1. A truly fantastic use for Chatroulette has been found: Improv piano playing.

  2. State of the Internet, a motion type presentation by the Jess3 agency of mostly mind-blowing statistics from the big social networks during 2009. (via Matthew Buchanan)

  3. IE6 Funeral →

    Internet Explorer Six, resident of the interwebs for over 8 years, died the morning of March 1, 2010 in Mountain View, California, as a result of a workplace injury sustained at the headquarters of Google, Inc. Internet Explorer Six, known to friends and family as “IE6,” is survived by son Internet Explorer Seven, and grand-daughter Internet Explorer Eight.

    Genius.

  4. Right now.

    Right now.

  5. shutup.css

    Steven Frank:

    shutup.css is a custom user stylesheet you can install in your web browser which will automatically hide the comments section of many popular web sites. My gift of a quieter, saner web to you.

  6. WIRED wrote a great article on Ben Huh and the success of the Cheezburger franchise: What most people view as a workday time-suck, Huh sees as a potential gold mine. And so far, he’s been right. Back in September 2007, when most tech players were pouring VC money into the next Facebook, Huh hooked up with a group of angel investors to buy his first fledgling phenomenon, the I Can Has Cheezburger? blog. Since then, he has built Cheezburger Network into the largest aggregator of Web memes, pulling in more than 200 million pageviews a month combined. Huh won’t divulge financial specifics, but investor documents show the Cheezburger Network approached $4 million in revenue last year. The money comes from display ads (companies like American Express and Burger King sponsor the sites) as well as books (the lolcat series has produced two New York Times best-sellers), T-shirts, and other merch. “In the past year and a half, a meme industry has come into place,” says Tim Hwang, organizer of ROFLcon, a biannual Web-celebrity gathering. “There are people who are interested in commercializing memes. Ben’s accelerating that development.”

    WIRED wrote a great article on Ben Huh and the success of the Cheezburger franchise:

    What most people view as a workday time-suck, Huh sees as a potential gold mine. And so far, he’s been right. Back in September 2007, when most tech players were pouring VC money into the next Facebook, Huh hooked up with a group of angel investors to buy his first fledgling phenomenon, the I Can Has Cheezburger? blog. Since then, he has built Cheezburger Network into the largest aggregator of Web memes, pulling in more than 200 million pageviews a month combined. Huh won’t divulge financial specifics, but investor documents show the Cheezburger Network approached $4 million in revenue last year. The money comes from display ads (companies like American Express and Burger King sponsor the sites) as well as books (the lolcat series has produced two New York Times best-sellers), T-shirts, and other merch. “In the past year and a half, a meme industry has come into place,” says Tim Hwang, organizer of ROFLcon, a biannual Web-celebrity gathering. “There are people who are interested in commercializing memes. Ben’s accelerating that development.”

  7. At least there’s some more humor coming out of the NBC late night debacle. On this evening’s Tonight Show, Conan O’Brien joked that he’s putting the program for sale on Craigslist — while he still can. However, it appears that the listing itself is no joke, and can be found under the for sale/wanted > collectibles category in Los Angeles. Titled “4 SALE: BARELY-USED LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW,” Conan’s looking for your best offer, but also “willing to trade for Coldplay tickets.” (via Mashable)

    At least there’s some more humor coming out of the NBC late night debacle. On this evening’s Tonight Show, Conan O’Brien joked that he’s putting the program for sale on Craigslist — while he still can.

    However, it appears that the listing itself is no joke, and can be found under the for sale/wanted > collectibles category in Los Angeles. Titled “4 SALE: BARELY-USED LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW,” Conan’s looking for your best offer, but also “willing to trade for Coldplay tickets.” (via Mashable)

  8. Say the year “1810” out loud. Now say the year “1999” out loud. See a pattern? It’s been easier, faster, and shorter to say years this way for every decade (except for the one that just ended) instead of saying the number the long way. However, many people are carrying the way they said years from last decade over to this decade as a bad habit. If we don’t fix this now, we’ll be stuck saying years the long way for the next ninety-nine years. Don’t let that happen!

    — 

    It’s Twenty-Ten, Not Two-Thousand and Ten

    Finally, a cause we can all get behind.

  9. I just finished setting up my Flavors.me portfolio. It’s an awesome website, and it’s exceptionally easy to use. Plus, you can integrate your Twitter, Tumblr, and Flickr accounts (just to name a few).

    I just finished setting up my Flavors.me portfolio. It’s an awesome website, and it’s exceptionally easy to use. Plus, you can integrate your Twitter, Tumblr, and Flickr accounts (just to name a few).

  10. Formspring →

    Because if you’re bored on a Monday night, why not just answer strangers’ questions on the Internet?

  11. Reddit user elmstreeter asked the reddit community for help Photoshopping out the oxygen cannula (the tube that delivers oxygen from the tank) from the last photo he had with his mother who just died of cancer. Reddit users quickly jumped in, each improving upon the previous person’s modifications. (via Scott Beale)

    Reddit user elmstreeter asked the reddit community for help Photoshopping out the oxygen cannula (the tube that delivers oxygen from the tank) from the last photo he had with his mother who just died of cancer. Reddit users quickly jumped in, each improving upon the previous person’s modifications. (via Scott Beale)

  12. Scroll Clock by Toki Woki gives you the current time, only using scroll bars.

    Scroll Clock by Toki Woki gives you the current time, only using scroll bars.

  13. All 12,058 lines of the Harper’s Index are now searchable. Go get sucked into finding obscure facts about anything. (via Mareen Fischinger)

    All 12,058 lines of the Harper’s Index are now searchable. Go get sucked into finding obscure facts about anything. (via Mareen Fischinger)

  14. Internet Vices by Patrick Moberg

  15. I got a new Flickr account, because my old one was filled with a bunch of crap. If you want to add me as a contact once again, be my guest. I’ll actually try to use this one.

    I got a new Flickr account, because my old one was filled with a bunch of crap. If you want to add me as a contact once again, be my guest. I’ll actually try to use this one.