, webcams and projectors is a killer combination. I actually think I need to charge Jobs for that idea.

6. It can transform into a 52 inch TV
The tablet should actually be a little transformer that with a click of a button transforms itself to a 52 inch TV with a detachable keyboard and mouse. This will of course have to include a boxee application and I would also really appreciate if it will make the transformer sound when it transforms…

7. There will be an application for future telling
I don’t mean something like an 8-ball, but a real, working, future telling application. This application should aggregate information from all over the world and then predict the future based on the data it collected. You can ask the application anything you wish and it will tell you the answer with a probability indication. Of course, some things can’t be answered, but it never stopped Steve before.

8. It will be able to heat food
The touchscreen will actually be able to heat different types of food. I don’t mean real cooking, as this is maybe asking too much, but I believe there will be no problem in making the screen a little warm to keep the warmth of already cooked food. This will be great for Chinese cuisine and I’m sure will be a great hit in China because of it. New markets, new opportunities, new streams of cash!

9. 6rounds will be the default video chat
OK, so this is more of a dream, but why not really? 6rounds is web-based and doesn’t require any downloads or plugins so the use of it will be fairly simple. Besides, the video experience’s look and feel is so “macish” that common users won’t even realize it’s not part of the operation system that comes with the tablet.

If only a few of the above will be integrated it will make me a very happy man, but I’m pretty sure we’re a bit far from the truth. But in any case, I’m sure the Apple’s tablet will be awesome

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Download the free 6rounds ringtone!

steven — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:22:02 +0000

If you’re looking for a fun ringtone for your mobile phone (if it’s the iPhone, the new Google Nexus One or actually any other mobile phone on the market) then you should check out 6rounds ringtone, which was composed by the greatest Martin Luber!

All you need to do is just download this file and transfer it your phone either by using Bluetooth or by sending it to your phone from a designated website – you’ve got yourself a fun ringtone!

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TIP: How to stop awkward silences

steven — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:30:54 +0000

Have you ever been in a conversation with someone new, maybe even an old friend and then all of a sudden you can’t think of what to say? Sometimes when you already know the other person and are familiar with their interests, then you can generally stir up something to talk about, but unfortunately this is not always the case. When you speak to someone for the first time and you aren’t aware of who they are, what hobbies they carry out, what movies they like to watch and so forth, there comes a point where you just don’t have any more basic questions to ask.

We here at 6rounds have already thought about that possibility for you and we have done our best to make your conversations awkward free. How? Well, that would be with our TIP button.

If you have noticed when you’re in a round with someone, by the chat box, to the right of the send button, there is a button with a life buoy icon on it and the word “TIP” next to it. How would this little button help me in my conversation you may ask? Well, when you press on the TIP button, our system will provide you with a few hints, questions, conversation starters and icebreakers to ask your chat partner. Out matching mechanism kicks in and provides you with questions based on one of three categories. Just see below:

1. If you have both filled out your profile with personal information, it will give you questions based on your common interests.

For example: You and Steven both like the TV show Lost. Ask Steven: which character would you like to kill off Lost?

2. If only one of you has filled out your profile with personal information, it will provide a random question to ask the one with no info in the profile, and an interest based question for the person whose filled out their profile.

For example: Steven loves listening to Eminem. Ask him: how many songs from Eminem do you have on your playlist?

3. If neither of you has filled out your profile with personal information, it will provide both of you with random questions to ask the other.

For example: If you had three wishes right now, what would you ask for?

So now that you know about our TIP button, I recommend you check it out. It’s a lot of fun and it makes sure there’s no more awkward silences, and the conversation keeps on flowing. I know you’ll be pleasantly surprised!

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Meet Natasha, the 6rounds community manager

natasha — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:21:59 +0000

I am sure that you would be surprised by how many people think that all the tweets on Twitter, all the blog posts, and all the information of Facebook are computerized. In fact, some people are even convinced that I’m a computer, or that my messages to you are automated. Once, after having a chat with this guy, he wrote in a message that he thought I’m not for real. To be honest I was quite offended.

Well, it’s been some time since our journey together began here at 6rounds, and I’ve met a lot of you, but I think it’s time that I introduce myself a little better and give you a little bio about myself.

