• by Cory Treffiletti , Featured Contributor, November 22, 2004

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and since I know that most of you have either left for the day or are reading this with dreams of cranberry sauce, turkey, and stuffing dancing on your plate, it might be a great chance for a slightly more light-hearted column.

For this Thanksgiving I wanted to list all the things in the Interactive world for which I am most thankful. I would love to see what you're all thankful for as well, so post your responses and let us all know what you love most about the Internet world!

I am thankful for...

Microsoft Outlook, which organizes my life and tells me where to be.

The Palm Treo, for making my Outlook calendar as mobile as I am.

Apple Trailers, which allows me to see movie trailers without going to the theater.

AintItCoolNews, for providing me with more useless information about movies than I could possibly know what to do with (and don't forget about www.imdb.com).

iTunes, which makes it easier for me to spend money than should be humanly possible.

Amazon One-Click, for the same reason as iTunes.

The Pearl Jam Web site, which is a source of information on my favorite band.

The Onion, for making light of the world that we live in.

Instant Messenger Services, which make interruption an art form.

The fact that Kozmo.com once existed, and I am hopeful that it will one day return.

BMW Films, and much of the other advertiser-driven content which has popped up over the last few years, taking marketing in a new direction.

Mosaic 1.0, which opened my eyes and allowed me to see past UNIX.

I am sure there are many more, but these are the ones that come to mind right away.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!