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Oh my God! December 22nd is Global Orgasm Day!

Ok. So there is a website promoting Global orgasm day: www.globalorgasm.org. Apparently this was quite successful in 2006 so the organizers are back at it again this year. However, this time around they are adding a twist. The T- or G- moment is set for the same time as the time of the solstice. This means that Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Palestine and Israel get some choice morning hours. For those wondering exactly what time it will be it is set for December 22, 2007, 6:08 Universal Time (GMT).

www.globalorgasm.org does offer a warning on their site. They caution people who will want to join in the fun that the world population is over 6.7 billion people and that it is a major cause of "peak anything" so "please don't make any more babies!"

Their website states that the idea for this all came together in 2006 when tensions between Iran and the USA were running high (which they still are...). This initiative was put together as an attempt to raise awareness that war is not the answer and that peace and LOVE is the way to go!

On the web 2.0 spectrum the site does offer a blog and has no social networking features. Uhhmmm. They might want to look into developing that feature.

Photo Credit: Bruce Marlin

Zoomorama.com adds video

I have been watching this startup at a distance for the past couple of months and have just picked up from Zoomorama's blog some news that they have managed to integrate video to their photo montage... I can't wait to see this in their the release of their alpha phase. Overall this is the beginning of something very interesting. Check it out on their blog...or visit zoomorama.com

Here comes another bubble...?

The internet is green and can reduce Co2 levels!

A recent study by the American Consumer Institute is adding to the discussion of how to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by documenting the reductions that can be realized by the widespread delivery of broadband services in the U.S. Current Co2 emissions in the U.S. hover around 7.9 billion tons and are growing.3 This study finds that wide adoption and use of broadband applications can achieve a net reduction of 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas over 10 years, which, if converted into energy saved, would constitute 11% of annual U.S. oil imports.

The opportunity for broadband and information technology to reduce or avoid energy use, and thus help the environment, is evident in where we work, how we shop and what we consume. For instance, electronic communications are reducing the demand for first-class letters and newspaper subscriptions, which, in turn, reduces the need for paper, saves trees, conserves energy, and pollutes less water. 

Here is where Broadband will reduce emissions:
• Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer e-commerce is predicted to reduce greenhouse gases by 206.3 million (U.S.) tons.
• Telecommuting will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 247.7 million tons due to less driving, 28.1 million tons due to reduced office construction, and 312.4 million tons because of energy saved by businesses.
• Teleconferencing could reduce greenhouse emissions by 199.8 million tons, if 10% of airline travel could be replaced by teleconferencing over the next 10 years.
• Reduction in first-class mail, plastics saved from downloading music/video and office paper from emails and electronic documents could reduce emissions by 67.2 million tons. For example, over the next 10 years, shifting newspaper subscriptions from physical to online media alone will save 57.4 million tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.
• In summary, a review of existing literature shows that the potential impact of changes stemming from the delivery of broadband is estimated to be an incremental reduction of more than 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions over 10 years.

Full report here (pdf).