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So…This Is Why It’s Called Angry Birds

by Jeff Weisbein August 9, 2011
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Ladies and gentlemen, I present you with a reasonable explanation for why everyone’s favorite iOS game (Angry Birds) is called Angry Birds.  I happened to stumble across this little gem earlier today and thought it was worth sharing. The image is courtesy of The New Yorker.

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Remember How Secure Windows 98 Was?

by Jeff Weisbein October 24, 2010
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I stumbled across this animated gif file on Reddit today and it reminded me of how secure Windows 98 was.  That’s a joke by the way.  For those of you who remember Windows 98, I’m sure you remember the super secure the login screen.  You know, the one you could easily bypass with a little [...]

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The iPad Will Save Everyone… But Flash.

by Jeff Weisbein October 11, 2010
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We all know how the iPad will be the savior of the print media industry.  Of course, print media includes comic books.  I stumbled across this illustration which depicts how Steve Jobs sold the comic book industry on the iPad.  Unfortunately, though it can’t save every comic book character ever created (see below).

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What Social Media Experts Need to Know

by Jeff Weisbein October 3, 2010
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We have all seen them on Twitter and Facebook – social media experts.  What exactly is a social media expert/advisor/manager/whatever euphemism they can come up with anyway?  And most importantly, how do you qualify to be one and how much do you get paid? Well, when compared with other web related industries such as web design and [...]

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Steve Jobs Is Responsible For Facebook’s Downtime

by Jeff Weisbein September 26, 2010
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Earlier this week Forbes announced that Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has passed Apple CEO Steve Jobs in Forbes’ richest people list.  Obviously, this upset Steve very much and apparently he used his epic powers to bring down Facebook on Thursday for several hours.  I’ve been told from several sources that the picture below represents how [...]

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10 Ways to Plan Good April Fools Jokes

by Jeff Weisbein March 31, 2008
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Just in time for April 1st I thought I would compile a list of 10 ways to plan and/or think of good April Fools jokes to pull on your friends, community members, family, and who ever else you might want to prank. 1. I believe the most important thing to consider when you are looking [...]

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