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Monday: May 17, 2010

Popular Today:
YouTube now gets about two billion hits on a daily basis.
YouTube now gets about two billion hits on a daily basis.

YouTube has decided to share this information just as they turn a whopping five years old. According to the source article, the first video ever posted to the service can still be found on their site to this day (and you can view it here). Congratulations and a happy birthday, the Interwebs have enjoyed many a rickroll thanks to you.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 6:06 AM | Tags (9) | basis | bbc | billion | birthday | daily | hits | interwebs | videos | youtube |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 11 Clicks


Tuesday: May 11, 2010

Popular Today:
Wikipedia may get a facelift in the near future.
Wikipedia may get a facelift in the near future.

The new design promises to to make things easier for our users and introduce simpler editings tools - which should make spreading false information about a subject even easier! You can learn more about the changes that are being planned on their FAQ page.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Design @ 8:04 AM | Tags (7) | wikipedia | encyclopedia | design | facelift | redesign | interwebs | web |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 6 Clicks


Twitter glitch that allowed anyone to follow anybody quickly resolved. Phew.
Twitter glitch that allowed anyone to follow anybody quickly resolved. Phew.

For a brief couple of moments yesterday it was possible to have anyone follow you on the micro-blogging service. That wondrous feeling was countered by Twitter setting all accounts to zero followers - to which a collective gasp across the Interwebs could be heard miles around.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 5:41 AM | Tags (8) | twitter | glitch | follow | bug | interwebs | followers | zero | error |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 3 Clicks


Monday: April 26, 2010

Popular Today:
Thirteen terrific sites for managing and sharing media files.
Thirteen terrific sites for managing and sharing media files.

I keep hearing fantastic things about DropBox but I have yet to take advantage of their service. Should you decide to not make the same mistake you'll get two free gigabytes of storage space for signing up. Happy sharing.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 6:06 AM | Tags (10) | audio | dropbox | files | interwebs | managing | media | multimedia | music | sharing | yahoo |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 57 Clicks


Tuesday: April 20, 2010

Popular Today:
Facebook now accounts for 41% of all social media traffic according to comScore stats.
Facebook now accounts for 41% of all social media traffic according to comScore stats.

As of March 2010, Facebook traffic made up 41% of all traffic on a list of popular social destinations. MySpace was in second place, capturing around 24% of traffic. Gmail had 15%, and Twitter had 8%.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 12:05 PM | Tags (11) | interwebs | facebook | myspace | mashable | traffic | comscore | stats | gmail | twitter | social | networking |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 9 Clicks


Thursday: April 15, 2010

Popular Today:
Ten things that the Internet has ruined along with five things it has yet to ruin.
Ten things that the Internet has ruined along with five things it has yet to ruin.

Good spelling is just one of the many casualties on this list that you'll come to discover on the other side of the click. Yes, the Interwebs have brought about some miraculous ruinings in it's short time on this planet.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 3:39 PM | Tags (11) | albums | debates | discourse | encyclopedias | internet | interwebs | life | music | pcworld | ruin | things |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 110 Clicks


Choose two celebrity Twitterers and see whose fans are dumber with one handy site.
Choose two celebrity Twitterers and see whose fans are dumber with one handy site.

Stupid Fight can't go out and administer an intelligence test to each person that's sending messages to a celebrity. So instead, it estimates based on several stupid indicators. Are they using twenty exclamation marks in a row? Do they endlessly use the abbreviation 'OMG'?

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Scary @ 1:30 PM | Tags (13) | celebrities | dumb | dumber | fans | funny | indicators | interwebs | online | site | stupid | stupidfight | tomscott | twitter |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 58 Clicks


Thursday: April 1, 2010

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Twitter revamps their homepage to in effort to make Twitter easier to understand.
Twitter revamps their homepage to in effort to make Twitter easier to understand.

To me, this revamp is actually a much welcomed step in the right direction as you can plainly see the 'realtime-ness' that didn't appear to be there with their previous version. Trending topics scroll across in realtime along with top tweets from select users. Not bad.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Design @ 5:42 AM | Tags (9) | homepage | internet | interwebs | newbies | pcworld | redesign | revamp | tweets | twitter |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 13 Clicks


Friday: March 26, 2010

Popular Today:
Twenty geeky gadgets for growing plants indoors.
Twenty geeky gadgets for growing plants indoors.

Yes, it's quite possible (with a little soldering) to see how your plants are doing by way of their personal Twitter updates. Through those updates you'll know if your beloved plants require water and/or more sunlight all through Twitter. In other news, your plants are on Twitter.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Nerdy @ 6:04 AM | Tags (8) | gadgets | geeky | green | growing | interwebs | nerdy | plants | twitter |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 38 Clicks


Wednesday: March 24, 2010

Popular Today:
Ten of the most commonly used colors in web design with examples.
Ten of the most commonly used colors in web design with examples.

Need some creative inspiration to get started on that next design project? This post  showcases how other designers are using colors to their advantage and even touches on the associated feelings some of these colors convey. 

