Social Media

Social Media Updates for 2009-12-13

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  • Philosophy Coupons – http://bit.ly/6lm0vI #
  • Folica Coupons – http://bit.ly/7zflGc #
  • What would be your last tweet if the world was going to end tomorrow? http://bit.ly/4PfJTr [Video] #
  • RT @nathankam: Wouldn't it be crazy to win trip for 12 to Hawaii? Just make a video: http://bit.ly/5zPJK0 #
  • U.S. Broadband is Still Slow: http://bit.ly/8Y94Uu [Needs more cowbell?] #
  • Tri-Frequency Wireless Routers Could Be On The Way Soon: http://bit.ly/6IMgip [I'm waiting for Quad.] #
  • The Eiffel Tower at Night in Paris, France: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODJjZ9ZkIJ0 [I love things that glow.] #LeWeb #
  • There's an elephant in the room – and I think he just farted. #
  • Apparently, I'm the "Rush Limbaugh" of the Web 2.0 community: http://bit.ly/5T9bCw [I'll take that as a compliment.] #
  • Karmaloop Coupons – http://bit.ly/7rZf8I #
  • The Land of Nod Coupons – http://bit.ly/4yZh4X #
  • Je crois que certains blogueurs doivent être moins égocentrique et en apprendre davantage sur la culture française avant de l'attaquer. #
  • I hate reading Twitter during conference presentations (there are too many trolls with NOTHING positive to say). #
  • Get Apple's Free 20-Track Holiday Music Sampler: http://bit.ly/5ZVvUK [How's THAT for a gift?] #
  • FlockDraw brings online collaboration to the drawing board. http://bit.ly/8kUF7G [Who doesn't love draw-ring?] #
  • You want to know how to rhyme, then learn how to add. It's mathematics. [Mos Def] #
  • Dell tells how Twitter is making the company money. http://bit.ly/8MsgW6 [Making Dell money, that is. Not Twitter.] #
  • Paris, France Culture – http://bit.ly/7M7uAS #
  • I have a disease, but I also have a lot of other things. [Teri Garr] #
  • Volunteering with an Open Source project rocks, according to @MattHartley. http://bit.ly/6J11qE [And even the code-phobic can lend a hand.] #
  • Even the possible can be senseless. [Max Born] #
  • How often do you prune your Twitter follow list? http://bit.ly/7Si6qL [Mmm, prunes.] #
  • Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils. [Hector Berlioz] #
  • Science takes on the dogs versus cat debate. http://bit.ly/6l4Biu [In the end, it boils down to: "Four legs good, two legs bad!"] #
  • Great artists have no country. [Alfred de Musset] #
  • EVERY major metropolitan city needs a Metro like they have in Paris, France. Amazing. [HT @HipsForHire] #
  • MSI shows off next generation AMD platform. http://bit.ly/8IviBs [Maybe a little less detail than some would like, though.] #
  • How to Save Money in Paris, France – http://bit.ly/53OkGT #
  • You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. [Naguib Mahfouz] #
  • Well, hey! Here's another Tiger Woods blog entry. http://bit.ly/6uLtM0 [If you click on this, which of the "two types" are you?] #
  • Rosiness is not a worse windowpane than gloomy gray when viewing the world. [Grace Paley] #
  • The potential of Google Goggles boggles the brain. http://bit.ly/7I9JdE [Less calories and regret than beer goggles, too.] #
  • It makes no difference if I burn my bridges behind me – I never retreat. [Fiorello LaGuardia] #
  • Climate change is only real when it's your house underwater. http://bit.ly/84VUPQ [A classic case of the blind leading the... drowning.] #
  • Are We Really Creating Social Change? – http://bit.ly/4ChSPR #
  • This is a Sentence – http://bit.ly/84TLrr #
  • How to Make Espresso at Home – http://bit.ly/6kmVhM #
  • Free Studio Pack – http://bit.ly/8z3uJR #
  • Checks Unlimited Coupons – http://bit.ly/62qZU0 #
  • Teva Coupons – http://bit.ly/6FvvUo #
  • Yes, @solofo – @jowyang was perfectly normal, just jet-lagged (like me). I actually thought HE was Elmo. #
  • Boscovs Coupons – http://bit.ly/6kUD35 #
  • About to go incommunicado for 15 hours. Leave a reply after the beep. *beeeeeep* #
  • Beginning the long journey home. Had an amazing time with new / old friends in Paris for #LeWeb. See you in Seattle? #
  • Via @stephen_taylor: http://jibbigo.com does English-to-Spanish voice translation on the iPhone. [@jibbigo, need more languages!] #
