If you've ever walked into a lamppost or stepped out into traffic while texting or tweeting, a new fake app called "Ignorify" is good for a chuckle.
Cue the jokes about the disposable nature of social media: A new service is offering to print your Twitter feed on a roll of toilet paper.
Of all the April Fools stories clogging up the internet today – and there are very, very many – my favorite is certainly one of Google’s. No, not that one. Another one.
We’ve all got friends who act high and mighty about eschewing social networks in favor of real-life interactions. Finally, there’s a product for them.
Hey, OS X! It’s March 24th! Happy birthday! Ten years since your first full release in 2001.
James Altucher writes great stories about his background in the world of investment, but his latest, 10 Things I Didn’t Know About Google reads like a secret history of the I’m Feeling Lucky search company.
Today is pi day! So says piday.org, founded by Dan Hellerich back in 2001, for the simple reason that 3/14 is the closest anyone’s going to get to 3.14159265.
Last week, the web was (once again) having itself a good long belly laugh at another geeky gag by the talented crew at Improv Everywhere. This time we got a reenactment of the first meeting between Princess Leia and Darth Vader set in the subways of New York City. One week later, we’re still smiling. [...]
If you’ve been endlessly searching for an academic approach to humor, look no further than Microsoft’s Education site. Specifically, the “competency” section for “humor.”
Thursday, April 22, 2010
