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There have been some good ones and some clunkers this year.

Good:

• Switzerland’s Mountain Cleaners.
• The Guardian’s announcement that it is switching to an all-Twitter format.
• Lonely Planet’s guide to Bakpakhistan.
• Nine Inch Nails’ Strobe-Light album.
• Expedia’s $99 Mars travel special (I especially like the Colbert Orbiting Hotel lodging option).
• The special booking offer on Buckingham Palace.
• ThinkGeek’s Squeez Bacon.
• VeloNews’ announcement of new eyewear regulations from the UCI.
• Washington City Paper’s takeover by The Huffington Post.

Bad:

• Google’s CADIE – what’s the point, exactly?
• Ashton Kutcher’s questionable-taste Twitpic of what, presumably, is Demi Moore’s posterior.

And as a cyclist, this 2007 post from the late, great Sheldon Brown on how to get your bike chain really clean is still priceless.

Did you see any fun ones? Leave ’em in the comments!

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