Christopher Columbus was born into a respectable, middle-class family in Genoa, Italy in 1451. His search for a route to Asia led to the accidental discovery of the Americas; though he wasn’t the first European to make landfall on the American continent, he was instrumental in the European colonization. If Christopher Columbus had been able to use social networking sites like Twitter through his seafaring career, these might be some of the things he would have tweeted.

1. “Today I boarded a ship bound for Khios in the #AegeanSea. My career as a sailor has begun.” – Christopher Columbus began his seafaring career as a sailor on a ship bound for the island of Khios in 1474. In an ironic twist, this first journey would take him closer to Asia than any other he would embark upon in his life.
2. “I’ve reached #Lisbon after being shipwrecked off the Portuguese shore.” – After an attack by French privateers decimated the ship intended to carry Columbus to England, was forced to swim six miles to shore. He recuperated in Lagos before traveling to Lisbon to find the sizable Genoese merchant community there in 1476.
3. “@BartholomewColumbus and I have been working as draftsmen in Lisbon. I feel the urge to go back to #sea.” – Columbus spent the greater part of 1477 in Lisbon, working with his brother Bartholomew as book collectors and draftsmen. By the end of the year, he was installed on a cargo-laden ship headed for the ports of the northern Atlantic.
4. “Today @FelipaMoniz and I married. We shall journey to #PortoSanto as man and wife.” – Columbus married Felipa Perestrello e Moniz around 1479. They accompanied her family to Porto Santo, an island of the northwestern coast of Africa where they briefly stayed before moving to Madeira after the birth of their son Diego. Felipa is believed to have died soon after Diego’s birth.
5. “After sailing to #Elmina, I’ve learned of a rapidly moving current west of the Islands.” – Elmina, a Portuguese fortress in present-day Ghana, presented Columbus with the opportunity to study what would be later known as the Canaries Current. This knowledge was very possibly the reason that he would later choose to begin his Atlantic crossing in the Canaries latitude.
6. “Today I approach the throne of @KingJohnII for support for a voyage to the #Indies.” – With the connection his marriage into Portuguese nobility provided and the well-known aspirations of King John II to establish a route to Asia, Columbus approached the king for patronage in 1484. His request was denied.
7. “Diego and I depart for #Spain today; perhaps the Spanish Crown will lend me support.” – After the Portuguese king denied Columbus’ petition, he relocated to Spain with the sole intention of sharing his plan with King Ferdinand V and Queen Isabella I. His first attempt to secure their patronage was also denied.
8. “@BeatrizDeArana and I welcomed a son, Ferdinand, into our family.” – Though they never married, the affair between Columbus and orphan Beatriz Enriquez de Arana was the bright spot in an otherwise dark period in the explorer’s life. The result of their union, Ferdinand, would later accompany Columbus on his last journey to the Americas.
9. “I will once again appeal to the #SpanishMonarchs for their support. I will not rest until my request is granted.” - After lengthy negotiations that spanned several weeks, the King Ferdinand finally consented to lend his support to Columbus. In April of 1492, Christopher Columbus departed for Palos de la Frontera to take possession of three ships.
10. “We made landfall and claimed the land for #Spain after making contact with natives.” – After a grueling 36 day journey, Columbus and his crew set food on the shore of the land he called San Salvador. Historians disagree on the exact location of the island he renamed, but most favor either Watling Island or Samana Cay. In honor of the discovery, Watling Island would once again be renamed in 1926; it is now known as San Salvador.

Access to social networking and modern communications might have made it easier for Columbus to secure the patronage that he needed for his journey; of course, that access would have also helped him to find the Asian passage he was seeking in the first place.

The idea of George Washington using Twitter is a bit ludicrous. Such technology could have greatly altered the events of American history. However, let’s imagine the father of our country had the ability to Tweet into the future. Perhaps we would have a more accurate account of his life, his thoughts and history as it actually unfolded. This would be a vast improvement on the watered down, uninteresting and often inaccurate accounts depicted in our history books. What are 10 of the things George Washington would have tweeted?

