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Google Wave: Replacement for Email and More

June 2, 2009 – 12:18 pm

If you missed the Google I/O conference last week, here is the video of Google’s largest announcement, Google Wave, which in short aims to replace the 40 year old email standard and become a new open standard for electronic communication and real-time collaboration. It’s a whole new way of thinking about online communication and there [...]

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Notes from the Universe

January 2, 2009 – 1:30 pm

Created by author Mike Dooley, “Notes from the Universe” is a humorous, inspirational daily email service based on the book by the same name. I first learned about Notes from the Universe several weeks ago from users on Twitter and have enjoyed receiving the emails since. Today’s note:

Brian, today, be the person of your dreams.
See [...]

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How-To: Get Out of Shoveling Snow

December 23, 2008 – 10:49 am

Check out this pimp house feature in Lincoln Park, Chicago.

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Your Opinion: Short or Long Hair? (Vote!)

December 13, 2008 – 3:43 pm

So I’m trying to decide if I should go back to short hair or not. Figured I would create a poll.
What do you think? Vote! The fate of my hair is in your hands. Thanks for your opinion.

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“Prop 8 – The Musical” starring Jack Black, more…

December 3, 2008 – 6:17 pm

A viral video spreading across the social networks, Prop 8 – The Musical was created by award-winning composer Marc Shaiman (Hairspray) and stars Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and more. Shaiman’s video lampoons California’s controversial Proposition 8.
(Credit goes to Max Kiesler on Twitter for the initial discovery.)

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New Blog Design

August 17, 2008 – 7:55 pm

So, it has been quite awhile since my last post. 7 months and 17 days to be exact. There are a number of reasons (excuses) for this. Besides being generally busy with work and play, it seems that 2008 has been the year of the social networking sites, specifically Facebook and Twitter. With the advent [...]

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Bay Area – 5.6 Twitter Quake

October 30, 2007 – 7:32 pm

We just had a bit of a shaker in the San Francisco Bay Area. Magnitude 5.6
to be exact. No damage here but it was certainly felt across the twittersphere.
You know you’re a technology geek when…

Neat to see the real time responses, and glad everyone is alright. Picture
below of the shake map.

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Twitter – For Yourself, Business

October 18, 2007 – 6:13 pm

If you work in technology or a related field and are not Twittering, start. If you own a small business, be sure to reserve your business name on Twitter immediately; like your URL, it’s important that you claim your business name before someone else does. (Some organizations on Twitter.) Not updating your company site or [...]

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