Twentysomething
Europe: A History
I decided to go back and explore Europe to understand its impact on my current areas of interest, namely the Middle East, Central Asia and India.
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Twentysomething
8 things you probably don't care about
Ok, so I was tagged by Stellargirl.. and because I love her so much, I'm gonna break my rule on forwards and do this thing: Rules: 1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts. 2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about
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Alter-blog
Another problem is that I'm personally associated with this blog. My photo is staring at me on the top left corner, and I've linked to it from too many social networks where employers, old bosses and acquaintances would know. I've noticed that my thoughts have been unconsciously sanitized recently.
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China Censors Pirates
The Chinese government is so scared of its own shadow that it's censored major portions of Pirates of the Caribbean 3 where Chow-Yun Fat played a pirate lord. "The captain starring Chow is bald, his face heavily scarred, he also wears a long beard and has long
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He Doesn't Need Peter or Mary
He's been all over the blogs and I'll add to the clamor. Hurrah for Paul Potts! If you didn't know by now, Paul, a mobile phone salesman from Wales, recently won the Britain's Got Talent show. I'll refrain from saying
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"The Lindsay Lohan" aka Why I would never move to LA
What the hell is wrong with people? On so many levels this is wrong: * Turning your kid into an Oompa Loompa * Selling fake tans * Selling fake tans with the name "the Lindsay Lohan" * Wanting to be like Lindsay Lohan * Paying $1300 for a fake tan * Charging $1300 * Charging
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Facebook apps
I like what Facebook is doing. By allowing third-party applications to thrive, it's set to become the logical next step in tech evolution -- from a desktop operating system a la Windows to a social, user-oriented Net-based operating platform. Communities can now work, share and communicate with greater
Career
Social Networks = Tattoos?
Actually, Web 2.0 is reducing the hypocrisy in society. Within a generation, the youths who today are comfortable with expressing themselves online will be in positions to scoff at the antiquated way of thinking where sharing candid images of your private life is taboo.
Twentysomething
The Facebook Culture
Fast Company has an interesting look inside the Facebook culture. I used to work at a social networking company also, and while it was a successful venture, the pace was more risk-mitigation vs innovation-driven. Some of the stuff in the article I can relate to – like workaround solutions from talented
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Ok-Go!
Ya'll have probably heard this one already but still, Ok Go rocks. I was out of the country for a year so all this stuff is still uber-cool to me! Yes, I did find a way to stick 'uber' into a sentence. Go me. Viral marketing,
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Google Homepage
I really like what Google is doing with their personalized homepage. It makes sense. They're trying to turn into a content destination and with their web apps and widgets, they're trying to pull a lot of what people do on their desktops and turn it to
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Ebay - it's for everyone
Manny Ramirez, baseball all-star, is selling his grill. Any takers? Ebay, it's for everyone.