Apr 16, 2009

Submitted by Nononsenseguy: The Visual Thesaurus offers stunning visual displays of the English language. Looking up a word creates an interactive visual map with your word in the center of the display, connected to related words and meanings. (Read More)

Apr 14, 2009

CNN Rapid-fire TV news bulletins or updates on Twitter or Facebook could numb our sense of morality and make us indifferent to human suffering, scientists say. . (Read More)

Apr 08, 2009

Design daily news Even though you’ll have to pay for the best fonts, like Helvetica or Univers, the web is full of quality fonts that are perfectly suitable for professional design work. The fonts are classified to make the page easier to scan.Sans-serif fonts1. Miso2. Quicksand3. Com4t Fine Regular4. Alte Haas Grotesk5. Comfortaa6. Museo Sa (Read More)

Apr 03, 2009

TechCrunch Here’s a heck of a rumor that we’ve sourced from two separate people close to the negotiations: Google is in late stage negotiations to acquire Twitter. We don’t know the price but can assume its well, well north of the $250 million valuation that they saw in their recent funding. Twitter turned down an offer to be bought b (Read More)

Mar 31, 2009

ReadWriteWeb I had about 3 story options on my plate to write about tonight. But I found myself constantly returning to the iTunes store and searching for Skype, over and over again. Finally, there it was: As promised by no less a personage than Om Malik himself, the official Skype iPhone client has arrived. Although video streaming is (Read More)

Mar 29, 2009

Mashable! One of the best things about the web and social media is how much great information is written and produced every single day. If you’re a regular reader of blogs, you probably come across great articles that you just want everyone to know about. But what’s the best way to share these posts?Luckily, there’s no shortage of (Read More)

Mar 22, 2009

TimesFreePress.com Breaking news The Bow-Dacious String Band, an Illinois-based children’s ensemble, will stop in Chattanooga for an afternoon concert at Ross’s Landing Plaza. (Read More)

Mar 23, 2009

Mixx: Popular Hilarious behind-the-scenes loook at what goes on at Vimeo HQ. (Read More)

Mar 22, 2009

Scobleizer My old boss, Jim Fawcette, used to say that if you asked a group of Porsche owners what they wanted they’d tell you things like “smoother ride, more trunk space, more leg room, etc.” He’d then say “well, they just designed a Volvo.”His words were meant to get us out of letting the customers run our business mode we often fo (Read More)

Mar 20, 2009

digg.com: Stories / Technology / Popular Facebook unveiled their new design last week, and guess what: it sucks. It seems like every time they tweak their design, they end up making it more confusing and lame. So, we looked into our crystal ball to see what Facebook will probably look like in a few years. And this is what we saw. (Read More)

Mar 18, 2009

Chattablogs This week, two Chattarati writers set out to live large on an honest budget — eating out everyday for five days on a daily ration of $8.00. Make sure to follow along on their adventure throughout the week. Day two is... . (Read More)

Mar 17, 2009

Slashdot krou writes "The BBC is reporting that a new study suggests that our mental abilities start to dwindle at 27 after peaking at 22, and 27 could be seen as the 'start of old age.' The seven-year study, by Professor Timothy Salthouse of the University of Virginia, looked at 2,000 healthy people aged 18-60, and used a number of (Read More)

Mar 16, 2009

louisgray.com Today, Facebook announced they are now making it possible for anyone to open up their status updates and more, to the world. This means that by going into your privacy settings on Facebook and selecting "everyone" on various profile options, Google can now index it, non-friends are able to see it, and it puts Facebook "face (Read More)

Mar 14, 2009

digg.com: Stories / Technology / Popular Cell phones harbor thriving colonies of bacteria and viruses. Researchers say, for example, that cell phones are major carriers of superbugs in hospitals. Now, a new gadget helps you sterilize your phone! (You should also try to use a wireless Bluetooth headset.). (Read More)

Mar 12, 2009

Engadget We just got the announcement. Set your clocks, mark your calendars. It's going down March 17th. Apparently, we'll get a sneak peak at the new OS, as well as a look at a brand new version of the SDK. Exciting stuff indeed.Filed under: CellphonesiPhone OS 3.0 is coming, March 17th originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 12 Ma (Read More)

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