Friday, January 30, 2009

Happy birthday to iWang


I kicked off iWang last year, today it turns one year old!

There are 177 posts in first year and blog visitors came from 103 countries and territories. 72.83% from search engine, 17.36% from referring sites, 9.82% are direct traffic, average time on site is 01:47.

         Top ten keywords:
  1. photo funia
  2. baigoohoo
  3. site:danielwang130.blogspot.com
  4. important current events past 10 years
  5. google secondary box
  6. danielwang130
  7. nz electorates map
  8. iwang
  9. smaps shut down
  10. iwang kiwi on google earth

            Top 10 popular posts
  1. 计算你在其他星球上的体重和年龄
  2. Shake it -- awesome ad ever
  3. What is the height of universe?
  4. Photo Funia
  5. BaiGooHoo Search Engine
  6. New Zealand Electorate Map
  7. Google Olympic Doodle
  8. Airline safety procedures is useless
  9. Transparent PNG in IE6 with CSS Hacks
  10. My Google lifestyle
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

2008 Q4 Google and Yahoo! Earnings

Google 2008 Q4 Earnings


Yahoo! 2008 Q4 Earnings
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

春晚观后感 -- 借春晚大餐百度PK搜狐

这一年的春晚,受到互联网影响颇深,从相声小品里的段子以及流行语的应用都体现了互联网正在逐步的和主流媒体相互交融,并且共同发力,改变一些什么。当然了,做一行说一行,做互联网,自然要关注的是这方面的内容。

今年春晚,有两家互联网公司受到的关注最多,就是百度和搜狐。

百度成了春晚的赞助商,春晚直播不光播报了百度公司的名字,还多次给了白衣老帅哥李彦宏特写。这应该是百度品牌复苏计划的一个重要部分吧,也意味着百度和央视关系的缓和吧?

互联网公司和央视合作百度不是第一个,但是都没有像百度这样直接和春晚挂钩,百度的大手笔业内估算可能在千万以上,大投入追求大回报啊

原来张朝阳和冯小刚有些惺惺相惜,后者只是一部电影中插播广告,而前者却把搜狐悄悄地做到了央视的春节联欢晚会节目中去,还由全国人民喜欢的大笑星赵本山连说两遍上搜狐。居然,央视也就审核过了。

确实,如果仅仅从投入和产出比来说,百度的这一次赞助可能不一定直接收回投入,但是从长远看,百度占了大便宜。就好像搜狐赞助奥运会,很多人都说亏了,但是一直到现在搜狐赞助奥运的影响力还在体现,有客户提出在互联网投放都是直接说要去搜狐投放,因为他们认为搜狐很官方,赞助奥运了,值得信任。

百度同样面临的是信任问题,所以百度的品牌复苏和推广是一个长期的工程,通过春晚这一收视率最高的平台,将百度的品牌从互联网嫁接到整个社会,这钱,不亏!

不知道搜狐是不是也花钱了。搜狐这次赚大发了,根据以往赵本山小品通过各种形式的点播和转播等等,初步预计,就算只是牛年这一年,赵本山的小品在各个电视台也会转播成千上万次,也就是说,搜狐这个名字会免费出现在各个电视台上万次?搜狐真的赚大了。

借道春晚,让更多的人知道或者观注网站品牌,对于企业公关来说,绝佳的机会啊。

最后:看到搜狐新闻主页,给网页两边的margin加了一幅对联和大红灯笼,独一无二!看了新浪,网易等其他门户网站,都没有装饰。
Monday, January 26, 2009

Google logo -- Australia Day 2009

Australia day
 Today is Chinese new year, and is also Australia Day , official national day of Australia. Happy day for both countries.

2009 Chinese New Year Logos

根据 alexa 上中国排行前30名的网站,我大概收集了一下这些网站的春节logo。个人觉得Google 雅虎都不新颖,soso, cctv, 淘宝的还不错。大家喜欢哪个?说说看。

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Internet buckles under online Obamamania

US President Barack Obama's inauguration was billed as the biggest new media event in history and the millions of netizens around the world did not disappoint, with internet and mobile networks brought to their knees by people accessing and uploading videos, photos, tweets and text.

