extractula 0.0.1

Sign up to get free protection for your applications and to get access to all the features.
Files changed (17) hide show
  1. data/README.textile +0 -0
  2. data/lib/extractula/dom_extractor.rb +68 -0
  3. data/lib/extractula/extracted_content.rb +32 -0
  4. data/lib/extractula.rb +24 -0
  5. data/spec/extractula/dom_extractor_spec.rb +109 -0
  6. data/spec/extractula/extracted_content_spec.rb +48 -0
  7. data/spec/extractula_spec.rb +45 -0
  8. data/spec/spec.opts +2 -0
  9. data/spec/spec_helper.rb +14 -0
  10. data/spec/test-files/10-stunning-web-site-prototype-sketches.html +986 -0
  11. data/spec/test-files/nytimes.html +1967 -0
  12. data/spec/test-files/nytimes_story.html +1112 -0
  13. data/spec/test-files/totlol-youtube.html +563 -0
  14. data/spec/test-files/typhoeus-the-best-ruby-http-client-just-got-better.html +576 -0
  15. data/spec/test-files/ustream-new-years-eve.html +840 -0
  16. data/spec/test-files/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video.html +949 -0
  17. metadata +79 -0
data/spec/test-files/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video.html ADDED
@@ -0,0 +1,949 @@
1
+ <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
2
+ <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr" lang="en-US" xmlns:meebo="http://www.meebo.com/communityim">
3
+ <head profile="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11"><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/w3tc/min/default.include.css" media="all" />
4
+
5
+ <title>Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO]</title>
6
+ <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
7
+ <meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no" />
8
+
9
+ <!-- platinum seo pack 1.3.1 -->
10
+ <meta name="robots" content="index,follow" />
11
+ <meta name="description" content="Weather Channel meteorologist Kim Perez's beau, police Sgt. Marty Cunningham (best name EVER), asked her to marry him during a routine forecast." />
12
+ <meta name="keywords" content="Weather Channel, marriage proposal,Top Stories,video" />
13
+ <link rel="canonical" href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/" />
14
+ <!-- /platinum one seo pack -->
15
+
16
+ <!--[if IE]><link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/themes/v5/css/include-ie.css" media="screen,projection" type="text/css" /><![endif]-->
17
+
18
+ <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Mashable | The Social Media Guide RSS Feed" href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/Mashable" />
19
+ <link rel="pingback" href="http://mashable.com/xmlrpc.php" />
20
+ <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="http://mashable.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd" />
21
+ <link rel="wlwmanifest" type="application/wlwmanifest+xml" href="http://mashable.com/wp-includes/wlwmanifest.xml" />
22
+ <link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://cdn.mashable.com/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />
23
+ <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/themes/v5/img/apple-touch-icon.png" />
24
+ <meta name="medium" content="blog" /><link rel="image_src" href="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/weather.jpg" /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
25
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/themes/v5/js/include.js"></script>
26
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://mashable.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-digg-this/wp-digg-this.js"></script>
27
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.ak.fbcdn.net/connect.php/js/FB.Share"></script>
28
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://loader.sharethis.com/loader.js"></script>
29
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://mashable.com/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/contact-form-7.js"></script>
30
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.form.js?ver=2.02"></script>
31
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://tags.crwdcntrl.net/c/90/cc.js"></script>
32
+ <script type="text/javascript">var _sf_startpt=(new Date()).getTime();</script>
33
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#tabs=web%2Cpost%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=f06dc602-68df-478f-8a38-f177716586cf&amp;headerbg=%23638dc1&amp;inactivebg=%2395b9ed&amp;inactivefg=%23ffffff&amp;linkfg=%23638dc1"></script><script type="text/javascript">var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));</script>
34
+ <script type="text/javascript">var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-92124-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview();</script>
35
+ </head>
36
+ <body>
37
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/friendconnect/script/friendconnect.js"></script>
38
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://partner.googleadservices.com/gampad/google_service.js"></script>
39
+ <script type="text/javascript">GS_googleAddAdSenseService("ca-pub-9942038924324175");GS_googleEnableAllServices();</script>
40
+ <script type="text/javascript">
41
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "Leaderboard_header_728x90");
42
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "main_abovefold_160x600");
43
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "Main_Index_468x60_Middle");
44
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "Main_Index_468x60_Top");
45
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_BottomLeft");
46
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_BottomRight");
47
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_LowerLeft");
48
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_LowerRight");
49
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_MiddleLeft");
50
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_MiddleRight");
51
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_TopLeft");
52
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_TopRight");
53
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "main_rightsidebar_FM_Top_300x250_Top");
54
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "rightsidebar_Bottom_125x125_VeryBottomLeft");
55
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "rightsidebar_Bottom_125x125_VeryBottomRight");
56
+ GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-9942038924324175", "FM_970x66_Live_expanding");
57
+ </script>
58
+ <script type="text/javascript">GA_googleUseSyncSRARendering();GA_googleFetchAds();</script>
59
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://netdna.blippr.com/javascripts/title_widget.js?1"></script>
60
+ <script type="text/javascript">
61
+ <!--
62
+ var Meebo = {
63
+ exec: function() {Meebo._.push(arguments)},
64
+ _: []
65
+ };
66
+ var initSharable = function(selector) {
67
+ $(selector ? selector : "ul.post-list li.post").each(function() {
68
+ Meebo.exec('makeAllSharable', {rootElement: this, minImageWidth: 100, minImageHeight: 40 });
69
+ });
70
+ };
71
+ //-->
72
+ </script>
73
+ <div id="meebo" style="display:none"><iframe id="meebo-iframe" src="/meebo.html?network=mashable"></iframe></div>
74
+ <div id="custom-doc" class="yui-t6">
75
+ <ul class="skip-nav">
76
+ <li><a href="#bd" rel="nofollow">Skip to content</a></li>
77
+ <li><a href="#mashable-lists" rel="nofollow">Skip to navigation</a></li>
78
+ </ul>
79
+ <div id="hd">
80
+ <div id="top-panel" style="overflow:hidden;">
81
+ <div class="content">
82
+ <div class="header-logo">
83
+ <strong class="logo vcard"><a href="http://mashable.com/" class="fn url org" rel="index">Mashable</a></strong>
84
+ </div>
85
+ <div class="header-banner"><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("Leaderboard_header_728x90");</script></div>
86
+ </div>
87
+ </div>
88
+ <div id="mashable-lists" class="menu">
89
+ <div class="content">
90
+ <strong>Mashable Lists</strong>
91
+ <ul>
92
+ <li class="item-08"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/twitter-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Twitter</a></li>
93
+ <li class="item-01"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/how-to-web/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">How To</a></li>
94
+ <li class="item-02"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/music-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Music</a></li>
95
+ <li class="item-03"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/travel-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Travel</a></li>
96
+ <li class="item-04"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/wordpress-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">WordPress</a></li>
97
+ <li class="item-05"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/jobs-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Jobs</a></li>
98
+ <li class="item-06"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/games-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Games</a></li>
99
+ <li class="item-07"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/google-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Google</a></li>
100
+ <li class="item-09"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/business-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Business</a></li>
101
+
102
+ <li class="item-10">
103
+ <a href="#" rel="details">More Lists</a>
104
+ <div class="sub">
105
+ <div class="inner">
106
+ <div>
107
+ <ul>
108
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/blogger-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Blogger</a></li>
109
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/blogging-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Blogging</a></li>
110
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/bookmarks-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Bookmarks</a></li>
111
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/browser-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Browsers</a></li>
112
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/business-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Business</a></li>
113
+ </ul>
114
+ <ul>
115
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/celebrity-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Celebrity</a></li>
116
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/currentevents-list/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Current Events</a></li>
117
