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31Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 31st

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Google Reader goes big with a fullscreen mode and more.
	Shared MySpace Launches Facebook Status Update Syncing.
	Shared OAuthpocalypse Tomorrow: Twitter Ending Basic Auth Support At 8 AM PT.
	Shared Digg User Rebellion Continues: Reddit Now Rules the Front Page.
	Shared Google Wave Still Dead, But Funeral Won’t Be Until 2011. And Data Export Coming..
	Shared Inbox Hero: Gmail Priority Inbox Has Doused My Raging Email Fire — For Now.
	Shared iTunes to Double Song Sample Length [REPORT].
	Shared Gmail Priority Inbox: 5 Tips for Better Productivity.
	Shared Gmail introduces Priority Inbox: The importance filter for your email..
	Shared The Five Stages of Filtering, Relevance and Curation.
	Shared Foursquare and MTV Team up for First-Ever Cause-Related Badge: STD Testing.
	Shared Twitter Temporarily Turns Off “Who to Follow”.
	Shared Beware: fake Tweetdeck “download” tweets hide software trojan.

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30Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 30th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Does Twitter need an ‘Edit Tweet’ button?.
	Shared Foursquare Surpasses 3 Million User Registrations.

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29Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 29th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Phone Numbers Are Dead, They Just Don’t Know It Yet.
	Shared Hackers Plant Tardis Atop MIT Building.

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28Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 28th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

Shared Ben Huh Asks: “I Can Haz Reddit?” (Offers To Buy It From Condé Nast).

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27Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 27th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Sometimes I Just Want To Copy Someone Else’s Status, Word For Word, And See If They Notice.
	Shared Google Realtime Search Gets New Name, Its Own URL, And Kick In The Pants.
	Shared Twitter in Real Time: TweetDeck Opens User Streams Preview to All.
	Shared The Ballad of Cat Bin Lady: The Internet’s Latest Viral Villain.
	Shared Google Realtime: The Good News & the Bad News (Updated).
	Shared Twitter Pumps Up Follower Email Notifications Further With Social Graph Juice.
	Shared Foursquare To Start Polling Your Mayorship Chances?.
	Shared Foursquare To Start Polling Your Mayorship Chances.
	Shared Only Burning Man Stands Between Diaspora, the Open Source Facebook, and Its Public Launch.
	Shared One Million Calls Placed From Gmail in 24 Hours.
	Shared Q: Is Facebook Questions Back? A: Yes (Well, For 0.02% Of You).
	Shared Cee-Lo’s “F*ck You” Ain’t Got Nothing On Gaga’s “Telephone”.
	Shared TweetDeck’s Underground Project: Allowing TweetDecks To Talk To Nearby TweetDecks (TCTV).
	Shared Move Over Fail Whale, Digg 4′s Got A Fail Ox.
	Shared ExtensionFM Turns the Web Into Your Personal Music Library [Downloads].
	Shared Blockbuster “prepares to file for bankruptcy”. Netflix, Lovefilm and Redbox weild the knife.
	Shared Gmail Bug Turned Some Users into Spammers.
	Shared Google Beat is the "Best Week Ever" for Web Search Trends.

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25Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 25th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared No Joke: Godaddy Offering $1 .COM Promotion.
	Shared Pandora Adds Genre-Based Stations.
	Shared Google Testing Web-based VoIP in Gmail.
	Shared 300,000 Largest Websites Visualized With Favicons.
	Shared Did Facebook Kill Facebook Questions?.
	Shared The Power Twitter extension for Google Chrome just turned Twitter.com into context nirvana.
	Shared The Power Twitter extension for Google Chrome just turned Twitter.com into context nirvana.
	Shared Y Combinator’s Biggest Demo Day Yet Draws Throng Of Investors.
	Shared Google Voice Telephone Booths Coming to an Airport or College Near You.

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24Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 24th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared 20 Cool Twitter Accounts for Daily Fun and Inspiration [PICS].
	Shared Install Official Flash 10.1 On Any Android 2.2 Phone.
	Shared HOW TO: Create and Deploy Your Own QR Codes.

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23Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 23rd

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Chatroulette has gone offline. Holding page says “The experiment is over”.
	Shared You Can’t Block Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook.
	Shared 7 Cool Chrome Extensions for Twitter.
	Shared Google is testing as-you-type search results.

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21Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 21st

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Facebook Acquires Social Checkin Service HotPotato.
	Shared Foursquare Experiences Record Signups After Launch of Facebook Places.

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20Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 20th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

Shared Facebook Places Vs. The Location-Based World.

