Dipdive
Encyclopedia
Dipdive is a social networking website tagged as "a Lifestyle Engine for Music, Arts, Action & More." It is best known for the original source site of the "Yes We Can
" music video. The site allows users to upload image
s, video
s, MP3
s, Blogs and create playlists. Videos and MP3s are allowed in the same playlist. In addition to flagship artists, such as the Black Eyed Peas, Dipdive is home to variety of creative content and social causes spanning over 44 active channels. Dipdive offers daily programs covering Comedy, Music, Fashion, Sports and Film. Kimberly Wyatt hosts her self-expression community of Beautiful Movements on Dipdive. Beyond the website, Dipdive produces exclusive events including Dipdive Nights and NightB4 with hot Artist performances and DJ sets.
launched the Barack Obama U.S. presidential election anthem video for "Yes We Can
" on February 2, 2008 and the video for We Are the Ones
on February 29, 2008. "It's a New Day
" was subsequently uploaded to the site. The official launch of the full feature site was October 15, 2008 when Dipdive.com launched along with the UK release of will.i.am
's third studio album, Songs About Girls
. The site was created and is maintained by Dipdive LLC.
On February 22, 2009, will.i.am
uploaded the full version of the previously-leaked, what would become a #1 hit, "Boom Boom Pow
" on to the website and revealed that the Black Eyed Peas' official website will redirect to the new Black Eyed Peas channel on Dipdive.
Almost a year after will.i.am
's last song for Barack Obama
, he posted a song along with a blog on his profile about his opinion of Obama's reaction to Kanye West's controversy of Taylor Swift, the song is entitled "The Jackass Song
".
, media player
and photo album. Users may choose a theme to personalize their profile. Users can subscribe to their favorite Dipdive Channels. A list of media (audio, video, pictures) added by the user's favorite Channels and friends is displayed in their profile. Users may befriend other Dipdive users and send private messages and webcam recordings. Users can opt to get notifications of content updates from their subscribed Channels and friends. Users may comment on content throughout the website.
Dipdive allows users to show their latest Twitter
tweet on the "What's Up?" section of their profile and log in via their Twitter credentials.
Dipdive allows users to show their latest Facebook
status on the "What's Up?" section of their profile and log in via their Facebook credentials.
on them. There are now 42 channels on Dipdive, some of them belonging to The Black Eyed Peas
, Kero One
, Natalia Kills
K'Naan
and Kimberly Wyatt
, former Pussycat Dolls
.
web series
. Each episode has 2-5 headlines of events (originally 7), they were formerly often made to be humorous. It was originally hosted by Michelle Joan Papillion and is now hosted by various hosts including Raquelle Gracie, a former member of the girl group, Hope who auditioned for the fourth series of The X Factor
. In 2010, DailyDips introduced a new format with a different topic each day of the week: DipComedy Monday, New Music Tuesday, Fashion, Art & Philanthropy Wednesday, Sporting Thursday and Feature Film Friday. Several new hosts covered different days or multiple days, including Lilan, Vanessa, Rana, Milan and Michelle. In 2011, a new host joined the roster, Corey Conrad.
, it is redirected from "beautifulmovements.com". Wyatt states, "www.beautifulmovements.com is a place for self-expression where people listen, relate, and learn about self worth. Together we encourage growth through love, compassion, and positive action. Through poetry, song, art, dance, and ultimately being self-expressed we open ourselves to a world of possibilities. Nobody on this Earth can make you happy but yourself. So dive into a journey of self-discovery
and be the change you wish to see in the world". The channel has a forum on it.
in Los Angeles on 24 January 2010. Money was raised for The Grammy Foundation and will.i.am's i.am Scholarship Fund. A number of pop artists created original paintings with their interpretations of the cause of why the music industry is dying OR who is "killing it" right now in the music industry (who is excelling despite the industry's downturn). The art was on display at the exhibition and at http://whokilledthemusic.dipdive.com/.
Yes We Can
"Yes We Can" is the first single from Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise, a compilation album organised and produced by Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.I.Am...
" music video. The site allows users to upload image
Image
An image is an artifact, for example a two-dimensional picture, that has a similar appearance to some subject—usually a physical object or a person.-Characteristics:...
s, video
Video
Video is the technology of electronically capturing, recording, processing, storing, transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of still images representing scenes in motion.- History :...
s, MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
s, Blogs and create playlists. Videos and MP3s are allowed in the same playlist. In addition to flagship artists, such as the Black Eyed Peas, Dipdive is home to variety of creative content and social causes spanning over 44 active channels. Dipdive offers daily programs covering Comedy, Music, Fashion, Sports and Film. Kimberly Wyatt hosts her self-expression community of Beautiful Movements on Dipdive. Beyond the website, Dipdive produces exclusive events including Dipdive Nights and NightB4 with hot Artist performances and DJ sets.
