I need to blog here too.

(34 drafts...) I better get crackin!

For every one minute on Facebook

Just thought I would share.



According to this video, in each minute on Facebook, there are:

Links shared = 50,304
Photos tagged = 66,168
Event invites = 74,204
Wall Posts = 79,364
Status Updates = 82,557
Friend Requests approved = 98,604
Photos updated = 135, 849
Messages sent = 231, 605
Like button hit = 382,861
Comments left = 510,404

Glogster is 3 years old!

Glogster has created a special glog just to tell us the story of how it all began. According to Crunchbase, "Glogster is the leading social network for fun expression. Glogster users can create online rich media posters using text, videos, photos, images, graphics, music and more."

YouTube Countdown

Cute. YouTube is counting down the year's most memorable videos.

No deal for Google & Groupon

Google has been trying to get into the local game, but is not having too much luck so far. Back in December 2009, Google tried to buy Yelp for a reported $550 million.

Now, a year later, Google set its sights on the Chicago-based Groupon. But Groupon rejected Google's offer, too, which was reported to be over $5 billion.

This is certainly a pretty impressive offer for a company launched in late 2008... first in Chicago, then Boston, New York City, and Toronto ... now in hundreds of cities across at least 35 countries (source)! Groupon's founder, Andrew Mason is barely 30 and seems to be humbled by the company's growth. (Read an Aug 2010 interview here.) Curious how Groupon works? This site tells you everything you need to know.

Who might be next of Google's "local" list?

Grouspawn?!

When I first read this, I thought it was a joke. Groupon has done some strange things, like challenging someone to live on nothing by Groupons for one year, but this one is certainly the weirdest things yet.

Mason asserts that because Groupon as a company feels a responsibility towards the children it has spawned, it has set aside a trust fund of $60,000 a year for two kids born to customers who meet and concieve on “Groupon Dates” a year. The money will be released when the Groupon babies reach 25 years of age. (TechCrunch 9.29.10)

All you need is proof that "you and your co-spawner" used a Groupon on your first date. And, to help facilitate these relationships, Groupon has also created the Groupon Date Assistant.

Watch Groupon's ridiculous announcement of its newest side project, Grouspawn at TechCrunch's Disrupt conference (September 2010).



And, if you haven't had enough already, you can watch another Grouspawn interview with Andrew Mason or read another article.

Is this what happens when young people have too many brains and too much money to play with?

My ____ redesign

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/web/10/27/myspace.revamp/index.html?hpt=Sbin