Things I’ve Learned Recently
The return of Gobbledygook.
We Didn’t Start The Flame War
The Internet video that YOU helped write.
Clay Shirky on the End of Newspapers
“When a 14 year old kid can blow up your business in his spare time, not because he hates you but because he loves you, then you got a problem.”
Alexa’s Founder to Take On Alexander
In which I link to an Economist article about a man who wants to build “a non-profit digital archive of free materials to rival the legendary Alexandrian library.”
Too Many Movies. Not Enough Time.
In which I link to a TechCrunch article about the rise of streaming media.
Facebook Population Bigger Than Russia & Japan
From CNET’s New year, 150 million Facebook users: “It was only a matter of time. Social network Facebook says it has hit the milestone of 150 million active users, just more than two months after reaching 120 million and about four months after reaching 100 million….Nearly half of those 150 million members use Facebook every [...]
Cuckolded by Facebook
From Ars Technica’s No headache needed: 46% of women choose Internet over sex: “According to new survey results from Intel, women are more likely than men to willingly sacrifice sex for two weeks than risk losing Internet access for that long….Broken down, the numbers are even more scary for the male side of the population: [...]
Seriously…Can We Stop Printing Phone Books Now?
From NY Times’ .Tel Them Where to Find You: “A .tel domain name links to the contact information of businesses, organizations and individuals. Information can include telephone numbers; links to Web sites, including a Facebook or MySpace page; e-mail addresses; instant messaging names, and, if you wish, identities for virtual games such as Xbox Live [...]
“A Post-Fact Society”
I was reading my new Playboy and saw this in the Forum:
Today on the web, television and radio, you can watch, listen to and read what you want when you want. You can seek out and discuss the news that pleases you, dismissing the rest. And you can indulge your political, social or scientific theories, [...]
A Word from the Site Owners
Quick note as we enter into what will likely be a heyday for Fluid Imagination.
First, I want to thank everyone who has been reading this site for the last few years. As we all know, Kyle has done an excellent job managing the site and maintaining its (often) high level of content and quality. So [...]
