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I had to share this.

For the love of all that is sacred, please add this source of joy to your RSS reader or bookmarks. If you enjoy cruelly laughing with (at) photos of people lacking social awareness or simply stupid portrait composition, you will love this site.

awkwardfamilyphotos.com is the new failblog.org

I found a couple great videos that give a visual explanation for what happens when you are online and how the Internet got to this point.  Our minds think in pictures, so these short explanations pack a lot of informational punch.  After watching these, you might be able to wrap your head around the product demonstration flash animations on my employers website.  If you don’t know what that is, email me and I’ll hook you up.

This is a lead in to a much longer post I’m working on about my experiments with Social Networking online including blogging, myspace, facebook, linkedin, and twitter.

Computer Hardware:  3 minutes

Short History of the Internet: 8 minutes

Extra Credit: Know your Internet Memes . Ever wondered about LOL Cats, FAIL, or Rickroll?
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