Before I go into who I am, why don’t I explain a little about what I do here at 6rounds. In short, I’m your contact person, your go-to-person and of course I am your amigo. If you have any comments or suggestions, if you need help with anything, or even if you just want to talk, I am here for you. I write most of the blog posts, and update most of our social media and social networking content such as tweets, Facebook posts and so on. I write about new features, site updates, company news and developments, contests, and basically anything related to 6rounds. Sometimes my blog posts include tips, the different ways 6rounds can be used, or just random stuff that I think will interest you. I read all the comments you write, all the messages you send in and all the feedback you give, so if you ever have any comments, questions or concerns, you know that I am here for you and will do whatever I can to help.

So my full name is Natasha Gina Shine. I was born in London, England and lived there until the age of 12. Then I moved to Irvine, California. I went to both high school and colleges in California and graduated from Irvine Valley College at the age of 18 (with an Associates Degree). I moved to Israel when I was 19 and now live in Tel Aviv with my boyfriend and our two cats, Tweet and Wiki . When I moved to Israel I restarted University from the beginning, and studied in an English program at an amazing school called the IDC Herzeliya (Interdisciplinary Center).

My mum is from Brazil, my father is from England, I have grandparents from Russia and Poland and have lived in 3 countries thus far. Did I mention that I have a Russian name?

So what more could you possibly want to know? I’m not a computer, and I am real. If you want to know more about my personal interests, check out my profile on 6rounds.

If you want to get in touch with me, you can send me a message through 6rounds or you can e-mail me at natasha (at) 6rounds (dot) com. Don’t be shy, I’m here to help.

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Check out our redesigned blog!

natasha — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:38:59 +0000

For the past month or so we have had an intern working with us. He’s come to work with us for three months from Germany. If you saw our pictorial guide to 2009 then you would recognize him from the pictures. Over the past two weeks, Grischa has been working hard at redesigning our blog and we are extremely pleased with the tremendous work he’s done. This being said, we would like to:

Say goodbye to the old blog

Warmly welcome the new one

And give a big thanks to Grischa for his hard work.

Let us know what you think about the new design. We’d love to get your feedback and comments so share your thoughts with us below.

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Jay Leno vs. Conan O’brian (Celebrity Round #4)

steven — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:35:26 +0000

Yes, it’s time for another celebrity round (older celebrity rounds can be found here)…

This time, we have a round starring both of the “The Tonight Show” hosts – Jay Leno and Conan O’brian. I’m sure you all read the latest gossip about the show, but in case you haven’t had a chance yet, read about it on TMZ. This time we have them playing our new Shooter Game (AKA Qwertys) while video chatting. Jay is sending the bomb gift to Conan and also using the webcam effects to make his chin even bigger… Click on the picture below to see it full size.

Celebrity Round #4 – Jay Leno vs. Conan O’brian

Don’t like that sort of humor? Think you can do better? Want to see your favorite celebrity in a round? Tell us about it in the comments and we might just listen to you!

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Work on your homework together without leaving the house

natasha — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:50:20 +0000

It took me 6 years to finish my B.A. degree. That’s 2 or 3 years more than most people study (depending on the country and what they’re studying of course). Often times I joke that after studying for so many years I could have been a doctor by now. Lucky for me, I was young when I started, I finished high-school early, and started college at age 15. I did 3 years at community college, finished my A.S. and then had to restart when I began at a private college, one that I studied at for 3 years.

I don’t know about you guys, but I had to work my way through college, in fact, most of my days consisted of only 2 things, studying and working. I wouldn’t change it for anything, and I appreciate all that it taught me, but I can think back now and realize that there were some ways that life could have been a lot easier for me. For example, when you’re working 40 hours a week, and studying full-time, where do you fit in the time to meet people for study sessions and group projects, I mean I barely had time to eat or sleep?

I remember in my last year of studies that out of 10 classes, I think 6 of them involved papers or projects with another person. On top of that, there were a couple of classes (maths in particular) that I wasn’t at all good at, and needed help with. So regardless of how far these people lived from me, I had to not only find time to meet them, but also take into consideration travel time and expenses.

What I really could have used during those 6 years of studies, was somewhere where I could have met my study partner online, a virtual environment where my partner and I could have done research online together, browsed through videos and content together, and even written and edited documents together, all whilst both looking at exactly the same screen. With something like that I could have even been tutored online. The amount of time and money I would have saved from this is crazy.

