Itamar Kestenbaum

Google just came out with an awesome feature that lets you personalize your Google.com experience. And you don’t need to bother with all the iGoogle crap that came with the old version of “customizable background” – let’s face it, we didn’t need another dashboard.

One of the down-sides to craigslist is its almost-stubborn insistence on being local. Location, location, location. Well – that makes it difficult. Because if I live in New Jersey, and I want to find a sofa for sale in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut, I need to go to three different sites and punch in the same query, slide through three pages of confirmations and specifications, and then see results. Well not anymore.

It looks like Twitter and Bit.ly are teaming up to bring you instant HoverCard Analytics. Considering Bit.ly dominates the short URL sector on Twitter, this isn’t surprising!

Here’s how it works. When you hover over:

Usernames

If you read my blog, you know that I’m a sucker for things like Great White Sharks, Zombies, Hipsters, or anything freakishly amazing like that. That said, Windows and Microsoft in general are not included in that list of things I consider awesome – but one commercial really stole my heart away, and fed it to the Great White. Or rather my brain to a Zombie. Whichever you prefer.