Weekend Roundup

Between Google Reader, StumbleUpon, Digg, and Delicious, I see a lot of web sites and read about various topics. So here's my idea: As I'm browsing during the week, I'll keep track of the more interesting content that I find and then I'll post a list with a few remarks on the weekend.

It depends on how much free time I spend online (and me remembering to keep track of sites), so this might not be a weekly thing. With that said, here's my first Weekend Roundup. If you haven't come across these sites, dig in! This is Digital Fare, after all.

The Empire Poster Quiz - Empire has a collection of letters cropped from movie posters. You guess which movie title each letter is from. I got 9 right. How many do you know? (Don't cheat!)

14 Ways to Use Twitter Politely - The Morning News posted this article about the Dos and Don'ts of Twittering with tips about responding to messages, keeping some conversations private, and promoting your own blogs or services. I'm not on Twitter yet (I say "yet," because I've accepted that I will sign up for Twitter at some point), but this is a nice list for any Twitterer to read.

Half-Blood Prince Delayed - Several sites, The Movie Blog included, posted news this week that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, originally premiering in November, has been delayed until summer 2009. Potter fans are disappointed, of course, and The Movie Blog briefly commented on why this might be a bad move for Warner Brothers.

Madagascar 3 - So I have The Movie Blog in my RSS feeds. The sequel to the Dreamsworks film isn't out yet, but here's news on part 3. Madagascar was okay...not a movie I want to see again. Must we have sequels to mediocre movies? No new ideas for animated films? Really?

How to think faster, better on your feet - CNN posted an article about applying improv techniques to real life situations. I found the article through Lifehacker.

Top 10 How To Videos - Lifehacker's list of tutorial videos covers a range of topics including buying cars, Photoshopping photos, and boosting Wi-Fi signals. The Photoshop video is my favorite on the list.

Search Any Website From Within Firefox's Address Bar - This post on Fabworker explains how to search sites using Firefox's address bar in one step instead of going to site and using its search box. Cool feature for Firefox 3.

Better Blogging - Men With Pens has a huge resource list for bloggers with advice, how tos, and explanations of blog-related topics.

30 Books Everyone Should Read Before Their 30th Birthday - Great list of literature to work through. I've read 5 books on the list and parts from a few others.

Did you come across any good sites this past week? Something helpful, funny, or unexpected? Feel free to post your links in the comments.