Tuesday, April 29, 2014

'We are all monkeys'


If you can't beat racism, eat it. That's what thousands of people on social media are doing, inspired by footballer Dani Alves' eating the banana hurled at him on the pitch
Tens of thousands of people around the world are going "bananas" over a tweet by Brazilian footballer Neymar. On Sunday, the Brazil international and Barcelona forward posted an image of himself on Instagram with a cheeky smile and a banana, side by side with his toddler son. Under the picture was the hashtag #weareallmonkeys, in English, as well as in Portuguese, Spanish and Catalan.

Jimmy Kimmel's faked twerking video wins Webby Award


A video of a twerking routine gone horribly wrong has won one of the internet's highest honours.
The "Twerk Fail" clip, which was later revealed to be a fake created by US chat show host Jimmy Kimmel, was named best viral video at the Webbys.
Other winners included the Guardian newspaper, which was honoured for its interactive coverage of the NSA leaks.
The BBC also won two "people's choice" awards for its mobile news app, and its foreign language services.
The Webby Awards were established in 1996 as a way to recognise "excellence on the internet," according to the company's website.
There are dozens of categories, each with two winners. One is decided by a jury from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences - which includes Netflix star Kevin Spacey and Ariana Huffington - and the other voted for by the public.