December 2008
Have to say it again, Google Chrome is AWESOME! If u’r just browsing, this is the fastest, smoothest app; says @mlouttit ‘Chome is famulous’
New comment today on “Fred Wilson Dot VC” http://bit.ly/U9Dp
The smartest year in review gallery I’ve seen via @sfweekly http://bit.ly/NTxK - lots of local content there, but the idea is great
RT @PRsarahevans: A list of 60 New York Times reporters on Twitter http://tinyurl.com/8kyopz from @stedavies
Ten questions for journalists in the era of overload http://bit.ly/bu1KJ via @ryansholin ‘s google reader shares :) - some good Qs here
oops. @mlouttit said Chrome is Fabulous not famulous, is it 2009 yet?
YouTube, Twitter: Weapons in Israel’s Info War http://bit.ly/LqVV
Ten questions for journalists in the era of... →
How do you know the economy is bad? The trip someone just won on Wheel of Fortune will send them to CANADA
NewMediaBytes: What is RSS? How to Understand This Essential Tool for Reporters and Producers http://tinyurl.com/8wrh93
What is RSS? How to Understand This Essential Tool... →
RSS is an acronym used for describing the process of content syndication via the Internet.
Rather than try to explain the concepts, I’ve grabbed a video that does a great job of visually showing…
RT @jeffehobbs: Jason Santa Maria nails it: “The Death Throes of Print?” http://tinyurl.com/5j3oue
The FARANG Speaks 2 Much →
interesting blog
The 19 Best Movies That You Didn't See in 2008 «... →
Royalty Free Music →
Google Chrome is my new favorite browser, yes, I said it
RT @Josh_Shear Nice find on Conde Nast’s possible January surprise http://is.gd/dHry
Can NE1 point me to their fav social media monitoring tools and/or tools used for seeing trends, what’s cool and things like that
Thanks! RT @jeffehobbs: tweetie’s “Trends” function is neat, as is google trends, as is delicious “hotlist” feed and googl readers “cool”
Letterman’s Top 10 George Bush Moments: http://bit.ly/XYxX pretty good
Example of why I love the web: cute American girl stares at screen, speaks broken Japanese, becomes hit in Japan, makes $ http://bit.ly/qtmR
List of Ann Arbor events for New Year’s you might find useful http://bit.ly/WJN1 as I did
RT @iancass: Chris Mortenson is reporting on ESPN that Rod Marinelli has been fired. Thanks for the notice!
Why news sites need to work even harder to engage their readers in the face of budget problems http://bit.ly/Gl0c
NewMediaBytes: Anatomy of a Web Browser: Understanding Browser Terms http://tinyurl.com/axuou2
Anatomy of a Web Browser: Understanding... →
With more and more editorial news staffers expanding their roles in online news, it’s important for many to get the basics of the Internet and web tools down first.
WEB BROWSER INTRODUCTION
A web…
ok @detroitlions let’s just cool it a bit. Detroit is supposed to make history today, not find meaningless redemption vs @greenbaypackers
History has been made - @detroitlions are the first NFL team to go 0-16
Thank you @detroitlions - that was the best touchdown I’ve seen this year
Apologies if I un-fan you on digg, please re-friend me if you want to digg with me :) - http://digg.com/users/shawns
Currently un-fanning all the digg people who aren’t mutual friends - it’s going to take a while
Venting: I get very frustrated by journalists lamenting the evolution of journalism, especially when they use blogs/twitter/youtube to do it
It’s another video game evening. This time we can’t get enuf of wii fit hula hoop. Record by @kylesmith88 is 312 spins
Cling eastwood’s lines in gran Torino are too good
Just drank the Atwater Dunkel from Atwater Block Brewery in Detroit - great beer if anyone is out shopping for some Christmas weekend brews
Spending the day killing zombies on Xbox’s left 4 dead. If anyone wants to friend up, we’re using the live account ‘kaotix734’
last night I managed to fall asleep while playing drums on guitar hero world tour … multiple times - it was a long Christmas day :)
Ben and mom dig into christmas morning breakfast desert. We had salmon Wellington. What r u eating - Photo: http://bkite.com/03dAz
Christmas number two in lake Orion - Photo: http://bkite.com/03dLp
How I became a Digg Power User with a 75% popular... →
Happy Christmas everyone
Will be opening presents soon!! - Photo: http://bkite.com/03duA
Journalistopia: GateHouse Lawsuit vs. NYT has dire implications for news sites, bloggers, aggregators, social media http://bit.ly/mEDm
thanks for reminding me @ebraun - anyone else see that Facebook is framing external links now? I don’t like, framing is super lame
via @justin_rogers - Internet Overtakes Newspapers as Top News Source http://bit.ly/1Af8Yq - !!!1!!!!!11!
Maker’s Mark Makes a Merry Christmas for Me →
I joined the Maker’s Mark whiskey fan list about three years ago. They call fans like me ‘ambassadors.’ And I am just now realizing, I am doing my duty.
This holiday season, Maker’s Mark sent me a…
Want an iphone app for xmas? sign up with the Mac giving tree - proof here: http://bit.ly/mhtc
For your santa tracking needs today: http://bit.ly/nNRQ - spoiler: he is currently over micronesia, according to google earth 3D
backwards bill in my home state, Michigan, nears approval http://bit.ly/byir all wine shipments to be banned - please stop it @govgranholm
Even I can’t appreciate this bacon dish this early … and my stomach was already upset http://bit.ly/17tQsv - my advice, don’t look :)