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Cat pictures, leetspeak, cheezburgers, and other fun

You might have noticed pictures like the one above or the one on Twitter’s error page. This meme, a derivative of leetspeak, is a fascinating example of how the Internet is accelerating the evolution of language and communication. (They are also really funny.)
Take an example like “laugh out loud.” The evolution looks something like:

While IMing, [...]

Dedication to an idea

I was impressed by this video on so many levels. But above all, I’m most impressed by the dedication it takes to take a photo a day for six years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B26asyGKDo

How do Wikis work?

Lee LeFever put together a great four minute overview on how Wikis work.

You had me at snarky

OK, so I’m about to eat some Twitter crow. You may recall I called Twitter super dumb in an earlier post [1]. It turns out “thinking Twitter is super dumb” is more of a phase in a long process of eventually becoming addicted to Twitter. It goes something like this:

Twitter, what is that? Another web [...]

Play Birds?

Audio, text, or play birds? I don’t know about you, but given those choices, the birds are a clear winner.

Do Stuff

I was walking by Radio Shack today and noticed they have a new tag-line:
Radio Shack - Do Stuff™
I would have absolutely killed to be in the room when this was decided. “We need a call to action that speaks to the youth of today. Anybody have kids? Ask them what they do on MySpace. What [...]

Peace with…

Jul and I started reading Leroy’s blog after seeing him on a Tedd Koppel documentary about living with cancer. He is one of the most open, honest, and articulate writers I’ve read in a long time. This morning’s post was no exception,
When I say that I found peace, I think I mean that I found [...]

Age — another thing for an entrepreneur to ignore

There has been a recent spat of blog posts suggesting 30 (26?) is past an entrepreneur’s prime.
As an entrepreneur you are building something most people don’t understand, using a business model people think is stupid. Your competitors are throwing rocks at you, large companies are encroaching on your space, and you haven’t slept without a [...]

Flickr slideshows

Flickr released a long overdue overhaul to their slideshow functionality last week. To a Flickr junky like me, this is big news.

Meetup vs. Google

Hilarious post by Scott Heiferman (Meetup’s CEO) on working at Meetup vs. working at Google. He forgot about the scooters. I only work at Google because we get to ride scooters. (Hat tip, Valleywag.)