Although I wasn’t lucky enough to have encountered something with such capabilities during my studies, you are obviously more fortunate. In the last few years we see incredible advancements with online video chatting and collaboration. It’s really easy now to talk and study with your friends while you’re in the comfort of your own home.

There are of course many ways to do it now, but I suggest you give 6rounds free web cam video chat a shot. It’s really easy to get started with it and you can also invite your classmates to do the same, so next time you’re having troubles with some unsolved mathematical equation, just take a short round with your friend and take the pressure of your back.

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TechAviv Peer Awards 2009

natasha — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:09:52 +0000

For those of you who weren’t aware, 6rounds was recently entered into the TechAviv Peer Awards. For those who were aware, thanks for voting

TechAviv is a global organization where Israeli Entrepreneurs from all over the world connect to one another in monthly meetings. We were excited to take part in the competition, especially since this is the first year that the TechAviv Peer Awards took place.

For over 100 companies, the voting for the best Israeli startup began three weeks ago when the public were asked to select and vote for their favorite startup. Thereafter, it was down to the TechAviv Founders Club members to narrow the vote to five finalists who went on to compete against each other last night at the IDC Herzliya in Israel.

The 5 startups presented in front of 200 founders and investors who then sent SMS votes which crowned the best Israeli startup of 2009. We were the last to appear on stage and demoed 6rounds live in front of the audience. You can see a snapshot we took during the demo below:

We are proud to announce that we came in 3rd place against some great competition. Our opponents presented very well and we would like to congratulate them all; 5min (the winners), face.com, Colnect and My6sense. If you’d like to watch all the presentations, you can check them out below:

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Our pictorial guide to 2009

Grischa — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:48:17 +0000

As the end of 2009 draws near and 2010 is just around the corner, we find ourselves recapping the last year and reflecting on our achievements and the things we hope to achieve in the year to come. 6rounds was launched a mere six months ago and have achieved many exciting things over the past half a year. After I saw Andrew McDonald’s great pictorial post, I thought that doing a pictorial recap of the past year would be the best.

By the way, there are some hidden links with additional information in a few of the pictures… Find them by moving your mouse over the different images.

6rounds Video Chat Platform – 2009 Recap

If you liked this post, please let us know about it in the comments below and we’ll appreciate it if you’ll tweet about it, stumble this post, share it on your Facebook account and digg it!

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Add your favorite links to your personal profile

natasha — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:13:50 +0000

So what am I all about? It’s hard to show you all of my interests in just a short few lines. How can you really get to know someone with just a picture? Well you can’t, so we’ve added a new links tab to your profile – the personal slide show (AKA PSS). Now you can express yourself by sharing your favorite links with others. You can add links to your Facebook, Myspace, Linkedin, other social networks and favorite websites. See the snapshots below to see how easy it is. Share more information with your friends and friends to be, let them get to know you!

1. Go to the “Profile” page:

2. Click “Edit Profile” and go the “Links” tab:

3. Start entering your links – URLs and Titles:

4. Save and press “View Profile” to see how it looks:

Very soon, you’ll be able to embed your personal profile anywhere on the web, so make sure to keep it shiny and add all your favorite music, TV shows, movies, books, and your personal links. If you’re missing anything in the personal profile slideshow, please let us know about it!

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YouTube together this holiday season with the best 8 videos

Grischa — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:57:31 +0000

For this holiday season, we decided to present to you 8 videos you probably haven’t seen before. Did you know that you can YouTube together with others on 6rounds? All you need to do, is simply invite someone to a ’round’, go to the ‘Activities’ in the menu bar and then select ‘YouTube’. It’s simple and fun so feel free to take a few minutes this holiday and watch these videos together with your friends.

Let us know what you think about these… Were they funny? Do you know any better ones? We’d love to know about them, so please post them in the comments below!

Run DMC – Christmas In Hollis

Totally Old school! Remember those Adidas boots and gold chains? Run DMC’s ‘Christmas in Hollis’ has a smooth beat and funny lyrics. I picked this one because it was unique and brought me be back to the days of Jam Master Jay. This one is definitely a classic!

Monty Python’s “Christmas in Heaven”

Well what can we say about good old Monty Python? Watch the video, I think the British humor is pretty self explanatory.