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Design @ 5:47 AM | Tags (6) | colors | convey | design | interwebs | web | webdesignbooth |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 30 Clicks


Thursday: March 18, 2010

Popular Today:
Want to run Internet Explorer 9 on your Windows XP machine? Tough luck.
Want to run Internet Explorer 9 on your Windows XP machine? Tough luck.

Microsoft has decided to give Windows XP users the finger and not allow them to use their latest and greatest web browser until they upgrade their OS over to Vista or Windows 7.  Yet another reason why I'll be sticking with Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari or any other superior browser.  Good work, Microsoft.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Dumb @ 8:28 AM | Tags (11) | browsers | chrome | dumb | firefox | ie9 | internet | interwebs | microsoft | safari | software | upgrade |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 11 Clicks


Wednesday: March 17, 2010

Popular Today:
Microsoft pulls the curtain back on Internet Explorer 9.
Microsoft pulls the curtain back on Internet Explorer 9.

The good news is that there will be better support for web standards and a brand new JavaScript engine that promises to improve overall speed and page loading times. Bad news is that it's still Internet Explorer. You can take an early version of IE9 for a test drive on the other side of the click.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 5:52 AM | Tags (11) | microsoft | interwebs | version | browser | explorer | html5 | test | drive | sample | platform | preview |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 13 Clicks


Thursday: March 11, 2010

Popular Today:
A list of ten useful website analytics tools for your analytical pleasure.
A list of ten useful website analytics tools for your analytical pleasure.

You may not have known but Google isn't the only game in town for getting some decent web statistics. This post covers some of the non-Google tools you can try out to gauge performance of your beloved web site or web apps.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 6:08 AM | Tags (8) | interwebs | tracking | stats | analytics | google | website | development | internet |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 25 Clicks


Tuesday: March 9, 2010

Popular Today:
Your computer may one day operate at the speed of light thanks to laser technology.
Your computer may one day operate at the speed of light thanks to laser technology.

An electrically powered, room-temperature, infrared laser for laptop computers is still years away, however, cautioned Michel. If and when those laptops do arrive, they will be powerful -- more powerful in fact than even today's supercomputers.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Technology @ 1:28 PM | Tags (9) | interwebs | speed | light | plaid | spaceballs | abcnews | lasers | super | computers |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 7 Clicks


Cisco's big Internet-changing announcement? Brand new speedy routers.
Cisco's big Internet-changing announcement? Brand new speedy routers.

That's right folks, this new and improved router can handle up to twelve times the speed of your now traditional non-speedy routers. Change has come to your Interwebs, be sure to hold your excitement.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Technology @ 1:15 PM | Tags (6) | cisco | interwebs | networking | reuters | router | speedy |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 15 Clicks


Monday: March 8, 2010

Popular Today:
Announcement from Cisco on Tuesday promises to 'forever change the Internet'.
Announcement from Cisco on Tuesday promises to 'forever change the Internet'.

Cisco has clearly stated is designed to bring the company's highly acclaimed enterprise Telepresence video system into consumer living rooms, there may be enough of the sewing done to talk now about exactly how Cisco will deliver new end-to-end Web 2.0 capabilities...

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interesting @ 1:58 PM | Tags (10) | announcement | change | cisco | consumers | enterprise | forbes | internet | interwebs | livingroom | web20 |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 6 Clicks


Ars Technica explains why blocking ads is devastating to the websites you love to visit.
Ars Technica explains why blocking ads is devastating to the websites you love to visit.

Imagine running a restaurant where 40% of the people who came and ate didn't pay. In a way, that's what ad blocking is doing to us. Just like a restaurant, we have to pay to staff, we have to pay for resources, and we have to pay when people consume those resources. 

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 5:41 AM | Tags (8) | ads | advertising | ars | interwebs | online | technica | websites | writeup |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 12 Clicks


Friday: March 5, 2010

Popular Today:
Jon Stewart and the Daily Show take ChatRoulette for a spin.
Jon Stewart and the Daily Show take ChatRoulette for a spin.

The Internet is like mexican food, every site has the same ingredients - just in different combinations. But go ahead and investigate, I wonder what your reporters will find on this video-based anonymous stranger-finder.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Funny @ 2:47 PM | Tags (7) | chat | chatroulette | dailyshow | funny | ingredients | interwebs | jonstewart |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 35 Clicks


YouTube now has captioning for millions of videos thanks to new technology.
YouTube now has captioning for millions of videos thanks to new technology.

So how did they do it? Each video now uses speech recognition technology to pick up potential spoken words from the audio track. It not may be a perfect solution but it's a great start. The technology only works on videos that contain English audio at present time.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 5:40 AM | Tags (7) | youtube | captions | auto | technology | impaired | videos | interwebs |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 6 Clicks


Thursday: March 4, 2010

Popular Today:
Samsung pulls the curtain back on Internet-capable fridge.
Samsung pulls the curtain back on Internet-capable fridge.