Obama's election campaign galvanised a generation of politically engaged young voters who are used to not only consuming news from traditional sources but adding their own thoughts and coverage via social media sites including YouTubeFlickr,Twitter, Facebook and MySpace.

Facebook, which teamed up with CNN to allow its users to chat about the inauguration in real timethrough status updates, reported that more than 400,000 status updates were posted to the CNN channel in an hour, beginning half an hour before Obama began his speech.

On Google's hot trends list, all 10 of the most searched-for terms were related to the inauguration.

With thousands of photographs and video clips coming in from viewers, CNN used Google Maps to showcase some of the best content from each location.

The Washington Post used a more advanced mapping platform to deliver photos and videos from more than 30 professional photographers and videographers dotted all over the city.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009

2008年门户、博客、搜索页面浏览量位居前三

DCCI Netmonitor2009网络监测数据显示:2008年综合门户网站总页面浏览数最高, 达到17222.5亿页,综合门户网站的信息更丰富,且内容优势明显,加之互联网用户使用习惯的影响,使得综合门户的在页面浏览数指标上领先其它热点领域,博客同样具有内容方面的优势,年度总页面浏览数达到6510.0亿页,以较小的优势超越搜索引擎成为排名第二的网站,搜索引擎和C2C电子商务网站的页面浏览数排在第三、四位,分别为6362.0亿页和2820.3亿页。其他多种多样分散的网站媒介贡献较为分散的流量,互联网页面浏览量长尾效应明显.
关于DCCI:DCCI为中国互联网独立的第三方市场监测与研究平台,相关媒介、受众、品牌、广告的监测研究数据,服务于互联网管理决策、网站产品业务运营决策、媒介竞争分析、精准广告与互动营销等方面,尤其通过客户端固定样本组技术进行的媒介、受众、消费、品牌的动态连续监测数据,有助于广告主制定媒介计划、评估广告效果、实现精准营销。

Congrats, Mr President Obama!

Barack Hussein Obama became the 44th president of the United States on 20th Jan 2009, a famous IT blog www.readwriteweb.com ran the full text of Obama's inaugural speech through tag cloud generator Wordle.net Here are the most common words in the Obama and former presidents speeches:

Obama's Speech


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Bush's Speech 2005

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Bill Clinton's Second Inauguration Speech

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Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address



PRESIDENT BARACK Thank you. Thank you.

CROWD: Obama! Obama! Obama! Obama!

My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors.

I thank President Bush for his service to our nation...

(APPLAUSE)

... as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath.

The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.

So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.

That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age.

Homes have been lost, jobs shed, businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly, our schools fail too many, and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.

These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable, but no less profound, is a sapping of confidence across our land; a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, that the next generation must lower its sights.

Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real, they are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this America: They will be met.

(APPLAUSE)

On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn-out dogmas that for far too long have strangled our politics.

We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.

(APPLAUSE)

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less.

It has not been the path for the faint-hearted, for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame.

Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things -- some celebrated, but more often men and women obscure in their labor -- who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.

For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life. For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West, endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.

For us, they fought and died in places Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sahn.

Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.

This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions -- that time has surely passed.

Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.

(APPLAUSE)

For everywhere we look, there is work to be done.

The state of our economy calls for action: bold and swift. And we will act not only to create new jobs but to lay a new foundation for growth.

We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together.

We will restore science to its rightful place and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality...

(APPLAUSE)

... and lower its costs.

We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age.

All this we can do. All this we will do.

Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short, for they have forgotten what this country has already done, what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose and necessity to courage.


What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them, that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long, no longer apply.

MR. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works, whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified.

Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end.

And those of us who manage the public's knowledge will be held to account, to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day, because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.

Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched.

But this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control. The nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous.

The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on the ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart -- not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.

(APPLAUSE)

As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.

Our founding fathers faced with perils that we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations.

Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake.

And so, to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and we are ready to lead once more.

(APPLAUSE)

Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with the sturdy alliances and enduring convictions.

They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use. Our security emanates from the justness of our cause; the force of our example; the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

We are the keepers of this legacy, guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort, even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We'll begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people and forge a hard- earned peace in Afghanistan.

With old friends and former foes, we'll work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat and roll back the specter of a warming planet.

