What It Is Notes in a Bottle is a collection of observations about the quirks and twists of contemporary life. Sometimes these are humorous or satirical, sometimes not. Notes in a Bottle began life as a book, but like a lot of things on the Internet, has morphed into new forms. One recent change has been the inclusion of material from additional writers. If it isn't a button, it isn't for clicking.
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Pictures are for looking at. If it's in color, it's a synopsis or title. Primary-level text is always colorless. The site uses a modular structure that lets material be combined, grouped, and browsed in novel ways. The format was originally a response to the conventional wisdom that people wouldn't read anything longer than 350 words on the Web.