‘Quit Facebook Day’ A Flop

The “Quit Facebook Day” movement started by some users to encourage others to delete their Facebook accounts yesterday didn’t catch on as well as the social networking site. The reason may be because the concept wasn’t known to many, according to a new survey by Vision Critical. The failure of the movement could also have been due to the improved privacy features unveiled by Facebook recently. The survey said only 11% of Facebook users were aware of the movement. Of those, only 22% promised to delete their Facebook accounts. More than 25,000 users allegedly deleted their accounts. The survey also showed that 61% of users are happy with the new privacy features introduced by Facebook.

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Coke/Mentos-Powered Rocket Car
A pair of Maine performers said their latest video project stars a rocket car powered by Coke Zero and Mentos. Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz, of Buckfield, built the vehicle from a modified girl’s bicycle and a utility trailer holding a propulsion unit, which involves 108 two-liter bottles of Coke Zero and 648 Mentos mints. The video will be available beginning today at  www.eepybird.com. The performers said they are being careful not to reveal too much about the video, which was directed by “The Fast & the Furious” director Rob Cohen.