We will not apologize for our way of life nor will we waver in its defense.

And for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that, "Our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken. You cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you."

(APPLAUSE)

For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness.

We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus, and nonbelievers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth.

And because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.

To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect.

To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict or blame their society's ills on the West, know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy.

To those...

(APPLAUSE)

To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history, but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.

(APPLAUSE)

To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds.

And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering outside our borders, nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages.

We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service: a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves.

And yet, at this moment, a moment that will define a generation, it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.

For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies.

It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break; the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours.

It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.

Our challenges may be new, the instruments with which we meet them may be new, but those values upon which our success depends, honesty and hard work, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism -- these things are old.

These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history.

What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility -- a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character than giving our all to a difficult task.

This is the price and the promise of citizenship.

This is the source of our confidence: the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.

This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed, why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent mall. And why a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.

(APPLAUSE)

So let us mark this day in remembrance of who we are and how far we have traveled.

In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by nine campfires on the shores of an icy river.

The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood.

At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:

"Let it be told to the future world that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive, that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet it."

America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words; with hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come; let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.

Thank you. God bless you.

(APPLAUSE)

And God bless the United States of America.

(APPLAUSE)

中文翻译


各位同胞: 
今天我站在这里,为眼前的重责大任感到谦卑,对各位的信任心怀感激,对先贤的牺牲铭记在心。我要谢谢布什总统为这个国家的服务,也感谢他在政权转移期间的宽厚和配合。
四十四位美国人发表过总统就职誓言,这些誓词或是在繁荣富强及和平宁静之际发表,或是在乌云密布,时局动荡之时。在艰困的时候,美国能箕裘相继,不仅因为居高位者有能力或愿景,也因为人民持续对先人的抱负有信心,也忠於创建我国的法统。
因此,美国才能承继下来。因此,这一代美国人也必须承继下去。
现在大家都知道我们正置身危机核心,我国正在与四处蔓延的暴力和憎恨作战。我们的经济元气大伤——这既是某些人贪婪且不负责任的後果,也是大众未能做出艰难的选择,对国家进入新时代做准备不足所致。许多人失去房子,丢了工作,生意萧条。我们的医疗太昂贵,学校教育让人失望。每天都有更多证据显示,我们利用能源的方式壮大我们的对敌,威胁我们的星球。
这些都是得自资料和统计数据的危机指标。比较无法测量但同样深沉的,是举国信心尽失——持续担心美国将无可避免地衰退,也害怕下一代一定会眼界变低。
今天我要告诉各位,我们面临的挑战是真的,挑战非常严重,且不在少数。它们不是可以轻易,或在短时间内解决。但是,美国要了解,这些挑战会被解决。
在这一天,我们聚在一起,因为我们选择希望而非恐惧,有意义的团结而非纷争和不合。
在这一天,我们来此宣示,那些无用的抱怨和虚伪的承诺已终结,那些扭曲我们政治已久的相互指控和陈旧教条已终结。
我们仍是个年轻的国家,但借用圣经的话,摆脱幼稚事物的时刻到来了,重申我们坚忍精神的时刻到来了,选择我们更好的历史,实践那种代代传承的珍贵权利,那种高贵的理念:就是上帝的应许,我们每个人都是平等的,每个人都是自由的,每个人都应该有机会追求全然的幸福。
再次肯定我们国家的伟大,我们了解伟大绝非赐予而来,必须努力达成。我们的旅程从来就不是抄捷径或很容易就满足。这条路一直都不是给不勇敢的人走的,那些偏好逸乐胜过工作,或者只想追求名利就满足的人。恰恰相反,走这条路的始终是勇於冒险的人,做事的人,成事的人,其中有些人很出名,但更常见的是在各自岗位上的男男女女无名英雄,在这条漫长崎岖的道路上支撑我们,迈向繁荣与自由。
为了我们,他们携带很少的家当,远渡重洋,追寻新生活。
为了我们,他们胼手胝足,在西部安顿下来;忍受风吹雨打,筚路蓝缕。
为了我们,他们奋斗不懈,在康科特和盖茨堡,诺曼地和溪山等地葬身。
前人不断的奋斗与牺牲,直到双手皮开肉绽,我们才能享有比较好的生活。他们将美国视为大於所有个人企图心总和的整体,超越出身、财富或小圈圈的差异。
这是我们今天继续前进的旅程。我们仍旧是全球最繁荣强盛的国家。这场危机爆发时,我们的劳工生产力并未减弱。我们的心智一样创新,我们的产品和劳务和上周或上个月或去年相比,一样是必需品。我们的能力并未减损。但是我们墨守成规、维护狭小利益、推迟引人不悦的决定,这段时期肯定已经过去。从今天起,我们必须重新出发、再次展开再造美国的工程。
我们无论朝何处望去,都有工作必须完成。经济情势需要大胆、迅速的行动,我们将有所行动,不光是创造新工作,更要奠定成长的新基础。我们将造桥铺路,为企业兴建电力网格与数位线路,将我们联系在一起。我们将让科学回归合适的用途,运用科技的奇蹟来提高医疗品质并降低费用。我们将利用太阳能、风力和土壤作为汽车的燃料和工厂的能源。我们将让中小学及大专院校转型,因应新时代的需要。这些我们可以作到。我们也将会作到。
现在,有人质疑我们的雄心,暗示说我们的体系无法承受太多的大计画。这些人的记性不好。因为他们忘记了这个国家已经完成的成就,当创造力朝同一个目标发展,不受约束的男男女女可以完成何等成就,必要的是勇气。
