Author: Rocco Penn

Rocco Penn

As Executive Director in charge of Facebook Marketing, Rocco has extensive understanding of the interactions and engagement necessary to be successful in Web 2.0. He lives in Orlando, FL, and works with businesses across the east coast to help them succeed in marketing and social media strategy, particularly car dealer marketing. Follow him @SocialPros.

Top UFO sightings around the world in 2012

Top UFO sightings around the world in 2012

According to Wikipedia, “An unidentified flying object, often abbreviated UFO or U.F.O., is an unusual apparent anomaly in the sky that is not readily identifiable to the observer as any known object.” While many associate them with alien spacecraft or inter-dimensional vehicles, the majority of the ones that pop up on YouTube are either hoaxes or explainable events. Every month, we document the best videos from the previous month by posting the compilations by AnonymousFO. Somehow we missed the “year in review” video that they released last month, so to correct that, here’s what 2012 looked…

If you want to learn how to use Vine, Adam Goldberg is the master

If you want to learn how to use Vine, Adam Goldberg is the master

If it’s possible to be a true filmmaker using only the 6-seconds allowed on Twitter’s Vine app, actor Adam Goldberg would be the director, star, producer, writer, and mastermind behind the project. I have a lot to say about the combination of genius, randomness, and mystery that goes into his videos, but it’s best for you to see if for yourself. Check out his page and click through to all of his Vines or just check out a selection from the ones below. If you don’t watch everything he posts, you won’t understand any of it. Then again, you can watch everything he posts and still not understand any of it, but…

How the universe is defined

How the universe is defined

Time to put your thinking caps on and attack a larger issue. Actually, it’s about as large of an issue as you can imagine: the universe. What is it? On the surface, it’s an easy question to answer. The universe is everything, right? Not so fast. What about the future? Is that part of the universe? Ideas such as mathematics – do they qualify as parts of the universe or do they only exist in our minds? If they exist in our minds, does that still qualify as existing somewhere and therefore these ideas are part of the universe. The folks over at Minute Physics take us on a very brief exploration of what the universe…

Interning at Google through the eyes of Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson

Interning at Google through the eyes of Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson

It may not have the award-winning scope that The Social Network had when it explored the early days of Facebook and nobody will be wondering how accurate it really is the way they’re doing right now with Ashton Kutcher’s take on the Apple co-Founder in jOBS, but the first movie that looks at life at Google may be the most entertaining of them all when The Internship hits theaters on June 7th. There are two reasons that this might be entertaining enough to watch: Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson. The storyline is played out – dinosaurs must adept to a digital age and end up turning the campus of a technology…

Amazon tops satisfaction index but corporate America is clearly not liked

Amazon tops satisfaction index but corporate America is clearly not liked

The good news for tech companies is that America seems to like them the best. Amazon topped the list, followed by Apple at #2 and Google at #4. The bad news for all American corporations is that nearly of Americans feel that corporate America in general is “poor” or “terrible” while two-thirds of Americans think that corporate America is “fair” at best. Only 9% perceive corporate America as “excellent/very good”. What does this mean? It says that tech companies are easier to trust, to like, and to do business with, likely because most of the interactions with them are online. Once face-to-face or…

William Shatner attacks Reddit

William Shatner attacks Reddit's etiquette and lack of rule enforcement

When Captain Kirk does a Reddit AMA, geeks rejoice. When he sticks around on the site and starts calling out users, administrators, and managers for allowing too much hate speech, people still listen but not with as much zeal. Actor William Shatner, a man who despite his age is no stranger to the internet or social media, joined the social news powerhouse and followed in the footsteps of President Obama and dozens of other celebrities to do an AMA (Ask Me Anything). He stayed on the site and has explored it over the past several days, coming to a stark conclusion: they’re adhering too heavily to free…

In lieu of a Bible, iPad app used to swear in promoted Atlantic City firefighters

In lieu of a Bible, iPad app used to swear in promoted Atlantic City firefighters

There was a time when not having a Bible at when firefighters or other public officials were sworn in would have meant a quick trip to someone’s home. Today, if you don’t have the real thing, you can always find a virtual one at the App Store. Such was the case in Atlantic City last week when it was realized that everyone had forgotten their Holy Book. According to NBC40: Atlantic City promoted several firefighters to the rank of Battalion Chief and Fire Captain thanks to some quick thinking and technology.  At Friday morning’s promotion ceremony, it was realized no one had brought a Bible to City Council…

Geeks win with the Star Wars flash drive Pez dispenser

Geeks win with the Star Wars flash drive Pez dispenser

The Pez is strong with this one. If there’s one thing we’ve learned about true geeks over the years, it’s that they love Star Wars in any form. Our patience was tested to its fullest with the most recent trilogy, but we did not waver for very long. Disney and JJ Abrams give us hope, a new hope, so to speak, but until we go through another round of tests of our trust in the Star Wars universe, we have these flash drive Pez dispensers around to keep us busy. According to BitRebels: Another example are these super geeky Star Wars Pez Dispensers that are modded to include a flash drive inside. Etsy artist DHHdesign…

UFO activity in January, 2013

UFO activity in January, 2013

Every month we cover the UFO activity for the previous month using some excellent footage that is compiled by AnonymousFO. December was an amazing month and January didn’t disappoint as a follow up. The last portion of the video is extremely interesting. Check out the previous 6 months as well as this month’s installment. UFO activity in December, 2012 UFO activity in November, 2012 UFO activity in October, 2012 UFO activity in September, 2012 UFO activity in August, 2012 UFO activity in July, 2012 Now, for January… * * * “Alien Abduction” image courtesy of Shutterstock….

LA Noire blooper real shows how much effort was put into the game

LA Noire blooper real shows how much effort was put into the game

When it was released, L.A. Noire shook the gaming world. It was the first to be featured at the Tribeca Film Festival because of the craft and care used to create the motion capture aspects of the game. It was as close to a film as a video game had ever displayed. Now, we get to see some of the fun side of the making of the game. Team Bondi and Rockstar games have released a blooper reel from the shooting of the game. Even two years later, it’s still amazing to see the depth of detail that is captured by the technology. …

Battlefield 3: End Game DLC pack looks amazing

Battlefield 3: End Game DLC pack looks amazing

We don’t cover a lot of games – there are plenty of blogs for that. We definitely don’t cover DLC packs – even the gaming blogs don’t always cover them. The Battlefield 3: End Game DLC pack is different. It’s worth noting. While the Call of Duty series gets the majority of the first-person shooter love amongst standard gamers, Battlefield is considered by “serious” gamers to be much more realistic and challenging. As you’ll see in this launch video premier of a scene from the multiplayer portion of the game during Capture the Flag gameplay, the stunning graphics and intense action are almost too real….

Is the PlayStation 4 coming February 20th?

Is the PlayStation 4 coming February 20th?

Sony started teasing a big event that they’ll be hosting on February 20th. Much of the blogosphere is buzzing that it may be the announcement of the PlayStation 4. If so, this could be the move that Sony has needed to make for a while. It isn’t that the old platform is outdated. At just over 6 years old, the PlayStation 3 is still technically the state of the art when it comes to pure console play. The Nintendo and Microsoft counterparts have had their share of interesting developments such as the Wii U and Kinect, but neither has been enough to really distance themselves from the competition. Sony has…

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