2009 will go down in history as the year everything at least seemed to change if it didn’t really change completely. It’s become a new world for many people with lots of change in a variety of areas. Perhaps the one thing that still remained the same is that the web is still almost central to much of what we do.

MediaWeek has released their 2009 Digital Hotlist that covers just what has been happening in the world of the web and technology.

Facebook – up from #2 on the list in 2008. This site is larger in population than most …read more

One of my favorite commercials right now is the Verizon commercial where the kids are trying to get their parents to take it easy on their Facebook updates and twittering. It’s funny because our family can relate, and yes, many people would say I’m that dad on twitter.

My wife and I are both on Facebook (she’s probably more active on it than I am) and I’m on twitter quite a bit. We have two kids and our oldest is always looking over our shoulder to see what we’re saying. Both sets of our parents are also on Facebook as …read more

The folks behind Farm Town on Facebook have released some new functionality and features that are now available to those of us willing to admit we’re addicted. A couple of friends and I have a good time helping each other out on our farms, but we haven’t come close to this magic.

The Farm-Town.com website has put together a great collection of tips and tricks so you can learn how to do a little bit more with your farm than just grow some crops and raise some animals.
Taking advantage of the angled perspective of the farm layout and some forced …read more

It’s finally happened. I’ve installed an application that I really hadn’t expected to install ever! Due to the regular comments from a good friend, (it’s all your fault Neil!) I’ve joined the ranks for Facebook Farmers of America (FFA). We’ll probably have to get a different color than purple for our corduroy jackets.

It really reminds me of the old game I used to play called SimFarm by Maxis Games. In fact, I’d say some of the code is probably reused for Farm Town.
If you’re not familiar with the game you have a farm that has different plots of land …read more

I opened my Yahoo! Mail page this evening to check my email and noticed there’s a whole new version of interface. Like everyone else they’re providing the opportunity to do more "social" stuff like updating a status. The general appearance and layout has been cleaned up and sharpened a bit too.

I’m still working on some in-depth feature improvements. Texting isn’t new, unless I can get it to really work this time then that would be an improvement. The discussion about what’s new with social networking stuff included a twitter icon and YouTube, but still working on what’s involved in that …read more

Coming right off my post on Google continuing to pursue their world domination, I find out today that they’ve now launched Google profiles. Your Google profile is kind of like a personal billboard for yourself online. A place to bring together all of your business, personal and social network personas.

The information available reminds me of the type of site I configured for ClaimID awhile back (and I need to update!). You put together a collection of all the sites you’re active on, in coordination with your contact information and other details about you like where you’ve lived, where you live, …read more

Sometimes uncovering all the cool stuff on the web means you sign-up for a lot of sites to give them a try, only to realize later that you’re really not interested in maintaining your profile on those sites. The challenge can be trying to get rid of those profiles on sites you’re not interested in using anymore.
There’s a very helpful article on the PC Magazine website on How to Delete Accounts from Any Website. The article runs through the process of getting rid of your profile on one of 23 different websites: Classmates, Facebook, Friendster, LinkedIn, MySpace, MyLife, Amazon, Audible, …read more

Digg.com has had its share of media exposure both good and bad. I’ve never been a huge Digg.com user, but will Digg pages that I find interesting and I think about it. I’ll regularly Digg stories from friends as well, but not blindly, only after I’ve read them and I think they’re worth Digging as well. That little process has been a bit clunky in my opinion, but Digg.com has made a change/addition that will make it a little easier.
You can click on the image above to see the full-version and notice the new Digg bar that they released that …read more

Just how powerful is that Facebook addiction of yours? Maybe taking a look at it from the eyes of these two guys.
This was one of the popular videos that was shared among some family members this holiday season. The video is from the Rhett & Link team of online comedy geniuses. They’ve got loads more videos on YouTube if you’re interested.

 
Image: Screen capture from ElfYourself.com
One of the most popular posts ever on Uncover the Internet was the post I wrote two years ago now about a little site called Elf Yourself.
Well, now it’s back but the elves are still taking some dance classes it appears. It’s become a holiday favorite and in 4 days you can participate in the fun yourself.
They’ve even got the Elf Yourself application available on Facebook as well. One of my favorite past times is blocking applications on Facebook but this is one I’m going to have to let through.

Image: Screen capture of Elf …read more