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A few days ago, the Internet exploded when Betty White joined Twitter. WOWOWOWOOW! My feelings about Betty White are well documented, of course, but even the "fans" ("isn't it amazing that she's…   Read Story »
In 2006, Ze Frank had a daily web series that was basically the whole-cloth invention of vlogging as well as the first serious attempt at creating genuinely original content intended specifically for…   Read Story »
Which one's your favorite? (Via BoingBoing.)   Read Story »
After the jump, I have posted a video that features a live demonstration of a new-fangled technology in which a computer, or WHATEVER, measures some junk in your hand and then translates that to a…   Read Story »
As you may have noticed, Kelly is off today and it's just like ugh. Right? Kelly! Come back! She will be back. If you blog something, set it free, and if it blogs for you tomorrow, please RT.…   Read Story »
Wired has an article today about James Erwin, a 37-year-old computer manuals writer who has quit his job to become a full-time screenwriter after posting a successful comment thread on Reddit. Sure.…   Read Story »
Joy, sudden pain, and eventual triumph. I'm glad we could all be here together to share this nearly perfect Internet Video moment, which would have been made more perfect, not to complain but I'm…   Read Story »
It has been years and years since Reh Dogg became THEIR generation's Antoine Dodson with his hit single, "Why Must I Cry," which in Internet time is centuries and centuries. He might as well be an…   Read Story »
At the end of last week, a restaurant review "went viral" because that's the world we live in now. Writing for the Grand Forks Herald, Marilyn Hagerty reviewed the new Olive Garden in Grand Forks.…   Read Story »