Archive for the 'Internet' Category
Google’s My Maps: My Map of Mission Springs/Frontier Ranch
Current Events, Internet, Friends| No Comments »Explanation of Google’s new My Maps feature.
Link to My Map of Misson Springs & Frontier Ranch, relating some memories of my time there.
Why I Love the Post Office
Movies, Current Events, Internet| 2 Comments »The USPS is putting on a really cool Star Wars promotion to make hard-core fans forget the fact that postage is being increased to 41 cents per stamp. It’s sheer genius, because I can’t help but buy a few sheets of the new stamps they’re issuing.
Go to www.uspsjedimaster.com to join in the festivites, vote on […]
The Reliability of User-Created Web Content: A Wikipedia Case Study
School, Internet| 6 Comments »Editor’s Note: This is a research paper I’m turning in today for my Interactive Media Concepts Course (CIM 130) at Johnson County Community College. (A special thank-you to Wikipedia for inspiring my topic!) Enjoy!
Development of websites that enable its users to create and control the site content has brought about a wide range of social […]
A Beginner’s Guide to LonelyGirl15 on YouTube
Current Events, Internet| 4 Comments »Has anyone else reading this blog gotten caught up in the LonelyGirl15 mystery? Is it real? Is it fake? What reason would someone have to produce a fake videoblog? Is she really a Satan-worshipper? Will she and Daniel ever get together? Will her parents let her go to the party? Will she go in spite […]
Rocketboom’s New Boom
Internet| No Comments »You all tuned in last week to see that Rocketboom’s Amanda Congdon had left. Well, now there’s a new face to the vlogosphere: Joanne Colan. She confirms it on this site (if it’s legit). RB will be back in production tomorrow, so look out for Joanne! Good luck, Joanne! Put in a good word with […]
Rocketboom’s Falling Star
Internet| No Comments »Something’s going down over at the Rocketboom vlog studio. Anchorperson Amanda Congdon has been missing over the past week’s episodes, and now she has released this video on her personal blog stating that she’s been let go. Hmm…could it be a publicity stunt? Not so, according to those apparently in the know. We’ll just have […]
Weird Products
Internet, Tech| 1 Comment »In honor of … my weird experience last week, here is a selection of equally weird products. (Neither work safe nor a good idea to view, at all, ever)
Here’s a little Philips offering that will allow you to ‘gain’ a ‘visible inch’. Yikes. Why is this how they choose to sell it??
And my friend Jeff […]
Lego Escher
Internet| No Comments »This may be a little old for some people, but I just happened upon it and felt compelled to share with you all.
This guy makes all kinds of weird structures out of Lego bricks, including M.C. Escher drawings and Moebius strips. It deserves a visit.
Check It!
Movies, Internet, Tech| No Comments »For Fans of Napoleon Dynamite. And for those who want to laugh at Bill Gates.





