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Thanks For The Memories Youtube

Posted Mon, 09/28/2009 - 18:36 by juslen

Internet Usage | How do you compare?

Posted Wed, 09/02/2009 - 17:50 by juslen

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I have to say, I have the average hours beat by a long shot. I remember in 1997 when I first got the internet. Not only was I online for more than 16 hours a week back then, but it would probably take 16 hours to download/stream the content I view on a daily basis today. At least if I was on the dial up connection I once relied on for internet browsing. Oh how times change..

The Amazing Fake | German Water Slide Ramp

Posted Sun, 08/09/2009 - 20:25 by juslen

The video that swept the internet and the airwaves

A perfect example of the wonders of the internet. A bunch of German dudes build a ramp and use some trick photography and creating editing to give you what looks like a death defying stunt. But wait there is more!

Bing + Yahoo | The end of a internet search ICON

Posted Wed, 07/29/2009 - 16:37 by juslen

Bing Absorbs Yahoo Search To Take On Google

Yahoo began in 1994 under its short lived name, Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web. Its creators were Jerry Yang and David Filo, who would later rename the site Yahoo. With the help of a dictionary and the acronym which stood for "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle," Yahoo! was born.

The two Electrical Engineering graduate students from Stanford University wanted to create a website that would bring together the best content on the internet and at the tip of the users fingertips. It started out as a guide to the web and soon developed into a full fledged search engine.

Back 2 The Future! | Which Actress Is Hotter?

Posted Wed, 07/22/2009 - 14:56 by juslen

The Internet, behold its wonders!

The 1985 Robert Zemeckis classic, Back to the Future came out when I was just 4 years old. It took another 4 years before the immense success of the first movie spawned 2 back to back sequels in 1989 and 1990. The Final two movies in the trilogy were filmed at the same time. Perhaps in an effort to avoid any possible "re-shoots" which you see in the video above. But why?

China's Green Dam | Sprung a "Leak", Not So Fast

Posted Thu, 07/02/2009 - 13:11 by juslen

The controversial Green Dam Youth Escort web filter ran into a few problems early this month. The Chinese government planned to require that the software be installed or packaged on all new computers starting July 1st. Considering there are over 300 million computer users in China, the mandate would no doubt be a hot topic with no shortage of obstacles to overcome.

Twitter Cat Reaches Cult Status | Sockington Army Rallies

Posted Tue, 06/09/2009 - 14:37 by juslen

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Above is Sockington the cat, aka "Socks" as his Twitter followers so fondly call him. As of today, Sockington has over 618k followers, some refer to themselves as part of the Socks Army. Okkkk.....

The furry little bastard has thousands of tweets, which is amazing considering cats spend 13-18 hours a day on average sleeping. I sure hope people don't actually believe a cat can type, or that "meow to text" translators have been invented yet. (oh im sure Google will invent one though)

But in all seriousness, its cute that a cat gets its own twitter page, it really is. It sure as heck beats Facebook pages, because honestly, does anyone really say anything to one another there?

I surely don't. Whether you love or hate Twitter, at the very least it helps people pass the time and forget how much reality really blows at times. So to all those tweet addicts out there, stick with whatever works for you.

Well, accept for Ashton Kutcher, he is all that is wrong with the world. There is no way he deserves over 2 million twitter followers. If you have to urge, please seek help. <--- click at your own risk, and YES, i found it on Ashtons twitter page, oops.

Hitwise Ranks "News" Websites | Yahoo Wins Big

Posted Fri, 06/05/2009 - 13:31 by juslen

Hitwise is an Internet traffic monitor which collects data directly from ISP networks. Hitwise bands the aggregate usage information into commercial verticals (travel, finance, retail, etc). wiki source

According their latest numbers Yahoo! News tops the list of the most visited news and media websites with 6.53% of the market share. That puts them well over CNN and even Google News with nearly double their combined shares. This is good news for Yahoo, considering Google destroys them in the search engine category with 73.66% compared to Yahoo's meager 15.55%.

So what brings people to Yahoo News before any other? Well it probably has something to do with the fact that Yahoo is a News Aggregation site, meaning they pull stories from multiple websites and feature them on their news page. Google does the very same thing, but they haven't been in the news "business" as long as Yahoo has. And CNN tends to direct people to their own news articles as well as their affiliates.

Yahoo simply offers the average person a quick look at the latest news and also has some interactive features which many Yahoo users have grown accustomed to. Many of their stories come from the Associated Press and Reuters which are major news sources worldwide. But there is no shortage of sources besides just the big names.

Google Makes Waves with New embedding API

Posted Sat, 05/30/2009 - 12:43 by juslen

Google unveils new application named Google Wave which will be an open source tool for bloggers and social networkers across the globe. Geared towards communication, the Google Wave staff wanted to create a product which could be the new "email" of today. Wave users would be able to chat, blog, and email all in one centralized area in realtime. Straight from your desktop or to your website or blog, Google Wave would also allow users to embed their own blogs and websites onto other "Waves". You could have open discussions in one area, without the need to visit the actual website or open an instant messenger. Because much of it would be open source, other developers could create their own applications, which would allow for a rich internet experience between multiple social networks, blogs and even community forums. If you have the patience, check out the full video above, its very informative. There really seems to be no limit to this new Google Technology and it hasn't even been officially released. Its expected to go public later this year.

Hot For Words | Youtube Page Of Today

Posted Wed, 05/27/2009 - 05:37 by juslen

Marina Orlova is the worlds hottest and most successful Philologist. She first appeared on YouTube in 2007, and has nearly 200 million views of her videos to date. The Russian born "infotaintment" star also has her own website with popular subjects like the Nerd Word of the Day, and of course links to her famous video's, tracing the origins of English words.