Who can believe that just one month ago, SmakNews.com came alive?

Since launching in Beta some 31 odd days or so, we have a lot to be thankful for, a lot to be proud of, and a lot (still) to look forward to. Our entire team have poured some Springtime sweat over building SmakNews, something we all would formally consider as only a part-time occupation (some would even say an internship-like learning experience) but for those still remaining, and still sweating, SmakNews has blossomed into what we know now as our full-time passion.

Being able to do something just because you love it (and believe in it) is definitely not as easy as having to do something because you’re told to and know you’ll receive compensation shortly for it.

But we do it, and we keep on trucking just because of our users. Capping at almost 500 activated profiles within the first month of a “soft launch” and with a growth rate that promises more to come each day, many of us would like to believe that we can’t stop working until we satisfy our mission in pleasing our direct supervisors: our users.

We’re going to be launching SmakNews version 2.0 very soon, and with that, we’ll be unveiling some amazing new stuff–all because we feel like giving back and making it much more fun to “talk smak” on here. We’re asking for everyone’s on-going feedback and support (meaning, we’re taking requests!) and hope that with our new upgrade, you’ll constantly want to stay on, invite more friends, and enjoy having a good time on here.

From the bottom of our smak-talking hearts, we thank you for the support, the love, and the growing interaction that proves just how worth this entire experience has been for all of us.

Thank you,

Xx Smaks xX

Because our #followfriday tweets would overwhelm most tweeple’s feed… We decided to use a little thing we own called SmakNews to broadcast our friends on Friday Enjoy! And by all means, Talk SMAK!

@zaibatsu @upicks @getsmartwomen @thebusybrain @shaggieshapiro @alanataylor

@AmyVernon @alittletrendy @OkAvonLady @MothersDay_Gift @Ecosaveology

@EverythingTwtr @danportnoy @KatherineKean @BuzzEdition @COWBOYJDANOS

@Ineedmyfix @beautymv @whatsdafus @realitychat @gift_girl @beshirthappy

@isahaani @workfortweets @luv4Animation @Tfashionista @SamiDredd

@candidcomments @gomar3720 @officialtila  @sschepis

@CMaxCooper @inkblotsart @thesomeex @ColorBakery @luv4Animation

@OkAvonLady @Catwing @Courtney_182 @MSRED07 @michbarn99 @milagro88

@DallasJud @Courtney_182 @Texskiss @taylor_blue @grentone @webcammie

@joshcanhelp @celebsisters @fitceleb @FLYYankee @dora81 @LoriMoreno

@noralmt @Ami_Norml @jeremygutsche @kelvinkao @evahester

Thanks to everyone who #ff for Smak! We hope you have a very good Friday night & an enjoyable weekend

Look forward to reading some more of your awesome tweets! xox

With all this talk about the “hottest girls @Twitter,” we had to wonder… who would make the list for the hottest tweeting men?

Some men are just too hot to trot, but luckily for us, they’re easier to tweet. Thanks to Twitter, developing an internet crush just became easier—the only question is: which social media stud is your favorite to follow?

Pete Cashmore

@Mashable is no stranger to Twitter or in maintaining a sex appeal over the net, one that’s actually more delicious than the chocolate cupcake he’s smooching with.

Suggestion: for a guy this hot, try the “Direct Message” approach. DM: Ahh…Pete, let’s tweet. I promise I’d be good to eat.

Kevin Rose

@kevinrose owner of powerful social media site Digg.com, which was only named the “Hottest Small Company in America,” is definitely one to follow, favorite, and fall hopelessly in love with.

Michael Arrington

@TechCrunch - if watching him all over TC50 and reading about him “all the time” isn’t enough, you can try to tackle down Mike’s attention with Twitter.

Fun fact: Michael shows off his sense of humor on April Fool’s every year, even when it’s in making fun of his own dating capabilities. As if!

David Karp

@davidkarp – young but accomplished for his age, who wouldn’t want to tumble with Tumblr’s founder, known as the internet’s boy wonder?

Why don’t you try to get his attention by being subtle on Twitter: #followfriday @davidkarp…#followmonday @davidkarp… ok #followeveryday @davidkarp!

Muhammed Saleem

@msaleem – social media strategist, expert guest blogger, and young entrepreneur, this dude proves he knows a thing or two about the art of manliness. How… manly.

