"A purchased a flatpack liberal democrat party from Ikea but when I got it home I found it was missing its nuts and the instructions were in French."

comment on the Guardian's Digital Election 2010 coverage

"He has an empire of semi-shitty websites that make a shitload of money."

phone conversation with a friend

"In anticipation of his visit, we hoped to schedule an Electronic Enlightenment webinar..."

snippet from a forwarded email

"The first evening I thus fell asleep on sand with thousand miles of any inhabited ground. J' stays much more insulated qu' a shipwrecked man on a raft in the middle of l' ocean. Then you imagine my surprise, at daybreak, when funny of small voice m' awoke. She said: - S' you like it… draws to me a sheep!"

Babel Fish translation of:

"Le premier soir je me suis donc endormi sur le sable à mille milles de toute terre habitée. J'étais bien plus isolé qu'un naufragé sur un radeau au milieu de l'océan. Alors vous imaginez ma surprise, au lever du jour, quand une drôle de petite voix m'a réveillé. Elle disait: -S'il vous plaît... dessine-moi un mouton!"

from "Le Petit Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéy

found in a New York Times feature putting Google Translator (and two competitors) to the test

"'Most professors, even at their youngest, they're in their 30s,' she said. 'They don't understand how much it's become a part of our lives.'

Professors say they do understand -- all too well."

Washington Post article about rules banning student laptop use in class

"Jesus hatte auch nur 12 follower, wird aber bis heute retweetet."

- zitiert heute auf dem BarCamp des DJV

"To counter boredom, online language programs have introduced crossword puzzles, interactive videos and other games to reward users for making progress."

NYTimes article on Rosetta Stone and other computer-based language learning products

“Like Peter Pan, we do not see our electronic shadow until it is pointed out to us. We assume it is not there.”

Text Messages: Digital Lipstick on the Collar in The New York Times

"WebOodi is under update. We are out of business 29.9-1.10.2009."

WebOodi, the University of Vaasa's course and exam schedule and registration platform

"It is September 9, 2009. Get it? That's 9/9/09 - sounds like a bunch of German Republicans."

Kate Clinton

"#yaygay"

from the top 10 conversation topics on twitter.com