Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?
By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Sometimes I’m just so happy that the Internet exists. This video is one of the reasons why.
Category Archives: Web
The Features It Needs Next: Facebook
By Andrew Sparkes Guest Blogger As part of an on-going series, we’ll be looking at the features that top hardware, software, and websites already have and imagining the features it would be logical and useful to add in the next update. Today we’re examining Facebook. Facebook goes through hell every time it has a redesign. […]
The Features It Needs Next: Twitter
By Andrew Sparkes Guest Blogger As part of an on-going series, we’ll be looking at the features that top hardware, software, and websites already have and imagining the features it would be logical and useful to add in the next update. Today we’re examining Twitter. Twitter is an extremely bare-bones site. It’s what you might […]
Living with Google – The Miniseries
Tom and Harry needed a roommate. But when they took their “search” too literally, the “results” turned out to be more than they bargained for. The three first episodes of the miniseries are available right after the jump.
Blind Search compares search engine results
By Sterling “Chip” Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] Taking a page out of Pepsi’s anti-marketing marketing playbook, Microsoft Developer Evangelist Michael Kordahi has created a blind taste test for the search engines Google, Bing, and Yahoo! Enter your search query, and the results from each of these three are shown sans branding: You may then vote […]
FCC boss tackling broadband shortfall and mobile competition
The new head of the Federal Communications Commission says broadband provision will be the agency’s top priority under his leadership. He also confirmed the commission will examine exclusivity agreements with cellphone handsets. Julius Genachowski (pictured), who had not previously served as a commissioner, took office as chairman on 29 June. He’s now given his first […]
The Circle of No Life (Pic)
Ok, step aside Lion King. There’s nothing left for you here! [Via Flickr]
The Perfect Way to Classify Internet Memes: The OMG-WTF Spectrum
Don’t know how to classify that latest Internet meme? Don’t worry, the handy OMG-WTF spectrum is there to help you! [Via The Next Web]
Vanish: Self-Destructing Digital Data
Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a new encryption system that allows users to take control over the lifetime of their data. After the user-specified auto-destruct time has gone by, the encrypted data will then become unreadable. If you wish to use the system online, Vanish is available via an easy to use […]
Pirate Bay driven from Dutch shores
A Dutch court has ordered three of the Pirate Bay’s founders to block traffic to and from its site to the Netherlands within 10 days or face stiff penalties. It caps a week that will have left the owners feeling a little seasick. Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde, and Gottfrid Svartholm Warg are now responsible for […]