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Star Trek: These Are the Voyages of Kirk's Chair In Your Media Room

by John P. Barker

I have this friend who always wanted to make his living room into the bridge of the Enterprise from Star Trek. And though this is not the chair he's looking for (he's a Next Generation fan), you gotta admit--this thing looks cool. But is it comfortable?

King Maker & Social Networking Made Obama A Rock Star?

by Ron Callari

"Kingmaker" is a term originally applied to the activities of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick during the Wars of the Roses, when he was instrumental in getting King Edward IV to ascend to the throne of England. The term has since come to mean any person or group who has great influence over a political succession, without being a viable candidate themselves. Kingmakers may use political, monetary, religious, or military means to manipulate the opportunities for succession. But up until this past year, no one has accessed the tools of the electronic media for political gain with the level of success we all observed in the most recent election.So was social networking responsible for Obama's successful political campaign?

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Star Trek Toys Boldly Go Where We've Been Before - But Look Really Cool

by John P. Barker

Star Trek has a worldwide fan base that borders on fanatical. I should know. I'm a huge fan (yep--even been to several conventions... but I don't wear any costumes). When a sort of re-tooling of the Star Trek film franchise was announced, it was greeted by fans with some trepidation. Who could ever play James T. Kirk other than William Shatner? With this in mind, the marketing machine went into overdrive. And part of the marketing of such a big film includes toys. Read on to get a glimpse at what some of us fans are sure to be buying this summer.

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Write With Two Instruments at The Same Time: Great Idea?

by Cosetta

The Device for Coupling Writing Utensils is not for everyone. Patent# US 6802665 calls for a unique user, as someone changing writing utensils in mid-air is not something you come across every day. If you are wondering why, don’t ask me, but read on anyway.

Russia's Innovative Cyber-War on Estonia

by M Dee Dubroff

There’s a new kind of war in town. Aren’t you thrilled? It entails fighting with bits and bytes instead of bullets, but if you think that means you don’t need to duck, you are mistaken. Read on and learn …well, something new.

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Top 10 Business Ideas Suggested On Twitter: They Do Exist! (Part Two)

by Beth Graddon-Hodgson

As promised, here is Part 2 of the Top 10 Business Ideas Suggest On Twitter: They Do Exist! Now we are counting down the top 5 business services the Twitter nation is looking for, as voiced on the world's most popular microblogging site. Entrepreneurs, get ready to scope out your competition if you're looking for inspiration on your next business startup. Twitter users; pay attention while we count down the top 5 business ideas suggested on Twitter, because here's the answer to your wishes!

Rule the Stars by Drawing Pictures with Them

by Austin Keenan

For thousands of years, man has traced the stars in the heavens to make shapes out of them. Even our modern-day calendar is full of references to the ancient zodiac. Remember when you were a kid, and you laid on your front lawn just making up shapes out of constellations that probably didn't even exist? Well, even if you don't, you'll still get a kick out of Arcelik's Rule the Stars.

Top 10 Business Ideas Suggested On Twitter: They Do Exist! (Part One)

by Beth Graddon-Hodgson

A recent article by Twingly Blog focused on the top 10 businesses Twitter users are wishing for on the Twitter network. It's only a myth that sharing your wishes, even on Twitter, means they won't come true; because the top 10 business ideas do exist! Read on to discover the businesses that meet the needs of Twitter users worldwide in Part 1 of this two part article.

Explain This Image

by Austin Keenan

Ever since internet connectivity became a staple in every American household, one of the most cherished past times of surfers everwhere has been to find the wierdest and most bizarre images out there, and show them to friends and family. There's a myriad of sites out there that can bring you strange content, but much of them have become riddled with ads, useless toolbars, and spyware. ExplainThisImage is such a site that builds upon the tried-and-true practice of looking at bizarre photos from the web, while not overloading you with advertising.

TwitterFall: Keep Tabs on Hot Twitter Subjects

by Austin Keenan

Finding new people and keeping up with hot topics on Twitter can be a real pain if you don't feel like "following" every person you come in contact with. If you use Twitter to gather information on what's the day's buzz, then TwitterFall might be for you.

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Zoho: The All-in-One Office Everything You Need Software Website

by Austin Keenan

Zoho is a complete office suite that gives you just about everything you could want in terms of office software, all available online through their website. The service is comprehensive and reliable, and surprisingly inviting upon first look. If you think it's going to be a simple word processor online, think again. Word processing is just the beginning of what you can do with Zoho.

As Tibet Anniversary Nears Youtube is Blocked in China

by Rick Martin

As I wrote 2 weeks ago, March 10th will mark the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising in China, and the 1 year anniversary of last years riots. Well, reports are now coming in via Twitter, Fanfou, and the web that Youtube is now blocked for some users in China, just as it was blocked in the wake of the Tibet riots 1 year ago.

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Forget YouTube! Fliggo Helps You Make Your Own Video Site

by Austin Keenan

Maybe you're a casual video watcher, or maybe you spend your days vlogging, or maybe even you and your friends all make your own videos. Whatever the case, you'll definitely be interested in a new site that lets you build your very own social media web site. Fliggo makes creating your own video site a snap.

SoundZit: Get Music Player for Music Found on YouTube

by Austin Keenan

SoundZit lets you search through YouTube for whatever music you're looking for, and boasts "300,000,000 songs" available, but essentially you have every video on YouTube available to be converted into an audio player which you can take and embed on your web site or profile or where ever it is you like to embed your goodies.

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Make Embeddable Custom Video Playlists with Embedr

by Austin Keenan

Individual embed codes can take up a lot of space in your layout, and there's no guarantee that users will watch every video. Embedr attempts to solve these problems by making you a customized embeddable video playlist that you can add to any site that supports embedded objects.

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Share Mobile Friendly Pages with Delivr

by Austin Keenan

Sharing web pages with your buddies over the phone can get tricky, especially when a web site has a format that isn't very friendly to mobile browsers, which can only display so much graphical content. Delivr looks to bridge the gap between desktop and mobile browsers by creating mobile-friendly content out of any page.

MinMu Squishes Several Links Into One

by Austin Keenan

MinMu is about as simple of a service as it gets, and not altogether not unlike TinyURL. You take your links, input them into the generator, and out comes your abbreviated link. But MinMu does have some features that give it a bit of an advantage over TinyURL

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Japanese Animated Short Film Wins Oscar

by Steve Levenstein

"Tsumiki no Ie" (House of Blocks) was a surprise Oscar winner in the Short Animated Film category at this year's Academy Awards. The entrancing film, directed by Kunio Kato, breaks free from the stereotypes many people have of Japanese animation.

CastTV Gets You Whatever Videos You Want

by Austin Keenan

Online video has enjoyed a healthy boom over the past few years, and many new websites have been popping up all over to take advantage of the growing medium. CastTV has been designed to be a one-stop search for whatever videos you're looking for, and it seems to us like they've done the trick.

OLED Television Wallpaper Gives You a Room With a View

Toshiba Develops TV Wallpaper Using Nanotechnology

by Steve Levenstein

Future homes may not have televisions or room lighting, at least not as we know them. Research by Toshiba using OLED paper and nanotechnology may make tomorrow's wallpaper a glowing, interactive wonder.