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Twitter updates for 2008-11-08

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:14:26 -0800

Happy hour at Segafredo Brickell: not just coffee. Picture's a bit dark. - Photo: http://bkite.com/02gKT #
SocialMedian's becoming better and better, isn't it? BrightKite's been growing on me too. Not enough users, though. #
@AnnOhio Somehow I knew you'd say that ... LOL! #
@Prokofy it's a surprise to hear anything will improve your mood, but it's reassuring that you'll give it a try #
@guiambros SocialMedian is in many ways more relevant than Digg. BK + FB? Good for status update...but ho-hum. Local listings play: Google. #

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Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:14:56 -0800

Branding Yourself as a One-Trick Pony | Mutual Attraction | Fast Company So, your challenge as an employee is to manage your brand in a way that allows you to initially position yourself as an expert in one thing while also exploring opportunities for brand extension. That way, if you decide to move from being the donuts specialist to a pizza peddler, you've already built in some optionality.
Breaking News, Current Events, Latest News and World Events at allvoices.com
PressThink: If Bloggers Had No Ethics Blogging Would Have Failed, But it Didn't. So Let's Get a Clue. "Those in journalism who want to bring ethics to blogging ought to start with why people trust (some) bloggers, not with an ethics template made for a prior platform operating as a closed system in a one-to-many world."
Listening to many voices through social media measurement | Cision Blog We did a quick study of social metrics for a group of 200 blogs, all well known. Within that group, no more than 35 percent of the time could any single metric accurately predict which other metrics would also rate a particular blog in the top 10 percent of the group.
BBC NEWS | UK | Crew sacked over Facebook posts In a statement, the airline said: "Virgin Atlantic can confirm that 13 members of its cabin crew will be leaving the company after breaking staff policies due to totally inappropriate behaviour. "Following a thorough investigation, it was found that all 13 staff participated in a discussion on the networking site Facebook, which brought the company into disrepute and insulted some of our passengers.

Twitter updates for 2008-11-07

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:14:56 -0800

@cbensen Congrats on this mention! http://www.socialmediatoday.com/SMC/54751 #
Spending the afternoon coworking at Brikolodge today #

Twitter updates for 2008-11-06

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:18:34 -0800

Retweet @cpealet: we want your 140-characters or less proposal for what Twitter's biz model should be. Seriously. http://tinyurl.com/5kfa2f #
Most newspapers pulled this Doonesbury strip http://is.gd/6uW3 (via Michael Froomkin http://is.gd/6uWb ) #
@realsource It wasn't offensive at all. Papers pulled the strip b/c it predicted an Obama win before election results were in. #
@stoweboyd Indeed. Newspapers need to get out of their own way to regain relevance in their communities. #
YHOO shares going up, despite failed Google deal. It's not a buyback, it's MSFT rumors. http://is.gd/6vcs #
Checking out Twitter election visualization http://anorangeamerica.com screenshot http://skitch.com/alexdc/4hud/fullscreen (via @simonowens) #
Retweeting @missrogue: RT @Orli: Obama grabs headlines: http://cli.gs/EAmsRj #

Twitter updates for 2008-11-05

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:28:29 -0800

Production of election-day documentary stories taken at the low-income West Grove neighborhood by a team of 30 U. Miami journalism stud... #
Big screen for election party at The Plunge Gansevoort South Beach. w00t! - Photo: http://bkite.com/02daj #
Swimming with sharks at the Grasvenoort. Quintessentially ostentatious South Beach. - Photo: http://bkite.com/02db2 #
This moment could not have come soon enough for those of us who, in Obama's words, "believed that this time must be different." #
Obama's victorious campaign is also a testament to the effectiveness of social media done right #
Dearest client: please do not make a malformed or illegal request http://tinyurl.com/5av7c2 #
Adage: "given the power of social media, every1 who has the interest has the ability to influence + mobilize networks of friends" via @tomob #
Back to the future. #