1. Rules of Civility – Writing down rules to live by. 110 rules are a lot to remember for a boy of 16! Hope 2 measure up.
2. Martha – Met Martha Custis only 3 wks ago and saw her once since but plan to ask 4 her hand. Hope she accepts! Pkg deal with 2 kids in tow.
3. Pledge – Just pledged my life, fortune and sacred honor to the revolution. Sure need to protection of divine providence to pull this off.
4. Valley Forge – Why can’t that continental congress cough up some $ for these suffering soldiers? No shoes or pants! Hard 2 keep up morale but must try.
5. Secret meeting – Soldiers had secret meeting to kill congress and I showed up 2 plead 4 sanity. Had 2 wear glasses & revealed my weakness. They h8 me.
6. Call to duty – Those ingr8s still want me to be president. Have I not given enough? Just want to be a farmer. Mount Vernon will have 2 wait.
7. King or president – Served my 2 terms and I’m outta here. Many think &/or fear I will become king. Setting example hope others will follow. 8 yrs is enough.
8. Farewell address – Alex Hamilton wrote my last speech but it needs some work. Not going to read it aloud. Putting it in the papers is enough.
9. Fate of the Constitution – I fear that human depravity will bring about the demise of all we worked so hard to achieve. Lust 4 power and lack of morals=doom.
10. Last days – 12-13-1799 Spent yesterday on my horse in snow and rain. Feel rotten and my throat hurts. Some bed rest should help my 67 yr old bones.

George Washington died of possible pneumonia the following day, December 14, 1799. He tried hard to live a virtuous life and would never have chopped down a cherry tree so he never would have had to lie about it. How ironic for someone to make up a story to portray Washington’s honesty when there were so many true examples to choose from. If only we could find another person with his integrity and leadership qualities for our president today. Perhaps we would have a chance to resolve some of the insurmountable challenges we have facing our nation and the world.

Mark Twain’s character Tom Sawyer was set in the pre-civil war era when technology was virtually non-existent. People lived without electricity, running water, automobiles or telephones. Instead of watching television or playing video games, children needed to find ways to amuse themselves. Tom and his buddy Huck Finn were adventuresome young rascals and got themselves into some sketchy situations. If only he had access to Twitter, perhaps these are 10 things Tom Sawyer would have tweeted.

1. Whitewashing the fence – Can’t believe how easy it is to trick fools into doing my work. Should’ve thunk it up earlier! Best day off ever. LOL J
2. Bible verses – Busted! Guess I should have read some of the verses I got fer trades. Who knew David and Goliath weren’t disciples? L Cool Bible tho.
3. Becky Thatcher – I ♥ Becky Thatcher. Got engaged with a big smooch but she found out about Amy. Gotta git her back somehow.
4. Graveyard – OMG Huck-n-me jest saw sumthin awful in the graveyard. Swore blood oath not to tell.
5. Huck Finn – Huck’s my BFE. Joe H is ok but not so much fun. We’s gonna play pirates on the island fer a spell. Shd b lotsa fun. BFN
6. Funeral – Every1 thinks Joe, Huck n me are dead. Can’t w8 til they see us at the funeral! Shor will be fun 2 see their faces! LOL
7. Injun Joe – That Injun Joe shor is a mean un. #IJ 2 follow. Wouldn’t want to meet up w/him in a dark alley or graveyard. Oops! Said 2 much!
8. Trial – Couldn’t let Muff take the fall in the trial. Hadda let ’em know who really dun it. OMG #IJ jes got away!
9. Buried treasure – BFF Huck-n-me were lookin’ fer buried treasure in the haunted house n got big surprise. #IJ shows up w/some bum. BFN
10. McDougal’s Cave – Lost in the cave w/my sweet♥ Becky. RT if you git this msg and send help! Can’t make it much longer! SOS

Tom Sawyer sure would have been some adventuritter! The trouble is there don’t seem to be any kids having real adventures like Huck Finn and Tom anymore. They’re too busy getting their make-believe thrills from video games and movies. Kids don’t spend much time outside experiencing reality and heaven forbid that their parents would let them spend that much time unsupervised even if they wanted to. Oh well. Maybe they need to come up with Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn video games.

With the advent of Pixar and other computer generated animation studios, the art of ink-and-paper animation is quickly becoming a relic. For generations of kids, however, these cartoons were a Saturday morning ritual that couldn’t be skipped. Each decade came with its own specific style of cartoon, from the animal antics of early Disney to the superhero craze of the 1980′s.  If you’re feeling nostalgic, here are ten great sites dedicated to the cartoons we all grew up with.

