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Have you met your googleganger yet?

Was für ein schöner Neologismus – heute zum ersten Mal gesehen. Macmillan präsentiert in seinem Newsletter “Macmillan English Update” als Wort der Woche “googleganger” (auch in der Variante mit “ä”) für jemanden, der denselben Namen hat wie man selbst, und über den man bei den Treffern einer Google-Suche nach dem eigenen Namen (“ego-surfing”) stolpert (oder [...]

January 28th, 2008 | Category: English language, Internet | Comments are closed

‘Think before you post’ – and where I got it

The following video was published by AdCouncil – and it very cleverly demonstrates how permanently the internet preserves everything you put up somewhere … at some homepage or guestbook or blog. It won’t go away. Ever.
Makes you think, doesn’t it?
I came across this at the fantastic web site of Prof. Dr. Beat Döbeli Honegger, to [...]

January 28th, 2008 | Category: Computer, Education, Internet, Teaching | Comments are closed

How Voters Think

A very plausible article by David Brooks on how voters arrive at their decisions:

People in my line of work try to answer certain questions. Why did Hillary surge after misting up in New Hampshire? Why have primary victories produced no momentum for the victors? Why did John McCain win among Republicans who oppose the Iraq [...]

January 19th, 2008 | Category: Sociology, U.S.A. | Comments are closed

Neues Design

Das Theme “Cutline” von Chris Pearson gefiel mir ganz gut – mal was ganz Anderes als das bisherige “xMark” von Lisa Sabin-Wilson.
Wenn man eine andere Seite anwählt, wechselt übrigens das Bild oben ;-)
Ich hoffe, dem geneigten Leser gefällt der Tapetenwechsel.

Ergänzung (nach Jochens Kommentar):
Habe neu tapeziert. Bei der Anwahl folgender Seiten sieht man oben:

Front page: [...]

January 17th, 2008 | Category: General | 5 comments

In expectation of April Fool’s Day …

It will be 51 years ago this 1 April, when the BBC broadcast its legendary report on Spaghetti Harvest in Switzerland. Still a joy to watch:

The BBC’s ‘Spaghetti Harvest’ Spoof (report and video link at BBC site)

“Swiss Spaghetti Harvest 1957″ on YouTube

Thanks a lot for drawing my attention to this, Jane!

January 14th, 2008 | Category: GB, History, Humour | Comments are closed

Politicianfreude: Huckenfreude and Obamenfreude

Was für ein Vergnügen, wenn amerikanische Blogger mit deutschen Wörtern spielen ;-)
In einer Parallelkonstruktion zum längst eingebürgerten “Schadenfreude” wurde nun – wie das Language Log berichtet – “Huckenfreude” und “Obamenfreude” gebildet, um jeweils das hämische Vergnügen darüber zum Ausdruck zu bringen, dass das jeweilige Establishment der Partei nicht mit einem Sieg in den Vorwahlen in [...]

January 6th, 2008 | Category: English language, U.S.A. | Comments are closed

Puns Proud and Pitiful

“USA erklärt”, the impressive blog that explains all (well, many) things about the U.S. that us Europeans often find hard to grasp.
In this entry, though, author Scot W. Stevenson deals with humorous elements that could also occur in Britain (or Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, maybe even India). Be prepared for some smiles and groans:
Dumme [...]

January 6th, 2008 | Category: English language, General, Humour, Sociology, U.S.A. | Comments are closed

44 Fascinating Things about Shakespeare

DarrenBarefoot tells us what he found most remarkable in his reading of the Shakespeare biography by Peter Ackroyd (2005).
One of the reviewers at the Amazon.com site writes: “In this biography, there is a real warm blooded man living and creating in a real time in history. What most amazed and fascinated me by this [...]

January 5th, 2008 | Category: General | Comments are closed