Monthly Archives: June 2009

Go and get your Facebook vanity URL now!

June 13, 2009 @ 12:19 am

If you haven’t been told already, Facebook is allowing its users to finally choose an appropriate personal URL for their Facebook profiles. This means that if you’ve got a common name, you’ll want to do this ASAP so that you … Continue reading →

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infoMania spoofs GM Reinvention commercial

June 12, 2009 @ 11:50 pm

Current TV’s infoMania does a pretty hilarious spoof of the General Motors Reinvention commercial that came out a day after GM declared bankruptcy.

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The Twitpocalypse is upon us all

June 12, 2009 @ 3:39 pm

First of all, I am very surprised that there aren’t already 3 billion tweets in the overall Twitter system. I would think that the number of tweets currently live would be so high that it’d be a number not even … Continue reading →

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The destruction of Bethlehem Steel

June 12, 2009 @ 2:10 pm

Cinelan has a fabulous 3-minute short video about one man’s life and family history at Bethlehem Steel, once the nation’s 2nd-largest steel manufacturer. Watch the short video here and see how the magnificent steel structure has been torn down to … Continue reading →

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Thomas Edison performing tricks on his bicycle

June 12, 2009 @ 1:52 pm

Even way back in 1899, bicycle tricks were a thing to be videotaped. Here is Thomas Edison doing tricks on a fixed-gear bicycle (the only kind back then, right?) that people these days continue to perfect. Stay tuned and watch … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Simon!

June 12, 2009 @ 11:57 am

Today is Simon’s birthday! Here’s a picture of him inside the Freedom Tunnel.

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