Non-motoring > Cultural Ignorance	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Crankcase	Replies: 40

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:09   Cultural Ignorance - Crankcase

Just looked on Google Zeitgeist, which tells you "what the world is searching for". This is the "fastest rising" list, which I take to be "most popular". I've heard of three of these out of ten (2,8,10). How about you? Fastest Rising 1. chatroulette 2. ipad 3. justin bieber 4. nicki minaj 5. friv 6. myxer 7. katy perry 8. twitter 9. gamezer 10. facebook Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:12   Cultural Ignorance - Alanovich

Heard of 2,3,7,8,10. 50%. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:16   Cultural Ignorance - spamcan61

>> Heard of 2,3,7,8,10. 50%. >> Same here Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:12   Cultural Ignorance - Focusless

5! No idea about 1, 4, 5, 6 or 9, although all except 4 sound like websites. EDIT: snap :) Last edited by: Focus on Thu 13 Jan 11 at 16:13 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:13   Cultural Ignorance - Zero

2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:14   Cultural Ignorance - Dave

I've only heard of the same three - two of which I wouldn't dream of using, the other I have no need of as I have a CD player. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:16   Cultural Ignorance - Crankcase

>> I've only heard of the same three - two of which I wouldn't dream of >> using, the other I have no need of as I have a CD player. Yes, I'd rather listen to a CD of doors opening than use twitter too. Reply to this message | Report message       1

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:25   Cultural Ignorance - Ted

2,8,10....that's my tally as well. Ted Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:29   Cultural Ignorance - RattleandSmoke

1. chatroulette - who? 2. ipad - oh dear! 3. justin bieber who? 4. nicki minaj who? 5. friv who? 6. myxer who? 7. katy perry -she is quite hot 8. twitter - ok 9. gamezer - who? 10. facebook - use it. However I keep well away from popular culture. I hate chart music or anything like that. Good music may well be in the charts, but I don't need the charts to tell me what is good music or what I should be listening to. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:32   Cultural Ignorance - Armel Coussine

That isn't culture. It's just chatter. Monkeys in the trees. (gross, offensive raspberry) Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:42   Cultural Ignorance - Zero

>> That isn't culture. It's just chatter. Monkeys in the trees. >> >> (gross, offensive raspberry) Not heard of any of them then AC. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 21:32   Cultural Ignorance - Harleyman

>> (gross, offensive raspberry) >> Be glad to join you. Harmony or just plain stereo? Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:32   Cultural Ignorance - Clk Sec

>>Heard of 2,3,7,8,10. 50%. Me, too. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:34   Cultural Ignorance - Focusless

Those people who have heard of Nicki Minaj - looked her up en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicki_Minaj and none the wiser. Have you heard of her via UK sources or from abroad (US)? Even my 14 year old son hadn't heard of her when asked just now, although to be fair he's into rock/metal. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:40   Cultural Ignorance - Zero

You need to have exposure to some R&B, as I do through my son. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:50   Cultural Ignorance - Focusless

>> You need to have exposure to some R&B, as I do through my son. Ah, that explains it. Not much of that in this household. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 20:12   Cultural Ignorance - Dave_

Five mp3 tracks featuring Ms Minaj on my computer: will.i.am ft Nicki Minaj- Check It Out Jay Sean ft Nicki Minaj - 2012 (It Ain't The End) Willow Smith ft Nicki Minaj - Whip My Hair Back And Forth Mariah Carey ft Nicki Minaj - Up Out My Face Gyptian ft Nicki Minaj - Hold Yuh If you listen to Capital, Kiss or Radio 1 you'll recognise at least some of them. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:38   Cultural Ignorance - movilogo

I only know about iPad, Facebook & Twitter. But then most web users are very young and my mindset is quite different from theirs :o) Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:41   Cultural Ignorance - Stuu

2,3,7,10. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 16:45   Cultural Ignorance - Zero

Never heard of chat roulette, so I looked it up. It seems to consist of video chats of men flashing their willies, hopefully at a female flashing her frupney bits , but who invariably end up with another bloke flashing his willy. Last edited by: Zero on Thu 13 Jan 11 at 16:46 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:01   Cultural Ignorance - Iffy

2, 3, 7, 8, and 10, definitely, and possibly Nicki Minaj because I remember thinking something very childish about her second name. Last edited by: Iffy on Thu 13 Jan 11 at 17:01 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:13   Cultural Ignorance - AnotherJohnH

>> Never heard of chat roulette, so I looked it up. >> ...... invariably end up with another bloke flashing his willy. A bit like this forum, then :) Reply to this message | Report message       1

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:21   Cultural Ignorance - RattleandSmoke

The only RnB in this house is erm none. My sister used to like it before he taste became generic indie but she is getting quite into classical folk now too. I would say folk rock is probably the biggest influence in this house and even I am big fans of writers such as Dylan and Euwan MacColl. American hip hop/rap and RnB have just never influenced me. I like a lot of American bands but they are all guitar based. Ian Curtis is a legend with my group of mates, we have even been to the cemetry in Macclesfield etc. Yet to most cultures he a name nobody will have heared off. But then my world of punk festivals is probably a lot more alien to the majority than the people on that list. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:25   Cultural Ignorance - Focusless