怀疑者无法理解的是他们的主张已经站不住脚,长期以来折磨我们的陈腐政治争议已经行不通。我们今天的问题不是政府太大或太小,而是有无功效,是否能帮助家庭找到薪水不错的工作,支付得起照顾费用,有尊严的退休。哪个方向能够提供肯定的答案,我们就往那里走。答案是否定的地方,计画就会停止。所有我们这些管理大众金钱的人都将负起责任,花钱要精明,改掉恶习,正大光明作事情,只有这样我们才能重建政府与人民间最重要的信任。
我们眼前的问题也不是说市场的力量是善或恶。市场创造财富和增加自由的力量无与伦比,但是这场危机提醒我们没有监督时,市场发展将失控,当市场只偏爱有钱人时,国家无法永续繁荣。我们经济成功的依据,不只是国内生产毛额的规模,还有繁荣可及的范围,以及我们将机会拓展给每个愿意打拚的人,不是因为施舍,而是因为这就是达到我们共同利益最稳健的途径。
至於我们的共同防卫,让我们必须在自由和理想之间作一抉择,是错误的,我们拒绝接受。我们建国诸父在我们难以想像的危难之中。拟具了确保法治和人权的宪章,被一代代以鲜血扩大充实的宪章。这些理想依然照亮这个世界,我们不会为了便宜行事而扬弃它。同样地,今日在观看此情此景的其他民族和政府,从最宏伟的都城到家父出生的小村庄,我要说:任何一个国家、男、女、和孩童,只要你在追求一个和平且有尊严的未来,美国就是你的朋友,我们准备再次带领大家。
回想先前的世代力抗法西斯主义和共产主义,靠的除了飞弹和战车之外,还有强固的联盟和持久的信念。他们知道单单力量本身不足以让我们自保,也不能让我们为所欲为。相反地,他们知道我们的力量因为谨慎使用而增强,我们的安全源自我们理想的正当性,我们所树立楷模的力量,以及谦逊和克制所具有的调和特质。
我们是这些遗产的保存者。在这些原则的再次指引下,我们可以面对那些新的威胁,这些威胁有赖国与国间更大的合作与谅解方能因应。我们将开始以负责任的方式把伊拉克还给它的人民,并在阿富汗建立赢来不易的和平。我们会努力不懈地与老朋友和昔日的对手合作,以减轻核子威胁,和地球的暖化。我们不会为我们的生活方式而道歉,也会毫不动摇地保护它,对那些想要藉由带来恐怖与杀害无辜以遂其目的者,我们现在告诉你,我们的精神强过你们,无法摧折,你们不可能比我们长久,我们必定打败你们。
因为我们知道,我们拼凑组合而成的遗产是我们的强处,而非弱点。我们是由基督徒和穆斯林,犹太教徒和印度教徒,以及非信徒组成的国家。我们由取自世界四面八方的各种语文和文化所形塑。而且由於我们曾尝过内战和种族隔离的苦果,并且在走出那黑暗时期之後变得更坚强和团结,这让我们不得不相信旧日的仇恨终究会过去,部族之间的界线很快就会泯灭。随着世界越来越小,我们共通的人性也会彰显,而美国必须扮演引进新和平时代的角色。
对穆斯林世界,我们寻求一种新的前进方式,以共同的利益和尊重为基础。那些想播植冲突并把自己社会的问题怪罪於西方的领袖,须知你的国民藉以判断你的,是你能建立什麽,而非你能毁坏什麽。那些靠着贪腐欺骗和箝制异己保住权势的人,须知你门站在历史错误的一边,而只要你愿意松手,我们就会帮忙。
那些穷国的人民,我们保证会和你们合作,让们的农场丰收,让清流涌入,滋补饿坏的身体,喂养饥饿的心灵。而对那些和我们一样比较富裕的国家,我要说,我们不能再对国界以外的苦痛视而不见,也不能再消耗世上的资源而不计後果。因为世界已经变了,我们也要跟着改变。
在我们思索眼前道路的此际,我们以谦虚感激的心想到,有些勇敢的美国同胞正在遥远的沙漠和山岭上巡逻。今天他们有话要对我们说,就和躺在阿灵顿(公墓)的英雄们世世代代轻声诉说的一样。我们尊荣他们,不只因为他们扞卫我们的自由,更因为他们代表着服务的精神;愿意在比自己更大的事物上找寻意义。而在此刻,能够界定一个世代的此刻,必须常驻你我心中的,正是这种精神。
即使政府能做和必须做,这个国家最终仍得靠美国人民的信念与决心。在堤防决堤时,是人们的善心,让他们招待陌生人。是工作人员的无私,让他们宁可减工时,也不愿看到朋友失业,陪伴我们度过最黑暗时期。是消防员的勇气,让他们冲进满是浓烟的楼梯间。是父母心甘情愿培育孩子,最终决定我们的命运。
我们的挑战也许是新的,我们迎接挑战的工具也许是新的,但我们赖以成功的价值观─辛勤工作和诚实、勇气和公平竞争、容忍和好奇心、忠实和爱国心─这些都是固有的。这些价值是真实的,是我们历史上进步的沉默力量。我们有必要找回这些真实价值。我们现在需要一个勇於负责的新时代,每一个美国人都体认到我们对自己、对国家、对世界负有责任,我们不是不情愿地接受这些责任,而是欣然接受,坚信没有什麽比全力以赴完成艰难的工作,更能得到精神上的满足,更能找到自我。
这是公民的代价和承诺。
这是我们信心的来源,体认上帝召唤我们创造不确定的命运。
这是我们的自由和信条的真谛,为什麽不同种族和信仰的男女老幼能在这个大草坪上共同庆祝,为什麽一个人的父亲在不到六十年前也许还不能进当地的餐厅用餐,现在却能站在你们面前做最神圣的宣誓。
让我们记住这一天,记住我们是谁、我们走了多远。在美国诞生这一年,在最寒冷的几个月,在结冰的河岸,一群爱国人士抱着垂死的同志。首都弃守,敌人进逼,雪沾了血。在那时,我们革命的成果受到质疑,我们的国父下令向人民宣读这段话:
“让这段话流传后世,在深冬,只剩下希望和美德,这个城市和这个国家,面临共同危险,站起来迎向它。”
美国,面对我们共同的危险,在这个艰困的冬天,让我们记得这些永恒的话语。怀着希望和美德,让我们再度冲破结冰的逆流,度过接下来可能来临的暴风雪。让我们孩子的孩子继续流传下去,说我们受到考验时,我们拒绝让旅程结束,我们不回头,也不踌躇;眼睛注视着远方,上帝的恩典降临我们,我们带着自由这个伟大的礼物,安全送达未来的世世代代。
愿上帝保佑你们,上帝保佑美利坚!
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