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19Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 19th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Thou Shalt Not Surprise Users: Twitter Suspends (Then Reinstates) Twifficiency.
	Shared Google Releases Universal Search for Gmail, Docs and Sites.
	Shared UPDATE: @FacebookPlaces account suspended – fake?.
	Shared Twitter Lists and Tweet Counts Currently Disabled [UPDATE: Fixed].
	Shared New Facebook Places Logo Is A “4.” In A Square. Yeah..
	Shared Everything You Need To Know About Facebook Places.
	Shared Android 3.1/3.2 To Be Codenamed “Honeycomb”?.
	Shared 20% Of Foursquare Users Are Pushing Their Check-Ins To Facebook (TCTV).

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18Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 18th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Foursquare Tweaks Its Privacy Settings, Offers Finer Controls.
	Shared GetGlue for Android now available, along with new mobile site and new partnerships..
	Shared Have a story to tell? Twitter Tales wants to publish it..
	Shared Twitter Jumps On User Stories Bandwagon; Debuts ‘Tales’.
	Shared The Twitter Photo Sharing Horse Race.
	Shared Suggested follows come to Google Buzz. Who’s on your list?.
	Shared Facebook Adds Auto-Suggest To Status Updates.
	Shared You Like? Facebook Makes Updates To Its “Like” Button.

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17Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 17th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Apple’s Steve Wozniak to Appear on “Big Bang Theory”.
	Shared Kid Receives 26,000 Texts After Justin Bieber Tweets Phone Number.
	Shared Internet Explorer Turns 15.
	Shared Adobe AIR Apps on Android Phones by Q4 2010.
	Shared Facebook Making Possible Location Announcement Wednesday.
	Shared Facebook Profile Pages Becoming Irrelevant.

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16Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 16th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Why Foursquare downtime is starting to matter.
	Shared “Star Wars” Saga Goes Blu-ray in 2011.
	Shared Long Tweet Is Long: Bug Let You Go Way Over 140.
	Shared George Lucas Turns Daily Show Star Into Storm Trooper.
	Shared One Man Will Try to Tweet the Bible Over Three Years.
	Shared Google To Acquire Like.com After Leaving Them At The Altar In 2005.
	Shared Facebook to Remove Boxes This Week.
	Shared Facebook Refreshes Notes Application.
	Shared Does the World need an Anti-Social Media?.

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13Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 13th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Hilarious “Twitter Movie Trailer” Parody Hits YouTube.
	Shared Google Launches Chrome To Phone, Send Links From Your Computer To Your Android!.
	Shared Gmail Gets an Unofficial Snooze Button.

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12Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 12th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared TweetDeck Arrives on Android.
	Shared HOW TO: Visualize All Your Foursquare Check-ins.
	Shared Pew Study Claims One Fifth Of American Adults Don’t Use The Internet.
	Shared TweetDeck for Android: Our first look and impressions.
	Shared New beta release of Chrome 15% faster with cleaner interface.
	Shared Facebook Is Rolling Out Threaded Comments.
	Shared What Happens When You Run Out of Storage Space in Gmail? [PIC].
	Shared Twitter Takes Over The Tweet Button From TweetMeme.
	Shared Browser War? Top Three Web Browsers Launching New Betas.

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11Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 11th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Facebook's Places Feature About to Launch.
	Shared What Happens to Your Twitter Account When You Die?.
	Shared Google Contacts Upgrades with Keyboard Shortcuts, Better Gmail Integration, and More [Gmail].
	Shared Now You Can Follow Twitter Users Without an Account.
	Shared Facebook Will Soon Allow You To Easily Unsubscribe From Notifications.
	Shared Battle it out on Foursquare with Mayor War!.
	Shared Twitter Launching Official Tweet Buttons This Week [EXCLUSIVE].
	Shared Check Out (Or Should It Be Check In To?) Foursquare’s New Online Store.
	Shared Confirmed: HOPA Dry Erase Girl Is A Hoax, Identity Revealed.
	Shared Twitter introduces the Tweet Button. Is TweetMeme being left in the cold?.
	Shared Google Reader Shows If You Are a Skimmer or a Clicker.
	Shared Top 10 Twitter list to follow for updates on geo / location-based apps.

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10Aug/100

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Trailer [Comic Panel Edition]

Very, very kool! I geek'd out!

thedailywhat:

This Is Epic, You Should Watch It of the Day: The extended Scott Pilgrim vs. the World trailer recreated with panels from the comic book series.

SPvtW hits theaters this Friday.

[slashfilm.]

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10Aug/100

I <3 Wonder Woman!

timetravelandrocketpoweredapes:

cowl:

Erik Von Lehmann

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9Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 9th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared The Movement to "Save Google Wave".
	Shared Check-In For Swag At The New Foursquare Store.
	Shared A Location-based Marriage Proposal.
	Shared 5 Useful Tools to Track Twitter Unfollowers.

