In case you missed the latest Obama buzz, here it is:

In case you haven’t heard…take one guess who Time Magazine has named Person of the Year. In 2006 it was YOU, in 2007, it was then Russian President Vladimir Putin, and in 2008?

This year had many contenders for a title which is by definition given to “the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or for ill, and embodied what was important about the year, for better or for worse.” Who was considered to fit the bill? The short list included: Hilary Clinton, Sarah Palin, Michael Phelps, Tina Fey, and Nicolas Sarkozy, among others. Read on

From all of our posts about superheros recently, you might just think we’re a little obsessed with them! In celebration of the end of a most historic election and a toughly-fought 2 year campaign, we’ve brought you our newest superhero: the US President-elect, SuperBarack. Feel the energy our next president has brought to the country!

Alaskan governor Sarah Palin has many qualities. For one thing, she might be the first ever woman to become US vice-president. But she has also proven that she is a very creative person, by giving her five children names that are… unusual, to say the least. How would you feel if you were named Trig, Track, Bristol, Willow or Piper? (Two of them are boys – I’ll let you guess which ones. Obvious, isn’t it?) They are not alone though. I always feel sorry for my German friend called Rüdiger…

Creativity often sparks new creativity, and this case is no exception to the rule: blogger David Harrington recently created the Sarah Palin Baby-Name Generator. Want to know what your name would have been had you been Sarah Palin’s offspring? Then go to politsk.blogspot.com and try typing any name. You’ll be amazed at the results. Our favorites:
Barack Obama becomes “Tarp Lazer” Palin.
Joe Biden becomes “Beans Harpoon” Palin.
John McCain’s new name is “Steam Fangs” Palin. (Scary, eh? Still sure you’ll be voting for him?)
Hillary Clinton becomes “Engine Nighthawk” Palin. (He-he-heeelp!)
Bill Clinton’s new name is “Steak Leather” Palin. (Eww…)
And Matt Damon turns into “Crunk Petrol” Palin…

Apparently we are not the only ones to find this hilarious – the staff at NY Daily News even went so far as to use their SPNG names in yesterday’s edition!

You can’t possibly have missed out on THE web phenomenon that caught us by surprise this spring: rick rolling. For those of you who don’t remember, rick rolling was tricking your friends into watching Rick Astley’s hyper kitsch 80s video, “Never gonna give you up,” on YouTube.
After the Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator, we have been waiting for an equivalent web phenomenon for Obama. Tada! Barack rolling is the new web sport. Enjoy!