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Twitter, Web

Twitter Wars [A Fun Waste of Time]

Jun 16. 2010

DotWar is a Flash-based game that lets you pit one Twitter icon against another in a brutal, all-out war. I quickly decided to sic my Twitter icon on J's, expecting my little guys to kick some major butt (operating under the false assumption that I would win since I have more followers). Alas it was not meant to be! J's icon quickly dispersed to follow a "divide and conquer" strategy, virtually rendering my icon defenseless. I repeated the war and even tried playing on manual mode, only to see the same dismal results. Sob. I only hope that some of my readers will have greater success in DotWars. Via Gizmodo. ...

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Books, Web

Classic Books Retitled to Boost Web Traffic

Jun 15. 2010

Mike Lacher of McSweeney's Internet Tendency has a list of great works of literature that have been retitled for SEO purposes. I'll tackle the first — can you figure out the rest? 7 Awesome Ways Barnyard Animals Are Like Communism - "Animal Farm" The 11 Stupidest Things Phonies Do To Ruin The World 8 Surprising Ways West Egg Is Exemplary Of The Hollowness Of The American Dream 6 Shockingly Evil Things The Turn-Of-The-Century Meatpacking Industry Doesn't Want You To Know 5 Insane Ways London Could Become a Dystopia (And How It's Not That Far From Reality) 1 Weird Thing Caddy Smells Like I personally do not take much stock in SEO, so just reading these overly descriptive, list-centric titles makes me gag. However, you can't help but admit...

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Baby, Personal, Pregnancy

24 Weeks

Jun 15. 2010

My heart skipped a beat when I woke up yesterday morning. I had reached a new milestone. My baby is now considered viable by the American medical community. And how can she not? Baby girl is growing larger and stronger every day. I can now see my belly do "jumps" as she hiccups. She reacts to sounds and light. She keeps me awake at night (yep, she's definitely a night owl) with her incessant tumblings. The best part? She dances in my stomach whenever I play the piano.   My SIL — a musical genius who has a PhD from Juilliard — says that our baby cannot not be musical seeing as both J and I have both have had extensive classical music training. And...

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