A fancy new Internet-enabled refrigerator will set you back about two grand according to this Yahoo article. Your cold cuts can finally have their very own spot on the information superhighway. Welcome to the future.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Gadgets @ 5:34 AM | Tags (9) | samsung | yahoo | fridge | internet | gadgets | coldcuts | highway | interwebs | silly |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 7 Clicks


Monday: February 22, 2010

Popular Today:
No, Google does not make you stupid according to recently conducted survey.
No, Google does not make you stupid according to recently conducted survey.

The impetus for the survey apparently came from a summer 2009 article in the Atlantic Monthly, in which author Nicholas Carr suggested that the ease of browsing and searching on the Web was steadily degrading people’s ability to concentrate and think.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Google @ 5:47 AM | Tags (9) | browsing | concentration | eweek | google | interwebs | skimming | stupid | survey | web |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 9 Clicks


Friday: February 12, 2010

Popular Today:
Want to know just how speedy YouTube is in your area?
Want to know just how speedy YouTube is in your area?

An interesting little page that I didn't know existed on YouTube's website. I'm quite surprised to see my ISP performing as well it does compared to the rest of the state of New York (or in some cases the rest of the country).

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 5:56 AM | Tags (6) | youtube | interwebs | speed | broadband | chart | report |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 33 Clicks


Thursday: February 4, 2010

Popular Today:
Do you think that your favorite television characters need Twitter accounts?
Do you think that your favorite television characters need Twitter accounts?

My initial response fell into the negative on this subject but then I realized that some of my favorite characters would actually be pretty funny to read in some type of Twitter capacity. For your enjoyment here is a site dedicated solely to Creed quotes.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Silly @ 5:27 AM | Tags (7) | television | twitter | interwebs | media | characters | creed | theoffice |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 5 Clicks


Wednesday: December 30, 2009

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The top nine Internet memes of 2009 according to MSNBC.
The top nine Internet memes of 2009 according to MSNBC.

Covers everything from Kanye to the Internet's unflinching love of all things bacon. Now if you'll excuse me there is a three wolf moon shirt that needs to be washed before not venturing out on New Year's Eve.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 1:26 PM | Tags (12) | 2009 | bestof | dumb | fads | interwebs | kanyewest | memes | moon | msnbc | silly | wolf | year |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 63 Clicks


Looks like you won't be seeing any further Firefox updates until 2010.
Looks like you won't be seeing any further Firefox updates until 2010.

In addition, Firefox 4.0, which had been due in 2010, now is 'aimed at late 2010 or early 2011,' with a beta due in the summer of 2010, according to Mozilla.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 5:46 AM | Tags (7) | browser | cnn | firefox | interwebs | software | updates | version |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 4 Clicks


Fifty useful design tools for beautiful web typography.
Fifty useful design tools for beautiful web typography.

Another quality post from Smashing Magazine covering everything you could possibly need to know about how to make decent looking web typography. Post features a number of great online utilities you can use as well as some handy techniques. Happy fonting.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Design @ 5:33 AM | Tags (9) | design | web | smashing | typography | beautiful | type | text | interwebs | development |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 15 Clicks


Tuesday: December 29, 2009

Popular Today:
Facebook and Twitter responsible for most of the weird stories in 2009.
Facebook and Twitter responsible for most of the weird stories in 2009.

MSNBC covers a handful of said weird stories all the way from tweeting at the altar to the balloon boy hoax. I'm looking forward to telling to my kids how I found out that Michael Jackson passed via Facebook status updates.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 3:14 PM | Tags (5) | facebook | interwebs | msnbc | twitter | weird |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 14 Clicks


Thursday: December 24, 2009

Popular Today:
Twitter decides to up and acquire a geo-location firm.
Twitter decides to up and acquire a geo-location firm.

The example used was a tweet saying 'Earthquake!'. This would be a lot more useful and informative if it came with some information about where the bleeding earthquake was.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 5:57 AM | Tags (6) | twitter | acquisition | geo | location | register | interwebs |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 4 Clicks


Wednesday: December 23, 2009

Popular Today:
Six predictions regarding the future of the Internet.
Six predictions regarding the future of the Internet.

A great writeup with some interesting thoughts on what the future might hold for the glorious place that is the Interwebs. Your Minority Report interface just may be hiding around the corner.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interwebs @ 5:28 AM | Tags (5) | future | internet | interwebs | predictions | sixrevisions |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 56 Clicks


Wednesday: December 16, 2009

Popular Today:
Survey finds that television still more popular than the Interwebs for entertainment.
Survey finds that television still more popular than the Interwebs for entertainment.

Yes, we all still turn to the television as the ultimate source of diversion. A staggering eighty percent of the survey claim to watch more than ten hours of non-movie television a week.

Posted to Weekdaily filed in Interesting @ 5:27 AM | Tags (9) | media | television | usatoday | interwebs | interesting | source | entertainment | survey | study |  | Discuss (0) |  | del.icio.us | digg | facebook | stumbleupon | technorati | twitter | 4 Clicks


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