I'm fascinated by the recent boom of emoji outside of Japan. I know it's because of the iPhone, but it still just delights me. I used to use Gmail's great and plentiful emoticons to emulate the excessively emoji'd "web diaries" (micro-blogs) that used to be popular in Japan.

My friend just searched [college] mascot and the answer was displayed at the top of the search results; I'm sure there are many more keywords like this.

Bikes aren't allowed on most sidewalks, but riding this on the road is out of the question. I could maybe get past the ridiculousness, but it takes away all the efficiency of a regular bike. Seems to be the same speed as a scooter with way more bulk, what's the point of that?

What? I was a freshman last year (2011) and I definitely remember the TV knob and rabbit ears. That said, my family is a late adopter of new technology; I also remember recording cassette tapes from the radio and other tapes, and we've never owned a flat-screen monitor or TV.

3rd mention of "Facebook" and Mussolini, not Mousolini. Though the latter would have made for some great political cartoons. #corrections

Of the sample I'm looking at now, only two of the people's tweets indicate that they're actually at home. The rest just have the word "home" in them.