Calling out the .com in familygreenberg.com
By Brian | February 18, 2011
My buddy Jeff Porten name checked me (domain-checked me?) in his TidBITS article yesterday, so I figured the least I can do is respond with some thoughts of my own.
First of all, if you’re here visiting from TidBITS, welcome! Have a look around. Stay awhile. I’ve got this really cool Photoshop celebrity contest going on called Brain Celebri-teasers which could always use some fresh faces. And while it hasn’t appeared that way lately, I do occasionally write, you know, WORDS.
Now that we’ve taken care of the formalities, on to Jeff’s topic about top-level domains (TLD’s). He speaks of the .nxt conference, at which various marketing people are trying to convince the world that hershey.candy would sell more chocolate bars than hershey.com. He then asserts that most people surf the web with Google these days anyway (even finding www.google.com using their Google search bar), making the TLD an anachronism of that ancient animal known as the “90’s Web.”
I don’t disagree with him. Owning familygreenberg.com
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Brain Celebri-teasers: Solution
By Brian | February 17, 2011
Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #7 puzzle:
| Week #7 | |
| Category: | Sports |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
| Clue: | In honor of Valentine’s Day, we have a couple who found love very early in life |
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| Yes, both Andre Aggasi and Steffi Graf found love early in life . . . on the tennis court, that is. Of course, they eventually found love with each other, setting a professional sports record for Most Pressure Put on Offspring to be Freakin’ Awesome at Their Parents’ Sport. But I guess we’ll have to wait & see how that turns out.
[Editor’s Note: Can I just say, by the way, that the Photoshopped combo person is wearing an earing, and that it’s HIS earing, not hers. I thought that was a nice touch…] | |
The winner this week was Suzanne (although Mike came very, very close…)!
After seven weeks, the standings are as follows:
| Player | Points | Correct Answers |
| Mike | 6 | 5 |
| Ilya | 2 | 5 |
| Jeff Porten | 2 | 3 |
| Suzanne | 2 | 1 |
| Konstantin | 0 | 2 |
| Jim | 0 | 1 |
| Jason | 0 | 1 |
Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!
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Brain Celebri-teasers: Week #7
By Brian | February 14, 2011
Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. This is Week #7. Here’s this week’s puzzle:
| Week #7 | |
| Category: | Sports |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
| Clue: | In honor of Valentine’s Day, we have a couple who found love very early in life |
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Remember – the solution will be posted on Thursday, so you have 3-4 days to guess. Put your answer in the comments section – first comment (by timestamp) wins.
Now that the contest is over, you can click here to see the answer.
Good luck!
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Brain Celebri-teasers: Solution
By Brian | February 10, 2011
Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #6 puzzle:
| Week #6 | |
| Category: | Music |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
| Clue: | These guys rocked, rolled, and left them wanting more |
| Answer: | |
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| These guys did indeed leave them wanting more, as both died way before their time. | |
The winner this week was Mike!
After six weeks, the standings are as follows:
| Player | Points | Correct Answers |
| Mike | 6 | 5 |
| Ilya | 2 | 5 |
| Jeff Porten | 2 | 3 |
| Konstantin | 0 | 2 |
| Jim | 0 | 1 |
| Jason | 0 | 1 |
Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!
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Brain Celebri-teasers: Week #6
By Brian | February 7, 2011
Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. This is Week #6. Here’s this week’s puzzle:
| Week #6 | |
| Category: | Music |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
| Clue: | These guys rocked, rolled, and left them wanting more |
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Remember – the solution will be posted on Thursday, so you have 3-4 days to guess. Put your answer in the comments section – first comment (by timestamp) wins.
Now that the contest is over, you can click here to see the answer.
Good luck!
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Brain Celebri-teasers: Solution
By Brian | February 3, 2011
Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #5 puzzle:
| Week #5 | |
| Category: | Sports |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
| Clue: | Too bad these guys can’t play together in Philadelphia |
| Answer: | |
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| Peyton and Eli Manning have the kind of jobs that keep their parents busy every Sunday for sixteen weeks – even longer if they have successful seasons. Too bad the Philadelphia Eagles can’t find a way to have two star quarterbacks – it’d be great to have these guys playing in the City of Brotherly Love… | |
The winner this week was Mike!
After four weeks, the standings are as follows:
| Player | Points | Correct Answers |
| Mike | 4 | 4 |
| Ilya | 2 | 5 |
| Jeff Porten | 2 | 3 |
| Konstantin | 0 | 2 |
| Jim | 0 | 1 |
| Jason | 0 | 1 |
Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!
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Brain Celebri-teasers: Week #5
By Brian | January 31, 2011
Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. This is Week #5. Here’s this week’s puzzle:
| Week #5 | |
| Category: | Sports |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
| Clue: | Too bad these guys can’t play together in Philadelphia |
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Since next week’s the Superbowl, we pay tribute to the gridiron game with a football-themed puzzle. Two points for the first correct answer…
Remember – the solution will be posted on Thursday, so you have 3-4 days to guess. Put your answer in the comments section – first comment (by timestamp) wins.
Now that the contest is over, you can click here to see the answer.
Good luck!
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Brain Celebri-teasers: Solution
By Brian | January 27, 2011
Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #4 puzzle:
| Week #4 | |
| Category: | Movies/TV |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
| Clue: | These guys are a couple of late, great comedians |
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| I don’t want to start any rumors here – Jay & Conan are very much alive. They are, however, “late, great” comedians, in that they participated in yet another epic, late night battle for host of NBC’s venerable Tonight Show, a position that Jay won, lost, and then won again. Conan’s holding his own over on TBS, though, especially given his basic cable budget! | |
The winner this week was Jeff Porten!
After four weeks, the standings are as follows:
| Player | Points | Correct Answers |
| Ilya | 2 | 4 |
| Mike | 2 | 3 |
| Jeff Porten | 2 | 3 |
| Konstantin | 0 | 2 |
| Jim | 0 | 1 |
| Jason | 0 | 1 |
Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!
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Brain Celebri-teasers: Week #4
By Brian | January 24, 2011
Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. This is Week #4. Here’s this week’s puzzle:
| Week #4 | |
| Category: | Movies/TV |
| Difficulty: | Medium |
| Clue: | These guys are a couple of late, great comedians |
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Week #4 returns to Medium difficulty in the Movies & TV category. Two points for the winner!
Remember – the solution will be posted on Thursday, so you have 3-4 days to guess. Put your answer in the comments section – first comment (by timestamp) wins.
Now that the contest is over, you can click here to see the answer.
Good luck!
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Brain Celebri-teasers: Solution
By Brian | January 20, 2011
Welcome back to Brain Celebri-teasers. It’s time to reveal the solution to our Week #3 puzzle:
| Week #3 | |
| Category: | Politics |
| Difficulty: | Easy |
| Clue: | For a while, these two women shared a twin billing in Washington |
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| Hillary and Monica certainly made political news back in the late 1990’s. Hillary, of course, is making more (and better) news these days as our Secretary of State. Monica is (thankfully) out of the public eye. The “twin billing” referred to in the clue is, of course, Bill Clinton, who they both (ahem…) shared during that crazy time. | |
The winner this week was Mike!
After three weeks, the standings are as follows:
| Player | Points | Correct Answers |
| Ilya | 2 | 3 |
| Mike | 2 | 2 |
| Jim | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Porten | 0 | 2 |
| Konstantin | 0 | 1 |
| Jason | 0 | 1 |
Thanks for playing, everyone! Remember to check back on Monday for next week’s puzzle!
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