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/dating-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Dating</a></li>
118
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/desktop-apps-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Desktop Apps</a></li>
119
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/events-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Events</a></li>
120
+ </ul>
121
+ <ul>
122
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/facebook-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Facebook</a></li>
123
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/firefox-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Firefox</a></li>
124
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/friendfeed-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">FriendFeed</a></li>
125
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/health-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Health &amp; Environment</a></li>
126
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/holiday-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Holidays</a></li>
127
+ </ul>
128
+ <ul>
129
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/iphone-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">iPhone</a></li>
130
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/identity-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Identity</a></li>
131
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/maps-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Maps</a></li>
132
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/mobile-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Mobile</a></li>
133
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/moms-family-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Moms &amp; Family</a></li>
134
+ </ul>
135
+ <ul>
136
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/money-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Money &amp; Finance</a></li>
137
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/movie-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Movies</a></li>
138
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/myspace-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">MySpace</a></li>
139
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/opensource-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Open Source</a></li>
140
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/photo-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Photos</a></li>
141
+ </ul>
142
+ <ul>
143
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/politics-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Politics</a></li>
144
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/productivity-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Productivity</a></li>
145
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/programming-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Programming &amp; Web Development</a></li>
146
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/research-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Research</a></li>
147
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/rss-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">RSS</a></li>
148
+ </ul>
149
+ <ul>
150
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/shopping-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Shopping</a></li>
151
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/social-network-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Social Networks</a></li>
152
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/social-media-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Social Media</a></li>
153
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/sports-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Sports</a></li>
154
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/startup-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Startups</a></li>
155
+ </ul>
156
+ <ul>
157
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/template-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Templates</a></li>
158
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/torrents-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Torrents</a></li>
159
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/tumblr-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Tumblr</a></li>
160
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/video-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Video</a></li>
161
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/design-lists/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Web Design</a></li>
162
+ </ul>
163
+ </div>
164
+ </div>
165
+ <div class="btm-bg">&nbsp;</div>
166
+ </div>
167
+ </li>
168
+ </ul>
169
+ </div>
170
+ </div>
171
+ <div id="news-channels" class="menu">
172
+ <div class="content">
173
+ <strong>News Channels</strong>
174
+ <ul>
175
+ <li class="item-07"><a href="http://mashable.com/tag/twitter/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Twitter</a></li>
176
+ <li class="item-01"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/youtube/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">YouTube</a></li>
177
+ <li class="item-02"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/facebook/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Facebook</a></li>
178
+ <li class="item-03"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/google/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Google</a></li>
179
+ <li class="item-04"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/myspace/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">MySpace</a></li>
180
+ <li class="item-05"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/video/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Video</a></li>
181
+ <li class="item-06"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/iphone/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">iPhone</a></li>
182
+ <li class="item-08"><a href="http://mashable.com/tag/firefox/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Firefox</a></li>
183
+ <li class="item-09"><a href="http://mashable.com/category/blogger/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Blogger</a></li>
184
+ <li class="item-10">
185
+ <a href="#" rel="details">More News</a>
186
+ <div class="sub">
187
+ <div class="inner">
188
+ <div>
189
+ <ul>
190
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/ajax/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">AJAX</a></li>
191
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/apis/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">APIs</a></li>
192
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/bebo/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Bebo</a></li>
193
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/tag/blogging/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Blogging</a></li>
194
+ </ul>
195
+ <ul>
196
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/business-channels/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Business</a></li>
197
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/celebrities-channels/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Celebrities</a></li>
198
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/tag/digg/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Digg</a></li>
199
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/fashion-channels/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Fashion</a></li>
200
+ </ul>
201
+ <ul>
202
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/flickr/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Flickr</a></li>
203
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/tag/friendfeed/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">FriendFeed</a></li>
204
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/friendster/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Friendster</a></li>
205
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/games-channels/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Games</a></li>
206
+ </ul>
207
+ <ul>
208
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/google/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Google</a></li>
209
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/tag/google-maps/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Google Maps</a></li>
210
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/tag/microsoft/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Microsoft</a></li>
211
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/mobile/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Mobile</a></li>
212
+ </ul>
213
+ <ul>
214
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/music-channels/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Music</a></li>
215
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/political/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Politics</a></li>
216
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/search/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Search</a></li>
217
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/tag/social-media/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Social Media</a></li>
218
+ </ul>
219
+ <ul>
220
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/social-networking/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Social Networking</a></li>
221
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/sports-channels/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Sports</a></li>
222
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/web20-companies/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Startups</a></li>
223
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/web-design-channels/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Web Design</a></li>
224
+ </ul>
225
+ <ul>
226
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/web-apps-channels/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Web Apps</a></li>
227
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/tag/wordpress/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">WordPress</a></li>
228
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/tag/yahoo/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Yahoo</a></li>
229
+ </ul>
230
+ </div>
231
+ </div>
232
+ <div class="btm-bg">&nbsp;</div>
233
+ </div>
234
+ </li>
235
