I'm kind of proud to say that I never used AOL -- I was a Compuserve and Prodigy guy -- even back in the 90s. I did not, however, ever spend any time chatting with "kayaking buddies."

If you see the name "Eric Simons" attached to a startup, it's probably one you want to invest money in, because this guy Does.

The New York Times reports that AOL has fired virtually everyone on its AIM team.

Media Blames Facebook Trend For Man's Death A man in Australia fell to his death while "planking" (AKA playing the Lying Down Game), a less-fatal example of which can be seen above.

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At the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung is expected to announce its next big Galaxy item, this time in the form of a media-playing device, much like the iPod Touch.