  • I need an iPhone app that does on-the-fly English-to-[Language] audio translation. Who doesn't? #
  • Witnessed @jowyang stumble into the hotel at 4:45am. He was so drunk, he thought I was Elmo and demanded a hug. #
  • 5am in Paris. Getting very carsick in taxi, en route to airport. Keeps accelerating, decelerating. *le barf* #
  • Yahoo! selling all but the bare necessities. http://bit.ly/7DpZ4k ["Yahoo!" probably not the most-heard exclamation in that office today.] #
  • Celebrity is the chastisement of merit and the punishment of talent. [Emily Dickinson] #
  • Etiquette in Paris, France – http://bit.ly/4Hknm9 #
  • A five-million-dollar spam lawsuit against Burger King? http://bit.ly/7w4zIx [That's a whopper of a fine!] #
  • I don't know that there is too far, actually. I think there's only too bad. If it's bad you've gone too far. [Kenneth Branagh] #
  • Superdrive: Loud is not allowed. http://bit.ly/6ctkmV [But a noisy noise still annoys an oyster.] #
  • Errors in moral calculations frequently escape undetected. [Thomas Holcroft] #
  • Health insurers caught sending virtual money to Facebook users to oppose healthcare reform. http://bit.ly/4WFAur [Virtually unethical?] #
  • Be truthful; nature only sides with truth. [Adolf Loos] #
  • IBM not out of tricks just yet. http://bit.ly/7qHQKR ["The day of the mainframe is definitely not over."] #
  • All's metamorphosis, flutters the butterfly [Nelly Sachs] #
  • Travel Tips for Paris, France – http://bit.ly/4zDYDa #
  • Would you buy an Apple Tablet? http://bit.ly/5HpSxR [Possibly out as soon as spring.] #
  • The librarian must be the librarian militant before he can be the librarian triumphant. [Melvil Dewey] #
  • Did you know that you can send SMS messages from Gmail? http://bit.ly/4t9Np8 [You can still use your thumbs if you want to.] #
  • My friends are my estate. [Emily Dickinson] #
  • With all else it's doing, Google has time to update Picasa. http://bit.ly/5QiLvm [No rest for the wicked, and even less for the non-evil?] #
  • To have what we want is riches; but to be able to do without is power. [George MacDonald] #
  • Motorola Droid: a month later. http://bit.ly/7uctKW ["...after owning something for a month, you start to notice the issues."] #
  • Gadget freak? @VioletBlue knows all the cool sex tech! #LeWeb #
  • "The iPhone is more popular than the Bible." [@HipsforHire] #
  • Observation in Paris, France: tons of Windows Mobile ads in the city, WAY more iPhones in the Metro. #
  • Wait a sec. Obama gets the Nobel Peace Prize for a PROPOSAL?! Fine. I propose free food for all. Gimme my damn prize. #
  • Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize. Ummmmm… for what? #
  • ROI: Return on Involvement [@Luefkens at #LeWeb] #
  • Wondering if a Seattle hotel would want to host Gnomedex this year? #
  • RT @KatArmstrong Are social networks really helping solve social problems? Via @queenrania at @leweb. Excellent question. What do you think? #
  • So, who will be the first to nominate @QueenRania for Queen of the Internet? #LeWeb #
  • Just heard @zephoria speak (first time for me at #LeWeb). She is 100% keynote material. #
  • OH at #LeWeb: People don't know how to complain. #
  • Trying to solve real-time Web headaches? Listen to @jowyang. Of course, I need help dealing with my real-time Life. #
  • I'm standing still and breaking a sweat at #LeWeb. It's VERY hot in here. I hope we geeks don't smell too funny today. #
  • Cheese? Check. Espresso? Check. Croissant? Check. #LeWeb? Check. Jet Lag? Check. Last Day in France? Check. #
  • You call this progress? http://bit.ly/8cd0Ud [A bad day at work only progresses the cause of said badness.] #
  • If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace. [John Lennon] #
  • Microsoft acknowledges significant numbers still using Windows 2000. http://bit.ly/8qeaxG [Heck, some people still ride unicycles.] #
  • Museums in Paris, France – http://bit.ly/7bOwLg #
  • The trouble with our age is all signposts and no destination. [Louis Kronenberger] #
  • FACT: There is no
    "French Toast" in France. #