+ </ul>
236
+ </div>
237
+ </div>
238
+ <div id="add-menu-panel">
239
+ <div class="content">
240
+ <ul id="jsddm">
241
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/advertise/" rel="nofollow">Advertise</a></li>
242
+ <li><a href="http://jobs.mashable.com/" rel="nofollow" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Jobs</a></li>
243
+ <li class="sub">
244
+ <a class="header" href="#">Contact</a>
245
+ <ul>
246
+ <li class="first"><a href="http://mashable.com/submit/" rel="nofollow">Submit News</a></li>
247
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/contact-us/" rel="nofollow">Contact Us</a></li>
248
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/about/" rel="nofollow">About Us</a></li>
249
+ <li class="last"><a href="http://mashable.com/writers/" rel="nofollow" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Write for Us</a></li>
250
+ </ul>
251
+ </li>
252
+ <li class="sub">
253
+ <a class="header" href="#">Partners</a>
254
+ <ul>
255
+ <li class="first"><a href="http://mashable.com/social-networking/" rel="nofollow">App Development</a></li>
256
+ <li><a href="http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-services-consulting/" rel="external">WordPress Expert</a></li>
257
+ <li><a href="http://www.rackspace.com/index.php?CMP=mashable_logo_ros_ban_smb_mar_generic" rel="nofollow external">Rackspace Hosting</a></li>
258
+ <li><a href="http://www.maxcdn.com/" rel="nofollow external">MaxCDN Content Delivery</a></li>
259
+ <li class="last"><a href="http://www.converdge.com/" rel="nofollow external">ConVerdge Communities</a></li>
260
+ </ul>
261
+ </li>
262
+ <li class="sub">
263
+ <a class="header" href="#">Network</a>
264
+ <ul>
265
+ <li><a href="http://www.blippr.com/" rel="nofollow external" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);">Blippr</a></li>
266
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/04/01/mashable-iphone-app/">iPhone App</a></li>
267
+ <li><a href="http://fr.mashable.com/" rel="nofollow external">Mashable France</a></li>
268
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/06/25/mashdeck/">MashDeck Twitter App</a></li>
269
+ <li><a href="http://m.mashable.com/" rel="nofollow external">Mobile Site</a></li>
270
+ <li><a href="http://globalgiving.com/socialgood" rel="nofollow external">Social Good</a></li>
271
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/events/" onclick="LOTCC.bcpw('int',this.innerHTML);" rel="external">Social Media Events</a></li>
272
+ <li class="last"><a href="http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/">Twitter Guide Book</a></li>
273
+ </ul>
274
+ </li>
275
+ <li><a class="bizspark" href="http://mashable.com/bizspark/" rel="nofollow">Spark of Genius Series</a></li>
276
+ <li><a class="blippr" href="http://www.blippr.com/" rel="nofollow external blippr">Blippr</a></li>
277
+ <li><a class="gb-twitter" href="http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/">Twitter Guide Book</a></li>
278
+ </ul>
279
+ <form action="/search-results/" id="cse-search-box">
280
+ <div class="search-form">
281
+ <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="partner-pub-9942038924324175:cm4mfi-xpfs" />
282
+ <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:11" />
283
+ <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" />
284
+ <input type="text" name="q" size="25" class="text" id="search" />
285
+ <input class="submit" type="image" name="sa" src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/themes/v5/img/btn-search-submit.gif" value="Search" alt="Search" />
286
+ </div>
287
+ </form>
288
+ </div>
289
+ </div>
290
+ </div>
291
+ <div id="bd" style="z-index:100;">
292
+
293
+ <style media="screen" type="text/css">
294
+ #going-viral{font-weight:700;width:990px;margin:5px auto;border:4px solid #e6e6e6;}
295
+ #going-viral #gv{font-size:14px;padding-left:135px;vertical-align:middle;margin-top:-4px;}
296
+ #going-viral #gv-a{color:#007ec4;font-size:24px;display:block;vertical-align:middle;}
297
+ #going-viral #gv-a:hover,#going-viral #gv-a-more:hover{color:#5fcbf3;text-decoration:none;}
298
+ #going-viral #gv-a-more{display:block;text-align:right;font-size:12px;font-weight:400;padding-top:1px;}
299
+ #going-viral #gv-border{border:1px solid #6dcbfe;padding:10px;}
300
+ #going-viral #gv-rt,#going-viral #gv-gv-fb{float:left;padding-right:12px;height:auto;vertical-align:middle;}
301
+ #going-viral #gv-fb a{font-weight:400;}
302
+ </style>
303
+ <div id="going-viral">
304
+ <div id="gv-border">
305
+ <div id="gv-rt">
306
+ <iframe scrolling="no" height="61" frameborder="0" width="50" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/widget.js?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2009%2F12%2F30%2Fsocial-media-guide-for-journalists%2F&amp;style=normal&amp;source=mashable&amp;service=bit.ly"></iframe>
307
+ </div>
308
+ <div id="gv-fb"><a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/social-media-guide-for-journalists/"></a></div>
309
+ <div id="gv">NOW TRENDING:<br /><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/social-media-guide-for-journalists/" id="gv-a">Mashable's Social Media Guide for Journalists</a></div>
310
+ <a href="/tag/trending/" id="gv-a-more">More Trending Stories</a>
311
+ </div>
312
+ </div> <div id="ad-970-66"><div id="undernav"><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("FM_970x66_Live_expanding");</script></div></div>
313
+ <div id="adsense"><!-- WSA: rules for context 'AdSense-5-Day-Old-Posts' did not apply --></div> <div id="yui-main">
314
+ <div class="yui-g">
315
+ <div class="hreview">
316
+ <ul class="post-list">
317
+ <li class="post-174310 post hentry category-top-stories category-video tag-facebook tag-foursquare tag-twitter tag-viral-video" id="post-174310" meebo:url="http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/" meebo:title="Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO]">
318
+ <hr />
319
+ <div class="author-photo">
320
+ <a href="http://mashable.com/author/brenna-ehrlich/"><div class="entry_author_image"><img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/authors/Brenna%20Ehrlich-321.jpg" alt="" /></div>
321
+ </a> <div class="author-dropdown">
322
+ <a href="#" class="view-my">View my</a>
323
+ <div class="cont">
324
+ <div class="cont-bg">
325
+ <ul>
326
+ <li><a class="articles" href="http://mashable.com/author/brenna-ehrlich/" rel="nofollow" class="articles">My Posts</a></li>
327
+ </ul>
328
+
329
+ <ul class="follow">
330
+ <li><a class="icon-facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/brenna.ehrlich" rel="external nofollow">Facebook</a></li>
331
+ <li><a class="icon-twitter" href="http://twitter.com/brenna_e" rel="external nofollow">Twitter</a></li>
332
+ <li><a class="icon-blippr" href="http://www.blippr.com/profiles/70356" rel="external nofollow Blippr"></a></li>
333
+ </ul>
334
+ </div>
335
+ </div>
336
+ </div>
337
+
338
+ </div>
339
+ <div class="headline">
340
+ <h1><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/" class="fn url" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO]">Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO]</a></h1>
341
+ <p class="vcard"><strong class="dtreviewed">December 30th, 2009 | by <a href="http://mashable.com/author/brenna-ehrlich/" title="Posts by Brenna Ehrlich">Brenna Ehrlich</a></strong><span class="comments"><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/#comments" rel="comment"></a><noscript><a href="http://mashable.disqus.com/?url=http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/">View comments</a></noscript><a class="dsq-comment-count" href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/#disqus_thread" wpid="174310">Comments</a></a></span></p>
342
+ </div>
343
+ <div class="headliner"></div> <div class="text-content">
344
+ <div style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 4px;"><div class="wdt_button"><iframe scrolling="no" height="61" frameborder="0" width="50" src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/widget.js?url=http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/&amp;style=normal&amp;source=mashable&amp;service=bit.ly"></iframe></div><div class="wdt_button" style="height:59px;">
345
+ <a name="fb_share" type="box_count" share_url="http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/"></a>
346
+ </div></div><p><a href="http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/weather.jpg"><img src="http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/weather.jpg" alt="" title="weather" width="266" height="184" class="alignright size-full wp-image-174336" /></a>First <a href="http://mashable.com/tag/twitter/">Twitter</a>, then Foursquare, now the Weather Channel? People are broadcasting their wedding proposals all over the place these days. </p>
347
+ <p>That&#8217;s right, the other night Weather Channel meteorologist Kim Perez&#8217;s beau, police Sgt. Marty Cunningham (best name EVER), asked her to marry him during a routine forecast. Good thing she said yes, otherwise Cunningham&#8217;s disposition would have been cloudy with a serious chance of all-out mortification.<br />
348
+ <span id="more-174310"></span></p>
349
+ <p>Social media and viral videos have taken the place of the jumbotron when it comes to marriage proposals, allowing one to sound one&#8217;s not-so barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world. In today&#8217;s look-at-me society, public proposals are probably the least offensive byproduct. Meaning that even the most hardened of cynics can admit that they&#8217;re kind of sweet.</p>
350
+ <p>Check out Cunningham&#8217;s proposal below (I personally enjoy that the weather map reads &#8220;<em>ring</em>ing in the New Year&#8221;), and then dive right into our list of even more social media wooers. What&#8217;s next? Entire domains dedicated to popping the question?</p>
351
+ <p><center><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0dHTIGas4CA&#038;color1=0x3a3a3a&#038;color2=0x999999&#038;hl=en_US&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0dHTIGas4CA&#038;color1=0x3a3a3a&#038;color2=0x999999&#038;hl=en_US&#038;feature=player_embedded&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>
352
+ <p></center></p>
353
+ <hr />
354
+ <h2>More Wedding Bells and Whistles</h2>
355
+ <hr />
356
+ <p><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/08/28/mashable-marriage-proposal/">CONGRATS: Mashable Marriage Proposal Live at #SocialGood [Video]</a></p>
357
