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The 1000 Most Popular Sites in the World

May 28. 2010

Today, Google released a list of the 1000 most popular sites in the world. The list isn't entirely accurate, as they left themselves off the list (they would've been #1). However, it comes to no surprise that Facebook and Yahoo easily take the top two spots by a large margin. Browsing through the list, I couldn't help but notice three things: The most popular category seems to be "Social Networks." We are all connected, people! I was surprised to see that the most popular porn site — http://www.game2.com.cn/ — is at a disappointingly low #135. Then I read that adult sites are excluded from the list...

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Facebook, Personal, Pregnancy, Web

Ultrasound Pictures on Facebook: Creepy and Inappropriate?

May 25. 2010

It has recently come to my attention that many people think using an ultrasound picture as your Facebook profile picture is creepy. "I cringe whenever I see one. I don't want to see a picture of your uterus or your fetus. TMI!" A random Facebook profile using an ultrasound picture as the profile picture. All personal information is blurred. "I agree — it's completely tacky and inappropriate. Does anyone really care aside from the parents?" "Pregnancy and sonograms are PERSONAL. They should be kept private. The same goes for belly pictures and positive pregnancy tests!" After reading these comments, I was glad that I deactivated my Facebook account, because I am sure that I would be offending a lot people on my "Friends" list with my...

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Cute, Funny, Geek, Personal, Star Wars, Web

My Name is Jenny and I am a Serial Subscriber

May 20. 2010

I subscribe to over 500 sites via Google Reader (sadly, if your site doesn't have an RSS feed, it's likely that I'll never visit it again unless it is spectacular) and I always have a heck of a time trying to "weed" through my feeds in an effort to lessen the number of posts/articles I have to read each day. And yes, I must read ALL of them because I'm anal like that. Unfortunately, as many feeds as I "unsubscribe" each week, my "subscribe" number is always higher. How can I resist when there are sites like ZooBorns (which my friend Jillian introduced via Twitter earlier this week and started a "zOMG so cute!" frenzy)...

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