Amazon’s Recommendation Engine Works

On April 24, 2010, in Internet Phenomena, by Andy Yen

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Video Of The Month

On September 4, 2008, in Internet Phenomena, by Andy Yen

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Ernest Borgnine Has A Secret To Tell You

On August 14, 2008, in Internet Phenomena, by Andy Yen

Whew. I can rest easy knowing I will live a long life like 91 year old Ernest Borgnine.

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Firefox 3.0 Final Released

On June 17, 2008, in Technology, by Andy Yen

firefox 3.0 logo

As a blog dedicated to the betterment of humanity, I feel it is my duty to inform you, the grand hope for mankind, that the latest version of Firefox is now available for download.

If you want to know more about the release, Lifehacker has a great write up here.  All I know is that one of the new features added is called the “AwesomeBar.”  I didn’t really need any other reason to upgrade.

Oh, and I guess there’s some sort of push to break the Guinness Record for most downloads in a day on this or something.

Download Firefox 3.0

Direct download for Windows

Direct download for Mac

(you might have to keep trying on these, their servers are hammered)

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This video speaks for itself.

wat.

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open social logo
When I first saw that Google, Myspace, Yahoo, and others were forming the “OpenSocial Foundation,” I almost yelped for joy that someone had finally wised up and decided to create One Social Network to rule them all.  Honestly, there are just too many damn networks to be involved in, much less keep track of, these days.

Unfortunately, the foundation’s main goal is not to consolidate social networks. Rather it is to provide developers with a standard for building applications for use on the different social networks.

Much less exciting, I know.

Nevertheless, it’s still a Good Thing. Open standards are what the internet was founded upon, and it’ll make for a better experience for both developers and users.

Predictably, Facebook is not a part of the initiative, probably because they have the most mature and tenured platform for social networking apps already in full swing.

My first inclination is to draw parallels between the iTunes vs Playsforsure battle of Goliath vs the Davids.  However, this battle may not be a similar debacle, as the battleground is for a development standard and I think the developers themselves hold the final say in determining the victor.

Read More [cnet.com]

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New Entry In The Internet Video Pantheon

On December 11, 2007, in Internet Phenomena, by Andy Yen

I wish there was a auto-repeat toggle on Youtube.

This fun little site will take a website and make it a necklace a page full of deliciously funny lolcat speech.

Something I discovered is that this wondrous invention actually makes Lefsetz Letters into readable posts.

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The Definition of “Potty”

On October 30, 2007, in Internet Phenomena, by Andy Yen

Some of you have been wondering what “potty” means and why I have been using it. According to Urban Dictionary:

 

potty guy

  1. a stranger, anyone with whom you are unfamiliar.
  2. a person, familiar or not, who elicits discomfort for any number of reasons.

In other words, pretty much everyone you meet on Xbox Live while playing Halo 3 fits both definitions. Especially the second one.

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