+ <p><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/19/foursquare-proposal/">Man Proposes Marriage via Foursquare Check-In</a></p>
358
+ <p><a href="http://mashable.com/2008/03/21/max-emily-twitter-proposal/">Did We Just Witness a Twitter Marriage Proposal?</a></p>
359
+ <p><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/06/30/twitter-marriage/">Successful Marriage Proposal on Twitter Today: We #blamedrewscancer</a></p>
360
+ <p><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/01/groom-facebook-update/">Just Married: Groom Changes Facebook Relationship Status at the Altar [VIDEO]</a></p>
361
+ </div>
362
+ </li>
363
+ </ul>
364
+ <script type="text/javascript"> initSharable(); federated_media_section = "Top Stories/video"; </script>
365
+ <div class="tags">
366
+
367
+ <hr />Tags: <a href="http://mashable.com/tag/facebook/" rel="tag">facebook</a>, <a href="http://mashable.com/tag/foursquare/" rel="tag">foursquare</a>, <a href="http://mashable.com/tag/twitter/" rel="tag">twitter</a>, <a href="http://mashable.com/tag/viral-video/" rel="tag">viral video</a><br /> </div>
368
+
369
+
370
+ <div class="share-block">
371
+ <h3>Share this Post</h3>
372
+ <ul class="share-buttons">
373
+
374
+ <li class="digg"><a id="st_digg" rel="nofollow" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Submit Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO] to Digg">Digg</a></li> <li class="twitter"><a id="st_twitter" rel="nofollow" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Submit Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO] to Twitter">Twitter</a></li> <li class="stumbleupon"><a rel="nofollow external" href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/" title="Submit Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO] to Stumbleupon">Stumbleupon</a></li> <li class="del-icio-us"><a rel="nofollow external" href="http://del.icio.us/save?url=http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/" title="Submit Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO] to delicious" onClick="if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE')>0){window.location.href=this.href}else{delsave=window.open(this.href +'&noui=1','delSave','location=yes,links=no,scrollbars=no,toolbar=no,height=375,width=700')}; return false;">delicious</a></li> <li class="facebook"><a id="st_facebook" rel="nofollow" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Submit Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO] to Facebook">Facebook</a></li> <li class="myspace"><a id="st_myspace" rel="nofollow" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Submit Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO] to MySpace">MySpace</a></li> <li class="google"><a rel="nofollow external" href="http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/" title="Submit Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO] to Google">Google</a></li> <li class="technorati"><a rel="nofollow external" href="http://technorati.com/faves?add=http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/" title="Submit Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO] to Technorati">Technorati</a></li> <li class="sharethis"><a id="st_sharethis" rel="nofollow" href="javascript:void(0);" title="Submit Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO] to ShareThis">ShareThis</a></li> <li class="reddit"><a rel="nofollow external" href="http://reddit.com/submit?url=http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/" title="Submit Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO] to Reddit">Reddit</a></li> <script type="text/javascript">
375
+ var shared_object = SHARETHIS.addEntry({
376
+ title: "Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO]",
377
+ url: "http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/"
378
+ }, {button:false});
379
+ shared_object.attachButton(document.getElementById("st_sharethis"));
380
+ shared_object.attachChicklet("facebook", document.getElementById("st_facebook"));
381
+ shared_object.attachChicklet("digg", document.getElementById("st_digg"));
382
+ shared_object.attachChicklet("twitter", document.getElementById("st_twitter"));
383
+ shared_object.attachChicklet("myspace", document.getElementById("st_myspace"));
384
+ </script>
385
+ </ul>
386
+ </div>
387
+
388
+ <div class="related-posts">
389
+ <div class="row-2">
390
+ <div id="st_disc_container1"></div>
391
+ <script type="text/javascript">
392
+ try {
393
+ var container = document.getElementById("st_disc_container1");
394
+ var options = {
395
+ width: 318,
396
+ height: 450,
397
+ domain: 'mashable.com',
398
+ topic: '',
399
+ borderStyle: '0px solid #F0F0F0 ',
400
+ header : {
401
+ style:"background-color: #FFFFFF; font-family: tahoma,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.7em; color: #808080; margin-bottom :8px; border: 0px; max-height:29px; min-height:29px; border-bottom: 1px #F0F0F0 solid; font-weight: bold;"
402
+ },
403
+
404
+ footer : {
405
+ style:"background: #FFFFFF;border: 0px; margin-top: 3px;",
406
+ textStyle: "color: #808080;"
407
+ },
408
+ topicCloud: {
409
+ style: "max-height:45px; min-height:45px; border: 0px; color: #003399; background: #EFEFEF;",
410
+ topLevelItemsOnly: false,
411
+ title: '<b>Keywords:&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp</b>',
412
+ itemStyle: 'font-size: 13px;'
413
+ },
414
+ resultList: {
415
+ anchorTitleStyle: "color:#007EC4;",
416
+ titleStyle: "vertical-align: middle;",
417
+ numResults: 3,
418
+ numPages: 5
419
+ },
420
+ time: {visible: false},
421
+ metadata: {
422
+ type: 'shares'
423
+ },
424
+ ad : {
425
+ style: "border:1px solid #F0F0F0;"
426
+ },
427
+ publisher: 'f06dc602-68df-478f-8a38-f177716586cf'
428
+ };
429
+ var st_disc_widget = new sharethis.widgets.discovery(document.getElementById("st_disc_container1"), options);
430
+ } catch (err) {
431
+ }
432
+ </script>
433
+ </div>
434
+ <h3>Related News and Resources</h3>
435
+ <div class="row related">
436
+ <div>
437
+ <div class="imgcont">
438
+ <div class="img">
439
+ <div class="sub">
440
+ <a href="http://mashable.com/2007/10/24/weather-channel-tvtonic/">
441
+ <img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/weatherlogo.png" alt="" />
442
+ </a>
443
+ </div>
444
+ </div>
445
+ </div>
446
+ <h2><a href="http://mashable.com/2007/10/24/weather-channel-tvtonic/">The Weather Channel Continues to Expand its Reach, on TVTonic</a></h2>
447
+ </div>
448
+ <div>
449
+ <div class="imgcont">
450
+ <div class="img">
451
+ <div class="sub">
452
+ <a href="http://mashable.com/2008/01/14/the-weather-channel-google-earth-mapplets/">
453
+ <img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/thumbs/2007/10/weather_new_logo.thumbnail-gridthumb.jpg" alt="" />
454
+ </a>
455
+ </div>
456
+ </div>
457
+ </div>
458
+ <h2><a href="http://mashable.com/2008/01/14/the-weather-channel-google-earth-mapplets/">Google Signs Exclusive Deal with The Weather Channel</a></h2>
459
+ </div>
460
+ </div>
461
+ <div class="row related">
462
+ <div>
463
+ <div class="imgcont">
464
+ <div class="img">
465
+ <div class="sub">
466
+ <a href="http://mashable.com/2007/10/02/weather-channel-interactive-partners-with-myspace/">
467
+ <img src="http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/thumbs/2007/10/weather_new_logo.thumbnail-gridthumb.jpg" alt="" />
468
+ </a>
469
+ </div>
470
+ </div>
471
+ </div>
472
+ <h2><a href="http://mashable.com/2007/10/02/weather-channel-interactive-partners-with-myspace/">Weather Channel Interactive Partners with MySpace</a></h2>
473
+ </div>
474
+ </div>
475
+ </div>
476
+ <div style="margin:-10px auto 20px auto;width:600px;">
477
+ <script type='text/javascript' src='http://static.fmpub.net/zone/2497'></script>
478
+ <!-- WSA: rules for context 'StampConversationalist' did not apply --> </div>
479
+
480
+ <div id="disqus_thread">
481
+ <div id="dsq-content">
482
+ <ul id="dsq-comments">
483
+ <div id="comment-27563700"></div>
484
+
485
+ <li id="dsq-comment-27563700">
486
+ <div id="dsq-comment-header-27563700" class="dsq-comment-header">
487
+ <cite id="dsq-cite-27563700">
488
+ <span id="dsq-author-user-27563700">hackmanj</span>
489
+ </cite>
490
+ </div>
491
+ <div id="dsq-comment-body-27563700" class="dsq-comment-body">
492
+ <div id="dsq-comment-message-27563700" class="dsq-comment-message">Sappy....</div>
493
+ </div>
494
+ </li>
495
+ <div id="comment-27563870"></div>
496
+
497
+ <li id="dsq-comment-27563870">
498
+ <div id="dsq-comment-header-27563870" class="dsq-comment-header">
499
+ <cite id="dsq-cite-27563870">
500
+ <a id="dsq-author-user-27563870" href="http://twitter.com/Ecastell" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Eric Castellucci</a>
501
+ </cite>
502
+ </div>
503
+ <div id="dsq-comment-body-27563870" class="dsq-comment-body">
504
+ <div id="dsq-comment-message-27563870" class="dsq-comment-message">Aww, that&#39;s sweet. However, if I had been watching the channel then, waiting for my forecast, I would have been pissed. You wait forever to see if it&#39;s going to rain today, and then this schmuck comes out and delays you even further.</div>
505
+ </div>
506
+ </li>
507
+ <div id="comment-27563878"></div>
508
+
509
+ <li id="dsq-comment-27563878">
510
+ <div id="dsq-comment-header-27563878" class="dsq-comment-header">
511
+ <cite id="dsq-cite-27563878">
512
+ <a id="dsq-author-user-27563878" href="http://itsonlytwocents.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">pcentofante</a>
513
+ </cite>
514
+ </div>
515
+ <div id="dsq-comment-body-27563878" class="dsq-comment-body">
516
+ <div id="dsq-comment-message-27563878" class="dsq-comment-message"></div>
517
+ </div>
518
+ </li>
519
+ <div id="comment-27565296"></div>
520
+
521
+ <li id="dsq-comment-27565296">
522
+ <div id="dsq-comment-header-27565296" class="dsq-comment-header">
523
+ <cite id="dsq-cite-27565296">
524
+ <span id="dsq-author-user-27565296">eric9200</span>
525
+ </cite>
526
+ </div>
527
+ <div id="dsq-comment-body-27565296" class="dsq-comment-body">
528
+ <div id="dsq-comment-message-27565296" class="dsq-comment-message">Sounds like she said "I love you, Martie Cunningham."</div>
529
+ </div>
530
+ </li>
531
+ <div id="comment-27563984"></div>
532
+
533
+ <li id="dsq-comment-27563984">
534
+ <div id="dsq-comment-header-27563984" class="dsq-comment-header">
535
+ <cite id="dsq-cite-27563984">
536
+ <a id="dsq-author-user-27563984" href="http://twitter.com/Mike2k" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mike W</a>
537
+ </cite>
538
+ </div>
539
+ <div id="dsq-comment-body-27563984" class="dsq-comment-body">
