Topic: Twitpic

The conversation traces the evolution of social media from LiveJournal to MySpace and the rise of "self-adulation" through animated GIFs and diary blogs. They discuss the fragility of digital archives, noting that many photos hosted on defunct services like TwitPic or stored in proprietary formats like iPhoto may be lost forever. They compare the current internet era to the slow societal shift following the Gutenberg press.

Adam Curry recounts how Dutch tabloids falsely reported that his wife, Mickey, was pregnant after seeing a photo of her drinking water. The tabloids allegedly stole a photo Curry had posted to Twitpic, which featured him using a hollow French stick to stoke a potbelly stove. Curry clarifies that the "bong-like" object in the photo was actually a fireplace tool and confirms Mickey is not pregnant.