Posts by Matt Q

About Matt Q

Matthew joined PeekYou as a community manager, writer, and blogger in 2011. Matt writes for our assorted blogs and manages public communication on various social media channels (such as on our Facebook fan page). Matthew previously worked at Conde Nast Digital and has a strong understanding of the social/digital landscape.

04/07/2015 by Matt Q

Billie Holiday: Born 100 Years Ago Today

Tuesday, April 7th marks the 100th birthday of Billie Holiday; an American jazz vocalist of incalculable influence and importance.

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04/07/2015 by Matt Q

The Incredible Human-Powered Amusement Park Playground

In the foothills of northeastern Italy’s Dolomite mountains can be found Ai Pioppi; a restaurant with a remarkable twist.

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04/02/2015 by Matt Q

‘Full House’ Coming to Netflix?

Back last summer it was reported that beloved 90s, ABC family sitcom, Full House, might possibly be making a return to TV screens.

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04/02/2015 by Matt Q

The Top 10 Video Game Designers on the Web

Of the vast many video game designers/developers indexed on PeekYou, which includes pretty much all of the industry’s best known and most legendary names, these 10 below are the folks with the highest PeekScores; our metric which gauges online prominence, impact, and influence.

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03/29/2015 by Matt Q

WrestleMania 31, and the Biggest WWE Superstars in Cyberspace

Those of us old enough to remember, and silly enough in our youths to have cared at the time, can barely believe its been 31 years since Vince McMahon first thrust upon the world Wrestlemania; his WWE‘s (then WWF’s) pay-per-view bonanza, “pro-wrestling Super Bowl,” and spectacle to end all spectacles.

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03/26/2015 by Matt Q

James Corden, Mariah Carey, and ‘Carpool Karaoke’

British comedian James Corden has only been in the driver’s seat of CBS‘ The Late Late Show for a few days, and already he’s brought in some genuine show-biz heavyweights to aid him in acquiring his fair slice of that sweet, American late-night TV viral video pie.

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03/26/2015 by Matt Q

Zayn Malik Leaves One Direction (and the Internet Mourns)

Zayn Malik, 1/5th of the enormously popular singing group One Direction, has decided to take his leave of the act; citing stress and a desire for normalcy as his reasons.

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03/25/2015 by Matt Q

Rowling Defends Dumbledore on Twitter

Harry Potter scribe, J.K. Rowling, is trending heavily on social media today for her now seven-year old assertion that Albus Dumbledore — the headmaster of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in her massively best-selling Potter series of books — is gay.

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03/23/2015 by Matt Q

The Head Coaches of the ‘Sweet 16’ of March Madness

As noted in a recent entry, the NCAA’s annual men’s basketball championship tournament — or, if you prefer (as most do), March Madness — has been underway for a little while now.

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03/22/2015 by Matt Q

The PeekScores of the Cast of HBO’s ‘Girls’

The somewhat bafflingly, yet also reliably controversial HBO series, Girls, airs its fourth season finale on Sunday.

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About Matt Q

Billie Holiday: Born 100 Years Ago Today

The Incredible Human-Powered Amusement Park Playground

‘Full House’ Coming to Netflix?

The Top 10 Video Game Designers on the Web

Zayn Malik Leaves One Direction (and the Internet Mourns)

The Head Coaches of the ‘Sweet 16’ of March Madness

The PeekScores of the Cast of HBO’s ‘Girls’