Chris Fullman: Love him. Make him yours.

Over the past 2 days, the internet has been abuzz over Google's long-rumored internet browser coming to light. Called Google Chrome (Beta!), the browser aims to significantly speed up browsing sessions and web applications using multiple threads (think of these as individual messengers instead of one very overwhelmed, underpaid messenger).

Of course, such talk immediately drew comments from developers and internet enthusiasts alike: the (second) web browser war is in full swing. Like the first war in the 90's between Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer, comparisons were being brought back into blog posts and Twitter/FriendFeed.

As I've noticed in the discussion, developers' hate for one particular browser was obvious: Internet Explorer 6; and as I've noted in the past, very publicly I might add, I'm not a fan of such criticism.

Rumor has it Apple is set to announce their next generation MacBook sometime this month, during or separate from the rumored iPod event next week.

I've been considering moving over to the Mac platform more and more in the past six months, and with this next MacBook, I might find myself selling off my 3-year old trusty Dell Inspiron laptop and my 1.5-year old Dell desktop and throwing down the money for a single new laptop.

This weekend I took the opportunity to kick myself into finally launching ChrisFullman.com, the replacement for the now-defunct Fullmanator.com.

This is my first step in my goal to become a better blogger, and perhaps pick up a good amount of readers in the next few months.

Give me a comment or two and let me know what you think about the new site. I'll be adding new pages and sections in the near future and feedback is always appreciated!

Linkers: if you have a link to my site from your site or blog, please update those links to this new domain. Thanks!

I've always been a fan of an unsung Muppets hero named Beaker. Sure, he was the wacky, nonsensical sidekick of Bunsen Honeydew, didn't see nearly as much screen time as the Kermit, Miss Piggy, and the others, but we were very alike when I was younger.

See, I made strange meep-like noises, was a nerd, liked music, sang, etc.

Fast-forward to today and, like the Muppets, I've kind of taken a back seat to my online presence lately. Many of my regular readers have reached out to me encouraging me to start posting again, more than just one or two posts a month. I guess Twitter has its place, but it seems that I needs to have a more solid presence online beyond social networks and microblogging.

Lately, there have been a series of Muppet clips that have been popping up on YouTube. Not only are these official, culturally-relevant snippets of original content produced solely for the online audience, but they are also often posted in response to other original content posted by users like you and me.

Beaker meeping "Ode to Joy" was a response to wzauscher's "Bach Bach Bach"



Now, these aren't posted by one single "MuppetGang"-style YouTube user, but each character is getting their own accounts and looks to be set up for frequent, future uploads. So far, there's Beeker, Sam the Eagle, Gonzo, The Sweedish Chef and of course, Statler & Waldorf.

The Walt Disney Company is updating the Muppets into a culturally-revelant brand again after quite a time of stagnation and saturation. This step of using YouTube to connect to users familiar and new is a strong move for a first step. Where are they taking the Muppets to next? I'm sure we're going to find out sooner than later.

That brings me to what I should bring to the web. There's something much more than occasional blogging and more-frequent tweeting. I've got to make my mark, I've just got to figure out how to make it and find the time to do it right.

What do you think?