The Gumbaby Project recently passed its one-year anniversary. To celebrate, here’s a few visualizations of this data which I recently developed: some in Wordle, and some using Google Maps.
"YouTube chain letters (THIS IS TRUE)." Josh at Communications from Elsewhere bemoans the chain letters he's found on YouTube. Somehow, instead of riches and good luck, all he gets from reposting these comments is more and more peculiar comments.
aight niggas this littl3 shit isnt r3al, its just bull crap to mak3 u scar3 yeah if those p3ople cam3 to my fucking hous3 th3r3s gona b3 plob3ms betw33n me and thos3 fucking p3opl3!! aight w33l lat3rs and trust m3 this is fuckin fak3!w3ll m3xicans ar3 th3 b3st and th3re b3tt3r th3n whit3 p3opl3!!! P3ACE AND IN GOD W3 TRUST!!!
"Miley Cyrus on CrunchGear." The editors of CrunchGear, a blog about tech gadgets, had their suspicions that pop star Miley Cyrus was posting on one of their articles. Eventually they decided the poster was a fraud, but commenters started writing fan letters to Miley anyway.
miley you know me [redacted] your biggest fan i have your wig i am getting everything of you but one thing i dont have
you so one day i would really like to meet you in person but in Nashville and i am really fun to hang out i mite be 11 but i am turning 12 .so if you would like to chat with me please call [redacted] but please call me beacuse i really want to play on one of your shows thats one way i can meet you bye know xoxoxo. Luv ya miley cyrus remeber i will always be your biggest fan.call me please
"Toys For Tots." Once again, a short post on the vague, dead-link-addled FamilyFirst blog attracts pleas from the hopeless.
i am single mom trying to get my kids something for xams in one time i said there was no god until i saw your web site on my computer so if you out there please help i have 3 kids e mail me or call me on my cellphone at [redacted] thanks. love yolanda.
"Biggest Emma Watson Gallery." Emma Watson! Light of fans' lives! Fire of fans' loins! Largest gallery of the Harry Potter starlet's pictures anywhere! Just not her own personal site! But who's counting.
HI EMMA, I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN IN THE WHOLE UNIVESRE. I CANT SLEEP UNTIL AND UNLESS I WATCH ALL YOU 360 PHOTOS THAT I HAVE. THEY ARE MUCH COSTLIER IN THE WHOLE WORLD FOR ME. IF I READ RIGHT ABOUT YOU THAT YOU LOVE ALL YOUR FANS THEN PLEASE REPLY ME. IF NOTTHEN ALSO I WONT STOP LOVING YOU. I LOVE YOU MORE THAN MYSELF. I CAN DO ANYTHING FOR YOU.
PLEASE REPLY ME
"Jay-Z And Beyonce Officially Engaged." Jay-Z and Beyonce officially get engaged, and hundreds of well-wishers turn out on an obscure celebrity blog to personally wish them well.
finally ,mr and mrs jayz .i sincerely hope and pray for the best .you are friends first .that makes for a strong lasting union.don’t worry about the nay sayers,they are always around.just be good to each other and the rest is gravy.remember always put god first .i believe you have more positive energy than the negative.oh by the way i am 50 plus and this is my second marriage and everything i said to you ,someone said to me and it working out .i love the both of you .good fortune to you always god bless and much success.YOU BOTH ARE BEAUTIFUL AND DESERVE ITbeyonce ,i went to your concert in baltimore wednesday night and let me just say ,earth ,wind and fire were my all time favorite group ever.there music was a huge part of my wedding.there live concerts always uplited me but what i experienced this week was total amazement.i tell you nonstop picture perfect,fantastic music,the awesome dancing from the guys ,the ladies.your band [my husband compared to earth,wind and fire]lady you are unbelievable.my wedding anniversary was 8/2/2007 and this was part of my gift and i am trying to get some more tickets to catch you again in atlantic city where my husband and i spent our anniversary.i expected you would be good because i think you are very talented but i got the ultimate surprise.my husband gave me $10.00 to enjoy myself in the casinos ,my son gave me a diamond platinum bracelet,my other son gave me a coach bag and a nine west purse and our foster children were kept by our family,but no of that stuff compared to the greatest gift my husband gave me,the
HE GAVE ME THE BEYONCE EXPERIENCE, HE ALSO GAVE ME $10.00 NOT $10.00.
YOU GO GIRL.
OVER FIFTY AND HAPPY,I DONT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS MESSAGE BOARD BUT HE GAVE ME A THOUSAND DOLLARS,AND I LOST EVERY DIME,BUT I WILL GET TICKETS TO SEE YOU ONE MORE TIME.
"Hannah Montana Lyrics." On a Hannah Montana lyrics site, fans write the singer letters.
hi hannah u and ur songs are great i missed ur concert and i was wondering if u can do it again .i once dreamt u were in my house as a birthday present
"JESSE MCCARTNEY RULES!." A petition is circulated to certify that singer Jesse McCartney rules. Fans do some soul searching in letters to Jesse, posted through the petition.
jesse!!!!!!! why are you gay you are a pretty men you are some handsome but why are you gay i dont understand…… i am your fan but and dont understand why are you gay es verdad lo que dicen, estas buenisimo pero para ser marik mejor ni lo digas haci que piensalo bien I LOVE YOU JESSE MCCARNTNEY!!!!!!!!!!
"Change or Delete Your Homepage in Page Creator." A helpful blog which follows Google developments gives tips on how to delete your Google homepage. Unfortunately, this is not the homepage most people are looking to delete.
i don’t want google for my homepage. i’m happy with msn. please remove google now or I[’ll sue. I did not ask you to do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOW
"On David Blaine." British tech-blogger Ian Betteridge links to a screed about magician David Blaine in hopes that people will think less highly of the man. Sadly, the Internet does not click through, and even thinks Blaine can cure chronic disease.
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i’m from bulgaria.i have multiple sclerosis/ms/and i cann’t walk.dear david [blaine],would you help me,would you get me start to walk.