540
+ <div id="dsq-comment-message-27563984" class="dsq-comment-message">guys are just running out of ideas and the traditional way is boring. Just do it via email or text. :p</div>
541
+ </div>
542
+ </li>
543
+ <div id="comment-27565446"></div>
544
+
545
+ <li id="dsq-comment-27565446">
546
+ <div id="dsq-comment-header-27565446" class="dsq-comment-header">
547
+ <cite id="dsq-cite-27565446">
548
+ <span id="dsq-author-user-27565446">Brenna_Ehrlich</span>
549
+ </cite>
550
+ </div>
551
+ <div id="dsq-comment-body-27565446" class="dsq-comment-body">
552
+ <div id="dsq-comment-message-27565446" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh man, if someone asked me to marry them via e-mail, I would probably break up with them on the spot. Via snail mail, however, would be kinda cool. But that&#39;s a moot point: Marriage is terrifying.</div>
553
+ </div>
554
+ </li>
555
+ <div id="comment-27565576"></div>
556
+
557
+ <li id="dsq-comment-27565576">
558
+ <div id="dsq-comment-header-27565576" class="dsq-comment-header">
559
+ <cite id="dsq-cite-27565576">
560
+ <span id="dsq-author-user-27565576">bethcharette</span>
561
+ </cite>
562
+ </div>
563
+ <div id="dsq-comment-body-27565576" class="dsq-comment-body">
564
+ <div id="dsq-comment-message-27565576" class="dsq-comment-message">This is very special. Every woman dreams of being Princess Diana and having the world know of her love&#39;s love for her. There are very few proposals that have the privilege of going "viral." I hope mine does some day.</div>
565
+ </div>
566
+ </li>
567
+ <div id="comment-27566112"></div>
568
+
569
+ <li id="dsq-comment-27566112">
570
+ <div id="dsq-comment-header-27566112" class="dsq-comment-header">
571
+ <cite id="dsq-cite-27566112">
572
+ <a id="dsq-author-user-27566112" href="http://twitter.com/michaelcarrano" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Michael Carrano</a>
573
+ </cite>
574
+ </div>
575
+ <div id="dsq-comment-body-27566112" class="dsq-comment-body">
576
+ <div id="dsq-comment-message-27566112" class="dsq-comment-message">She says his name at the end... "I love you Marty Cunningham".</div>
577
+ </div>
578
+ </li>
579
+ <div id="comment-27566374"></div>
580
+
581
+ <li id="dsq-comment-27566374">
582
+ <div id="dsq-comment-header-27566374" class="dsq-comment-header">
583
+ <cite id="dsq-cite-27566374">
584
+ <a id="dsq-author-user-27566374" href="http://www.thenewspundit.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">jameshicks</a>
585
+ </cite>
586
+ </div>
587
+ <div id="dsq-comment-body-27566374" class="dsq-comment-body">
588
+ <div id="dsq-comment-message-27566374" class="dsq-comment-message">Interesting statement Brenna, "...Entire domains dedicated to popping the question?"<br>Sounds like a new business opportunity for whomever jumps on it first.<br>I may have to add that type of thing to my INFOtainment News site: <a href="http://www.infotainmentnews.net" rel="nofollow">http://www.infotainmentnews.net</a></div>
589
+ </div>
590
+ </li>
591
+ <div id="comment-27568123"></div>
592
+
593
+ <li id="dsq-comment-27568123">
594
+ <div id="dsq-comment-header-27568123" class="dsq-comment-header">
595
+ <cite id="dsq-cite-27568123">
596
+ <a id="dsq-author-user-27568123" href="http://www.techipedia.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Tamar Weinberg</a>
597
+ </cite>
598
+ </div>
599
+ <div id="dsq-comment-body-27568123" class="dsq-comment-body">
600
+ <div id="dsq-comment-message-27568123" class="dsq-comment-message">I absolutely love offbeat marriage proposals (I nearly cried when watching Adam propose to Sharon at the Summer of Social Good conference), but this is just too weird. It doesn&#39;t fit within the context of her work and makes no sense. I love Eric Castellucci&#39;s comment below -- I agree with him -- but I also think there&#39;s a time and a place for a good marriage proposal and a meteorologist giving her weather forecast just isn&#39;t it. My first inclination was "this is ridiculous." <br><br>And Brenna, regarding "entire domains dedicated to popping the question," Barry Schwartz, search blogger (at <a href="http://seroundtable.com" rel="nofollow">seroundtable.com</a> and <a href="http://searchengineland.com" rel="nofollow">searchengineland.com</a>), proposed to his now-wife with <a href="http://www.cartoonbarry.com/about.html" rel="nofollow">a search query</a>. I&#39;m sure the domain thing already happened. ;)</div>
601
+ </div>
602
+ </li>
603
+ </ul>
604
+ </div>
605
+ </div>
606
+
607
+ <a href="http://disqus.com" class="dsq-brlink">blog comments powered by <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span></a>
608
+
609
+ <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
610
+ var disqus_url = 'http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/ ';
611
+ var disqus_container_id = 'disqus_thread';
612
+ var facebookXdReceiverPath = 'http://mashable.com/wp-content/plugins/disqus/xd_receiver.htm';
613
+ </script>
614
+
615
+ <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
616
+ var DsqLocal = {
617
+ 'trackbacks': [
618
+ {
619
+ 'author_name': 'Bookmarks for December 29th through December 30th | Philadelphia Social Media Marketing',
620
+ 'author_url': 'http://www.goldsteinmedia.com/blog/bookmarks-for-december-29th-through-december-30th/',
621
+ 'date': '12/30/2009 11:03 AM',
622
+ 'excerpt': '[...] Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO] &amp;#8211; First Twitter, then Foursquare, now the ...',
623
+ 'type': 'pingback'
624
+ }
625
+ ],
626
+ 'trackback_url': 'http://mashable.com/2009/12/30/weather-channel-marriage-proposal-touching-with-a-chance-of-viral-status-video/trackback/'
627
+ };
628
+ </script>
629
+
630
+ <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="http://disqus.com/scripts/mashable/disqus.js?v=2.0&slug=weather_channel_marriage_proposal_touching_with_a_chance_of_viral_status_video&pname=wordpress&pver=2.12-dev"></script>
631
+
632
+ <script type="text/javascript">
633
+ // <![CDATA[
634
+ (function() {
635
+ var links = document.getElementsByTagName('a');
636
+ var query = '&';
637
+ for(var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) {
638
+ if(links[i].href.indexOf('#disqus_thread') >= 0) {
639
+ links[i].innerHTML = 'View Comments';
640
+ query += 'wpid' + i + '=' + encodeURIComponent(links[i].getAttribute('wpid')) + '&';
641
+ }
642
+ }
643
+ document.write('<script charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript" src="http://disqus.com/forums/mashable/get_num_replies_from_wpid.js?v=2.0' + query + '"><' + '/script>');
644
+ })();
645
+ //]]>
646
+ </script>
647
+
648
+ </div>
649
+ </div>
650
+ </div>
651
+ <div class="yui-b">
652
+ <div class="box follow-mashable">
653
+ <div class="inner">
654
+ <h3>Follow Mashable</h3>
655
+ <ul>
656
+ <li class="twitter"><a href="http://twitter.com/mashable" rel="twitter external">Twitter</a></li>
657
+ <li class="rss"><a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/Mashable" rel="nofollow external">RSS</a></li>
658
+ <li class="feedburner"><a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=Mashable&loc=en_US" rel="nofollow external">Daily Email</a></li>
659
+ <li class="facebook"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/mashable?v=app_4949752878" rel="facebook nofollow external">Facebook</a></li>
660
+ </ul>
661
+ <p style="font-size:12px;margin-bottom:3px;">NEW! <a href="http://twitter.com/Mashable/Mashable" style="text-decoration:underline;" rel="external nofollow twitter">Follow the Mashable Team Twitter List</a></p>
662
+ <p><strong>1869k</strong> Twitter Followers, <strong>337k</strong> RSS Subscribers</p>
663
+ <!-- Cached Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:40:38 +0000 --> <a class="a2a_dd" href="http://www.addtoany.com/subscribe?linkname=Mashable!&amp;linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds2.feedburner.com%2FMashable" rel="nofollow">More Subscription Options</a>
664
+ </div>
665
+ <div class="btm">&nbsp;</div>
666
+ </div>
667
+ <div class="box">
668
+ <div class="inner">
669
+ <script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("main_rightsidebar_FM_Top_300x250_Top");</script>
670
+ <span class="general-link"><a href="http://mashable.com/advertise/" rel="nofollow">Advertise Here</a></span>
671
+ </div>
672
+ <div class="btm">&nbsp;</div>
673
+ </div>
674
+ <div class="box">
675
+ <div class="inner">
676
+ <iframe scrolling="no" frameborder="0" src="http://www.facebook.com/connect/connect.php?id=18807449704&connections=10&stream=0" allowtransparency="true" width="300" height="160" style="border:none;border-bottom:1px solid #94a3c4;margin-bottom:3px;"></iframe>
677
+ <div id="div-7195804737060434892" style="width:298px;border:1px solid #cccccc;"></div>
678
+ <script type="text/javascript">var skin = {};skin['BORDER_COLOR'] = '#cccccc';skin['ENDCAP_BG_COLOR'] = '#e0ecff';skin['ENDCAP_TEXT_COLOR'] = '#333333';skin['ENDCAP_LINK_COLOR'] = '#0000cc';skin['ALTERNATE_BG_COLOR'] = '#ffffff';skin['CONTENT_BG_COLOR'] = '#ffffff';skin['CONTENT_LINK_COLOR'] = '#0000cc';skin['CONTENT_TEXT_COLOR'] = '#333333';skin['CONTENT_SECONDARY_LINK_COLOR'] = '#7777cc';skin['CONTENT_SECONDARY_TEXT_COLOR'] = '#666666';skin['CONTENT_HEADLINE_COLOR'] = '#333333';skin['NUMBER_ROWS'] = '2';google.friendconnect.container.setParentUrl('/');google.friendconnect.container.renderMembersGadget({ id: 'div-7195804737060434892', site: '06264860231701396367' }, skin);</script>
679
+ <div id="div-8087125817774526074" style="margin-top:3px;width:298px;border:1px solid #cccccc;"></div>
680
+ </div>
681
+ <div class="btm">&nbsp;</div>
682
+ </div>
683
+ <div class="box">
684
+ <div class="inner">
685
+ <div class="right"><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("main_abovefold_160x600");</script></div>
686
+ <div class="mega-list">
687
+ <h3>Mashable Mega Lists</h3>
688
+ <ul>
689
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/11/26/mobile-web-design/">A Guide to Mobile Web Design Tips and Tricks</a></li>
690
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/08/13/twitter-foodies/">Tasty Tweets: 55+ Foodies to Follow on Twitter</a></li>
691
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/08/twitter-musicians/">Musicians on Twitter: 100+ Artists That Tweet</a></li>
692
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/06/15/twitter-environmentalists/">Green Tweets: 75+ Environmentalists to Follow on Twitter</a></li>
693