There's one or 2 R&B tracks I really like eg. Mary J Blige 'Family Affair' www.youtube.com/watch?v=znlFu_lemsU&ob=av3el Surely you've boogied on down to that at a nightclub Ratts? Last edited by: Focus on Thu 13 Jan 11 at 17:25 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:31   Cultural Ignorance - RattleandSmoke

I only ever go to Punk/Rock/Indie or ska nights. Got a 70's punk and early 80's post punk night tomorrow, and possibly my usual rock venue on Saturday which has too rooms, everything from Ska, punk and classic rock. Some of the younger rock venues sometimes cross into the hip hop genre but we are getting a bit old for those type of commercial places. The usual Rock night does end up being pure cheese in form of Kiss or Bon Jovi though but it is great because of it!. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:32   Cultural Ignorance - Focusless

>> The usual Rock night >> does end up being pure cheese in form of Kiss or Bon Jovi though but >> it is great because of it!. 'Whoa .... oa, livin on a prayer...' :) Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:37   Cultural Ignorance - Iffy

...Whoa .... oa, livin on a prayer... They've just played that on Absolute Radio, which I'm now reduced to after The Arrow shut down its DAB service. I thought I'd listen to Absolute for as long as it took them to plug 25 companies' goods or services. My count bought me about five records. Everything, but everything on there is sponsored by somebody or 'in association' with somebody else. It's not music radio, it's product placement, promotion and advertising interrupted by the occasional record. Last edited by: Iffy on Thu 13 Jan 11 at 17:38 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:38   Cultural Ignorance - Pat

Jon Bon Jovi...there's a man to behold:) Pat Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:55   Cultural Ignorance - Focusless

>> Jon Bon Jovi...there's a man to behold:) You sound like my wife :) Did you see that documentary about him on the road last year? He came across as quite moody and thoughtful, and very deep. Or I got the impression that that was the impression he was trying to give - if the programme had been described as a spoof then it would have been pretty funny in places. But it wasn't so I didn't dare laugh in case SWMBO hit me. EDIT: nothing against the man - he's written some cracking tunes Last edited by: Focus on Thu 13 Jan 11 at 17:56 Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 18:01   Cultural Ignorance - Pat

Yes, I did see it and I have Mr pda trained to NOT make remarks when I'm watching my 'other men':) The same rules apply to Robbie Williams. Pat Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 18:04   Cultural Ignorance - Focusless

>> The same rules apply to Robbie Williams. You ARE my wife. :) Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 18:08   Cultural Ignorance - Pat

:) The clue is in the view from the rear! Pat Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:17   Cultural Ignorance - Focusless

>> Just looked on Google Zeitgeist, which tells you "what the world is searching for". >> >> This is the "fastest rising" list, which I take to be "most popular". I think that's global - just looked up the UK's results: www.google.com/intl/en/press/zeitgeist2010/regions/uk.html Some commonality, and still don't recognise the 'fastest-rising' person, 'kristian digby'. BTW it has separate lists for 'fastest-rising' 1. chatroulette 2. formspring 3. ipad 4. justin bieber 5. world cup 2010 6. fb 7. santander 8. hotmail sign in 9. youtube 10. metcheck and 'most popular': 1. facebook 2. bbc 3. youtube 4. hotmail 5. ebay 6. google 7. you 8. games 9. mail 10. news Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:20   Cultural Ignorance - Focusless

>> Some commonality, and still don't recognise the 'fastest-rising' person, 'kristian digby'. Ok, sorry - that was the BBC presenter who was found dead, leading to a brief spike in searches at the time. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:24   Cultural Ignorance - Iffy

I'm surprised twitter is missing from the list in which facebook is number one. I thought people who used one tended to use the other. But as I neither use nor understand either site, I could be wrong. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:43   Cultural Ignorance - Old Navy

Is this thread written in English ? Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:51   Cultural Ignorance - Iffy

...Is this thread written in English ?... No more or less so than most others. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 17:52   Cultural Ignorance - Fursty Ferret

1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 19:50   Cultural Ignorance - tyro

1, 2, 8, 10. Not that I have any expertise in any of them. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 19:49   Cultural Ignorance - Dave_

>> 1. chatroulette - Heard of it, I prefer Omegle myself. 2. ipad - Yes, yes, bigger phone for show-offs. 3. justin bieber - Apparently occupies 3% of Twitter's server capacity at any given moment. 4. nicki minaj - An X-Factor contestant cited this US "artiste" as an idol in a Richard Madeley interview - Madeley's response was "Who?" 5. friv - ?? 6. myxer - ?? 7. katy perry - Kissed a girl and liked it. 8. twitter - Oh heck, I spend more time on this than on Facebook. 9. gamezer - ?? 10. facebook - So 2010, darlings. So that's 7/10 for me. My excuse is that I have to be fairly up-to-date in order that my children will talk to me occasionally. Reply to this message | Report message

Thu 13 Jan 11 21:11   Cultural Ignorance - NortonES2

I haven't progressed much beyond the Incedible String Band stuff: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1yQ1GKzoC0&feature=watch_response_rev Nothing since matches it. Far more pointless than the 1-10 mediocrity listed:) Reply to this message | Report message