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  bubbleguru.com

  05.16.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  This is the best. Bubbleguru.com allows you to create a video right from their website and embed it into your website as a little video pop-up bubble. And you know how much we all like pop-ups, right?
  It’s completely free and it takes only a few minutes to get a new video on your site. I [...]

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  Fully customize your Netvibes

  05.06.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  You can now create your very own customized Netvibes theme. Thank God!
  Here’s the thing, I am a Netvibes addict — I honestly don’t remember what life was like before Netvibes came along. The only problem, Netvibes really isn’t prettiest thing to look at. At least not until now.
  Read the full article on the [...]

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  Twitter-mania

  04.04.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  While we’re on the subject of Internet phenomena, be sure to check out twitter.com. I’ve been twittering (tweeting?) for a little over two weeks now, but I was a little reluctant at first.
  Twitter is sort of a cross between a blog and an away message. Unlike a blog, you can only post 140 characters [...]

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  Justin.tv

  03.30.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  Anyone remember JenniCam.org? JenniCam was one of those Internet phenomenons that spread across the web like wild fire. Probably one of the first in fact.
  The JenniCam has since gone dark, but not before firmly cementing itself into Internet lore. There is a new phenomenon sweeping through the net now. This phenomenon is called justin.tv. Who’s, [...]

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  WotW: Musicovery.com

  03.14.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I visit dozens of new websites every week and a lot of them are absolutely fantastic. Instead of hoarding these Internet gems all to myself, I’ve decided to share some of them with my fellow netizens. Here’s the deal, I will pick one website a week that really stands out amongst the rest and then [...]

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  Why “Google it”

  01.29.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  When you can “Ninja it”.
  ninja.com
  How much cooler is that?

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  Joe’s Goals dot com

  01.05.07 | Permalink | Comment?

  joesgoals.com is website that allows you to create your own to-do lists for anything you can think of. It’s a very simple, yet surprisingly useful little web app. Since this is the season for New Year’s resolutions, I thought I’d share this tool with you.
  The website isn’t the most pleasing website to look at, but [...]

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  Top 20 websites

  12.10.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  Check out this research done by Compete Inc. which outlines the top 20 websites ranked by unique visitors (U.S. Traffic only).

  I was surprised by some of the domains that were on this list and equally surprised by some that weren’t. Read/Write Web makes some comparisons to Alexa’s top 20 websites, along with some other [...]

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  YouTube is on the move

  12.09.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  First, YouTube gets a new face lift. If you haven’t seen it yet, go check it out. It’s subtle, but an improvement all the same.
  Secondly, YouTube has discretely implemented a new feature which allows you to record videos directly to their site via your webcam. No software is needed, other than a web browser.

  Check out [...]

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  The Zen Geeks blog is online

  12.02.06 | Permalink | Comment?

  Finally, after years of development (actually just a few days), the Zen Geeks blog is now online and rearing to go.
  Have a look. You may notice some design similarities.