w00t w00t!
Taken from Rob's blog:
"Webster’s Dictionary word of the year is w00t, according to a report from Associated Press.
“W00t,” a hybrid of letters and numbers used by gamers as an exclamation of happiness or triumph, topped all other terms in the Springfield-based dictionary publisher’s online poll for the word that best sums up 2007.
Webster’s president, John Morse, said “w00t” was an ideal choice because it blends whimsy and new technology.
Gamers commonly substitute numbers and symbols for the letters they resemble, Morse says, creating what they call “l33t speak” - that’s “leet” when spoken, short for “elite” to the rest of the world."
MadLibs mashup
By michelle, 4 years, 1 month ago - No Comments
Mashups are all the rage...MadLibs is one very interesting use of a mash-up site - you enter a noun, verb, adjective, name, and number to be told a Flickr photo story.
The photo above is from mine, try it yourself...
It's our web?
By michelle, 4 years, 2 months ago - No Comments
Here is a very timely message from the freespeech.org people in the wake of Facebook's recent apology
"Robots Are Taking Over the Web! This is a truly crucial time for the Internet, the most powerful and interactive medium humans have ever seen." - Adbusters
The Open Source Party
By michelle, 4 years, 2 months ago - No Comments
I've always seen open source as political...but an open source political party! I am interested to see if this proposal goes ahead, and the results if they do get elected.
A jab at myself
By michelle, 4 years, 2 months ago - No Comments
Its the beginning of the week so thought I'd post this for fun...my brother Benjamin and i were the subject of an amusing video on JIBJAB the other day. watch and laugh at us here.
its a pretty cool website actually, you can just upload a photo with someones head in it, then use their editing tools to cut out the head and create a jaw (some of the videos have talking characters) then choose which JIBJAB character the head goes on.
also check out Gizmoz. here you can upload your photo into their system, and they render out a 3d version of you. You can change your appearance and make yourself speak. I tried it myself a wee while ago.
By michelle, 4 years, 1 month ago - No Comments