2007 Year in Review

It has been said that when journalists get lazy at the end of the year, they write “Year in Review” articles. When bloggers get lazy, they link to these retrospectives. So, without further ado, I present my own year-end linking extravaganza.

Reuters Year in Review
The worldwide news service looks at 2007 with photos and video.

The Onion 2007 Year in Review
What the Hell Just happened?

People Magazine Best of 2007
The Bible of pop culture.

KEXP 13 Great Musical Discoveries of 2007
Including Vampire Weekend, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, and Yeasayer with audio samles.

NPR Music Top 10 Lists
Tons of great music was birthed this year.

ABC News Top 5 Quotes of 2007
Some things are better left unsaid such as “Don’t tase me, bro”.

The Time Magazine Best Websites of 2007
Including Mozy, StumbleUpon, Etsy, and Weebly. Also a list of the worst sites.

JibJab Remembers 2007
The kings of link fodder wrap it all up.

Best Product Design of 2007 on Business Week
A slideshow of the 2007 International Design Excellence Awards.

Internet TV Year in Review
Mucho movement in the world of Internet TV including Joost, Divx, set top boxes, Zattoo, Hulu, and iTunes.

The CNN Year in Review
A year of tragedy and scandal.

The CNN Top Science & Technology Stories
Facebook, iPhone, crazy astronauts, new planets and Halo 3.

YouTube Year End Video Wrap Up
Including Obama Girl, Chocolate Rain, Nora the piano playing cat, and the Haiti UFO.

Some of the most popular posts on ToddTibbetts.com have been: They Promised Us Convergence, Idioms, Credos, Sayings and Maxims, No Schmooze, You Lose, SWAG Stories, and My Widget Wad.

Those Who Left Us in 2007
Notable deceased include Art Buchwald, Michelangelo Antonioni, Boris Yeltsin, Jerry Falwell, Robert Goulet, Molly Ivins, Norman Mailer, Evel Knievel, Charles Nelson Reilly, Anna Nicole Smith, Don Ho, Oscar Peterson, and Paul Tibbets, commander of the Enola Gay.

Comic: Rumor Mill On Internet Time

Comic: Stealing Office Supplies

Treemo 1.0

Seattle-based Treemo.com graduated to 1.0 status today. Right on, cats. Great new widgets and some slick interface enhancements.

Comic: Well Oiled

They Promised Us Convergence Part 3

There has been plenty of TV-Internet convergence going on since I posted the first two parts of this series. (parts 1 and 2)

On Networks is producing tons of original content.

Mojo is a high-def online site owned by Comcast, Cox Communications and Time Warner among others.

Vuze is allowing users to upload or watch high-def videos.

Lots of Little Screens: TV Is Changing Shape
By Denise Caruso for the New York Times
"INEXPENSIVE broadband access has done far more for online video than enable the success of services like YouTube and iTunes. By unchaining video watchers from their TV sets, it has opened the floodgates to a generation of TV producers for whom the Internet is their native medium."

However, CastTV and Hulu are still in private beta. I've seen both and they look very promising.

They Promised Us Convergence Part 1
They Promised Us Convergence Part 2

Business Networking Online

My posting from July 2007 listed websites that helped people schmooze and network.(see original post)

Since I posted that, many new web sites are appearing to challenge the mighty LinkedIn for supremecy.

itzbig
Built to serve professionals like you, itzbig puts you in control. Anonymously explore opportunities in real time with instant feedback. Keep tabs on the market in case your dream job appears or a life change pushes you toward a "Plan B."

Jigsaw
Jigsaw is an online directory of more than 7 million business cards. Every card on Jigsaw has an email address and phone number, allowing members to bypass gatekeepers and get directly to decision makers and influencers. Jigsaw has become a required resource for sales people, recruiters, marketers and small business owners.

ZoomInfo
ZoomInfo is the premier business information search engine, with profiles on more than 37 million people and 3.5 million companies. ZoomInfo delivers fresh and organized information on industries, companies, people, products, services and jobs.

Ryze
Ryze helps people make connections and grow their networks. Members get a free networking-oriented home page and can send messages to other members.

Viadeo
Discuss different topics, share your expertise and make new business contacts with over 1,800,000 business professionals in the Viadeo network.

FastPitch
Fast Pitch is the fastest growing business networking community in the world. Their online network provides you with a one-stop shop to network and market your business. Make Connections, Post & Distribute Press, Market Your Company, Market Yourself, Promote Your Blog and more.

IncBizNet
IncBizNet is an online business networking community and database created exclusively for private companies.