History
The site launched in an early Beta state when will.i.amWill.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
launched the Barack Obama U.S. presidential election anthem video for "Yes We Can
Yes We Can
"Yes We Can" is the first single from Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise, a compilation album organised and produced by Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.I.Am...
" on February 2, 2008 and the video for We Are the Ones
We Are the Ones
We Are The Ones is the second single from Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise, a compilation album organised and produced by Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.I.Am. The song was released on February 29, 2008 to support Barack Obama's presidential campaign...
on February 29, 2008. "It's a New Day
It's a New Day (song)
"It's a New Day" is the third single from the political compilation album, Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise, produced and organised by rapper and producer will.i.am. It was released on November 7, 2008. Will performed the song for the first time on The Oprah Winfrey Show. The song was...
" was subsequently uploaded to the site. The official launch of the full feature site was October 15, 2008 when Dipdive.com launched along with the UK release of will.i.am
Will.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
's third studio album, Songs About Girls
Songs about Girls
Songs About Girls is the third studio album by rapper will.i.am, known from his work with The Black Eyed Peas. The original title of the album was "Keep the Beeper". The album was released on September 25, 2007. The first single released from the album was a club track titled "I Got It From My...
. The site was created and is maintained by Dipdive LLC.
On February 22, 2009, will.i.am
Will.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
uploaded the full version of the previously-leaked, what would become a #1 hit, "Boom Boom Pow
Boom Boom Pow
"Boom Boom Pow" is a song by The Black Eyed Peas released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, The E.N.D. The song uses the auto-tune vocal effect, and blends the genres of Electro-rap, dance-pop, electro hop and hip hop....
" on to the website and revealed that the Black Eyed Peas' official website will redirect to the new Black Eyed Peas channel on Dipdive.
Almost a year after will.i.am
Will.i.am
William James Adams, Jr. , better known by his stage name will.i.am and occasionally by his other stage name Zuper Blahq, is an American rapper, musician, songwriter, singer, actor and producer...
's last song for Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
, he posted a song along with a blog on his profile about his opinion of Obama's reaction to Kanye West's controversy of Taylor Swift, the song is entitled "The Jackass Song
The Jackass Song
The Jackass Song is the fifth and final single released by Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am from the political compilation album Change Is Now: Renewing America's Promise. The song was released on September 17, 2009, and was based around Barack Obama's reaction following Kanye West's interruption...
".
Profiles
Each user has their own profile page with blogBlog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
, media player
Media player
Media player is a term typically used to describe computer software for playing back multimedia files. While many media players can play both audio and video, others focus only on one media type or the other...
and photo album. Users may choose a theme to personalize their profile. Users can subscribe to their favorite Dipdive Channels. A list of media (audio, video, pictures) added by the user's favorite Channels and friends is displayed in their profile. Users may befriend other Dipdive users and send private messages and webcam recordings. Users can opt to get notifications of content updates from their subscribed Channels and friends. Users may comment on content throughout the website.
Importing from other Websites
Because it was said that the Black Eyed Peas website will be closing, Dipdive allowed members to import their blogs, picture's and comments (from Dipdive members who have also imported) from The Black Eyed Peas website.Dipdive allows users to show their latest Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
tweet on the "What's Up?" section of their profile and log in via their Twitter credentials.
Dipdive allows users to show their latest Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
status on the "What's Up?" section of their profile and log in via their Facebook credentials.
Channels
Channels are pages that are specially featured on Dipdive. They have their own themes. They have "fans" who add them to their favorite channels. Some Channels have forumsInternet forum
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived...
on them. There are now 42 channels on Dipdive, some of them belonging to The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
, Kero One
Kero one
Kero One is a Korean-American hip hop MC and producer from San Francisco, California.-History:Kero One originally worked as a web designer, making 50 copies of his first single with home equipment and personal credit cards. One of the copies was purchased at a record shop in Tokyo by a Japanese DJ,...
, Natalia Kills
Natalia Kills
Natalia Keery-Fisher is an English singer-songwriter, actress, and short-film director who performs under the stage name Natalia Kills. She released her first single "Don't Play Nice" under the name Verbalicious in February 2005...
