Take a look at this interactive visualization of the internet across the globe. Pretty neat, right?
I particularly liked reviewing some of the “web rich”; I’ll admit that I have something within me that still wants to be that wealthy, that powerful, and that well-known.
Yikes.

This TED Talk is fascinating…!
Essentially, Jane McGonical suggests that the world needs to play more video games so that we will be better prepared to “save the world.”
If you’ve got 20 minutes (or at least 3 to hear the ‘Epic Win’ quote) then take a look after the jump. Seriously interesting stuff.

Apparently Facebook has now topped Google as the most visited site in the US. This is a telling shift in how we view online content in today’s technological economy.
I think this sentiment probably sums it up best:
“It shows content sharing has become a huge driving force online,” said Matt Tatham, director of media relations [...]

Mashable and a few other blogs have been sporting these monsterous advertisements of recent and I find it extremely annoying.

Love this kind of stuff.

Bobby Gruenewald and Terry Storch apparently had a great session at South by Southwest sharing their thoughts on how their organization, LifeChurch.tv, has concentrated on using technology for results primarily and not for profit.
Of course, this is very counter to what most businesses are hoping to achieve.
Check out a 2 minute clip of them speaking [...]

Serious question: Does all the stuff you share online make you nervous? How nervous?
Check out this video from one perspective about Google:

I’ll be honest: This new tool is pretty darn ugly but it does an amazing job at creating a better understanding of your Google Alerts (If you need some help check out this post: Google Alerts are Important for Ministry)!
Check it out: AlertRank!
It essentially creates a ranking system for you to quickly see where the [...]

South by South West Interactive is arguably the most import gathering for the Internet of the entire year.
So who’s coming to Austin?
The amount of sessions and keynotes is so overwhelming that I am heading into SXSWi with a very rough penciled in schedule so I have time and space to connect with people.
If you’re going [...]

I struggle with this.
A lot.
I’m a man of convenience. This is pretty much a bad thing for pretty much every reason. I also can “assume” that people have heard things or know things even though there’s no reason for them to be aware of those things.
Does that make sense? Perhaps this cartoon will explain: