Haiti Earthquake: Twitter Pictures Sweep Across the Web

Haiti Earthquake

author: ben-parr

An outpouring of well wishes and support for the Haitian people has swept the web in the wake of a devastating 7.0 earthquake in Haiti. And just like the Eureka earthquake, tweets have quickly spread moving and gut-wrenching TwitPics of the disaster.

Photos taken by journalist @CarelPedre on his mobile phone are providing a glimpse into the devastation that has slammed the Caribbean nation. Another Twitter user, @MarvinAdy, shared those pictures through TwitPic, resulting in tens of thousands of view and countless retweets.

There are also thousands of Facebook and Twitter updates on the disaster appearing every minute. The web has been moved by the plight of the Haitian people. Social media has quickly become the first place where millions react to large-scale catastrophes.

Our best wishes go out to the victims of this devastating natural disaster, as well as their families. Below is a collection of the most retweeted pictures coming out of Haiti, courtesy of TwitPic.

source: Mashable

Shwayze - “Get U Home” Fallon

Shwayze performed “Get U Home” on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on 1/5. Check it out below:


Aaron Smith (born May 29, 1985) better known by his stage name Shwayze, is an American rapper. Born and raised in Malibu, California, Shwayze worked at a local Starbucks coffee shop until he met Whitestarr frontman Cisco Adler at a nightclub. That night Shwayze jumped on stage during Whitestarr's performance and started freestyling, impressing Cisco Adler. They immediately began making music together, and landed a deal with Suretone Records.

After a brief break to consume hundreds of thousands of calories and remind ourselves why we don't travel to see our loved ones all that often, MTV News is back to work at full-force this week. Not coincidentally, most of our favorite talk shows also make their return following a few weeks of repeats. So while you'll still have to wait for new episodes of "Last Call with Carson Daly," most everybody else is back with a vengeance. For example, staying up past your bedtime to watch "The Late Show with David Letterman" will score you visits by Amy Adams and Vampire Weekend on Tuesday (January 5) and a performance from Nick Jonas and the Administration on Thursday (January 7).

Jonas will also bring his new band to the set of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on Friday (January 8). In an eclectic week, Fallon also welcomes Shwayze on Tuesday, Clipse on Wednesday (January 6) and a performance from the Jay-Z-produced Broadway musical "Fela!" on Thursday. Over on the west coast, Conan O'Brien will talk to Patton Oswalt on Monday (January 4), Queen Latifah on Tuesday and Ke$ha on Wednesday on "The Tonight Show," while Jay Leno (whose show somehow still exists) has Kim Kardashian on Tuesday and Denzel Washington on Thursday.

While we're most looking forward to the returns of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report" (Jon Stewart talks to George Lucas on Tuesday!), the highlight of the week will most certainly be Ke$ha's visit to "Ellen" on Tuesday. The singer, who currently has the top song in the country in "Tik Tok," will share the show with Helen Mirren and an eight-year-old pianist, which will make that particular hour of daytime TV totally insane.

source: newsroom.mtv.com

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Rebroadcasts

Series Finale/700th Episode aired this past weekend

For many of us growing up, the Power Rangers were the original superhero team - do-gooders fighting crime and evil space aliens, whilst trying to lead an ordinary life.

Of course, the show was anything but ordinary. In addition to being one of the only live-action superhero series around, it is also one of the first and only series to address hot topics such as diversity, multicturilsm, religion, love, bullying, even drugs, in an easy-to-understand children's TV format.

This past weekend, after 16 years, 17 seasons and 700 episodes, the long-running series came to an end, as Power Rangers R.P.M. (the then-current season) had its big finale, which also acted as the series finale.



Kind of.

Instead of continuing the series with another season, Disney and BanDai have opted to take some time-out. Of course, unlike Hasbro and the Transformers brand, these guys have absolutely no desire to kill their multi-million dollar franchise and annoy their loyal fans.

So instead, Disney have only just gone back to the original masters, and remastered Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (the 1993 season) in glorious HD.

This is a pretty big deal: very few primetime series get the luxury of being remastered in today's economy, let alone children's series. There are many rumours circulating the web that Disney have added CGI enhancements to the series, similar to CBS's remastering of Star Trek, but I'm doubtful. Either way, I'm sure MMPR 2.0 will keep fans happy between now and whenever the show returns from its break.

source: comicbookmovie.com