Pogo

In the 1920s the popular thing to do was to jump on a pogo stick.  In the 1950s Pogo (the possum) was cartoonist Walt Kelly's ticket to comic strip syndication.  If you were pogoing in the 1980's, chances are you were at a punk rock concert.

In the 21st Century, Pogo is hot again!  This time around you'll be visiting one of Electronic Arts' (the EA) game sites.  Pogo.com has been one of the Top Ten internet sites visited in the United States since 2006.  With all it has to offer it's easy to reason why.

You can play for free or as a dues playing Club Pogo member.  As a club member, you can earn virtual badges and prizes as well as access to games unique to the site with no ads.  They are constantly adding new games including Arcade and Sports, Board, Card, Freebie Gambling, and Puzzles.  That includes combining forces with traditional games like Scrabble where members have access to the National Scrabble Association Ratings.  Pogo also offers up "Trivial Pursuit," both online and in conjunction with the 2008 syndicated game show.

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• Marilyn Manson Settles His Feud with Madonna! Kind of…

  
  The Silver Tongue — Authority: 142
  Marilyn Manson and former band member Madonna Wayne Gacy (keyboardist and serial killer wanna-be) have been at each others black eyeliner in the court since August 2007 over misspent fortunes. The keyboardist claims that Marilyn splurged the band’s earnings on Nazi toys and real life stuffed China girls. What ...
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• Upular

  
  Row Three — Authority: 143
    I can’t decide if this is as cool as the actual movie or not. It’s gotta come close. “Upular” by Pogo , is an awesome electronic composition using sounds and clips from the movie Up . Pogo is an emerging electronic music artist in Perth, Western Australia. He is known for his work recording small ...
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• This is Fun: Pixars Up Gets Remixed

  
  The 8th Circuit — Authority: 140
  Now this is some good stuff. Badass video remix artist Pogo took chords, bass notes and vocal samples from Pixars Up and turned it into a song called "Upular". The result is predictably awesome considering the artist at work and the work hes drawing from. Check it out below: read more
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• Pogo – “Upular”

  
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• Readings: the Fifties

  
  Rodak Riffs... — Authority: 129
  X Below is an example of the kind of thing lil Rodak was reading in 1953: X
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• Upular

  
  Pie Heaven — Authority: 139
  Pogo does it again! This time it’s a song composed of songs from the movie “Up.” (You probably remember his other songs, such as “ Alice .”)
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• Pogo - Upular

  
  Ten to Eight to Eight — Authority: 141
  Pogo - Upular
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• Bouncing Back

  
  Spherical Notions — Authority: 128
  After thwarting attempts to have his videos removed from Youtube, Aussie remix artist Pogo has bounced back with Upular , a remix using clips from the likely winner of the 2010 Best Animated Feature, Pixars Up. I honestly think this is on par with Alice , the video that originally brought him to my attention.
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• VOTD: POGO’s UPular

  
  /Film — Authority: 794
  Video remix artist Pogo takes on Pixar’s Up . Upular was composed using chords, bass notes and vocal samples from the Pete Docter-directed computer animated film. Watch the video embedded after the jump. Thanks to Matt B for the heads up. AFI’s Top 10 Movies and TV Series of 2009 Disney ...
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• Ten One Design Pogo Stylus for iPod touch 2G, 3G

  
  Kill Deal — Authority: 177
  Faster typing Nice with nails Soft tip protects display Sleek aluminum Handy clip Product Description The Pogo Stylus is beautifully designed to precisely trigger the multi-touch display in your iPod touch. Use it to type, navigate, sketch, and play. Sized for accuracy, the stylus does away with the awkward ...
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• Ten One Design Pogo Stylus for iPhone 3G, 3G S

  
  Kill Deal — Authority: 177
  Faster typing Nice with nails Soft tip protects display Sleek aluminum Handy clip Product Description The Pogo Stylus is beautifully designed to precisely trigger the multi-touch display in your iPhone or iPod touch. Use it to type, navigate, sketch, and play. Sized for accuracy, the patent-pending stylus does ...
  3 days ago

• Upular: a song composed of sounds from the movie Up

  
  Doobybrain.com — Authority: 569
  Pogo is back with another song made completely out of sounds from the Disney/Pixar movie Up ! If you missed Pogo’s previous creations, you have to check them out .
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• shaun got me a pretty red PoGo. :D

  
  farewell my beloved brunette — Authority: 141
  shaun got me a pretty red PoGo. :D
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• Wow.

  
  MetaFilter — Authority: 727
  " UPular " - a new song from Pogo ( previously on MeFi )
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• Merry Christmas

  
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• MARILYN MANSON Vs. POGO Lawsuit Update: Settlement Revealed

  
  It's A Thrall World — Authority: 131
  MARILYN MANSON With Pogo Pre Lawsuit Days Source: Blabbermouth.net , Southern California Public Radio , Myspace.com/MarilynManson Marilyn Manson’s insurance coverage will pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit brought against him by a former member of his band, but all of the money will go to the plaintiff’s ...
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• Boston Charlie

  
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• wow, fantastic, superb, fabulous,mischievous, flabbergast, ugly NEWS: What joke? Nuclear Bomb Researchers Accidentally Blow Up Building - Science - Gawker

  
  EverestUncensored — Authority: 133
  wow, fantastic, superb, fabulous,mischievous, flabbergast,  ugly NEWS hahahaha what a joke ?“On December 16, 2009, Shock and Detonation Physics Group researchers heard a loud unusual noise from Technical Area 15, Building 562 after firing a shot from a large-bore powder gun (LBPG)…. the researchers conducted ...
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• Mumbai Kids get creative at POGO mad carnival

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 740
  Rob makes his “big picture’ and over 2500 kids become part of making of this grandeur at the first ever Pogo M.A.D carnival in Mumbai on Sunday, December 20, 2009.Sunday in “Amchi Mumbai” was marked with over 2500 smiles! POGO, Indian kids’ favorite channel and Rob, host of the multi award winning arts ...
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• My New PogoPlank Theme – Glasklart

  
  Just Another iPhone Blog — Authority: 584
  One of the many things I like about the PogoPlank springboard replacement app is the ability to apply themes to it.  Up to now I have only found a small handful that I like – but the ones I like I tend to like a lot and thanks to a recent comment from one of our readers – Chris – I’ve just discovered one that ...
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