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Possible Topics

(better topics are bolded)

1. Apple Media Wall
   1. no info on it
2. Animation vs Animator
3. EasyBib
4. Comparison of Internet Search Engines
   1. good topic
5. Paranoid Linux
6. Google I/O
7. CyberCop
8. Friend(Facebook)
   1. hard to describe without opinion
9. AOL Broadband
10. Edit Conflict
11. Double Rainbow(viral video)
    1. lots of info and very popular/notable
    2. http://articles.cnn.com/2010-07-14/tech/double.rainbows_1_double-rainbow-youtube-fighter?_s=PM:TECH
    3. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/double-rainbow-guy-paul-yosemite-bear-vasquez-sober/story?id=11133337
    4. http://www.urlesque.com/2010/07/08/double-rainbow-yosemitebear-interview/
12. Cost Per Time
13. daGeek
14. iPhony
15. HAL 5
16. Google Driverless Car
17. Atomic Holographic Optical Storage Nanotechnology
18. Spherex xbox 5.1 surround sound system

I've narrowed it down to 2 possible topics, Comparison of Internet Search Engines and Double Rainbow(viral Video). Ive found a few sources on the double rainbow video that are reliable but feel the better choice might be the internet search engines comparison.

Wikipedia Article Choice: Double Rainbow(viral video)

I chose to make a Wikipedia article of the viral video Double Rainbow. The double rainbow video is of a man in Yosemite Bear Mountain who stumbles across a double rainbow and so starts to videotape. His reaction is so over the top that the video has become one of the most famous on Youtube, raking up over 24 million views. Other variations of the video add up to millions more views. Because this video is so popular and widely known, it has great notability and is not a unknown subject. On the internet there is information on the video taper named Paul Vasques. He has participated in interviews and has even done a commercial. He has been on the news and featured in late night talk shows so there will be plenty of information on him. On YouTube, someone made a song of the double rainbow video by auto tuning the guys voice. This video has thus become a internet craze with kids and youth. I chose this article because I already have a decent knowledge of the video and the story behind it, and I also think the video is very funny and am interested to know more about it. In my article I can research various subjects about the video. In one section I can have a mini biograohy and background of the Paul Vasques. Then I can go into the science behind double rainbows and what causes them. In another section I can talk about the effect of the video on modern culture. In this section I would go into detail on the double rainbow song. Then I could talk about the skepticism of if Paul was using some kind of mind altering drug to convey the reaction he gave, although I may need to leave that part out to prevent any opinion. I think this will make a great Wikipedia article because the video is hugely known but not many know the background or information behind it.

1. http://articles.cnn.com/2010-07-14/tech/double.rainbows_1_double-rainbow-youtube-fighter?
2. http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/double-rainbow-guy-paul-yosemite-bear-vasquez-sober/
3. http://www.urlesque.com/2010/07/08/double-rainbow-yosemitebear-interview/

Sources

Brown, Damon. "How the 'Double Rainbow' Video Blew Up." Cnn.com. Cable News Network, 14 July 2010. Web. 20 Jan. 2011. <http://articles.cnn.com/2010-07-14/tech/double.rainbows_1_double-rainbow-youtube-fighter?_s=PM:TECH>.

Creed, Ryan. "'Double Rainbow' Guy Paul 'Yosemite Bear' Vasquez Was Sober ... This Time - ABC News." ABCNews.com - ABCNews.com: Breaking News, Politics, World News, Good Morning America, Exclusive Interviews - ABC News. 10 July 2010. Web. 20 Jan. 2011. <http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/double-rainbow-guy-paul-yosemite-bear-vasquez-sober/story?id=11133337>.

Douglas, Nick. "Double Rainbow Recorder Yosemitebear Tells Urlesque His Life Story - Urlesque." Urlesque - Internet Trends, Viral Videos, Memes and Web Culture. 8 July 2010. Web. 20 Jan. 2011. <http://www.urlesque.com/2010/07/08/double-rainbow-yosemitebear-interview/>.

"YouTube - Double Rainbow Man Speaks." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. 8 July 2010. Web. 20 Jan. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js6sySAGNS0&feature=player_embedded#!>.

PROBLEM

someone made the double rainbow article on Jan 16 so now my article choice is between

1. Atomic Holographic Optical Storage Nanotechnology
2. Spherex xbox 5.1 surround sound system