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/05/26/twitter-comedians/">85 Comedians to Follow on Twitter</a></li>
694
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/05/22/twitter-nonfiction-authors/">Nonfiction Tweets: 70+ Authors to Follow on Twitter</a></li>
695
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/05/08/twitter-authors/">Literary Tweets: 100+ of the Best Authors on Twitter</a></li>
696
+ <!-- Cached Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:17:26 +0000 --> <li><a href="http://mashable.com/category/megalist/">More Mega Lists &raquo;</a></li>
697
+ </ul>
698
+ </div>
699
+ </div>
700
+ <div class="btm">&nbsp;</div>
701
+ </div>
702
+ <div class="box">
703
+ <div class="inner">
704
+ <ul class="sponsors">
705
+ <li><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_TopLeft");</script></li>
706
+ <li><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_TopRight");</script></li>
707
+ <li><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_MiddleLeft");</script></li>
708
+ <li><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_MiddleRight");</script></li>
709
+ <li><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("rightsidebar_Bottom_125x125_VeryBottomLeft");</script></li>
710
+ <li><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("rightsidebar_Bottom_125x125_VeryBottomRight");</script></li>
711
+ <li><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_BottomLeft");</script></li>
712
+ <li><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_BottomRight");</script></li>
713
+ <li><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_LowerLeft");</script></li>
714
+ <li><script type="text/javascript">GA_googleFillSlot("main_rightsidebar_FM_bottom_125x125_LowerRight");</script></li>
715
+ </ul>
716
+ <span class="general-link"><a href="http://mashable.com/advertise/" rel="nofollow">Advertise Here</a></span>
717
+ </div>
718
+ <div class="btm">&nbsp;</div>
719
+ </div>
720
+ <div class="box bizspark-box">
721
+ <div class="inner">
722
+ <a class="heading" href="http://mashable.com/bizspark/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/themes/v5/img/sidebar/sparkofgenius_logo.gif" width="250" height="25" alt="" /></a>
723
+ <p>Sponsored By:</p>
724
+ <a class="img" href="http://www.microsoftstartupzone.com/BizSpark/Pages/At_a_Glance.aspx?WT.mc_id=MSZ_Mashable_bannergrey" rel="external nofollow"></a>
725
+ </div>
726
+ <div class="btm">&nbsp;</div>
727
+ </div>
728
+ <div class="box">
729
+ <div class="inner">
730
+ <ul class="tabs">
731
+ <li class="active"><a href="#tags" class="tab"><strong>Tags</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></a></li>
732
+ <li><a href="#news" class="tab"><strong>Recent News</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></a></li>
733
+ <li><a href="#lists" class="tab"><strong>Recent Lists</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></a></li>
734
+ </ul>
735
+ <div class="tab-content">
736
+ <div id="tags" class="tagcloud"><a href='http://mashable.com/tag/advertisers/' class='tag-link-1315' title='57 topics' style='font-size: 9.6148648648649px;'>advertisers</a>
737
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/advertising/' class='tag-link-220' title='217 topics' style='font-size: 14.709459459459px;'>advertising</a>
738
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/amazon/' class='tag-link-216' title='81 topics' style='font-size: 10.932432432432px;'>amazon</a>
739
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/android/' class='tag-link-698' title='120 topics' style='font-size: 12.425675675676px;'>android</a>
740
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/apple/' class='tag-link-1147' title='247 topics' style='font-size: 15.148648648649px;'>apple</a>
741
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/app-store/' class='tag-link-6081' title='60 topics' style='font-size: 9.8783783783784px;'>app store</a>
742
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/att/' class='tag-link-1450' title='52 topics' style='font-size: 9.2635135135135px;'>att</a>
743
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/barack-obama/' class='tag-link-1504' title='56 topics' style='font-size: 9.6148648648649px;'>barack obama</a>
744
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/bing/' class='tag-link-14785' title='72 topics' style='font-size: 10.493243243243px;'>bing</a>
745
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/blackberry/' class='tag-link-602' title='62 topics' style='font-size: 9.9662162162162px;'>blackberry</a>
746
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/blog/' class='tag-link-178' title='56 topics' style='font-size: 9.6148648648649px;'>blog</a>
747
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/blogging/' class='tag-link-472' title='103 topics' style='font-size: 11.898648648649px;'>blogging</a>
748
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/business/' class='tag-link-1862' title='127 topics' style='font-size: 12.689189189189px;'>business</a>
749
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/celebrities/' class='tag-link-1287' title='117 topics' style='font-size: 12.337837837838px;'>celebrities</a>
750
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/charity/' class='tag-link-1040' title='55 topics' style='font-size: 9.527027027027px;'>charity</a>
751
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/conferences/' class='tag-link-623' title='170 topics' style='font-size: 13.743243243243px;'>conferences</a>
752
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/digg/' class='tag-link-92' title='122 topics' style='font-size: 12.513513513514px;'>digg</a>
753
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/email/' class='tag-link-165' title='70 topics' style='font-size: 10.405405405405px;'>email</a>
754
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/events/' class='tag-link-137' title='218 topics' style='font-size: 14.709459459459px;'>Events</a>
755
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/facebook/' class='tag-link-82' title='966 topics' style='font-size: 20.418918918919px;'>facebook</a>
756
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/firefox/' class='tag-link-538' title='115 topics' style='font-size: 12.25px;'>Firefox</a>
757
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/flickr/' class='tag-link-95' title='67 topics' style='font-size: 10.22972972973px;'>flickr</a>
758
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/friendfeed/' class='tag-link-150' title='112 topics' style='font-size: 12.162162162162px;'>friendfeed</a>
759
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/games/' class='tag-link-204' title='55 topics' style='font-size: 9.527027027027px;'>games</a>
760
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/gmail/' class='tag-link-925' title='97 topics' style='font-size: 11.635135135135px;'>gmail</a>
761
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/google/' class='tag-link-29' title='766 topics' style='font-size: 19.452702702703px;'>Google</a>
762
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/google-maps/' class='tag-link-478' title='58 topics' style='font-size: 9.7027027027027px;'>Google Maps</a>
763
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/google-wave/' class='tag-link-14820' title='54 topics' style='font-size: 9.4391891891892px;'>Google Wave</a>
764
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/holidays/' class='tag-link-552' title='50 topics' style='font-size: 9.1756756756757px;'>Holidays</a>
765
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/how-to/' class='tag-link-891' title='84 topics' style='font-size: 11.108108108108px;'>how to</a>
766
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/hulu/' class='tag-link-996' title='77 topics' style='font-size: 10.756756756757px;'>hulu</a>
767
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/humor/' class='tag-link-8553' title='67 topics' style='font-size: 10.22972972973px;'>humor</a>
768
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/iphone/' class='tag-link-637' title='581 topics' style='font-size: 18.398648648649px;'>iphone</a>
769
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/iphone-app/' class='tag-link-6086' title='55 topics' style='font-size: 9.527027027027px;'>iphone app</a>
770
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/iphone-apps/' class='tag-link-6109' title='88 topics' style='font-size: 11.283783783784px;'>iphone apps</a>
771
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/itunes/' class='tag-link-982' title='77 topics' style='font-size: 10.756756756757px;'>itunes</a>
772
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/jobs/' class='tag-link-1830' title='87 topics' style='font-size: 11.195945945946px;'>jobs</a>
773
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/lastfm/' class='tag-link-685' title='63 topics' style='font-size: 10.054054054054px;'>Last.FM</a>
774
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/linkedin/' class='tag-link-131' title='62 topics' style='font-size: 9.9662162162162px;'>linkedin</a>
775
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/list/' class='tag-link-553' title='62 topics' style='font-size: 9.9662162162162px;'>List</a>
776
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/lists/' class='tag-link-135' title='515 topics' style='font-size: 17.959459459459px;'>Lists</a>
777
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/live-video/' class='tag-link-6235' title='55 topics' style='font-size: 9.527027027027px;'>live video</a>
778
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/marketing/' class='tag-link-311' title='144 topics' style='font-size: 13.128378378378px;'>MARKETING</a>
779
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/mashable/' class='tag-link-118' title='329 topics' style='font-size: 16.290540540541px;'>mashable</a>
780
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/media/' class='tag-link-159' title='101 topics' style='font-size: 11.810810810811px;'>media</a>
781
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/microblogging/' class='tag-link-251' title='71 topics' style='font-size: 10.493243243243px;'>microblogging</a>
782
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/microsoft/' class='tag-link-247' title='261 topics' style='font-size: 15.412162162162px;'>microsoft</a>
783
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/mobile/' class='tag-link-43' title='201 topics' style='font-size: 14.445945945946px;'>Mobile 2.0</a>
784
