Technology and the Internet play a vital role in pretty much everything these days. What will HN cover next - a Tea Party rally, if it was announced on Twitter?

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2011/02/11/exp.gho... this might be more down your alley. A Google marketing exec doing some great marketing... for Facebook.

Come on now. Don't be so facetious. What chance do you honestly think a Tea Party rally has of maintaining a top spot on the HN front page? We are talking about historic events here.

(and, no, me checking my email this morning is not also a "historic event" ;)