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I've been a fan of YouTube for a couple of years already, but it never ceases be a constant source of entertainment. You really can find just about anything on there, and yes sometimes you should be careful because your eyes will never recover from some of the crazy things people will put out there for public consumption. I love the ease of copying and pasting the coded html text so you can embed it in your blog in just a few clicks. You don't even have to sign up for in order to make use of the videos, you just click and go. I personally like that because I don't like to enter my personal information in every website or share service. Who knows what they do with my email once they own it?

This is just a little Christmas fun! Be sure to have your speakers on to enjoy it to the maximum. Happy Holidays to you all!

#21

The number 21 is my lucky number...and I did prove to be lucky when exploring Thing #21: Podcasts. I don't have much experience with podcasts, so I started this excersise with no real expectations. Well, I was pleasantly suprised. I found a podcast for one of my favorite NPR shows, and I am thoroughly excited about it. If you haven't heard of This American Life , which is a weekly radio show found on NPR, you are missing out. The basic premise of the show is just that, basic. Ira Glass, who by the way is an amazing personality, presents a weekly theme and three stories that align with that theme. These stories are about every day people or events, that somehow take on an epic quality. The real appeal is that these stories appear ordinary at first glance, but viewed through Ira's lense they take on this extraordinary magic of their own. Check out one of their favorite stories, Episode 360: Switched at Birth

Podcasts are generally easy to use, and can be valued for both informational and entertaining qualities...yet another 2.0 tool we can utilize to streamline our busy lives. I never catch This American Life on the live radio, but now I can keep up with the episodes on my own time. Now that I've added it to my Google Reader, I can have easy access to my favorite radio show!

WEB 2.0 Award

I'm always on the hunt for a good deal, and Craig's List is a great site for snatching up some awesome bargains. With just a few clicks, I can find everything that I could possibly want or need. Sure, maybe that bicycle needs a bit of work, but it's vintage! And it might not be a castle, but you can't beat $500 a month for this beauty ! All in all, I can find everything I need in one place. From a vehicle to get me from point A to point B, to a sturdy if not beautiful roof over my head, and yes, even my very own wall-phone so I can call home and tell mom about all the great deals I've found!
Oh, and if Santa happens to be reading this blog, click here!

I love the plain format of the site. It is pretty straightforward, no real guessing involved when navigating the page. The lack of flashy graphics and neon buttons is much appreciated; it almost has the flea-market feel with the bare bones display. Much more appealing and easier to search than the Sunday Classifieds, plus I can just email the seller if I am interested in an item.

So far that's it for this very uninspiring Sunday morning. I need to go back to bed.