Winter Solstice Time Lapse, Swype Opens Up Beta for Android Texters

Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.

Read:

Facebook Will Thwart Google, Says Ex Googler

As for social, I expect that Google will find greater success with their self-driving car and moon landing initiatives. I think it's worth noting that the two most successful Facebook competitors, Twitter and Foursquare, were both started by people who were relatively unsuccessful at Google.

The Myth of Fast-Forwarding Past the Ads

Are we saying that they're too lazy to pick up the remote to fast-forward? Far from it. They're probably likely using commercials as a timing device to know when to pay attention to the TV again.

Watch:

• Winter solstice lunar eclipse
• U.S. Navy's Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System launches first fighter jet

Know:

• Have a design geek in your family? SVA's Interaction Design MFA students have you covered for holiday shopping with 32 essential reads, from Calvino's 'Invisible Cities' to Tufte's 'Beautiful Evidence.' [From: MFA in Interaction Design]
• Swype, the unique draw-to-type app for Android, has opened up its beta program. [From: DownloadSquad]

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