Project Lawsuit (Arrr...)

The internet is always filled with a variety of interesting controversy, debates... Pretty much separatism and all that jazz. Take the ones who think they're so smart for example. No one likes them - however much they're right, no one likes ignorance to be disrupted. Those of you who wander around comments in a video from YouTube or Break, or forums in general, you're most likely to know what I'm talking about. Yeah, two groups: One who can't help adding science and all theat mythical stuff, and those who just want to enjoy carefree random days on the internet. But that's just on a tiny and much more minute example of the oh so divided opinions of the Internet. The bigger scale would be the age long battle between Record Companies ($$$) and Internet Pirates (Arrr Matey).

Ignore the Comic Bashing on Apple's schemes of releasing one gadget after another after another

Many argue that it is simply 'sharing' files and that it is no crime at all. in fact, it only raises the popularity of one artist! Others argue that the artists should be respected and supported by paying up the respected price of their albums. I agree with both sides, in fact, it reminds me of when Napster came out as a blast! And then Record Companies sued them for allowing downloads. (Read this interesting Article about Napster and the Music Industry) However, there are some exceptions which I have run through my head for quite a while. One of them is that music be made available to the users of the internet. Not necessarily downloadable, but simply available. Once you tread beyond that line, then it kinda is understandable.. but annoying... and frustrating. This is where Project Playlist comes in.
Project Playlist is popular web tool that allows users to enter the website and search for an artists song or album or playlist (created by other users) and listen to them. Other features of this site allows the embedding of a created playlists into other sites such as Gaia online, MySpace, Facebook, Blog Sites (such as this), and basically any site that allows custom HTML editing. Now, this site where 25,030,450 users (and 9.5 million views everday) is being sued by 9 label companies including Motown Record Co LP, Warner Music Group Corp's, Warner Bros. Inc., Virgin Records America, and more. The reason for this is because they do believe that it is one ginormous (ginormous: Giant + Enormous) copyright infringement. Project Playlist hasn't released any comments regarding the situation or anything in particular in their defense...
But on the bright side, if you're looking for a job, I saw this sign on the bottom of Project Playlist's page saying that it is now hiring. Bad news is it might shut down. Don't worry, at least there's a similar site called www.imeem.com . In fact, I have embedded a Project Playlist Player here singing it's probable demise. Until then...

The Problem with Google

Google Certainly is the worlds most used search engine -- No Contest. Google is a hugetastic and still growing industry, to further elaborate their growth, may I remind the coming the Google Phone and dozens of upcoming google features everywhere! One of their upcoming release for 2008 is the Google Page Creator which allows businesses and individuals to create intranets, project management tracking, extranets and other custom sites. Sounds cool huh? But despite it's plans to get into the custom site communities and cool gadgetry, there is one flaw that could jeopardize its plans... Ladies and gents, I bring to you the Google Terms of Service section 2.3

You may not use the Services and may not accept the Terms if (a) you are not of legal age to form a binding contract with Google, or (b) you are a person barred from receiving the Services under the laws of the United States or other countries including the country in which you are resident or from which you use the Services.

No comprende? Well, the legal age for most countries to form a binding contract (including the United States) is 18 years old. Still don't get it? Minors won't be able to use Google so they'd better hit the libraries (or wikipedia).
There hasn't been any method for blocking the services for minors, but if they do- Google will be facing a troublesome year.
May I suggest using www.ask.com if they do ever find a way.

The LoL Cats...

Yes. LolCats have been around the internet since the beginning of time... How long? Well, lets say they have been around for a very long axe* time and according to G4 specialists, they claim to have been around long enough to influence humans over the strands of time watching our every single move.
The earliest recovered relic of the LoL Cat is the one to the right. It is a picture of a cat and a snake... The cat killing the snake with a blade of... grass... There were hieroglyphics on the bottom of the image which was translated to "I see what you did there" which brought upon the everlasting trend of the LoLcats' miraculous appearances such as the ceiling cat and the trashcat.

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But on a more serious level. The LoL cat was quite a remarkable internet phenomena. Like G4 said, it all started with HappyCat and it was flamed like hell. But that didn't stop some passers to actually have found some humor in it enough to spread its influence. Thus was the creation of the modern lolcats we see today.

HappyCat died on the year 2007 of old age. Many users of the LoL Speak community mourned his loss and pretty sure - the entire internet who has grown to love and hate this chubby and extraordinarily happy cat. May he have all the cheezburgers he wants in heaven.