I was ready to give up on TechCrunch after I read Arrington's claim as being "a very important person" and his plans to sue Facebook in an ego trip. But the news about the new product to come out of Google's arsenal caught my eye:
Search tomorrow’s web, today!
Google Australia has introduced a new feature, enabling you to search content on the internet before it is created.
If you are curious about this new technology, check it out.
The sad thing is most of us who learned English at some point of our lives (meaning, who weren't born speaking English) sang songs without knowing the lyrics to them... Hey! I still do sometimes! :P
I had heard of Stickk.com on NPR a couple of weeks ago, but forgot to write the name of the site. Today, Henkel told me about them and I was glad I could find them!
Basically "stickK promotes healthier and happier living by helping people achieve their personal goals through the signing of Commitment Contracts." If you loose the money you "bet" on your health goal (loosing weight, quitting smoking, etc.) your money goes towards a charity.
Not a bad concept, huh?
I got the news from a friend today: Full Sail is now Full Sail University!
Congrats everybody!
Beautiful thoughts in the midst of the crazy world we live in today. This was written by Max Ehrmann in 1952...
Thanks to my friend Danielle S. from Full Sail for sharing this. She sent it to me a while back and only today was I able to fully digest it.
--
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
After their amazing "St. Elsewhere" back in 06, Gnarls Barkley came back this week with an AMAZING album that consolidates them within a space where Cee-Lo's soulful voice blends in perfectly with the loops and beats of DJ Danger Mouse. In the photo to he left, you see Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo impersonating Napoleon Dynamite and Pedro, respectively. :)
Demanding fans who learned to love the unbelievable work in songs such as the now-classic "Crazy" will not be disappointed: the appropriately titled The Odd Couple has a slight emphasis on the power of Cee Lo's vocal floating in a space full of 60's nostalgia with the unmistakable touch of Danger Mouse's work crafting the perfect balance with a sound that has earned them a permanent spot among the most creative acts around these days.
Without a doubt, this album will be in my list for Best of 2008.
See if you can tell what logo this stands for... 
Hints:
1) You HAVE to have been surfing the "web" back in 1994 to identify it.
2) This gentleman has something to do with it.
I just noticed Robert Hoekman has a new book coming out, titled Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action
Robert is the same author of Designing The Obvious, one of the best titles on the topic on GREAT web design to come out in 2007.
I can't wait for my review copy to arrive so I can devour it like I did with his previous book! You can pre-order it through Amazon. It comes out April 10, 2008.
Esta semana pasamos los 300 miembros en EsTuDiabetes.com.
¡Gracias a todos los que hacen de esta comunidad lo que es! Invitar nuevos miembros es muy facil: piensen en gente afectada por diabetes que conozcan e invítenlos.
¡HACIA LOS 500 miembros!
Or should I say, for people who absolutely need to have a ton of tabs open at the same time?
I've recently found two very useful Firefox add-ons:
-One, called Tab Mix Plus, I learned about as a result of starting my work here at Ning, which lets me organize tabs much better, stacked in two rows, highlighting the current tab, etc. It's called
-The other one, which I learned about thanks to this post, called Vertigo. It lets you open your tabs vertically, thus gaining you back the room at the top and letting you more easily scan the titles of the open tabs.
What can I say? Just read the post by Gina: the graph and the numbers speak for themselves.
Yesterday, I wrote about Genesis Community, a social network for fans of Ganesis on the Ning blog. Make sure to check it out: it's a very impressive space packed with goodies for those who miss the good old days of the band as well as those who enjoyed the later incarnations of the band.
En tiempos de tanta tension como los que se atraviesan, este videito cae bien. Disfruten:
Besides the fact that this acquisition was announced today, I also thought it was interesting that the TechCrunch post about it seems to originally have been titled "AOL Buys Bebo For $750 Million" based on the URL for the current post:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/13/aol-buys-bebo-for-750-million/
which now reads "AOL Buys Bebo For $750 Million"
... $100 million more or $100 million less (as if I had that kind of money!) This is still is an interesting move from AOL. Even though TC had warned about this a month ago, AOL was a surprise for me to see as the buyer.
I love writing reviews. Been doing Amazon.com reviews for almost ten years now.
Just a couple of days ago, I decided to give Yelp a shot and I am loving it. I decided to focus my reviews as much as possible around the benefits eating places have for people with diabetes.
Anyway... if you haven't checked it out, make sure you do: Yelp.com
As some of you know I practically watch no TV (since we moved to CA, from practically it's turned into none). So, understandably, I was confused by this sign in San Francisco that we ran into as we were getting into the city yesterday:
I guess this could very well be a publicity stunt for Sarah Marshall or could it be the blog of a guy who claims he "was going to dump Sarah Marshall" but she beat him to the punch. I am leaning more towards the first case... otherwise this guy probably deserved getting dumped for being willing to spend so much money on a sign! :)
We spent most of last Sunday in Sausalito. What a beautiful town!
Here are some of the pics we took:
36 NIN songs, $5.00 - any questions?
Downloading now... will post my comments later.
Thanks to Henkel I learned about Indexed.
Thanks to Indexed, I learned about this video.
Thanks to this video... I smiled. :)
Today, two people I deeply admire were involved in a single blog post: Marc Andreesen, founder of Ning, the company I work for and author of the post; and Barack Obama, the subject of the post and the person I have hopes to see in the White House starting next year.
Since I posted my thoughts about Obama a few days ago I have gotten mixed replies. Some have essentially said that they will vote for Obama in spite of being registered Republicans. Others have disagreed with me and compared Obama with Chavez.
I felt compelled to share why I think Obama is no Chavez... but found Marc late in the day to have said it WAY better than I ever could have hoped for. I invite you to read his post, which closes by quoting Obama trying to get across the impact he sees in terms of how the world would see the US if he got elected:
Think about what it's going to mean in many parts of the world -- parts of the world that we really care about -- when I show up as the President of the United States. I'll be fundamentally changing the world's perception of what the United States is all about.I don't think this is presumptuous of him to say: he is as mixed of a person and a person who has lived in as many diverse places as you can hope for. This is a guy (Obama) that "gets" it and realizes the importance of bridging distances, not breaking up with the rest of the planet... if that is being another Chavez, then I don't really know what Chavez is like. But sadly enough, I think I do.
