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more about #web jinushaun: Hashtag? Really? It's not general purpose or popular enough to be included in a dictionary. 5 years from now will we still be hash tagging on Twitter?... more » IsadoraGadgetscenti: The OED actually has a reference to "unfriend" from the 17th century. You'd think they could come up with something that's actually a new word. more » sharkync: Can I get a high-five for Ampufriendee? more » commercialsihate: Too bad the writers of the New Oxford American Dictionary don't know that the word is "de-friend". more » OCEntertainment: Personally, I'm loving "intexicated" to describe the effect of texting while driving. Actually pretty clever. As an aside to CNN: You just reported ... more » cmanptown02: Also on the list of nominated words: teabagger more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: And here I always thought the correct term was de-friend. more » Katherine M Cox: today is the third anniversary of the death of my best friend. i still visit his myspace page and write things on it on his birthday and the anniversa... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: There's already a site for this. [thegravebook.com] #facebookdeath more » Kaiser-Machead: Kaiser-Machead: is X_X Adam Frucci likes this more » OCEntertainment: Excuse me while I go set up one of these for Abe Vigoda. #facebookdeath more » Coolmodo: This is utterly absurd IMO. #facebookdeath more » Captain Nobody: Capt Nobody is 6 feet underground ....... and helping his crops grow in Farmville! #facebookdeath more » ripfire: Q: How do I change the status when I'm dead? #facebookdeath more » MePerson: You know who I hate? People who say "h t t p colon backslash backslash w w w dot google dot com backslash" instead of just "google dot com". more » RogueWarrior: Personally, I would love to get rid of the www. Three of the hardest letters to say. Probably Al Gore's idea. And sorry but saying "dub-dub-dub" do... more » XerxesQados: Bullshit, it's not about trees. He just started using Twitter. more » FosterPigeon: Cant we just change that now? Is that a stupid question. lets just fix it. more » nutbastard: he could've altered history - slashdot would be colondot *blew your mind* more » nutbastard: also, most modern browsers don't demand that the prefix be put in at all - and lets not forget how many seconds of our life have been wasted by listen... more » -
#security
The Complete Guide to Avoiding Online Scams (for Your Less Savvy Friends and Relatives)
Our readers are a savvy bunch who aren't likely to be taken in by an online scam—but we've all got those friends and relatives we worry about. Here's our definitive guide to helping them stay safe online. More » -
#web
Facebook Status: Resting In Peace
Facebook is now letting users memorialize pages of friends who have passed away. More » -
#internet
The Inventor of the Web Is Really Sorry About Destroying So Many Trees
Tim Berners-Lee, the guy who usually gets the cred for inventing the world wide web, says there is one thing he'd do differently if he did it all again: He'd dump the double slash that follows http in web addresses. More » -
#software
Download 100 Free Google Chrome Artist Themes
If you're a Google Chrome user, you may appreciate new Artist Themes—skins for Chrome by various famous fashion labels and designers. More » -
#charts
Mobile Web Finally Easy Enough For Old People, Female People and Teen People
Nielsen's mobile web statics show that, from July 2008 to July 2009, the demographic groups of 65+, female and 13-17 showed the most usage growth. The least? 18-24 year olds, who are all up in this mobile web already. More » -
#dealzmodo
Invisible Hand Plug-In Points Out Better Deals
I try to keep my FireFox plug-ins streamlined, but after testing Invisible Hand only this morning, I'm addicted to its unobtrusive, deal-finding prowess. More » -
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#google
You Can Bet Chrome OS Is Coming to Smartphones
At today's Mobilebeat 2009 Conference, Google VP of Engineering Vic Gundotra said that web app development is the future of successful mobile platforms. Sounds a lot like Chrome OS on smartphones.
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#web
Wolfram Alpha Is Actually a Frustrated Stand-Up Comedian
Yesterday we got some funny answers from Wolfram Alpha, the search engine that promised to enlighten us. Today, this catalog of silly answers uncovers its true nature as a failed stand-up comedian and pop culture expert. More » -
#imagecache
The Machine That Changed the World
Perhaps more than anything else previously invented, this pretty black box changed the world of communications, entertainment, commerce, scientific research, and even war forever. In fact, the world as we know it today would have never existed without it. More » -
#web
RunPee Will Tell You When to Leave to Pee in Movies
Confession: After a day of coffee and a huge XXL Coke, and fighting my bladder for two hours, I had to run to pee during Star Trek. I wish I knew about RunPee then. More » -
#internet
GoDaddy Tells Us Not to Buy .TV Domains Because Tuvalu Is Sinking?
According to GoDaddy, you should maybe stop buying .tv domains because Tuvalu, who owns all such domain names, is currently sinking underwater. Once Tuvalu no longer exists as a nation, the domains will also disappear. More » -
#artifacts
Google Classic: When The World Moved a Little Slower
On the train today, Cyndi Lauper's "All Through the Night" came on my iPod, and it shot me back in one of those quick, brain-stem-memory moments, to pre-internet times. The '80s. I found this card. More » -
#visualization
See the World Through Flickr's Eyes
As sad as it sounds, most of us experience the world through photographs. Now MIT software engineers are taking that idea literally and mapping Flickr photos to regional maps in The World's Eyes project. More » -
#culture
Pizza Place Prints Worst Yelp Reviews Onto Staff Uniforms
How do you respond to a world in which everyone's a critic? San Francisco's Pizzeria Delfina is having at laugh at their Yelp users' expense by printing their worst one-star complaints onto staff t-shirts. More » -
#lighting
20,000-Light Remote-Controlled Crazy Xmas Lights Now Online
Like every year, the Controllable Christmas Lights for Celiac Disease are now live, tackier and wonkier than ever, with more than 20,000 lights, plus inflatable Santa, Elmo, Frosty Family, SpongeBob, Homer, and even Hulk.
