Exit171… it’s all about the journey

Check out NevOn for an interesting read regarding the next generation Internet, a.k.a. “Web 2.0″. You’re probably using one of these apps today, but didn’t realize it was considered part of Web 2.0. Some of the fancier apps are still evolving… Is it over-hyped or for real?

[Article at NevOn]

My new favorite for live weather:

Weather Bonk lets you view real time weather information on Google Maps. Information available includes, weather status, temperature, radar overlays and live webcams!

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Digg.com is getting hotter than hot. It’s been excellent for tech news, but I think it’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Congrats to Kevin Rose for getting $2.8 million in venture capital funding. From some primo investors too. Can’t do much better than the founder of eBay. Digg.com is now getting 500K daily visitors. Look forward to the digg engine to be used for non-tech news and instant messaging in the near future. I bet the site gets bought out for $50M within 12 months.

[via FirstAdopter.com]

It’s unbelievable that we’re now into the Greek alphabet for storms this season. We’ve still got a ways to go before the official end of the hurricane season and it looks like there may be more activity on the way. Where was all this rain this past summer when my lawn was dying!

Accuweather is anticipating another tropical storm, this time one in the vacinity of the Central American coast. If it becomes a tropical storm, it will be named Beta…

[via Storm Digest]

Coffee really IS good for you. Who knew?!

Now comes news for people who still aren’t convinced: Coffee is the number one source of cell-protecting antioxidants in the U.S. diet, according to a study by researchers at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania. Of a study of 100 foods—including tea, chocolate and cranberries—coffee outranked them all.

[Article at Psychology Today]

I had the wood stove fired up today. Check out the evil face I caught with my RAZR… Satan Clause?!