URL Encoding Reference

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Friday, January 16, 2009

北京学生涂鸦登上谷歌中国网站主页

“我的中国”谷歌国际少年绘画大赛昨日(15日)在北京揭晓,来自北京八十中张博同学获得金奖。她设计的谷歌徽标今日登上谷歌中国网站主页,展示24小时。
  这位来自北京朝阳区第八十中学高三二班的张博同学,在获此殊荣意味着张博的个人设计,将作为谷歌中国主页首次出现的非官方设计徽标,被数以千万计的互联网用户看到。作为全球最大的搜索引擎,其它国家的用户也可以通过谷歌看到中国孩子的涂鸦创意,感受孩子描绘的中国印象。


Google logo 总设计师 Dennis Hwang 专程来京出席颁奖仪式,点评分享涂鸦创意。张博创作的"菡萏水天一色裁",以其杰出的艺术才气、设计创意和主题表现力赢得了广大网友和谷歌徽标总设计师丹尼斯的青睐。

Airline safety procedures is useless

今天 stuff.co.nz上头条--US Airways pilot hailed as a hero

 A former fighter pilot Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III has saved the lives of more than 150 people after safely guiding a plane into the freezing waters of New York's Hudson River。

像好莱坞大片一样,飞机坠落到水里!照片挺震撼,仔细看看...



你发现什么了吗?

对,乘客站在机翼上,但没有一个人穿上 lifejacket.

可以说机长是个英雄,很出色,成功把飞机降落到河里,拯救了所有人的性命。可其他乘务人员呢?乘客呢?在机长全神贯注紧张降落的时候,其他人都忙什么呢?

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Software Analysis

INSTALLING A HUSBAND

Dear Tech Support,

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slow down in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewellery applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0.

In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as
* Romance 9.5 and
* Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable programs such as

* PS 3.0 ,
* Wii 1 .0 and
* Golf Clubs 4.1.

Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and Housecleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system.

* Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail.

What can I do?

Signed,

Desperate

=====================================================================


DEAR DESPERATE,

First, keep in mind,
* Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while
* Husband 1.0 is an operating system.

Please enter command: ithoughtyoulovedme.html and try to download Tears 6.2 and do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update.
* If that application works as designed, Husband1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewellery 2.0 and Flowers 3.5.

However, remember, overuse of the above application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1.
* Please note that Beer 6. 1 is a very bad program that will download the Farting and Snoring Loudly Beta.

Whatever you do, DO NOT under any circumstances install Mother-In-Law 1.0 (it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources.)

In addition, please do not attempt to reinstall the Boyfriend 5.0 -program ..These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0.

In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend
* Cooking 3.0 and
* Hot Lingerie 7.7.

Hope this can help you.

Regards

IT Support
Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Yahoo! named Carol Bartz as new CEO

雅虎前CEO杨致远去年11月中旬宣布辞职,此后雅虎一直在为下任CEO人选而多方努力,今天的这一任命结束了雅虎两个月来的寻觅, 今天雅虎确认已经聘用 Autodesk 前 CEO Carol Bartz 为新任CEO。巴茨现年60岁,是一位经验丰富的管理者,2005年曾被《财富》杂志评为全美最具影响力的50位商界女性之一。巴茨1992到2006年间任 Autodesk CEO,后于2006年改任执行董事长。

她上任后的主要挑战
  • 基于雅虎当前的开放战略赢得更多用户和市场
  • 面对谷歌的竞争及显示广告市场的低迷,为雅虎制定出最佳的网络广告战略
  • 确定雅虎应该保留哪部分资产,放弃哪部分业务
  • 明确雅虎到底是一家技术公司还是媒体公司
她能像苹果的Steve Jobs 一样成为雅虎的救世主吗? Anyway, Good luck to Yahoo! and Carol Bartz in the future!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

如果计算机语言是种宗教

看到一篇文章, 很有意思,文章叫做“If Programming Languages Were Religions”, 这里是原文 ,是英文的,宗教性很强,不容易理解, 一下是中文翻译:


C语言犹太教---它古老而严格,大多数人都了解它的规矩法则,并表示尊重。问题是,你不能中途皈依于它----要么从一开始就坚信不疑,要么认为那是精神错乱。而且,当出了问题时,很多人更愿意责怪那些问题。

