August 29, 2007 1:43 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
cheatsheet,
culture,
free,
fun,
humor,
information,
languages,
lifehack,
useful,
word meaningsLast week I sent out a quiz about Latin-derived terms:
Quiz: For Latin Lovers
Latin is a dead language,
As dead as it can be.
First it killed the Romans
And now it's killing me.
Years ago, when Latin...
August 27, 2007 3:44 PM
Posted by: SarahCortes
cool,
fun,
service,
small businessWhile I've never used the Zipcar service, I was, at one time, a loyal Netflix subscriber. I'd love to check my mail and look for that red evelope among the piles of junk mail in my mailbox. Now, a service called Flexpetz allows would-be dog owners to rent a dog. Now granted, the delivery of...
August 27, 2007 12:26 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
applications,
business,
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collaboration,
college,
community,
creativity,
culture,
data,
directory,
discussion board,
education,
entrepeneurship,
innovation,
interesting,
Internet,
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new media,
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programming,
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Security,
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Web 2.0,
Web applications
What can I say about Facebook that hasn't been said? Newsweek has placed Mort Zuckerberg, the founder of the social networking giant
August 22, 2007 8:37 AM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
interesting,
jobs,
recruiting,
small businessPoem: A Purple Cow
I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.
~ Gelett Burgess
My mom used to like to quote that one -- still does, in fact, with (or without, truth be told) any prompting. I don't know what might...
August 20, 2007 6:06 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
academics,
applications,
collaboration,
community,
controversy,
cool,
free,
hacks,
humor,
innovation,
interesting,
Internet,
programming,
search engine,
Silicon Valley,
tool,
tracking,
useful,
Web applications,
wikiSometime this past summer, future CalTech grad student (and self-styled"disruptive technologist") Virgil Griffith decided that he wanted to see if he could elevate his personal home page to the top of search results for "
August 15, 2007 2:13 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
AJAX,
applications,
blog,
community,
cool,
creativity,
free,
fun,
interesting,
Internet,
participation,
science,
visual,
Web 2.0,
wikiIf you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe. ~ Carl Sagan
August 13, 2007 5:54 AM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Audio,
buzz,
energy efficiency,
futurism,
gadgets,
green,
interesting,
invention,
medicine,
MP3,
music,
science,
TechnologyIt's not quite perpetual motion -- but it might be the next best thing. Dr. Steve Beeby and a team of researchers at the School of Electronics & Computer Science (ECS) at Southampton...
August 7, 2007 3:31 PM
Posted by: GuyPardon
blogging,
buzzword,
cool,
creativity,
culture,
fun,
humor,
image,
interesting,
Internet,
social networking,
tag,
visual,
word meaningsSometimes, Internet memes are just too powerful to ignore. Especially for a blog that delves into online humor at times. Witness the rise of the LOLcats.
For me, the tipping point may have been when a fellow...
August 2, 2007 2:49 PM
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
creativity,
fun,
futurismCar spot in the future. (Note: It will become very important to mention that it was a closed course and the cars were flown by professional...um... flyers.)
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