Twilight Eclipse is For the Boys
Eclipse is dark, edge, and for the boys according to this sneak peek.
And Taylor Lautner’s hidden talent is catching grapes.
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New Chapter in Twilight
Besides waiting for the release of Eclipse in theaters on June 30, Twilight fans have a treat with an unexpected bonus “chapter” of the series. Stephenie Meyer has penned The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella
It’ll be a summer of Twilight mania!
How Can You Resist a Jacob Doll
How can any Twihard resist a Team Jacob doll? The makers of the Barbie doll have a special lineup of Twilight characters featuring Jacob Black, Edward Cullen, Bella, Jasper, Alice, and even a sparkly version of Team Edward.
Are You New Moon-ing at Midnight
Are you in line waiting for the midnight release of Twilight’s New Moon DVD? I know you’re anxious for Eclipse so why not redirect some of that anticipation and stalk a New Moon midnight venue like Toys R Us?
What Are You Doing on June 30?
What are your plans on June 30, 2010? Does it involve something like this?
Yes, that is the official trailer for Twilight’s Eclipse, and yes, that’s a shirtless Team Jacob at the 1:18 mark.
Famous Footwear Now Open at Ward
The Famous Footwear store is now open in the Ward area, taking the spot formerly filled by Nordstrom’s Shoes. Tons of affordable shoes (and slippers) for men, women, and kids. A few pictures…
For the hardcore Twilight saga fans, do you own a pair of Nike’s Air Twilight?
Anxious for Eclipse, Are We?
Still five months away, and Pearlridge is already advertising Eclipse, the third chapter of the Twilight saga, as coming soon…
Monthly Mancrushing RPattz
Can’t wait for Eclipse, the next Twilight installment coming in June 2010? Didn’t get enough of Robert Pattinson in his reduced role in New Moon. Lucky you, there’s a 2010 calendar dedicated to Mr. Pattinson! That’s sixteen months of mancrushing RPattz action.
Hey wait, sixteen months? But there’s only 13 pictures?
Unholy vampires, Batman! What marketing genius. Stick the last four months of 2009 on one calendar page to give sixteen months. Awesome trickery!
Visit Twilight’s Volterra?!
What? Twilight isn’t purely fictional? No, I’m not talking about invincible, gorgeous vampires or shape shifting Native Americans, but the home of the Volturi. Volterra is a real Italian town where scenes from New Moon were actually filmed.
And since the Twilight series is a hot topic, Volterra is capitalizing on its fame by offering Twilight themed tours of the town. For about $36, you can visit the Piazza dei Priori, walk the stone streets, learn about the history of Volterra, meet faux Volturi vampires, and even take pictures with them!
For travel details, check out Volterraitaly.com.
Twilight’s Underwear Model Is…
… not Taylor Lautner as I previously postulated. Instead, Kellan Lutz gets the honor of being the newest tighty whitey model for Calvin Klein. Kellan plays big brother Emmett Cullen in Twilight.
6 Blogging Lessons Learned from New Moon
The Twilight saga’s New Moon is having such a profound impact – on the perception of Young Adult books, on movie sales, on life lessons, on perturbing thoughts, on the rise of the Twimom phenomenon, and yes, even on blogging. For me, here are six blogging lessons learned from New Moon.
1. Have a dreamcatcher
What’s happening in the dreamworld of your blog? Do you know? Have a dreamcatcher ready to really see what’s going on with visits, referrers, keywords, popular content, and much more. With popular blogging dreamcatchers like Google Analytics, Sitemeter, and Lijit, you can capture and analyze the unseen dreamworld of your blog.
2. The importance of image(s)
Even the eternal, almighty Volturi know the importance of protecting their image, and you shouldn’t discount the power of images for your blog. Pictures, images, and videos are a great way to make your posts pop and are a valuable traffic source. From the top 25 traffic sources for Pulpconnection, nine of them are referrals from image search engines.
3. “You know you’re sorta beautiful?”
In the blogging business, you’ve already heard the phrase “content is king.” That’s still true, and the content of your blog is extremely important. But almost as important is the appearance of your blog. If readers are transfixed by the beauty of your blog, they’ll stay longer and take in more of your beautiful content.
If you’re not an artist or designer like me, get a theme that’s beautiful to begin with. Head on over to DIY Themes and admire Thesis. Thesis is a beautiful starting point.
4. Communicate with your pack
How do you talk with your pack, your blogging community? Sure, all blogs allow comments but for wolf-like telepathy, try another commenting system like Intense Debate, Disqus, or Echo. Improving on notifications, spam protection, and integration, these systems constantly keep you connected to your pack.
5. Ready for the chase?
Be it an onslaught of wolves or a rush of network traffic, are you ready for the chase? Will you be unprepared and suffer the fate of Laurent, or will you be cunning like Victoria and have WP Super Cache installed? With WP Super Cache, your blog will be able to keep up with the pace of fast attacks and survive to fight another day.
6. Rock hard abs are hot
Plain and simple. Young or old(er), guys or gals, werewolf or vampire, rock hard abs are hot. No blogging lesson from this other than rock’em while you got’em!
So, let’s visually review six blogging lessons learned from New Moon.
Got that?
New Moon in 4 Minutes
Haven’t had time to watch the latest Twilight saga, New Moon, in the theaters yet? Here’s a four minute video synopsis including the surprising ending. Of course, spoilers are evident.
This video is so going to be taken down, so watch it while it’s available.