Jeremy Gutsche

@jeremygutsche – latest trend at Twitter: falling for Jeremy’s blue eyes. The owner of Trendhunter.com is not only good to look at, but he’s also one of the most requested keynote speaker!

Perez Hilton

@perezhilton – Prior warning: if you decide to send him a naughty TwitPic – make sure it’s not asking to be viciously tagged with vulgar pictorials all over his racy blog!

Twitter Persona: Sexy by association, Perez is a friend of everyone whose famous and tweeting. Be a voyeur to his titillating, twittering sensations.

Benjamin Teo

@upicks – a man of many tweets…this lover from down-under is so popular on Digg and Twitter that we’d have to question just how “social” are you willing to be, Ben?

Mike Johnson

@thebusybrain - a family man with a normal day job, this highly present user epitomizes “busybrain” alright, which just makes him that much cuter to follow

Neal Rodriguez

@notifyneal -the HuffPo writer who ignited the battle of the beautiful on Twitter, Neal’s muscular bulges shows off just how many pull-ups per day proves results. (Answer: 28)

We’re hearing about lay-offs here, rising unemployment there, and economic collapse everywhere. But how has Hollywood responded?

Perusing the top SmakNews stories, it seems to me as if there’s no solid yes or no answer as to whether celebrities–those A-listed kings and queens of media coverage–are suffering just as bad as the rest of the world.

Yes, Paris may not have as “lavish” a mansion to work out from, and Lindsay might have had to downsize from her crashed Maserati to a Mercedes CL or SL something, but can this really be considered as truly “downsizing”?

I’m sure we would like to think that these multi-millionaire moguls are just as badly reaping the economy’s inescapable downfall, but according to several signs of having too much other “drama” in their lives, ahem Britney, Lindsay, and the other tabloid cover queens, we are also betting that budgeting is not the on top of their list of to-do’s.

Looking at their average incomes made from last year, and hearing of major salaries in the works of other upcoming films, the answer to whether celebrities are watching their designer wallets at all? Probably not.

But with newer news of lay-offs per day and a country on the verge of depression, an entire global wave of fiscal responsibility will inevitably sweep throughout currently. It would be interesting to see if the nation’s sentiment, the engrossing feeling of their fan-base, will have anything to do with the response and the inner modesty of these larger-than-life public figures. After all, isn’t it about time you heard about them giving back to the people who made them… instead of them just simply giving us more and more reasons to hate them, envy them, and talk smak about them?

Here at SmakNews, we are all about promoting “smak talk.” After all, what better way to release long hours of stress and work if not by dishing out your honestly annoyed opinions about some of the most unworthy subjects of media spotlight. But who knew that one of pop culture’s most celebrated smak-talker will out-do everyone in the entertainment/gossiping blog ring?

Eminem, formally known as Marshall Mathers, or infamously known as the “Slim Shady,” has done it again with his latest video, “We Made You” which we’ll share with you here only after providing you with the appropriate warning: beware, vicious smak-talking ahead!

Perez Hilton, we know what you’re thinking, why didn’t you think of this sooner? Instead of your daily blog rants and amateur white-off graffiti - you could have invested in a Dr. Dre produced beat and heavily funded music video.

Eminem puts into song (or rap verse) what we all read from blogs, what we all see on TMZ TV, and what we (sort of) feel about those rotten spoiled stars ourselves, and raises the amp meter to about…hmm, say 10x stronger? Eminem targets Brett Michaels, Amy Winehouse, Lindsay and her once lover Samantha, Kim Kardashian, Ellen Degeneres and many more.

But is this sort of malicious mocking taking the idea of “smak talking” too far?

Many blogs are saying Eminem’s insults are chauvinistic, hating on not only female celebrities excessively but sexualizing political figures (ahem, Sarah Palin) and poking fun at homosexuality. But what are the direct, so-called “victims” of these attacks saying? In her blog, Kim Kardashian reveals how “flattered” and “honored” she is by Eminem’s selection to spoof her throughout the video.

Hmm… smak-talking perceived as “flattering”? Well, I guess that statement could just make the rest of us smak-talking social site goers a bit more prompted to keep the flattering coming

Alas, the message here gathered from the “king” (he likes to dress up as Elvis) is simply: go big or go home with your smak talk. Otherwise, how else are you going to know you made it?