Amber Hanneken

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30

Mar

Making Wordles

Posted by Amber  Published in internet

I re-stumbled upon a fun Web site called Wordle. You can enter text or Web site links and Wordle will create a word cloud. The words that show up the most are larger in the cloud. You can edit the format the word cloud appears in (horizontal or vertical words), the color scheme and the [...]

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Tags: art, clouds, tags, terms, web site, wordles, words

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20

Mar

Signing off the mortal coil

Posted by Amber  Published in internet

It’s something every adult thinks about at some point in time, “What will happen if I’m suddenly gone?” Many of us consider things like what will happen to our possessions, assets, pets, remains, organs and loved ones should we suddenly pass on. Some of us have plans, either verbally given to family or written [...]

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Tags: death, deathswitch, emergency, final, friends, gamer, handle, online, slightmorbid, will, wishes

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13

Mar

Twitterview

Posted by Amber  Published in Twitter, journalism

Tuesday, March 17 is going to be an exciting day. You get to pinch your non-green wearing friends, have an excuse to be drunk in public in the middle of the week and you can witness the first ever Twitterview!
As a journalist and Web-geek, I feel it is my duty to blog about this. [...]

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Tags: george stephanopoulos, interview, journalism, mccain, senator, Twitter, twitterview

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6

Mar

To TV or not to TV?

Posted by Amber  Published in TV, internet

So it seems like people are abandoning their TVs. I can’t count the number of times I’ve tried to complain about a commercial or missing my favorite show when I am reminded how out of fashion I am. Who watches TV anyway? Well, at least, on a TV. Yesterday, a guy in one of my [...]

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Tags: hulu, internet, media, movies, online, soap opera, streaming, televsion, TV

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My Tweets

  • @Namecheap The letter G. 2010/09/05
  • @Namecheap A wedding ring. 2010/09/05
  • @Namecheap E 2010/09/05
  • Follow @cocosala on FB for a chance to win a $50 (poss. $100) gift card. Please RT! http://bit.ly/d4QoQv #cocosalafan #giveaway 2010/09/05
  • Photo: Two sleepy kitties. http://tumblr.com/xczhn1mqa 2010/09/05
  • @Namecheap Darkness 2010/09/04

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Recent Comments

  • Blizzard on Blizzard backs down on real names, now what?
  • Morgan on Lockerz: I just don’t get it
  • Amber on You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That’s so 1999.
  • LaniDacey on You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That’s so 1999.
  • Morgan on You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That’s so 1999.

Recent Entries

  • Blizzard backs down on real names, now what?
  • You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That’s so 1999.
  • Gettin’ down on the FarmVille
  • As #HAPPO as a job seeker
  • Lockerz: I just don’t get it
  • Winning online … this is not a scam … I think.
  • 99 DARPA balloons for the Internet’s birthday
  • Fanny faux pas
  • Life Update
  • Fun with Java: Unicorn power!

Recent Comments

  • Blizzard in Blizzard backs down on real names, now what?
  • Morgan in Lockerz: I just don't get it
  • Amber in You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That's so …
  • LaniDacey in You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That's so …
  • Morgan in You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That's so …
  • Morgan in Gettin' down on the FarmVille
  • herringj in Blizzard v. WoWGlider /v. Everyone who breaks a To…
  • Capdavis in Fun with Java: Unicorn power!
  • amberiscool in Fun with Java: Unicorn power!
  • Capdavis in Signing off the mortal coil
  • Random Selection of Posts

    • The been had feud
    • Lockerz: I just don’t get it
    • Word Gets Around
    • You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That’s so 1999.
    • Government priorities — the Rickroll?
    • Gettin’ down on the FarmVille
    • Thumbs up/Thumbs down: Silencing Thought?
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