Internet picks of the week

Your Old Crap Website Slowly, we have begun to realise that anything we say or write on the internet may be used against us at some embarrassing future moment in time. However, we didn't know that in 1996 BBC News reporter Rajesh Mirchandani, when asked to describe himself in one word, replied "pisshead" in Radio 1's jokey Newsbeat pages. This site compares and contrasts (well, ridicules) corporate websites from now with their less technically impressive 90s versions, when – quite often, it seems – the websites of multinational corporations, or even political parties were left in the capable hands of the office junior with a budget of £15. Meanwhile, those worried about how the Catholic church spends its spare cash will be delighted to see that the Vatican's website of 1998 is identical to the website of 2010. Most Awesomest Thing Ever This quest to discover the most awesomest thing ever pitches two things against one another (Thing one or Thing Two) and you have to decide which one is best. A Justin Hawkins-style squeal will accompany your choice. The verdicts are not easy and force you to decide what has contributed more to the wonderfulness of human existence, for instance: Stewie Griffin or time-lapse photography; Bruce Lee or Encyclopaedia Britannica. If you're undecided an info button will lead you to Wikipedia but the never-ending battle works best if you pick quickly. At the time of writing the list of 100 Awesomest was topped by the internet, lasers and chocolate, while the ranking of the "Inadequatest" suggests Akon and clowns. Blog roll: Doctor Who Hello, I'm The Doctor Vintage footage and news cuttings, plus current trivia, tattooed fans and Tardis cake tins. Behind The Sofa Collaborative reviews of every Doctor Who episode. Inside The Tardis Tardis-related info, images, sounds, videos and links, from the op art gallery 60s incarnation to the current steampunk makeover. Doctor Who Ate All The Pies Cut-and-paste photo fun with David Tennant, Davros and a Mothercare product. Ancient And Forever The art of Doctor Who, from Manga versions of Amy Pond to cross-sections of Daleks. The Oncoming Storm Spoilers, teasers, video clips and lists. What we learned on the web this week Fake Toy Story cuddly toys have got their own fake TV ads The return of Socrates Wanderers versus Nietzsche Albion In the future trains won't have to stop How to save a Baldwin brother The British economy's relative size compared to Tesco What Facebook knows about you Staring at artist Marina Abramovic will make you cry Keep up with the latest mashed-up sounds How to categorise Justin Bieber Why we drink more in noisy restaurants than in quiet ones