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…Internet forums need better behavior?

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Cory O'Brien
on February 22, 2008
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In the AOL era, forums and chat rooms were the place to be.

However, as Facebook and MySpace began sucking up everyone’s extra time, forums and chat rooms were suddenly slotted under poking and biting chumps on the Internet order of importance scale.

Fortunately, the forum has remained a vital source of information for some, and because of this, a set of laws and rules has slowly developed to make them more enjoyable.

Unfortunately, not everyone follows these rules, and internet anonymity means that there’s always someone who wants to ruin everyone else’s good time. If that someone happens to be you, then be sure to watch the following video for a quick lesson on How To Behave On An Internet Forum.

Pwned.

And from the same guy, and equally funny video titled “How To Ruin Xbox Live For Everyone Else”:

…It’s Website Wednesday: Popurls?

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Cory O'Brien
on January 30, 2008
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Popurls

Popurls is “the dashboard for the latest web-buzz, a single page that encapsulates up-to-the-minute headlines from the most popular sites on the internet”.

Think of it as the best of the best, gathered up and laid out in a clean and easy to read format, with plenty of customization to make it your own.

If that’s not enough, you can also access popurls on your iPhone, via Twitter, through Jaiku, from Facebook, on the PS3 and PSP, and with the Wii.

[Popurls]

…It’s Website Wednesday: Wikia Search?

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Cory O'Brien
on January 16, 2008
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Wikia Search

Wikia Search wants to take down the Google giant with a freely licensed (open source) search engine.

Since Google is now a $200 Billion company, it’s easy to assume that they’re going to be a bit guarded with regard to their search technology; as it is, after all, the driving force behind most of those billions.

However, Wikia Search feels that by putting users in control, they can create a search engine that works faster, is more accurate, and is more informative.

How is it going to do this?

By using the power of a community of users acting together in an open, transparent, and public way.

Their belief is that “search is a fundamental part of the infrastructure of the Internet, and that it can and should therefore be done in an open, objective, accountable way”.

Though it’s currently only an Alpha release (meaning the results are pretty bad because there is no user feedback data), as that data starts to roll in, expect the results to get better at an impressively quick pace. (At least that’s the hope.)

It’s definitely an interesting project, and I hope it’s successful too, because if it can do for search what Wikipedia did for the encyclopedia, then Google definitely needs to keep an eye on this David.

[Wikia Search]

…There Internet still has a lot left?

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Cory O'Brien
on January 15, 2008
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Webware - Web Achievements 101: Things To Do Before You Die

Sure you’ve posted a story that got Dugg a time or two and you’ve got a few friends following you on Twitter, but have you really done all that there is to do on the Internet?

Probably not, which is why Webware’s Web Achievements 101: Things To Do Before You Die is a great source of inspiration.

The bucket list includes skill, repetition and egosphere cred categories, and with goals like Get on Flickr’s interesting picture wall, Acquire Elite status on Yelp.com, and Get publicly slammed by Dave Winer, you’ll be busy for quite some time.

Think you’re ready for the challenge?

Then head on over to Webware and scope things out, because you’re going to need a plan if you plan on conquering some of these momentous achievements.

[Webware - Web Achievements 101: Things To Do Before You Die]

…Yahoo! emails a lot of photos?

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Cory O'Brien
on December 10, 2007
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Crocodile HandEver wonder what photos are filling the Internet’s tubes at any one moment?

To help answer that question, Yahoo! has put together a list of the Most Emailed Photos that have traveled through their system, and it’s filled with some classic pics.

If images can be viral, then these are the ones that spread like an epidemic.

[Yahoo! - Most Emailed Photos]

[Via: Mixx]

…It’s Website Wednesday: Map of Southern California fires?

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Cory O'Brien
on October 24, 2007
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Southern California Fires

As fires continue to devastate Southern California, many people have turned to the Internet for up to the minute information about what’s going on.

In response, the Los Angeles Times has created a map with information about what has burned and what has been contained; and it’s amazing to see just how wide spread these fires are.

I wish the best for everyone involved.


View Larger Map

[Via: Los Angeles Times]

…Bob Ostertag is giving away his music?

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Cory O'Brien
on October 19, 2007
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Bob Ostertag w00t

Bob Ostertag’s w00t “is a free, internet-only release composed entirely from fragments of music from video games”.

Created as a collage of computer game sound and image, it’s Bob’s first release “to skip the CD-for-sale stage and go directly to free Internet download, under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license”.

What does that mean?

It means Ben encourages you to “download, copy, send to your friends, remix, mutilate, and mash-up” his music as long as you share in the same manner.

If only all music could be so free.

[Bob Ostertag - w00t]

[Via: Kotaku]

…DYH will be back?

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Cory O'Brien
on October 14, 2007
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Quick Update: Sorry for the lack of posts this weekend. I was down in Irwindale, CA to cover the Formula Drift finals (look for the post this Tuesday) and didn’t have access to the Internet. Everything will return to normal on Monday though, so no need to worry; I’ll be back.

…The VanityRing will show off your stats?

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Cory O'Brien
on October 11, 2007
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VanityRing

If you consider yourself to be an Internet celebrity, then show the world your status with the VanityRing.

By plugging the VanityRing into the custom docking box and then typing your name into the included software, the VanityRing searches Google, and updates your ring’s screen with the number of hits your name pulls up.

    “The VanityRing doesn’t have a jewel, instead it shows the number of hits one gets, when he searches Google for the name of the person who wears it, a more adequate value in our time.”

How valuable are you?

[VanityRing]

[Via: Gizmo Watch]

…Apple is Democratic?

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Cory O'Brien
on June 12, 2007
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iPhoneAh conspiracy theories. There’s just something so wonderfully captivating about their possible truthiness. The latest comes on the heels of Apple’s big event, and claims that Steve Jobs’ well-known leftist slant may have found its way into the wonderphone’s promotional material.

As you can see from the picture, the chosen web page for the iPhone’s internet demo is a decidedly democratic snapshot of the New York Times, taken during last year’s elections. Lucky coincidence, or overt subliminal messaging? You decide.

[Apple - iPhone - Breakthrough Internet Device]

[Via: CrunchGear]

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