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/mobile-20/' class='tag-link-145' title='141 topics' style='font-size: 13.040540540541px;'>Mobile 2.0</a>
785
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/movies/' class='tag-link-881' title='52 topics' style='font-size: 9.2635135135135px;'>Movies</a>
786
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/music/' class='tag-link-280' title='227 topics' style='font-size: 14.885135135135px;'>music</a>
787
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/myspace/' class='tag-link-65' title='213 topics' style='font-size: 14.621621621622px;'>myspace</a>
788
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/obama/' class='tag-link-1843' title='59 topics' style='font-size: 9.7905405405405px;'>obama</a>
789
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/online-video/' class='tag-link-313' title='120 topics' style='font-size: 12.425675675676px;'>ONLINE VIDEO</a>
790
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/open-web-awards/' class='tag-link-11272' title='52 topics' style='font-size: 9.2635135135135px;'>open web awards</a>
791
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/photos/' class='tag-link-1156' title='51 topics' style='font-size: 9.2635135135135px;'>Photos</a>
792
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/politics/' class='tag-link-126' title='59 topics' style='font-size: 9.7905405405405px;'>politics</a>
793
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/privacy/' class='tag-link-2171' title='58 topics' style='font-size: 9.7027027027027px;'>privacy</a>
794
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/rss/' class='tag-link-474' title='57 topics' style='font-size: 9.6148648648649px;'>rss</a>
795
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/search/' class='tag-link-60' title='193 topics' style='font-size: 14.27027027027px;'>Search</a>
796
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/security/' class='tag-link-528' title='48 topics' style='font-size: 9px;'>security</a>
797
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/shopping/' class='tag-link-1041' title='63 topics' style='font-size: 10.054054054054px;'>shopping</a>
798
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/small-business/' class='tag-link-1174' title='66 topics' style='font-size: 10.22972972973px;'>small business</a>
799
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/social-media/' class='tag-link-1100' title='710 topics' style='font-size: 19.189189189189px;'>social media</a>
800
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/social-networking/' class='tag-link-77' title='313 topics' style='font-size: 16.114864864865px;'>social networking</a>
801
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/social-networks/' class='tag-link-703' title='71 topics' style='font-size: 10.493243243243px;'>social networks</a>
802
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/software/' class='tag-link-777' title='207 topics' style='font-size: 14.533783783784px;'>software</a>
803
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/sponsors/' class='tag-link-787' title='72 topics' style='font-size: 10.493243243243px;'>Sponsors</a>
804
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/sports/' class='tag-link-406' title='99 topics' style='font-size: 11.722972972973px;'>sports</a>
805
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/television/' class='tag-link-1099' title='49 topics' style='font-size: 9.0878378378378px;'>television</a>
806
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/trending/' class='tag-link-16796' title='167 topics' style='font-size: 13.743243243243px;'>trending</a>
807
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/tv/' class='tag-link-762' title='100 topics' style='font-size: 11.722972972973px;'>tv</a>
808
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/twitter/' class='tag-link-119' title='1,466 topics' style='font-size: 22px;'>twitter</a>
809
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/ustream/' class='tag-link-577' title='64 topics' style='font-size: 10.054054054054px;'>ustream</a>
810
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/video/' class='tag-link-122' title='366 topics' style='font-size: 16.641891891892px;'>video</a>
811
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/viral-video/' class='tag-link-14438' title='98 topics' style='font-size: 11.722972972973px;'>viral video</a>
812
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/widgets/' class='tag-link-612' title='53 topics' style='font-size: 9.3513513513514px;'>widgets</a>
813
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/wordpress/' class='tag-link-300' title='66 topics' style='font-size: 10.22972972973px;'>Wordpress</a>
814
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/yahoo/' class='tag-link-141' title='162 topics' style='font-size: 13.567567567568px;'>Yahoo</a>
815
+ <a href='http://mashable.com/tag/youtube/' class='tag-link-74' title='362 topics' style='font-size: 16.641891891892px;'>youtube</a></div>
816
+ <ul id="news" style="display:none;">
817
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/26/kindle-ebook-sales/" title="Digital Revolution? Kindle Ebooks Outsell Real Books on Christmas">Digital Revolution? Kindle Ebooks Outsell Real Books on Christmas</a> (70)</li>
818
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/27/social-media-experts-twitter/" title="There are 15,740 Social Media Experts on Twitter">There are 15,740 Social Media Experts on Twitter</a> (70)</li>
819
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/27/att-iphones-new-york-city/" title="AT&amp;T Website Stops Selling iPhone in New York City [REPORT]">AT&amp;T Website Stops Selling iPhone in New York City [REPORT]</a> (68)</li>
820
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/23/pepsi-super-bowl/" title="Pepsi to Skip Super Bowl Ads in Favor of $20M Social Media Campaign">Pepsi to Skip Super Bowl Ads in Favor of $20M Social Media Campaign</a> (66)</li>
821
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/25/old-twitter-retweets-win/" title="64% Prefer Old Twitter Retweets to New Style">64% Prefer Old Twitter Retweets to New Style</a> (58)</li>
822
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/24/news-media-content-trends/" title="10 News Media Content Trends to Watch in 2010">10 News Media Content Trends to Watch in 2010</a> (54)</li>
823
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/26/augmented-reality-marketing/" title="10 Awesome Uses of Augmented Reality Marketing">10 Awesome Uses of Augmented Reality Marketing</a> (52)</li>
824
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/28/social-media-business-strategy/" title="HOW TO: Implement a Social Media Business Strategy">HOW TO: Implement a Social Media Business Strategy</a> (49)</li>
825
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/25/twitter-2009/" title="How Twitter Conquered the World in 2009">How Twitter Conquered the World in 2009</a> (47)</li>
826
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/26/security-rules-tsa/" title="New Security Rules Could Limit In-Flight Laptop Time">New Security Rules Could Limit In-Flight Laptop Time</a> (46)</li>
827
+ <!-- Cached Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:16:47 +0000 -->
828
+ </ul>
829
+ <ul id="lists" style="display:none;">
830
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/29/mobile-advertising/">Mobile Advertising: 5 Things You Need to Know to Succeed in 2010</a></li>
831
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/29/7-ways-news-media-are-becoming-more-collaborative/">7 Ways News Media are Becoming More Collaborative</a></li>
832
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/28/5-essential-sites-photographers/">5 Essential Sites for Professional Photographers</a></li>
833
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/28/new-years-resolutions-smbs/">5 New Year's Resolutions for SMBs</a></li>
834
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/28/social-media-business-strategy/">HOW TO: Implement a Social Media Business Strategy</a></li>
835
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/27/10-iphone-apps-dog-lovers/">10 Best iPhone Apps for Dog Lovers</a></li>
836
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/27/real-time-trends/">5 Big Real-Time Web Trends of 2009</a></li>
837
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/26/twitter-year-review/">2009 As Seen Through Twitter Hashtags</a></li>
838
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/26/augmented-reality-marketing/">10 Awesome Uses of Augmented Reality Marketing</a></li>
839
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/25/music-industry-predictions-2010/">5 Predictions for the Music Industry in 2010</a></li>
840
+ <!-- Cached Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:17:02 +0000 --> </ul>
841
+ </div>
842
+ </div>
843
+ <div class="btm">&nbsp;</div>
844
+ </div>
845
+ <div class="box">
846
+ <div class="inner">
847
+ <h3>Sun Startup Essentials</h3>
848
+ <p><a href="http://www.sun.com/startupessentials/index.jsp?CID=928450" rel="nofollow external"><img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/themes/v5/img/sidebar/SSE_WebBanner-1.jpg" width="300" height="100" alt="Sun Startup Essentials" /></a></p>
849
+ </div>
850
+ <div class="btm">&nbsp;</div>
851
+ </div>
852
+ <div class="box">
853
+ <div class="inner">
854
+ <ul class="tabs">
855
+ <li class="active"><a href="#jobs" class="tab"><strong>Jobs</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></a></li>
856
+ <li><a href="#recent-beta-invites" class="tab"><strong>Recent Beta Invites</strong><span>&nbsp;</span></a></li>
857
+ </ul>
858
+ <div class="tab-content">
859
+ <div id="jobs">
860
+ <div id="jbb_adaptive_widget_body"></div>
861
+ <div id="jbb_adaptive_widget_post_a_job"></div>
862
+ <div class="add-menu">
863
+ <ul>
864
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.jobamatic.com/a/jbb/find-jobs">More Jobs</a> |</li>
865
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.jobamatic.com/a/jbb/post-job">Post a Job</a></li>
866
+ </ul>
867
+ </div>
868
+ </div>
869
+ <ul id="recent-beta-invites" style="display:none;">
870
+ <li><a href="http://invites.mashable.com/site/ribbitmobile" rel="nofollow">ribbitmobile</a><br /> This service is an alternative to Google Voice....</li>
871
+ <li><a href="http://invites.mashable.com/site/hapnin" rel="nofollow">hapnin</a><br />What to do. Around you. Right now.
