Ever wondered how those Googlers spent their "20%" time? Playing with obscene amounts of silly putty, apparently. Susan Mernit points to a blogger's tale of terror at 30,000 feet, the mainstream media coverage they received, and the nasty responses from commenters at an Alaskan Airlines IP address. Speaking of blogger relations, PR pro G.A. Marken drops by Silicon Valley Watcher to guest post about what bloggers mean to the media landscape from a marketing perspective.
Holidays are all about tradition. Giving, for example: Nelson Minar over at Some Bits spent some time using the web to take a look at organizations he wanted to support through charitable giving. Also, partying: Eric Rice will be broadcasting the New Year at KSSX.com, and invites people too scared to brave the roads to join him in Second Life -- though you'll have to settle for kissing another avatar. And, of course, there's reflection and resolutions: Halsted pens a letter to 2006.
Dinah Sanders at MetaGrrrl has some sage advice for those of you who are less than savvy about how to keep bartenders happy, and therefore get stronger drinks and quicker service. Stacey Wong catches a surprisingly poignant phrase translated while reading over a tourist's shoulder. And Rangelife's Eric Meyerson completes his statiscal analysis of Meredith Brody's restaurant review habits -- the map of her hunting territory is a genius touch.
Photo of a polar bear at the SF Zoo by Flickr user Grethel.
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