The Joys of Technorati, Whatever it is

I have discovered Technorati over the last several months and am excited but don't know exactly how to categorize this web site that claims to be currently tracking 60 million blogs and whose goal is to "search, surface, and organize blogs and the other forms of independent, user-generated content (photos, videos, voting, etc.) increasingly referred to as 'citizen media.'" Is it a directory? Is it a social media site? Whatever it is, I like it!

Pink Floyd Co-founder Syd Barrett Dies of Diabetes

Somehow, I had missed this news about Syd Barrett, one of the original founders of the rock band, Pink Floyd, that he had died of Type 2 diabetes. Syd had suffered from substance abuse and mental illness early on, which led to his departure from Pink Floyd as singer, guitarist and songwriter. The news made me sad on several different levels. First, the fact that another life was lost to the Type 2 diabetes, the type of diabetes that can be managed and controlled in many cases. Secondly, it made me melancholy to think of a young and vibrant rock star who's band I thought was so cutting and and cool had now died as a senior. Paradigmn shift? I'll remember Syd for sure now. WikiPedia has a nice page history and pictures that give you an idea of Syd's life chronology with pics.