1. Old-Cartoons.Com – Few sites can rival the exhaustive resources of this site; links to related shopping, background information and video clips from hundreds of old school animated series place Old-Cartoons.Com at the top of the heap.
2. RetroStatic.Com – Not just limited to the cartoons intros we knew and loved in the 80′s and 90′s, RetroStatic.com is also home to rare commercials and a discussion forum.
3. 80sCartoons.Net – The mission statement of 80sCartoons states that, “Our objective is to archive cartoon information-television series, specials, animated films, straight-to-video cartoons-everything created in the 80′s.”
4. TheGreat70s.com – Each click of the “Watch Another Cartoon” button randomly generates a new clip to the embedded Hulu.Com link, keeping users guessing about which ‘toon they’ll see next.
5. Cartoon-Factory.Com – Interested in collecting cels from your favorite vintage cartoons? Cartoon Factory should top your list, as it’s the largest selection on the web. Thorough explanations of animation terms, tips on caring for your valuable investments and appraisal services can all be found here.
6. HBShows.com – Dedicated to everything Hanna Barbera, HBShows houses a database of cartoons and interesting facts about the dozens of classic Hanna Barbera titles.
7. CartoonBrew.Com – Detailing the animation industry from its infancy to today’s trends, Cartoon Brew is sure to be a favorite among animation aficionados.
8. BCBD.Com – The Big Cartoon Database also ranks among the online heavyweights in the classic animation department, with a directory that lists several thousand titles. Sections are broken down by studio, making the site a browsing dream. Among the offerings are gems from Fleischer Studios, the early-era Disney rival behind classics such as Betty Boop, Popeye the Sailor and Gabby. Prepare to spend hours perusing the links, because BCDB is definitely addictive.
9. KidsWB.Com – This Warner Brothers site offers a ton of streaming Looney Tunes and other vintage WB titles for your nostalgic enjoyment, including a dedicated section for fans of the various incarnations of Scooby-Doo and his cohorts.
10. YouTube.Com – While certainly not limited to cartoons, this video sharing giant has enough vintage cartoon episodes to keep viewers entertained for hours. A simple search of your favorite retro title will net dozens of results. Suggestions can often remind you of titles long-forgotten, rekindling Saturday morning memories.

In addition to these sites, there are scores of discussion forum communities, blogs and micro-blogs with an emphasis on the animation of years gone by. Valuable sources for emerging sites and links to memorabilia marketplaces, these communities are a must-visit for the true cartoon connoisseur. 

One of 2011′s most hotly contested political issues, the Stop Online Piracy Act, has spilled over into 2012. The language and far-reaching implications of the bill have caused high-profile workers within the entertainment industry to publicly oppose it; even supporters admit that it could vastly change the internet as we know it. Here are ten of the popular websites that could be potentially destroyed, should SOPA pass.

1. Facebook – Indisputably one of the most popular social networking sites in the history of the internet, Facebook boasts more than 800 million users around the globe. These users are currently able to post any link they like to their walls or those of their friends; those links can house legal and illegal content with no repercussions to the site itself. Under SOPA, advertizing revenue and any payments could be blocked for the entire network, should one complaint of infringing content be filed.
2. YouTube – Anyone who uses video-sharing giant YouTube has, at some point, come across a clip that’s been removed due to copyright infringement complaints. In the event of SOPA’s passing, each time one of those videos are reported, all revenue generated by the ads on the site would be blocked. Millions of dollars could be potentially lost.
3. Twitter – The number of tweets posted by Twitter users each day is estimated to be in the range of about 50 million; this mind-boggling volume of information shared by users worldwide makes it almost impossible to monitor on an individual basis, opening the door for SOPA-infringing complaints that—you guessed it—block ad revenue. One tweet with a link to copyrighted material could easily shut down all payments to the site until the situation is resolved.
4. Google – In addition to limiting the search results that would legally be allowed, Google’s cash cow AdSense could also be affected by SOPA. This one-two punch might not spell the end for the company immediately, but could change the way services operate to the extent that they’d be virtually unrecognizable by pre-SOPA standards.
5. MegaUpload – File locker sites like MegaUpload definitely house a vast amount of pirated media, but they’re also frequently used for legitimate file-sharing and backup purposes, which is where the conundrum sets in. While other lockers at least pay lip-service to the idea of DMCA laws, MegaUpload blatantly thumbs their collective noses at the notion of removing copyrighted material. As a result, SOPA is ostensibly worded specifically to police such sites, up to and including blocking access to American internet users altogether.
6. Tumblr – Many popular sites have a section related to sharing the content they house; among the buttons is a link to micro-blogging powerhouse Tumblr. With one click, Tumblr users can share links to almost anything; this feature would effectively cripple the site in the event of SOPA’s enactment. Concerns about the bill spurred the site’s administrators to launch a simulated censorship “blackout,” during which users were presented with a real-life representation of what the bill could do; the change prompted users to call their House Representatives at an average of 3.6 calls per second at its peak.
7. Etsy – The online marketplace for handcrafted, vintage and artisan wares Etsy could find themselves devastated by SOPA in the event of a copyright infringement accusation. The sheer number of products offered by sellers creates a dilemma for the site; approving each item before posting would be virtually impossible. Should a craftsperson offer one product with infringing artwork, the bill could stop payment on each and every transaction facilitated by the site.
8. Flickr – Though the site makes a concerted effort to prevent the hosting of copyrighted images and takes removal requests very seriously, Flickr could easily be disabled by SOPA. Blacklisting the site and blocking it at a DNS level would be well within the scope of the bill, should one illegally shared image be discovered.
9. Reddit – The Reddit community has been among the most vocal in its opposition of SOPA, which has been dubbed the American Internet Censorship Act by users. Because the foundation of the site is sharing content, it would be impossible to regulate every shared link. Administrators have publicly stated that they would almost certainly be forced into shutting down if the act passes.
10. Digg – Like Reddit, Digg is primarily a content sharing site. Links to streaming video and other information are shared by users and suggested; compliance with SOPA would require that each link be housed on a site with absolutely no infringing content. Essentially, a legitimate link could still wreak havoc, should the linked site contain even one illegally shared piece of content. Combing every site in its entirety before allowing a link to be posted would be impossible, which could easily lead to Digg’s demise.

