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Marry Me Leslie: Proposal 2.0 Using Google Street View
Michael Weiss-Malik, a Google employee, wanted to make his marriage proposal to his girlfriend Leslie really, really memorable, so he did what an self-respecting Googleplex…
New Nikon D90 Camera, Includes Ability To Shoot 720p HD Video
Nikon has announced their new D90 camera, a 12.3-megapixel DSLR that retails for $999.95 and includes the ability to shoot 24fps 720p HD video. Commercial…
The Republicans Are Coming! Make An Effort
The UnConvention and ad agency Campbell Mithun have joined forces on the campaign “Make an Effort” to help residents of Minneapolis-Saint Paul to find unconventional…
Backtype, Helping You Track and Search Comments
Backtype is a new web service that just launched that helps you track and search your friends’ comments from multiple sources. You can also claim…
Leningrad Cowboys and Red Army Choir Cover Sweet Home Alabama
Finnish rock band Leningrad Cowboys joined the Red Army Choir to cover the southern fried rock classic “Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Ubiquity for Firefox, Connecting The Web With Language
Mozilla Labs recently introduced Ubiquity, an amazing experimental Firefox extension that allows users to control their browser with language-based instructions and create on-demand mashups. Check…
Rock Star T-Shirt by Chop Shop
Chop Shop just came out with another great t-shirt, “Rock Star” (men’s version & women’s version) featuring 28 classic rockers from 1965-1975. See Previously: –…
Skateboarding Video Shot at 120 FPS on a Red One Camera
Magnum Opus Productions out of Van Nuys, CA made a really cool skateboarding video shot at 120 fps on a Red One Camera, a new…
Google Reader in Plain English by Common Craft
Google Reader is my main feed reader and an indispensable tool in the arsenal of web services I use daily. It helps me keep up…
Laughing Squid NYC Drinkup on September 13th at M1-5
Laughing Squid is headed to New York for Web 2.0 Expo (9/16-9/19) and while there we are organizing a NYC Drinkup on Saturday, September 13th…