K'Naan
K'naan
K'naan , born Keinan Abdi Warsame in 1978, is a Somali Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist.-Biography:Born in Somalia, K'naan spent his childhood in Mogadishu and lived there during the Somali Civil War, which began in 1991. His aunt, Magool, was one of Somalia's most...
and Kimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Kaye Wyatt is an American showgirl, singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress and choreographer. She is best known as a former member of the American pop/R&B girl group and dance ensemble, the Pussycat Dolls. She joined the Pussycat Dolls in 2003...
, former Pussycat Dolls
Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995...
.
DailyDips
The DailyDips Channel hosts a newsNews
News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...
web series
Web series
A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept...
. Each episode has 2-5 headlines of events (originally 7), they were formerly often made to be humorous. It was originally hosted by Michelle Joan Papillion and is now hosted by various hosts including Raquelle Gracie, a former member of the girl group, Hope who auditioned for the fourth series of The X Factor
The X Factor (UK)
The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent. Created by Simon Cowell, it began in September 2004 and is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. It is the originator of the international X Factor franchise. The seven series of the show to date...
. In 2010, DailyDips introduced a new format with a different topic each day of the week: DipComedy Monday, New Music Tuesday, Fashion, Art & Philanthropy Wednesday, Sporting Thursday and Feature Film Friday. Several new hosts covered different days or multiple days, including Lilan, Vanessa, Rana, Milan and Michelle. In 2011, a new host joined the roster, Corey Conrad.
Shrink Rap
Shrink Rap is a web series where the hosts gets celebrity and artist guests to guess what a certain image is. It launched on the DailyDips (formerly "DipApproved") Channel.Dippin on the Streets
Dippin on the Streets is also a web series. In this series, the hosts attend events and festivals. It launched on the DailyDips (formerly DipApproved) Channel and on the DipComedy Channel.Beautiful Movements
Beautiful Movements is a Dipdive Channel founded by Kimberly WyattKimberly Wyatt
Kimberly Kaye Wyatt is an American showgirl, singer-songwriter, dancer, model, actress and choreographer. She is best known as a former member of the American pop/R&B girl group and dance ensemble, the Pussycat Dolls. She joined the Pussycat Dolls in 2003...
, it is redirected from "beautifulmovements.com". Wyatt states, "www.beautifulmovements.com is a place for self-expression where people listen, relate, and learn about self worth. Together we encourage growth through love, compassion, and positive action. Through poetry, song, art, dance, and ultimately being self-expressed we open ourselves to a world of possibilities. Nobody on this Earth can make you happy but yourself. So dive into a journey of self-discovery
Journey of self-discovery
The term "journey of self-discovery" refers to a travel, pilgrimage, or series of events whereby a person attempts to determine how they feel, personally, about spiritual issues...
and be the change you wish to see in the world". The channel has a forum on it.
Worlds on Fire
World's on Fire is an art exhibition that took place from February 2 to February 9, 2009. The gallery featured portraits of 2009 Grammy nominees drawn by Lowbrow pop surrealism artists. After the event finished, the art, along with video footage including interviews with various celebrities, was uploaded to the Worlds on Fire Dipdive Channel: http://worldsonfire.dipdive.com/.Who Killed the Music?
Who Killed the Music was another Dipdive-sponsored art exhibition that took place at The Grammy MuseumThe Grammy Museum
The GRAMMY Museum, is an interactive, educational museum devoted to the history and winners of the Grammy Awards. The Museum strives to inspires its visitors to learn about musical genres and history through interactive touch-screens, videos, and recording booths...
in Los Angeles on 24 January 2010. Money was raised for The Grammy Foundation and will.i.am's i.am Scholarship Fund. A number of pop artists created original paintings with their interpretations of the cause of why the music industry is dying OR who is "killing it" right now in the music industry (who is excelling despite the industry's downturn). The art was on display at the exhibition and at http://whokilledthemusic.dipdive.com/.
In other media
- The Dipdive homepage is seen on portable devices in The Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
music video for "I Gotta FeelingI Gotta Feeling"I Gotta Feeling" is the second single from The Black Eyed Peas' fifth studio album The E.N.D., produced by the French DJ David Guetta. The song was released on May 21, 2009 and debuted at number two on the Canadian and Billboard Hot 100 on the week of June 27, 2009, behind the group's "Boom Boom...
". - Lyrics in the song "Now Generation" by The Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
, make a reference to Dipdive. - A video interface screen from Dipdive is seen in the beginning of The Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed PeasThe Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
music video for "It's A New DayIt's a New DayIt's a New Day is the sixth album by Hitomi Yaida released on 22 November 2006. The singles from this album are "Go My Way", "Startline", "Hatsukoi"....
".