  • Five publishers band together to attract paid for content audience. http://bit.ly/5VabXK [The group has four goals. Can you guess 'em?] #
  • We live in a society…dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. [Carl Sagan] #
  • Transportation Security Administration breaches security procedures. http://bit.ly/6XiCij [I'm feeling more secure already!] #
  • A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for. [Grace Hopper] #
  • The entertainment industry attacks Redbox. http://bit.ly/6pgTHc [Not to be confused with Redd Foxx.] #
  • Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals dying of nothing. [Redd Foxx] #
  • Microsoft manages to hide some bad stuff in plain sight. http://bit.ly/4KggyW [As opposed to fancy sight, which requires special glasses.] #
  • I don't think my parents know what I do. [John Malkovich] #
  • What is your "go to" iPhone game? http://bit.ly/83bYCT [Isn't the right answer always Tetris?] #
  • Who overcomes by force hath overcome but half his foe. [John Milton] #
  • Ustream Broadcaster now available for iPhone. http://bit.ly/5gLni7 [Watch us at Le Web!] #
  • I never smile unless I mean it. [Donny Osmond] #
  • Now Google's Chrome's got extensions. http://bit.ly/8hpgnl [It's a small list, but it'll grow.] #
  • Appreciating the feedback on my presentation at #leweb: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2752312 [video archive] #
  • What are Your Pet Peeves? – http://bit.ly/5rPNFl #
  • Protect Your Computers from Tiger Woods – http://bit.ly/6jlBhn #
  • Compare Documents – http://bit.ly/5USCbj #
  • Right and Write – http://bit.ly/8IM9p7 #
  • Just a little under an hour until I'm on stage to speak at the LeWeb conference! Tune in live: http://bit.ly/uNSb #
  • Tons of anti-Orange sentiment at #leweb. Conversely, tons of pro-Apple discussions. Are we just bananas? Peachy. #
  • How to Make Google Dance – http://bit.ly/909g1o #
  • Food to Eat in Paris, France – http://bit.ly/8k9Lxf #
  • Is MySpace still relevant? #leweb #
  • What's on my iPhone? http://bit.ly/7gEYdQ [Who at #LeWeb has more apps than I do?] #
  • iPhone user? http://appsfire.com/ – you want to use this. #
  • I packed everything I needed for this trip to Paris… except a USB flash drive! #leweb #
  • Very impressed with @loic & @geraldine's @leweb conference. Truly international, world-class event. Watch live: http://bit.ly/uNSb #
  • Red Envelope Coupons – http://bit.ly/8NiDIY #
  • I'm enjoying Paris, but my world clock tells me everyone back home is living in the past ("yesterday"). #leweb #
  • I am in the prime of my senility. [Joel Chandler Harris] #
  • A drawing is simply a line going for a walk. [Paul Klee] #
  • When you're new to the college experience, it's good to keep a few tips in mind for your well being. http://bit.ly/6FmWsR #
  • Existentialism means that no one else can take a bath for you. [Delmore Schwartz] #
  • A "geck" by any other name… http://bit.ly/4C9kGX [Would smell just like new electronics?] #
  • To say what you feel is to dig your own grave. [Sinead O'Connor] #
  • DARPA conducts a high tech version of an old parlor game. http://bit.ly/8XevrG [Does it involve and spider and/or a fly?] #
  • If you cannot be a poet, be the poem. [David Carradine] #
  • Does using the Google DNS service speed up your browsing experience? http://bit.ly/7pMd0x #
  • You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear. [Sammy Davis, Jr.] #
  • Seagate expects fast and healthy future for mobile hard drives. http://bit.ly/7pTqNr [Just a skosh shy of being furious, though.] #
  • Things to Know about Paris, France – http://bit.ly/6pC2DN #
  • To obtain [fortune], the great have become little, and the little great. [Johann Georg Zimmermann] #
  • The Container Store Coupons – http://bit.ly/5xONPS #
  • More musical horror stories. http://bit.ly/8WWxaF [Being in a band isn't always glamorous.] #
  • The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down. [Flip Wilson] #
  • Feds want tougher rules for retailers who want to sell us credit. http://bit.ly/7TlEpM [About time!] #
  • When you make your peace with authority, you become authority. [Jim Morrison] #
