January 2008
172 posts
Ending one Tumblr experiment, about to begin...
I like Tumblr, but I think I’m under-using it by merely using it as a “lifestream” that catches feeds from other places I post stuff. So, the first step I’m doing to address this “lazy tumbling” trap is by cutting off those streams. (I’ll probably have such feeds streaming somewhere else, perhaps a “backup” tumblr account, but not this one.)...
links for 2008-01-14 →
Flying car prototype for sale | Boing Boing
Quote - A concept “Sky Commuter aircraft” that absorbed $6 mil in startup capital is for sale on eBay. (Reminder: In 2008, my goal is to link to more stories about flying cars.)
(tags: flyingcar)
Flying car prototype for sale | Boing Boing →
Quote - A concept “Sky Commuter aircraft” that absorbed $6 mil in startup capital is for sale on eBay. (Reminder: In 2008, my goal is to link to more stories about flying cars.)
@dougpetch - what took you so long? Vandy is a football school — oh, wait.
@fimoculous - or is it YOU who are working on the super secret project? Aren’t you?
@fimoculous - are they all working on SAME super secret project?
This game is heading to routsville. Sorry Seattle tweetsters.
@akula - best sports trivia reference of the day
sorry @coleH - I know any scenario with romo playing works for you
that was also @coleH
@jaxn - when god created football this is what she had in mind
best superbowl ‘story book’ scenarios: manning v manning. Or favre v Brady.
@sleepydad - Unless you live in Seattle Dallas or a a nyg fan, its hard not to be a farve fan today
Brett Fav-ray is the hero of over the hill geezers. We love this.
switched to twittering on iPhone. Like going from atari to xbox
im twittering via kindle. a most amusing experience
when my teams not playing im for team with the best story
This is like watching football 40 years ago except in HD
links for 2008-01-12 →
Why Use a Desktop RSS Reader? | Nick Bradbury
Quote - It’s a hybrid world, not an either-or situation. Amen, Nick. My take: It’s a ’synchin’ world for me. I need tools that synch my desktop with my browser as I use multiple computers and wireless devices.
(tags: rss newsreader netnewswire feeddemon newsgator)
The debate about the worth of podcasting | Scripting News
Quote from Dave Winer -...
SuperShuttle now available at Nashville airport |... →
This is a special heads-up link for my heavy-duty traveling friends in Nashville (or visiting). Will sure beat the high to/from airport cab fares we have here.
@jaxn Wow. Great minds get tired of the same things. Thanks for the points.
Measuring Conversational Media | Jackson Miller →
Quote - In the world of Business Intelligence I work with âactionable eventsâ. When something happens, it needs to fire off some sort of notification or process. Event based analytics are going to be big.
I’ve unsubscribed the RSS feed of ‘status updates’ from Facebook as 70% of them start - NAME is twittering: … RedundantRSS
Download and listen to free music on the web |... →
Note: These methods should be used for legal purposes only. I do not condone downloading pirated music. I love songwriters, musicians and intellectual property. I also love puppies and sunsets.
Just posted a couple of out-my-window Nashville sunset shots. - http://tinyurl.com/33nafd
Integrating mediacasting channels | Jackson Miller →
Quote - The trick is to find a balance between getting the message to everyone while reducing unwanted redundancy.
CondeNet reworks Flip.com as social networking... →
Quote - CondeNet is remaking its teen-focused community site Flip.com into an app that will live on other social nets.
The debate about the worth of podcasting |... →
Quote from Dave Winer - Let’s be clear blogging and podcasting exist independent of a professional’s ability to eek out a living using the tools of blogging and podcasting.
Why Use a Desktop RSS Reader? | Nick Bradbury →
Quote - It’s a hybrid world, not an either-or situation. Amen, Nick. My take: It’s a ‘synchin’ world for me. I need tools that synch my desktop with my browser as I use multiple computers and wireless devices.
Do page views really matter to your business... →
On a new blog at Hammock.com called “Custom Media Craft,” I’ve just posted a “think piece” called 2008: The Year of Mediacasting, along with a sidebar post called 8 Mediacasting Ideas for 2008.
Excerpt:
“The goal of most corporate and association marketers should be to use digital and online content to generate actions, not to attract eyeballs. The content doesn’t need to be on your website —...
Nashville - severe thunderstorm warning - http://tinyurl.com/3ydrup - The out my window forecast says, it’s cat/dogging on West End.
A set of photos of ‘weather shots’ out my office window this afternoon in stormy Nashville - http://tinyurl.com/yo2mnr
Nashville area under a tornado watch today - http://tinyurl.com/yrebex
Now when I run into people in my off-line world, I’ll get the remark: I read about you and that what-chu-ma-call-it thing
My blog post yesterday about Twittering on election night got picked up in the N’ville newspaper this a.m. http://tinyurl.com/29rytv
Gee, it’s now public in my hometown: I’m turned... →
I was surprised to learn via an e-mail from a friend that my post yesterday about the election-night community experience of using Twitter became the basis of a story in this morning’s Nashville Tennessean. (Admittedly, I was more surprised that my ego-trackers did catch it first.)
I’m a bit amused by the headline, “Local blogger turns on to Twitter during New Hampshire primaries” as it captures...
links for 2008-01-10 →
NetNewsWire, FeedDemon now FREE | NewsGator press release
The software in which I live — NetNewsWire — is now free. Wow. NetNewsWire (Mac) and FeedDemon (PC) are great products that synch with the browser newsreader, NewsGator.
(tags: RSS feeddemon netnewswire newsgator)
The lazysphere and the decline of deep blogging | Steve Rubel
Here are my 2 related resolutions: 1. Stay off Techmeme 2....
@ponzarelli - Invite Chris to a prom and you’ll be completely time-warped.
@jaxn - Interesting concept. I think I once saw a blog in which someone had transferred a historic diary into a blog — maybe Ben Franklin’s
What’s next? War & Peace in 140 character tweets? Of course that would take fewer tweets than a typical @chrisbrogan week. (Kidding, Chris)
War & Peace in 675 posts - Books in bite-size installments delivered via RSS http://www.dailylit.com/index (via: Springwise.com)
The 'Your medium is dying' clip on Hulu.com →
As I predicted, the Simpson’s clip from Sunday’s show I embedded earlier has been removed from YouTube. It’s now on Hulu.com so I’ve embedded it — Looks better and is sponsored by Krusty Burger.