Being awarded an official email address is one of the things a fresh-faced new hire gets excited about. There’s something very grown-up and important-sounding about having an email address that ends in a company name, rather than the free account you set up in high school; the novelty, however, wears off quickly in most cases. Here are ten of the reasons I no longer even want to log in to my workplace email account.

1. There’s Always a Meeting – At any given time, there is at least one message about an upcoming meeting or a recap of the things covered in yesterday’s meeting. The amount of email that workplace meetings generate is mind-boggling.
2. Chain Emails – Despite frequent reminders from upper management warning against personal or non-work-related email, there’s no shortage of chain messages in my inbox. Exhortations to “forward this to anyone you care about!!!!!!” abound, along with alerts for children that aren’t actually missing and cautionary tales regarding anything one could imagine.
3. Cheesy Corporate Jokes – Every office has a jokester; the problem is, they usually aren’t very funny. When this person takes their attempts at humor to email, the result is a flood of Dilbert cartoons.
4. I Don’t Want to Take Work Home With Me – The advent of smartphones has made it easier than every for the busy professional to become immersed in their work. While there are certainly advantages to keeping abreast of any project changes or office memos during the off hours, replying to one email after dinner can snowball, leaving me up half of the night working on things that could easily be taken care of from the office.
5. Passive-Aggressive Emails From Co-Workers – Very few platforms can get a passive-aggressive message across like email. Those who are fluent in the language of passive aggression can come up with all sorts of nasty tricks, from “accidentally” CC’ing the office busybody to the carefully worded mass-mailed complaint.
6. “Reply All” Misuse – Despite how much the professional world relies on email, there are a staggering number of people who just can’t seem to get the concept down. A couple of people who don’t understand the “reply all” function can fill up an inbox in the space of a workday, all from one mass-mailed message.
7. CC and BCC Gaffes – Much like the “reply all” button, the CC and BCC functions are the misunderstood artists of the email world. The majority aren’t quite sure how they work, leaving a veritable mess of exposed email addresses, accidentally-shared sensitive information and chaos.
8. Constant Interruptions – The constant pinging of email alerts is among the most distracting noises in the world. We’re all so conditioned to drop everything in order to check the incoming message that the concept of productivity goes out the window; ignoring them simply isn’t an option. Though an incoming message is probably a chain message, forwarded joke or “reply all” fiasco, it might be an important message from the boss.
9. Blank Subject Lines – An email with a blank subject line is impossible to prioritize. Having no clue about the contents or their time-sensitivity, I’m forced to open them immediately; usually to find a recipe for gluten-free cookies or happy-hour plans.
10. Over-Rated Priority – The ability to flag a message as  high-priority is one of the more useful email-related tools; until it starts being abused, that is. Just like Pavlov’s dogs learned to drool, office-dwellers have learned that a flagged message gets immediate attention, and they take full advantage of the fact.

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