April 2009
28 posts
How To Fail A Sobriety Test [LOLCars] →
Seriously, how can police arrest an old guy after a phenomenal improvisatory display such as this?
International Space Station →
My Grandpa C shared this site with me yesterday… pretty cool. It’s a visual representation of how the Space Station has come together over the years. Fascinating! I want to be an astronaut when…
Ze Germans Vill Race Anything! [Moment Of Zen] →
Competitors speed down a street during the second German office chair racing championship in the village of Bad Koenig-Zell April 25. Photo Credit: REUTERS/Johannes Eisele (Hat tip…
The Fabulous Lifestyle of Ueli Anlicker, The Red... →
When we saw the Red Gold SLR this morning, we had no idea its creator would become our new hero. He even keeps shots of his model girlfriend’s boobs on his gold-plated laptop. NSFW Ueli…
Google Study On Sitemaps →
The Google Webmaster Central blog notified us that Googlers have presented a new study on Sitemaps at the WWW’09 conference in Madrid. The study is absolutely interesting and I recommend printing out…
Where To Find Social Media Power Users →
While having great content and an appropriate message are crucial for success on social media news sites, having a quality user help with promotion is essential to build momentum. Contacting and…
Aston Martin unveils the first completed One-77 in... →
Filed under: Supercars, Aston Martin
Prominently featured on the Aston Martin stand on the first day of this year’s Geneva Motor show was the rolling chassis of the very first…
Yahoo Quietly Pulls The Plug On Geocities →
Not with a bang, but with a whimper. Yahoo! is unceremoniously closing GeoCities, one of the original web-hosting services acquired by Yahoo! in 1999 for $2.87 billion. (Fun venture fact:…
Google Analytics Opens API →
Google Analytics announced the public availability of the new Google Analytics API. The API gives developers, webmasters, and SEMs the ability to pull data from Google Analytics to use as they wish….
How to rank well in google products search & a... →
Posted by Tom_CHello, my name is Tom, you’ve seen me guest blog here before but today I’m blogging and ill. So I’m going to dispense with the usual chit-chat approach and lay out the facts. Some…
Prezi Is The Coolest Online Presentation Tool I’ve... →
At last week’s The Next Web Conference, I was part of the 4-headed jury that evaluated all presenting startups and ultimately decided My Name Is E should be awarded the top prize. It was an…
“I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” - Twain said that. Feel like it works for more than letters.
Mega snow coming down in Denver.
Man Builds Chair That Tweets His Farts,... →
John Herrman / Gizmodo: Man Builds Chair That Tweets His Farts, Single-Handedly Justifies Twitter’s Existence — You know those guys (and gals?) who are just, like, super…
Audi, BMW ad war taken to the streets of SoCal →
Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Audi, BMW
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Autoblog reader Conor sent us this photo of Santa Monica Blvd. in Southern California where a…
Reason I am a Nerd #2,453: The new visualization reports on Google Analytics make me laugh uncontrollably.
FAIL: Multi-level Parking in NYC →
Filed under: New York Auto Show, Etc.
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We saw plenty of these multi-level parking structures during our trip to NYC this past week,…
Saw my first Nissan GT-R on the road today. It was white and did not look all that great. It’s what’s inside that counts though, no?
Recovering From The Blue Screen Of Death As An SEO →
Last week I was jolted by booting up my computer only to see the blue screen of death. The computer was dead, dead, dead and I had to replace it with a new one, going through the painful process of…
North Korea has successfully launched a satellite into a near earth orbit and it is now circling the earth at about 1 mile below sea level.
Google Confirms & Talks About Expanded Local... →
In a blog post today, Google confirms what we and others reported last week — they’re now showing local results on non-local queries.
Google says they’re guessing the searcher’s location, “in most…
This Crushes Your Business Card's Mandible with a... →
North Korea Successfully Launches Satellite Into... →
Great success! North Korea has successfully launched a satellite into a near earth orbit and it is now circling the earth at about 1 mile below sea level. That’s right: North Korea’s Taepodong-2,…
California Woman Flips Boss's Ferrari [Accidents] →
A 23-year-old woman flipped her boss’s Ferrari 360 on a California road this weekend, thus begging the question: why was a young, attractive woman driving her boss’s Ferrari? Oh, right. (…
VIDEO: Jason Plato makes epic save during BTCC... →
Filed under: Motorsports, Videos
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Those of you familiar with Fifth Gear have undoubtedly enjoyed Tiff Needell and Jason Plato’s…
Have I mentioned where I'm working?
I’m currently working for a really neat start-up called Kutenda (it means to do or to act in Swahili). It’s a company that is working to build online marketing tools for small businesses, and as someone who is responsible for said tools, let me tell you they are going to be bad ass. :)
Keep an eye on our website and blog for more information.
Google Showing Local Results On Non-Local Queries →
Google is rewriting the local search space. They’re now showing local search results — a map, business listings, and more — even when searchers use generic terms that don’t include a local word. This…
Magnetic Tow Technology Puts BMW Behind The... →
BMW announced today a new system, Magnetic Tow Technology (MTT), allowing specially-equipped Bimmers to latch onto traffic using an electromagnetic beam. The system, built upon typical BMW…