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7Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 7th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared With Jolicloud’s “iPhonesque OS for netbooks” even grandma will use the cloud.
	Shared Google Confirms Slide Acquisition, Gears Up For War With Facebook.
	Shared At The Movies With The Geek : The Other Guys.
	Shared Twitter Users Who Rack Up the Retweets Top Most Influential List.
	Shared Posterous Back Under Attack, Custom Domains Knocked Offline.

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6Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 6th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” + Interactive Trailer = Achievement Unlocked! [AUTOPLAY].
	Shared It’s official! Google announces multiple account sign-in..
	Shared Android will soon GetGlue. Beta invites available NOW!.
	Shared Twitter’s Social Graph Is About To Get Pumped Up. “Who To Follow” Is Social Steroids.
	Shared Foursquare Cleans Up Profile Pages, Hints At Key New Metrics?.
	Shared A Thank You To The Followers Of geekpr0n.
	Shared The Avengers teaser trailer!.
	Shared Click the "Getting Started" Tab on Dropbox Web for a Free 250 MB Upgrade [Free].
	Shared DeviantART Celebrates 10 Years Of Showcasing User-Generated Artwork.
	Shared So Intense! How to Create an Effective 404 Error Page.
	Shared Video-Based CAPTCHAs: Hard on Bots, Easy on Humans.
	Shared Quora answers: Coming soon to a search engine near you..

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6Aug/100

At The Movies With The Geek : The Other Guys

Its time for another episode of At The Movies With The Geek and this week we take a look at the new comedy staring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.

[imdb - The Other Guys]

Quick Thoughts

* funny, funny, funny, and funny
* loved some of the running jokes in the film
* Will Farrell at his best

Trailer

My Thoughts

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5Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 5th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Google Wave is Dead.
	Shared Very cool vintage ads for Facebook, Youtube and Skype.
	Shared Twitter planning new ‘ShoutOut’ and ‘On Notice’ features?.
	Shared Google Now Activates 200,000 Android Phones Every Day.
	Shared Top 16 Unusual Foursquare Badges.

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5Aug/102

A Thank You To The Followers Of geekpr0n

So big news for my other site geekpr0n.net where yesterday I went over 500 followers which is really kool.

I just wanted to take this time to thank everyone who has visited the site, subscribes to the feed, or hey maybe you haven't been there and this will be your first time....in that case I say welcome!

THANKS!

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5Aug/100

And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth’s Mightiest Heroes found themselves united against a common threat…to fight the foes no single superhero could withstand. On that day, The Avengers were born. - Nick Fury

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4Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 4th

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Samsung Patents Idea For Tablet With Front And Back Touchscreens.
	Shared Flickr Rolls Out Photo Overhaul to All Users.
	Shared Blippy’s Awesome Double (no, TRIPLE!) Rainbow 404 Page.
	Shared Chrome users: you can now drag and drop Gmail attachments to your desktop!.
	Shared Twitter Posts Wes Anderson-Inspired Recruiting Video.
	Shared 10 Beautiful and Free WordPress 3.0-Ready Themes.
	Shared Android overthrows BlackBerry for top spot in US smartphone market..

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3Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 3rd

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Facebook Questions Get a Multi-Meme Easter Egg [VIDEO].
	Shared Google Releases the Ultimate Experimental Version of Chrome.
	Shared Froyo Is Here For Sprint Evo 4G.
	Shared SRSLY? SMS Celebrates Its 25th Birthday.
	Shared HTC Evo 4G Gets Android 2.2 OTA Update.
	Shared Google Enables Multiple Account Sign-In.
	Shared Hacker can trick Google into giving out your location.
	Shared Cloud-based iTunes? Not for a while, it seems..

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2Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 2nd

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared How The INTERNET Works [INFOGRAPHIC].
	Shared Authorities Use Google Earth To Find 250 Unpermitted Swimming Pools In New York.
	Shared 10 Geekiest Apple-Flavored Cakes [PICS].
	Shared Highlights from Black Hat and Defcon.
	Shared Can’t wait for Chrome OS? Jolicloud’s cloud-based OS hits v1.0.

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1Aug/100

Around The Interwebs with (jeff)isageek – August 1st

These are articles that I found interesting over the last day or so and wanted to share with you. Hopefully you find the daily list useful and it brings you some great information. Enjoy!

	Shared Another Twitter milestone: 20 billion tweets, and we found the one that crossed the line..
	Shared How to manually install Android 2.2 on the HTC EVO 4G.
	Shared New Gmail Design Revealed in Leaked Screenshot.
	Shared Gogo and Foursquare introduce mile high badge for inflight check-ins!.
	Shared The Web is Killing the Blackberry.
	Shared For classic video game nostalgia fans, Halo debuts on the Atari 2600.