872
+
873
+ Venue Owners and Promoters:
874
+ Add your events into our platform...</li>
875
+ <li><a href="http://invites.mashable.com/site/adumo" rel="nofollow">adumo</a><br />We are an ad network that combines all online advertising verticals into one platform. We help publi...</li>
876
+ <li><a href="http://invites.mashable.com/site/putio" rel="nofollow">putio</a><br />Download files automatically from BitTorrent and Rapidshare and store it on your 50GB account....</li>
877
+ <li><a href="http://invites.mashable.com/site/googlevoice" rel="nofollow">googlevoice</a><br />Google Voice lets you do more with your calls. And it's free....</li>
878
+ <!-- Cached Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:17:03 +0000 --> </ul>
879
+ </div>
880
+ </div>
881
+ <div class="btm">&nbsp;</div>
882
+ </div>
883
+ <div class="box">
884
+ <div class="inner">
885
+ <h3>Mashable Partners</h3>
886
+ <p><a href="http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-services-consulting/" rel="nofollow external"><img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/themes/v5/img/sidebar/w3-edge.jpg" width="300" height="50" alt="WordPress Plugins" /></a></p>
887
+ <p><a href="http://www.maxcdn.com/" rel="nofollow external"><img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/themes/v5/img/sidebar/max_300x50.png" width="300" height="50" alt="CDN" /></a></p>
888
+ <p><script type="text/javascript" src="http://bs.serving-sys.com/BurstingPipe/adServer.bs?cn=sb&c=17&pli=889086&PluID=0&w=300&h=50&ord=[timestamp]"></script><noscript><a href="http://bs.serving-sys.com/BurstingPipe/BannerRedirect.asp?FlightID=889086&Page=&PluID=0&Pos=581" rel="external"><img src="http://bs.serving-sys.com/BurstingPipe/BannerSource.asp?FlightID=889086&Page=&PluID=0&Pos=581" width="300" height="50" /></a></noscript></p>
889
+ <p><a href="http://concentricsky.com/" rel="nofollow external"><img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/themes/v5/img/sidebar/concentric-sky.png" width="300" height="50" alt="" /></a></p>
890
+ <p><a href="http://www.converdge.com/" rel="nofollow external"><img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/themes/v5/img/sidebar/converdge.jpg" width="300" height="50" alt="" /></a></p>
891
+ <p><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/" rel="nofollow external"><img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/themes/v5/img/sidebar/seesmic_buildyourcommunity.png" width="135" height="37" alt="" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tweetdeck.com/" rel="nofollow external"><img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/themes/v5/img/sidebar/tweetdeck.gif" width="133" height="55" alt="" /></a></p>
892
+ <p><center><a href="http://www.blogrovr.com/feed/?via=Mashable.com&feed.url=http://feedproxy.google.com/Mashable" rel="nofollow external"><img src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/themes/v5/img/sidebar/blogrovr.gif" width="132" height="55" alt="" /></a></center></p>
893
+ <p>Thanks to the above companies for helping Mashable to provide social media resources every day.</p>
894
+ </div>
895
+ <div class="btm">&nbsp;</div>
896
+ </div>
897
+ </div>
898
+
899
+ <div style="clear:both"></div></div>
900
+ <div id="ft">
901
+ <div class="content">
902
+ <ul class="footer-menu">
903
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/">News</a></li>
904
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/writers/" rel="nofollow">Submit News</a></li>
905
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/about/" rel="nofollow">About Us</a></li>
906
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/advertise/" rel="nofollow">Advertise</a></li>
907
+ <li><a href="http://mashable.com/contact-us/" rel="nofollow">Contact Us</a></li>
908
+ </ul>
909
+ <div class="copyright">
910
+ <ul class="add-info">
911
+ <li><a href="http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-services-consulting/" title="WordPress Consultant" rel="nofollow external">WordPress Consulting</a> by W3 EDGE,</li>
912
+ <li><a href="http://www.rackspace.com/index.php?CMP=mashable_logo_ros_ban_smb_mar_generic" rel="external">Web Hosting by Rackspace</a>,</li>
913
+ <li><a href="http://www.maxcdn.com/" title="CDN" rel="external">CDN</a> Service by MaxCDN</li>
914
+ <li>| &copy; 2006-2009 Mashable!</li>
915
+ </ul>
916
+ </div>
917
+ </div>
918
+ </div>
919
+ <a href="#custom-doc" class="top">back to top</a>
920
+ </div>
921
+ <script type="text/javascript">
922
+ LOTCC.bcp();
923
+ a2a_linkname="Mashable!";a2a_linkurl="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/Mashable";
924
+ var jbb_widget_list_count = 4;var jbb_widget_domain = 'http://mashable.jobamatic.com';
925
+ <script type="text/javascript">try {var W3SS=_gat._getTracker("UA-12056985-1");W3SS._trackPageview();w3ss._trackEvent('Author Statistics', 'Brenna Ehrlich', 'Weather Channel Marriage Proposal: Touching With a Chance of Viral Status [VIDEO]', 11);} catch(err) {}</script></script>
926
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/w3tc/min/default.include-footer.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.fmpub.net/site/mashable"></script>
927
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://mashable.jobamatic.com/c/jbb/js/jbb_widget_adaptive.js"></script>
928
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://mashable.jobamatic.com/a/jbb/find-jobs-json/jbb_widget_list_jobposts/4"></script>
929
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.addtoany.com/menu/feed.js"></script>
930
+ <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.google.com/coop/cse/brand?form=cse-search-box"></script>
931
+ <script type="text/javascript">blippr = {root: "http://static1.blippr.com", apiroot: "http://api.blippr.com/v2", sourceKey: "583d916bba746b4e8d89c6596dfdb9a9" };</script>
932
+ <script type="text/javascript">
933
+ <!--
934
+ d = new Date();
935
+ document.writeln('<img src="http://mashable.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-powerstat/bug.php?post=174310&page=&cat=&tag=&author=7102&hash=0f6961af6f5a772e2f4c25df63b8eae0&t=' + d.getTime() + '" width="1" height="1" border="0" style="display:block;"/>');
936
+ // -->
937
+ </script>
938
+ </body>
939
+ </html>
940
+ <!--
941
+ This site's performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Dramatically improve the speed and reliability of your blog!
942
+
943
+ Learn more about our WordPress Plugins: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/
944
+
945
+ Minified using memcached
946
+ Page Caching using memcached
947
+ Content Delivery Network via cdn.mashable.com
948
+
949
+ Served from: localhost @ 2009-12-30 19:20:06 -->