Smoothe – Honika Electronica

Being in the holiday season, I thought it only fit to add this song to our collection. It is definitely amusing and made me smile the whole way through. And despite the title’s spelling, it is actually about the Jewish holiday Chanukah.

Kurtis Blow – Christmas Rapping

If I hadn’t looked for these nice videos I don’t think I would have known about this one. I’m a fan of Kurtis Blow and ‘The Breaks’ and I think this cover does them justice.

Jeff Dunham Achmed’s “Jingle Bombs”

I am HUGE fan of Jeff Dunham Achmed’s act and when I decided to write this post, there was no doubt in my mind that this one just had to be a part of it. If you haven’t seen it, IT’S A MUST!

If you’re a regular on our blog, then you are already familiar with our celebrity rounds. But for those of you who aren’t check out our Halloween special celebrity round Achmed Vs. Scream Guy

Adam Sandler – Chanukah Song

Adam Sandler is just a funny guy, and this song shows his humor. It’s about Jewish kids feeling alienated during Christmas time and names a bunch of Jewish celebs.

Twisted Sister – Oh Come All Ye Faithful

This is probably the weirdest one of the bunch. I selected it because it’s different, a little odd, but still humorous. I also like their style and hair cuts in this video (but don’t hold it against me )

George Thorogood and the Destroyers – Rock’n'Roll Christmas

I don’t think any list is complete without a little bit of rock n’ roll. These people seem to be having a lot of fun so I think it depicts the joy of the holiday season.

Well, on a closing note, I hope you are all enjoying your holiday season. The 6rounds team wish you a very happy holidays and a happy and healthy New Year!

Feel free to comment!

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6rounds Blog

6 Bizarre people you could come across online

1. My, aren’t you creative!

2. “Show me your guns”

3. You are SUCH a handsome boy

4. “Nothing Comes Between Me and my Calvins”

5. Why yes, as a matter of fact, this is The Axe Effect!

6. Obama Vs. Batman: “We Meet Again”

Meet Someone New This Year

Why should I make friends online?

Check out our new fun gifts

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Embed your personal profile slideshow anywhere!

9 Epically Hysterical Facebook Fails

“I hope you dont breed!”

Why’d you break up?

Some people should not be allowed to drive

I hate my boss!

Favorite MILF

Glitter’s a color I swear!

Thanks for pleasuring me so well

Leave my boyfriend alone!

It’s called an anthem! Duh!

Friends chat and YouTube together

Check out our new Concept Video!

Make friends online in 2010

14 Bizarre and Wacky Proposals

So let the bizarreness begin!

Hacking Video Games

1. Chrono Tiger Hack

2. Super Mario Brothers Hack

Live on TV

3. Miss Miami USA

4. “I’m Giving Back My Harvard Degree”

5. Breaking a World Record

Musicals

6. Disneyland Style

7. Music Video Style

Twitter Style

8. Hand in Marriage

9. Will you marry me?

Just Plain Twisted

10. SAW: The Proposal

Proposal Fail

11. Woman Proposing in Lingerie

12. Up, Up and Away

13. Someone else spoils the surprise

14. Center Court

BONUS: Fail Blog Valenitine’s Day Special

7 amazing webcam based music videos

1. Frittenbude vs. We Are Enfant Terrible – Steven Seagul

2. Sour – Hibi no Neiro

3. Ariel Horovitz – A Simple Song

4. Young Jerz Mafia Music Freestyle

5. HEALTH – Triceratops

6. ChartJackers – I’ve Got Nothing

7. C-Mon & Kypski – More Is Less

RUMOR: The new apple tablet will be awesome!

The new Apple’s tablet specification:

Download the free 6rounds ringtone!

TIP: How to stop awkward silences

Meet Natasha, the 6rounds community manager

Top 8 YouTube videos to watch together with your friends

1. Evolution of Dance

2. Charlie Bit My Finger

3. Achmed the Dead Terrorist

4. Laughing Baby

5. Sneezing Baby Panda

6. Did You Know?

7. Funny Animal Clips

8. Connie Talbot on Britain’s Got Talent

Check out our redesigned blog!

Say goodbye to the old blog

Warmly welcome the new one

And give a big thanks to Grischa for his hard work.

Top questions, ice-breakers and conversation starters for any situation

General Life Questions

Work Related Questions

Personal Characteristic Questions

Past History Questions

Batman

Robin

Wonder Women

Spooky

Trio

Superman