Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Worldwide Monopoly, Odes to Puncuation and Other Recent Bests of the Internet

O'Reilly announced a 14 day tour called Geeks On A Plane. This European expedition takes VCs, entrepreneurs, bloggers and thinkers on a trip filled with the best in technology, people, events and overall geek talk over the pond. I'm in love.

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Do not pass go, do not leave your computer. At least don't plan on leaving it on Wednesday when Google and Hasbro release their anticipated Monopoly City Streets. With an initial $3 million dollars and the ability to buy property anywhere in the world using Google Maps you can hope to collect a whole lot more than pass go and collect $200 dollars. Join up and see if you can become the world's richest property magnate in existence.

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Grammar Girl is hosting a favorite punctuation mark contest. You send in an ode to your favorite punctuation mark and on the week of September 24th (National Punctuation Day) the website will feature the best of the best. COOL!

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Mashable's "Mobile Melodies" article pointed out ten great cell phone music performances. Here's one I really enjoyed, one that makes me believe this is Gen Y's version of memorizing how to solve a Rubik's cube or win Pac Man every time.






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The Telegraph recently released an article that spells out 50 Things that Are Being Killed By the Internet. The list includes "the art of polite disagreement," "trust in Nigerian businessmen and princes," "the usefulness of references pages at the front of diaries," and much more.

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