JAVA基督教原教旨主义---它从理论上根植于C,但去除了很多老规矩,使它看上去根本不是起初的样子了。相反,它增加了一套自己的严格守则,被信徒认定远比其源起要高级得多。信徒们认为它是世界上最优秀的语言,谁要不认同它,他们就会将其毁灭。

PHPCafeteria 基督教---与JAVA争斗网络市场。它自C与JAVA中汲取了一些自己喜欢的概念。可能与其他语言相比,它没有那么一致连贯,但至少给了你更多的自由,并且表面上保持了整体的核心思想。而且,“下地狱去吧”这样的理念没有了。

C++伊斯兰教--- 它取自于C,不但保持了C的所有规则,还增加了一套新的非常复杂的规则,置于其上。它的功能如此强大,可以用于建立任何东西,从极端的暴行到美丽的艺术 品。其信徒们认定这是最终的万能语言,如果你表示异议,他们可能会生气。而且,如果你侮辱了它或其创建者,你可能收到更多狂热信徒发出的死亡威胁。

C#摩门教---第一眼看上去,它跟JAVA一模一样,但更进一步接触后,你会发现它由一个单一组织控制(许多JAVA信徒认为这是罪恶),而且许多理论上的概念非常不同。你怀疑它可能真的好用,如果你追随它,会遭到所有JAVA信徒的歧视。

LISP佛教的禅宗--没有语法,没有集中的教条,没有神性崇拜。如果你聪明到能够把握,整个宇宙都会在你的掌控之中。有人说它根本不是一门语言,也有人说它是唯一有意义的语言。

HASKELL道教---它是如此超凡脱俗,以至于很多人无法理解如何使用它。其信徒相信它是通往智慧的正确道路,但是智慧却是大多人凡人无法企及的。

ERLANG印度教---这是另一种奇怪的语言,看上去似乎并不是无所不能。但与其他多数现代语言不同,它建立在多元神同时存在的概念上。

PERL伏都教(一种西非原始宗教)--令人费解的系列神秘咒语,比如公羊的血和永久破坏你的灵魂。经常在你的老板周五晚21:00点需要你加班时使用。

LUA威卡教---一种泛神论语言,很容易被不同文化和地域的人群所接受。它的编码很自由,用惯了传统语言的人可能会感觉它的技术应用很神奇。跟月亮有着强烈的联系。

RUBY新异教---一种混合体,不同的语言、思想杂糅成一种可以称之为语言的东西。其信徒增长迅速,即使很多人对其表示怀疑,但他们明确表示绝不会伤害任何人。

PYTHON人道主义:它简单,没有限制,你只需以平常心待之。诸多追随者声称:他们从其他语言那里获取的所有重负在这里得以释放,他们重新发现了编程的乐趣。也有人说它是伪码的一种形式。

COBOL古老的异教--一度非常重要,统治了大片领土,如今却几乎消逝,对我们大家都有益。在许多神灵要求的宗教仪式上已有所保留,但仍有人坚持要它在当今继续存活。

APL 科学论派---很多人声称是其信徒,但你一直怀疑其豪华优雅的盛装打扮终有一日会失控。

LOLCODE飞天拉面神教---诞生于互联网的秘传信念,除所有开发及传播者积极努力外,没有人拿它当真。

Visual Basic撒旦教---除了你不是真正想出卖你的灵魂,成为一名撒旦信徒。

我上学的时候用过Java, C, Haskell工作后用PHP和Ruby,文章里写的还是挺贴切的。很惊讶的是作者对Python的评价是“人道主义”,而VB是“撒旦”,很明显作者对Google情有独钟,绝对不是微软的支持者。说说你的意见吧?
Sunday, January 11, 2009

西安虚拟警察将服务网民

网络虚拟警察

今天在sohu上看到这个消息:
西安市公安局将在2009年推出增设虚拟警察、建立网络报警网亭等新举措,以净化网络环境,提高群众的安全感。今年西安市公安部门将加强网络公开管理,在西安市500家主要网站、论坛、聊天室增挂500个“虚拟警察”和“网络报警岗亭”,以净化网络环境,为网民提供更好的服务。
不知道是怎么用法,也不知道在哪能找个例子?不过这两个虚拟警察到时设计的蛮可爱的。

