Netflix lets us see what movies are popular from street to street, Facebook's boss says the privacy era is over, and word nerds pick the verb form of Google as the biggest contribution to grammar of the past 10 years.
Google: The Word of the Decade That's according to the American Dialect Society, which found the word blog "too ugly" to consider. The ADS also gave props to "tweet," the noun and verb, and ... "fail," which we guess you've seen somewhere on the web. [ReadWriteWeb]
Microsoft's Windows and Office "Rental" Licenses Make No Sense Gizmodo's John Herrman wonders why Microsoft has suddenly decided that letting multiple people use one PC—something internet cafes, print shops, and many other spots have been doing for years—is something they want to control and get paid for. The answers? Money and/or lawyers, both of which do wonders for the Redmond giant's public perception. [Gizmodo]
WiFi for passive-aggressives Got a neighbor (or nearby coffee shop) that just annoys the ever-living heck out of you? Wi-Fi router naming is one way to (not) address the problem, as illustrated in considerably more graphic terms. [PassiveAggressiveNotes.com]
Facebook's Zuckerberg Says The Age of Privacy is Over Taking a page from Google's CEO, Facebook's leader says he wishes he'd opened up more Facebook user info to public search, right from the get-go. Facebook is a company with a lot of stances on privacy, it seems. [ReadWriteWeb]
A Peek Into Netflix Queues Want to see how Mad Men fares with viewers across the metro span of New York City? See how Transformers 2 fared in Atlanta? Here's your map-tacular chance. [NYTimes.com]
How to brew a good cup of coffee We couldn't help but post this link to a very, very intense video tutorial on making the best cup of coffee possible. Just remember to hand-pick the greenest beans, season your filters with boring coffee, and give yourself 18 days! [Boing Boing]
Netflix lets us see what movies are popular from street to street, Facebook's boss says the privacy era is over, and word nerds pick the verb form of Google as the biggest contribution to grammar of the past 10 years.