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One hundred years ago on April 1, these moving pictures were the finest in the land. Hooray!

Fast forward to the future:

"The Irksome Citrus" - http://www.youtube.com/realannoyingorange

"Buggy Intruder" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMtZfW2z9dw

"Swing Flummox" - http://www.youtube.com/failblog

"Horse & Buggy Crash" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

"Flugelhorn Feline" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J---aiyznGQ

"Keyboard Cat" and "Play Him Off, Keyboard Cat!" are trademarks of Charlie Schmidt @ http://www.keyboardcat.net -- used with permission
"Fatso's Theme", © 2010 Charlie Schmidt -- used with permission; available at http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/keyboard-cats-greatest-hits/id335316519

With all this exuberance, valuations are soaring. Investments in Facebook and Zynga have more than quintupled the implied worth of each company in the last two years. The social shopping site Groupon is said to be considering an initial public offering that would value the company at $25 billion. Less than a year ago, the company was valued at $1.4 billion.

94% of commerce is still offline, only 6% has moved online.

LinkedIn is one of the fastest growing social networking sites in the world. While its numbers pale in comparison to competitors such as Facebook and Twitter, catering to business professionals gives the site a unique advantage. Seeking to capitalize on its growing notoriety, owners recently decided to take the company, filing for an initial public offering last month. But how do you put a price on being Linkedin? Before you run out to buy yourself a thousand shares, take a look at our breakdown of the social networking powerhouse.

Brian Solis talks with Guy Kawasaki, former chief evangelist of Apple. Guy is also Co-founder of Alltop.com, Author of Enchantment, Reality Check, The Art of the Star, as well as Founding partner of Garage Technology Ventures.

Via @tnw

Because it's Friday...Party 'n party...
Official Twitter: http://twitter.com/REBECCAFANCLUB

Video: @briggles, @jennadawn & @jbuckhouse
Music: "Little Revelations"
Written by Powell, Josh (C)
Courtesy of APM Music
http://www.apmmusic.com/

Half of internet users in the US who knew about tablets and ereaders planned to buy one in the next year, and 70% were considering a purchase in the next three years. Worldwide interest was nearly as high.