  • Data: if it's worth saving, we'd better get on it. http://bit.ly/6mcCs7 [I'm recording that thought on 8-track tape for posterity.] #
  • There are two kinds of light – the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures. [James Thurber] #
  • 2010 GMC Terrain & Chevy Equinox SUVs: downsized or rightsized? http://bit.ly/74iubw [Still not itty-bitty by a long shot.] #
  • Stay Warm at Your Computer via USB – http://bit.ly/6Qih2n #
  • What is the Twitter Peek? – http://bit.ly/68PG4r #
  • Wow. France. It's like a whole different country here. #
  • How to Run the Chrome OS in a Virtual Machine – http://bit.ly/6quZPd #
  • "Amsterdammit" is the condition in which one has a brief layover in a Northern European country and doesn't leave the airport. #
  • Entertainment Book Coupons – http://bit.ly/5cas6G #
  • I'm glad I purchased the WiFi day pass at the Amsterdam airport. Seems to take THAT long to download 1MB of data. *sigh* #
  • The Gift of Giving – http://bit.ly/8xjVkw #
  • Jet lag? There's a nap for that. #
  • The Watchery Coupons – http://bit.ly/5PkoEI #
  • Harry & David Coupons – http://bit.ly/8uxwq1 #
  • God made the integers; all else is the work of man. [Leopold Kronecker] #
  • If we are to preserve culture we must continue to create it. [Johan Huizinga] #
  • Windows 7 Family Pack… gone forever? http://bit.ly/8acVGY [Like dodo birds and zoot suits.] #
  • Photo Opportunities in Paris – http://bit.ly/5oOPPX #
  • Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck. [Eli Wallach] #
  • Star Trek Online release date and open beta announced. http://bit.ly/5YfqZb [What's better? A tribble, or a liberated Borg officer?] #
  • If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all. [Noam Chomsky] #
  • When a loved one passes away, it's never easy to say goodbye. http://bit.ly/6k81mN #
  • There's nothin' strange about an axe with bloodstains in the barn – there's always some killin' you got to do around the farm. [Tom Waits] #
  • Don't buy i9 chips on eBay just yet. http://bit.ly/7JnOnH [Intel doesn't kid around with people who break NDAs, I guess.] #
  • Music at times is more like perfume than mathematics. [Gabriel Marcel] #
  • Is LaLa yet to be lamented? http://bit.ly/4pZfT3 #
  • Things to Do in Paris, France – http://bit.ly/6Q4rb9 #
  • Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward. [Victor Kiam] #
  • Gnomies support the Pink Glove Dance! http://bit.ly/73Wi8r ["We can dance if we want to..."] #
  • How quickly will Google's new real-time search pick this up: Pomegranate Sparkle Fart Dingo Wookiee. #
  • A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel. [Heywood Broun] #
  • O2 is twisting the truth with Cambridge customer complaints. http://bit.ly/6rds4y #
  • Flying NW232 out of Seattle today (track me). I might have WiFi on the flight, too! Headed to Paris for #leweb. You going? #
  • There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm. [Willa Sibert Cather] #
  • Sick of iTunes? Try @CopyTrans Manager – a free iTunes alternative for all iPhones and iPods: #ad http://bit.ly/1ZGKYR [Fast loading!] #
  • Green Monday Sales – http://bit.ly/PMoRq #
  • I know they kiss each other in France, but is it French Kissing? I'll just say I have H1N1 this week. #
  • What do you want for this holiday season? I might give it to you: http://bit.ly/7cMXrB [I'm playing Santa Chris again.] #
  • Looks like @imdaviddalen was the first person to find the Easter Egg on http://youtube.com/lockergnome [Hint: Seven.] #
  • Electronic Frontier Foundation Files Suit Against The Government: http://bit.ly/7Xooko [I wonder if it's an Armani suit?] #
  • Looks like Wicket left a Yule log on the bed. I'm not feeling very merry about receiving this… gift. I can't return it. #
  • Is your business migrating to Windows 7? Might wanna tune in for this Webinar: http://bit.ly/4VWrFd [with @RamonRay!] #
  • Rumor: @gapingvoid will be having an art show in Austin during #SXSW. #
  • iPhone Tips for International Roamers: http://bit.ly/wXNe [I'm gonna miss my connection - rates too expensive.] #
  • Social Media Updates for 2009-12-06 – http://bit.ly/5Az6dy #