Musical squee.

Instead of complaining about lame ringtones, I guess I should be recommending squeeworthy ones instead.

Accordingly, I give you THE HOTNESS:

Cingular Wireless

"White & Nerdy" by Weird Al Yankovic

What This Ringtone Says About You:

"Yes, fellow mass transit riders. I'd be riding a Segway instead if it fit inside this subway car."







"Smack That" by Akon, featuring Eminem

What This Ringtone Says About You:

"I'm a conformist."

"I will download any song that features an Eric Roberts cameo in the music video."





Verizon Wireless



"About Us" by Brooke Hogan

What This Ringtone Says About You:

"I watch a lot of VH1. A LOT."






Mozzy "Mosquito" Tones
AKA "The Ringtones Adults Can't Hear"

What This Ringtone Says About You:

"I'm under the age of 20."

"I have little to no life...and, consequently, have a large number of missed calls because I employ the use of a non-audible ringtone."

WHO is buying these ringtones?

After consulting Billboard.com to see that frequently squeed-over Justin Timberlake has added another #1 single to his mantle, it was brought to my attention that he was missing one "#1" in particular:

What? No ringtone?

I'd really like to know what the methodology is over at Billboard for determining ringtone hierarchy. By the looks of the chart, I have been lead to believe that the Billboard folks are at the local parish's weekly Bingo somewhere Upstate New York gathering these "facts."

I have nothing against Bingo (except the ink that stains everything in sight or people who falsely yell out "Bingo!" when they only have four down...) or Upstate (except for the incessant foliage), but I don't think that Justin, or any of the songs released THIS YEAR could not be on the Top 10.

Give a listen to the songs blaring out of phones around you. Odds are, they're on the current Top 40 charts. Not last year's - this year's.

Let's be real: Who the heck has downloaded "Halloween," a mere seasonal ringtone, for a song I forgot even existed until today, enough times to warrant a #1 spot? [Whisper: People UPSTATE!]

If you know who they are, please openly mock them, and then have them leave a comment for us here at Squeeworthy.com.

I will not stop until I know the truth!

Geeky squee.

I love widgets. I don't entirely "get" them, but I love them. Some are quite practical (i.e. the weather widget) and some just are really asinine (i.e. the clock widget - not like you don't already have one on your desktop or anything).

Nothing, however, compares to the shock and dismay I experienced when I saw this this morning:



"You failed to water your Chia?" I forgot I even HAD a Chia! So now I have a dead Chia carcass amongst my widget collection. Great.

Why are widgets squeeworthy? Mostly because I said so, but also because they're highly amusing and die on your dashboard.

To get your own, visit: http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/

Geeky squee.

Given the context clues, you can probably guess I'm a big fan of the Macintosh platform.

Not gonna lie. I kinda, sorta in no uncertain terms have a crush on it.

To further celebrate my love of all things Apple, I'm going to share an application that every Mac user should have and every PC user should be deeply jealous of: Adium X.

Available for download at www.adiumx.com, this is the bells-and-whistles version of instant messaging software. The great thing about Adium is that it allows you to connect to AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, Gmail chat, and the kitchen sink...all at the same time. It's like a really cool universal remote for IMing your buddies.

Equally as cool, the customization options. If you can think of it, you can probably have your Adium set up that way. Transparency, using your own images for a background, templates, sounds, functionality...it's all limited by your own creativity.

Check out what others have already submitted at http://www.adiumxtras.com/ and share your own with the world.

If you're a Strongbad fan like me, you'll love this one:

Generous squee.

You're wearing one of these.



You bought it with one of these.



Your friend is calling you on one of these...



...to tell you to listen to one of these:

That's right. There's a new Nano in town. (RED) and Apple have teamed up as the latest (PRODUCT)^RED item up for sale - the iPod nano (PRODUCT)^RED Special Edition.

Apple will give $10 of its purchase price to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. So, not only will you be stylishly well-coordinated in crimson, you'll be making a difference.

Created in cooperation with U2's Bono to raise awareness and money for The Global Fund by teaming up with the world's most iconic brands to produce (PRODUCT)^RED branded products, the money raised by these (RED) items helps women and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa.


For more info about the Global Fund and (RED), visit www.JOINRED.com.

What to Listen to This Tuesday: 10/16

I still can't get over that this girl is only 14. (Or 15. Same difference.) At 13, JoJo (AKA Joanna Levesque) hit the top of the charts with her single "(Leave) Get Out," becoming the youngest solo artist ever to do so. 13. You know what I was doing at 13? A science project on the periodic table of the elements. I think I was Chromium.

The thing that's the most impressive about JoJo is not her packaging or her marketing - it's that she's singing about topics like relationships where the mere concept of someone so young having a story to tell about it is...well, straight up weird. It's the way she sings it that makes it all work. You buy it.

JoJo is an unbelievably talented singer for someone that's still so young. Listen to her on the radio, and you'll think you're rocking out to someone a lot older. "Been around the block and dated 14 different losers and taught her daughter to avoid them too," older. If she were in your school choir, you would not want to mess with her. You'd join track and cut your losses.

Not only can the girl riff with the likes of Mariah and Christina, she can act and write songs. Hey, I'm jealous.

Her new single "Too Little Too Late" peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top 100, and she shows no signs of slowing.

Pick up a copy of The High Road tomorrow. With production by Scott Storch, Swizz Beatz, and Timbaland, you know this little girl is going to be doing big things.

Smart squee.

This is a video everyone should see:

http://www.campaignforrealbeauty.ca/flat2.asp?id=6852

Dove's onto something, but can it really affect change?

We'll see.

Let us know what you think.