Rocketboom coverage of 2009 ROFLThing NYC: Font designer Vincent Connare talks about the history of his most famous work, Comic Sans. Music by Podington Bear.

Joanne interviews Justin Ouellette and Luke Crawford about the recent relaunch of Muxtape, a platform for independent musicians and their fans. Music by Podington Bear.

Rocketboom coverage of 2009 ROFLThing NYC: Joanne interviews Jason Scott about Sockington the Cat, the most popular cat on Twitter. Story links: Huzzah Socks Army, Rudy the Parrot, Rainy the Horse, Sockington Pics. More great music by Podington Bear.

Rocketboom coverage of 2009 ROFLThing NYC: Joanne talks to Ji Lee, creator of The Bubble Project.

Rocketboom coverage of 2009 ROFLThing NYC: Joanne interviews Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit. Awesome music by Podington Bear.

Miniature City. Inspired by Little People. Music by Drew.

Is Obama President dot com?, Am I Watching Rocketboom dot com?, Is My Computer On dot com?, Inauguration Day on Twitter, Payment processor Heartland reports breach, 2008breach.com, World’s Fastest Calculator Operator, 15 Ridiculous Rocket and Jet-Powered Vehicles, バカロボ　キントレーZ, WMMNA: The Office of Community Sousveillance, and The Office of Community Sousveillance

Images, tweets, and posts from the 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama.

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports from the birthplace of the father of U.S. President Barack Obama, Kogelo, Kenya as they prepare for Obama’s inauguration. Also see previous coverage of Kenya and Obama.

Otho, Rome, Roman Emperors, The Evolution of Dance 2 Proves You Can’t Go Home Again, Carnival - World’s Largest Pinata, Swing Skirt, Hello Kitty Death Cake, World’s Most Disgusting Ice Cream, Man Solves Rubik’s Cube After 26 Years, Initials Engraved on Fingernail (May, 1932), Scientists extract images directly from brain

Edgar Allan Poe’s 200th Birthday, The Raven, Interior Crocodile Alligator, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, MLKDay.gov

Extra: A Rocketboom Reading of the “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe

Rocketboom rides along during the 2009 No Pants Day Subway Ride by Improv Everywhere.

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on latrines that convert bio-waste into fuel.

The environmental impact of Google Searches, related Techmeme thread, Powering a Google Search, Dogpile, HowStuffWorks: Does gum really stay in you for seven years?, Chewing gum burns 70 kilocalories per hour, Cognitive vaccine: using Tetris to fight PTSD, Lobster to regain his freedom at age 140, 80-year-old lobster from local restuarant heading back to the ocean, Bubba the lobster, March 2, 2005: Monster Lobster Pardoned, Laid-off workers eligible for free tuition at CCAC, Alcoa’s 13,500 Layoffs Could Taint Pittsburgh’s Corporate Image, Redneck Amusement Park, Japan researchers unveil robot suit for farmers, DIY Handsfree, Cell-Mate, Best of Elevator (Remi Gaillard)

Ellie finds out about WiMax at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Scenes from the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Special thanks to Intel for sponsoring us!)

Stay tuned for the Rocketboom CES video pool being filled throughout the day at rocketboom.com/ces09

Every morning Palestinian workers queue to cross the Gilo checkpoint into Jerusalem. Video courtesy of Socialautopsy. (thx, Hamish!) For related coverage on the disputed territory of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip see Qassam rockets in Sderot, Israel, and Bordering Barriers: Jerusalem.

Joanne speaks with Phillip Torrone, Senior Editor of Make Magazine about the recent launch of Make Television on PBS.

Mac Rumors, AppleInsider, The Unofficial Apple Weblog, 9to5mac, Stevenote, No Pants 2k9 Details for NYC, Gothamist: Last of the NoPants8 Acquitted, Instructables: Steam Powered Potato Pistol 1.0, NASA: Ares Launch Vehicles, Defense Dept Could Share Resources With NASA, 滑り込むねこ２。, Make TV, MAKE Makes PBS Show, But Doesn’t Leave Web Behind, Library of Congress “Flickr Pilot Project”, The Library of Congress’ photostream, loc.gov Flickr Report(pdf), 2009 International CES, The ‘Know Your Meme’ Internet Meme Database, rocketboom.com/hiddenstore

Abolishing leap second could spell the end for GMT in just two years time, Civil Global Positioning System Service Interface Committee, ITU RRB Members, Korea vs. Japan, Do a Barrel Roll on the MemeDB, Do a barrel roll! (video), Kingston Fossil Plant: Natural Hazards, Magibon ☆無26★, Previous Rocketboom coverage of Make a little move on the dancefloor, 少し楽しくなる動画 (Make a little move on the dancefloor Live Reenactment) (thx Eptin!), One year worth of images give some amazing videos

Star Wars Kid, Star Wars Kid: The Data Dump, Andy Baio, Star Wars Kid, Montreal, Numa Numa, South Park Numa Numa, New Numa - The Return of Gary Brolsma!, La Caida de Edgar (Edgar’s Fall), edgar’s revenga, La caida de Edgar (Entrevista), Thinkpad image, Star Wars Kid Files Lawsuit, Star Wars Kid settles lawsuit, STAR WARS KID - Canoe, Star Wars Kid with effects, Star Wars Kid vs Yoda, star wars kid- kill bill, Star Wars Kid- Agent Smith Fight, Star Wars Kid is The Incredible Bulk. For more Know Your Meme visit http://www.knowyourmeme.com

Shiba Inu Puppy Cam, AKC MEET THE BREEDS®: Shiba Inu, I Can Has Cheezeburger, Hahaha, Laughing Baby, Kawaii, Twitter Search for ‘puppy+cam’, Adorable beyond EVERYTHING, Puppycam popularity (Today Show, CNN, and NBC), Puppy Cam Basically The Happiest Thing In The World, Puppy Cam!, But What Does the Puppycam Mean?, Charlie bit my finger - again !, SFShiba, Shiba Inu live puppy cam tribute