2009 best new year gift for Facebook - 150 million users

Facebook每天拥有遍布全球各洲的来自170个国家共使用35种语言的7500万访客, 对于Facebook来讲,以这样的方式迎接新年恐怕是再好不过了。

昨天,Facebook CEO马克.扎克伯格(Mark Zuckerberg)在他的博客中写道,Facebook这个社会化网络站点刚刚达到它的里程碑--1.5亿活跃用户。另一份统计数据显示,几乎一半的用户每天使用Facebook。

“这些用户来自世界各大洲,甚至包括南极洲,”扎克伯格写道,“如果Facebook的所有用户组成一个国家的话,它将超过日本、俄罗斯和尼日利亚,成为世界第八大人口国家。”
Thursday, January 8, 2009

谷歌中国的牛年迎春贺年卡

谷歌中国近日制作了一组牛年迎春贺年卡, 看来李开复要得就是深入民心,我要是百度高层我心里都害怕,谷歌中国超过百度指日可待。




9月14日成中国“网民节”

中国网民去年达到2.2亿超过美国,成为世界第一。人多就是牛!全世界也就是中国能专门给网民弄出来个节日。
1月6日上午,中国互联网协会在首届中国网民文化节上宣布,确定每年的9月14日为中国网民节.

据悉,此次活动调查历时3个多月时间,参与评选的网民人数接近50万人次,调查显示66.8%的网民希望设立网民自己的节日。

追溯到1987年9月14日,我国发出首封电子邮件,众多网民选择这一具有历史意义的一天,作为中国2.9亿网民自己的节日。

左侧是徽标。标志整体呈现一个舞动奔腾的人,彰显了“以人为本”的服务理念。由字母"e"和汉字"文"结合而成。"e"象征着网络;"文"代表文明,文化。整体以中国红为主色调,展现了中国网民的阳光与热情,豪迈与拼搏,展现了中国网民文化节的时代魅力和文化内涵。
Monday, January 5, 2009

2009 Trend Map

A fresh way to presant information, I saw this on What’s Next: Top Trends.

Here’s how it works. The main body of the map contains the mega-trends.

  • Global connectivity
  • Anxiety
  • Volatility
  • Uncertainty
  • Debt
  • Power shift Eastwards
  • Ageing
  • GRIN technologies
  • Digitalisation
  • Climate change
  • Sustainability

There are then eight arms, which represent the following sectors or areas:

  • Society
  • Technology
  • Economy
  • Environment
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Family
  • Media

The circles on each arm are the sector trends and the size of he circle is related to the likely impact of the trend over the next twelve months or so. 

2009 trend map



Saturday, January 3, 2009

Tips, Tricks, Scripts and Tools Web Developers must know

Here is a collection on the tips, tricks, scripts and tools web developers must know:

Tools & Web Apps 

Scripts, Tweaks and Hacks

The Top 40 Free Ajax & Javascript Code for Web Designers
15 Key Elements All Top Web Sites Should Have
Top 10 Tutorials for Converting PSDs to HTML/CSS
30+ Tooltips Scripts With JavaScript, Ajax & CSS
50+ Nice Clean CSS Tab-Based Navigation Scripts
40+ Most Wanted Wordpress Tricks and Hacks and 30+ More
30+ Eye-Opening Web Development Screencasts
19 CSS Menu Tutorials to Spice Up Your Web Designs
34+ free HTML newsletter templates for startups
50 Excellent AJAX Tutorials
15 Helpful In-Browser Web Development Tools
75 (Really) Useful JavaScript Techniques
63 Essential Wordpress Hacks, Tutorials, Help Files and Cheats
The Best (19) Cheat Sheets for Web Designers and Developers (From CSS, Ajax, Perl, Vbscript…)
10 Useful RSS-Tricks and Hacks For WordPress
20 Amazing Javascript Prototype Scripts, Elements, Widgets, Classes..
10 Smart Javascript Techniques to Improve Your UI
20 Excellent AJAX Effects You Should Know
35 Easy to use Free Ajax/Javascript Navigation Solutions
Top 10 CSS buttons tutorial list
10 Free Chart Scripts

Tips 

Sources 

Generators

Plugins and Themes