I compiled a list of links to articles and features from various sources, reflecting on 2007:

• 101 Dumbest Moments in Business
  Fortune
  
• 2007 CyberNet Awards: Worst Tech Products
  Cybernet
• 2007 Year in Review
  ET Online
  
• 70 Best Ideas of 2007
  NY Times
  
• Best (and Worst) of 2007
  PC Magazine
  
• Best and Worst Consumer Electronics, 2007
  BusinessWeek
  
• Best of 2007: Top 7 Coolest Web Apps
  Mashable
  
• Consumer Apps: 2007 Year in Review
  ReadWriteWeb
  
• Google Zeitgeist 2007
  Google
  
• Pictures of the Year 2007
  Reuters
  
• The 15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007
  PC World
  
• The 100 Best Songs of 2007
  Rolling Stone
  
• The Biggest Celebrity Paydays of 2007
  Forbes
  
• The Popular Technology Bloggers of 2007 - Annual Roundup
  Digital Inspiration
  
• The Worst Games of 2007
  Gemaga
  
• Weirdest work stories of the Year
  Careerbuilder
  
• Year-End Report Cards
  Gizmodo

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I came across a few relatively new, and useful articles discussing current web design trends:

Web 2.0 Design & Layout Trends (Part 1)  via StyleIgnite   How to Destroy the Web 2.0 Look  via Snap2Objects   Best of CSS Design 2007 via Web Designer Wall Most Promising for Web 2008: Open Source Movement via Read/WriteWeb  More Web Design Trends & Cliches  via Modern Life

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That said, you only have three days to make submissions to Intuit’s ‘Just Start’ contest.  Per the Just Start web site:

Enter the contest, it’s easy. Tell us what you’ll Just Start. Fact, fiction or fantasy. What have you always dreamed of doing? What are you resigning from and moving towards? And, how will the Just Start grant ($50k) help you strike out on your own?

Hey, I’ll take $40,000 in cash and $10,000 in assistance to get a business off the ground. Oh, who am I kidding, I’ll take the $5,000 prize too. I’m not picky! While winning is likely a long shot, I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and made four of my own submissions.

• Fantasy Camp and Adventure Planning

• Going to the Dogs

• Connecting with the Elderly

• Solutions for Seniors

For anyone that is interested, you can click on the above links to find out more about each submission. If you are feeling extra generous, you can go ahead and signup, rate my submissions and even comment on them. The evaluation of entries is being conducted by a panel of three judges and the five finalists will be announced on January 7th.

Whatever the outcome, it was a fun exercise. You have until December 15th (11:59:59 p.m. PT) to make your own submissions, so get going! Oh, and read the rules.

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On Monday I managed to watch part of the funeral mass held in honor of Sean Taylor. I think saying it was moving is a huge understatement. Listening to the stories and memories shared by those closest to him, really gave insight into the person Sean really was. For me, it really reemphasized how much of a tragedy his loss really is. Any loss of life is a loss too many, but Sean really was one of the good guys and had a lot to look forward to, including his 18-month old daughter.

Former teammate Lavar Arrington, current teammate and close friend Clinton Portis, and Carolina Garcia, sister of Sean’s girlfriend, all made touching tributes to Sean. I think they did a great job of sharing who Sean Taylor the man, was.

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First and foremost, my thoughts and prayers go out to Sean Taylor’s family. Sean Taylor was declared deceased early this morning after suffering a gun shot wound that severed his femoral artery.

A senseless tragedy, a life cut short, a child robbed of her father, a girlfriend (fiancé?) robbed of their love, a team (and league) robbed of a great player, a community of fans robbed of a role model.
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