“History is written by the victors and the cat-bloggers.

Ken Layne accidentally invented liveblogging (or “Simultaneous Web/Television Monitoring”) during the 2000 GOP convention and hasn’t gotten a dime. Poor guy.

via election: How To Accidentally ‘Invent Liveblogging’

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Myspace Has Revamped Its Site ‘Totally From Scratch’, Launching Soon

If it works like the demos I’ve seen, the site is absolutely gorgeous. But if the front AND back end are both totally new, why why why keep the old branding? I started my career at Myspace during the glory days and have a lot of fond memories; I just can’t imagine it’s worthwhile for them to drag that baggage around.

Most People Didn't Have A/C Until 1973 and Other Strange Tech Timelines

What year penetration of a technology reached 50 percent penetration:

Electricity: 1924

Cars: 1925

Radio: 1931

Stove: 1937

Refrigerator: 1942

Telephone: 1946

Washing machine: 1964

Dryer: 1970

Color TV: 1972

Air conditioning: 1973

Microwave: 1985

VCR: 1987

Dishwasher: 1996

Computer: 1996

Cell phone: 2000

Internet: 2001

Smartphones: 2012

According to this data, my family have technically been early adopters on all fronts except the microwave. If you knew my family, you’d be laughing too.

(via thenextweb)