Ari Herzog

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Let There Be Sound

Ari Herzog

The Logitech system was manufactured in 2005. By contrast, here’s an unassembled look at the Logitech R-20 speaker system that I previously used. There are two side speakers and a floor amp, with sound piped out via the computer’s headphone jack. I don’t know if I had it that long; but I’m sure I used it over a decade.

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Facebook, LinkedIn, and Me

Ari Herzog

I created my Facebook account in 2005 and started on LinkedIn in 2007, and I’ve switched things around so many times I lost count. As I create friend lists on Facebook and unfollow people on LinkedIn , I’m shifting my Tom and Christina online personas. This time, however, seems more natural.

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Why Alps Bethneck is 5 Years Old

Ari Herzog

2005: Flickr. A story I posted on Digg in 2005 crashed the “interesting” get-paid-for content site I was briefly testing. This is a guest blog post by Stephen Black. This is his story. Do I want to treat Flickr as a serious base for showcasing my photographic works? Or, do I want to use it as a base for experimentation? 2007: Facebook.

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How Thanksgiving Lost Its Meaning

Ari Herzog

Cyber Monday, begun in 2005, is the internet’s version of Black Friday. Even if you do understand the meaning of Thanksgiving, even if you are truly thankful for what you have, how many of you spend money over the ensuing days? Black Friday, begun in 1924, empowers retailers to offer shopping deals.

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Yikes! 10 Years on Facebook…!

Ari Herzog

The date was Saturday, April 30, 2005 at 1:16 a.m. I created my Facebook account as a graduate student when the site was only available to people with.edu email addresses.

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Looking Back at 6 Years of JibJab Videos

Ari Herzog

But the JibJab team has been producing year-in-review animated videos since 2005 and this one marks a departure from animatronic faces and into puppetry. 2005′s song-and-dance routine starring President George W. Note: If you’re reading this by email, you may click here to see the videos. 2007 does not disappoint.

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Evolving on Facebook From Then to Now

Ari Herzog

Reviewing my Facebook history from Day One (which you can learn how to download yourself ), I’ll guess I joined the social networking site in the spring of 2005 shortly after I gained an.edu email address in graduate school. Facts from my Facebook past… August 30, 2005: I wrote a message to someone for the first time.

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