Twitter updates for 2008-11-03

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:46:17 -0800

Now working on Social Media Club South Florida, BarCampMiami, and a few other things. Everything happens at once but it's all good. #
Social Media Club South Florida will be next Monday Nov 10th. See you there! RSVP: http://smcsfnov08.eventbrite.com/ #
BarCampMiami's coming up! Here's how to stay updated: http://barcampmiami.org/ #
@peterleshaw @DavideDiCillo Thanks for the retweets #
Retweeting @iandrea: Next Miami Tweetup scheduled at 4 p.m. Sat. Nov. 29, at Monty's South Beach (300 Alton Rd.) #
Amazed at the hostility and nastiness of the negative campaign ads. It's over the top. #
Tomorrow'll be interesting: I'll be w/ a video crew that'll be interviewing low income folks in one of Miami's poorer hoods, the West Grove #
Ugh. Car battery died just before a meeting Now waiting for a jumpstart from friend ... #
@daddyclaxton Wow. Amazing that they wouldn't have a replacement alternator for you! #
@Skizzlizzit Wish I had one of those right now. It's bizarre how a battery can just peter out like that ... it was all fine yesterday ... #
@greglinch That would be the one. If I can fix the battery and make my meetings today, I'll be with the video crew tomorrow. Let's see ... #
@onajide Should be interesting to get their perceptions of the issues as well as experience at the election centers. #
Got power. Coincidentally, my friend's battery had also died today: synchronicity. Says it loses juice every 3 or 4 months!?? #
"We want to document a neighborhood on a historic day" 30 students: 5 video and 7 stills teams from UMiami filming West Grove tomorrow.... #
@zenera I remember when all you had to do was add distilled water and u were good to go. They've figured out how to reduce a battery's life #
At Miami Media Void meetup at Chocolate. Senior journalists talking about South Florida media issues over drinks at a great venue. #

Twitter updates for 2008-11-04

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:46:17 -0800

Overheard: "Social media Viagra: watch your business grow!" LOL #
Gobama homemade sign in the West #Grove - Photo: http://bkite.com/02c3z #
Electioneering - Photo: http://bkite.com/02c3U #
Newsroom for West #Grove election documentary - Photo: http://bkite.com/02c7S #

Twitter updates for 2008-11-02

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:21:19 -0800

@ErikBoles Here's that BusinessWeek link about "JPMorgan Chase Freezes Foreclosures" http://tinyurl.com/5clust #
RT @maratriangle Calling graphic designers - want to help stop deforestation in Masai Mara? http://tinyurl.com/maratrees (via @joshuamarch) #
Miami Herald reports: "two months after back-to-back storms, Haitians subsist in mud-caked ruins" http://tinyurl.com/6ksfow via @jacquie723 #
Semi-sinker fun and reflected sunset on Key Biscayne. - Photo: http://bkite.com/02a1b #

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Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:21:19 -0800

Eugene Jarecki: The Straight Talk Train Wreck Now I'm not one to kick a man when he's down, nor even to hit him when he's wobbly. But watching John McCain's poll numbers stay strangely resilient despite the virtual disintegration of his campaign, I feel compelled to share a cautionary tale of my own firsthand experience with the Straight-Talk Express. That hell-bent freight train rolled over me a couple years ago and I haven't felt the same since. Back then, I was something of a McCain admirer. Today, I have a different story to tell

Twitter updates for 2008-11-01

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:20:51 -0800

Ran out of candy too soon. Bummer. Gotta get more ... #
At Houston's in North Miami and it's almost empty: Halloween or the economy? People are spooked either way ... - Photo: http://bkite.co... #
Would you answer opportunity if it just whispered in the wind ... (rather than knocked at your door)? #
@benbinary Sometimes we become so focused that we lose sight. Sometimes. The trick is in knowing when. #
@Onajide To say "Yes" is to speak volumes ... and I hear ... #
All music is heartless because it cannot care about you. It is your own passions and tribulations that give meaning to music. #
@mosaicmoon words of wisdom. cheers. #
@davidleeking W/I a doubt, some music expresses emotion and beauty. This is amplified by one's own sensibility, sentiment, and state of mind #
@seanmacphedran Timeless music (art) is rare; the precious gift we tend to belittle in others is that judgement of beauty is subjective. #
@onajide Classical music's instrumental + timeless. Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, + Peter Frampton too. Different styles: Which do u choose? #
@VanessaMP Houston's NMB was very empty for a Friday night O_I #
@seanmacphedran Artist fills 20% of bargain at best. Each of us gives art meaning. Are there universal truths? What weight cultural norms? #
As a not unimportant aside, the iPhone's auto-correct is both a blessing and a curse. About 55%-45% at my current level of 'awareness'. Grrr #
@BonzoESC Having met you, it surprises me you should want to say any ducking other thing ... #
@onajide Not Frampton? Shows how subjective music/beauty is...Thankfully! To each his/her own Seriously though, we move through stages... #
@BonzoESC And on which IRC channel would one have the misfortune of meeting the irate pirate known to foolish mortals as BonzoESC? #
@BonzoESC seriously now. #joiito would me a good start, although to be fair, I'm only there when some major event occurs. Where else though? #
@brebrookesmom Hallowen was nuts. As if reality didn't matter. As if we wanted to smell the roses. As if we're seeking meaning amid chaos. #
@A_F Twalloween? Huh? #
'tis Halloween, a time for fantasy, forgetfulness, impiety, boldness, creativity. 2morrow too: why not. But not Sunday: reconnect to ur life #
@PrinceCharming imho, making "it" viral may cloud judgement ... #
Cops and robbers and ghouls and Palins and pizzas and stuff at Steve's - Photo: http://bkite.com/0280d #
@PrinceCharming np ... good luc

Twitter updates for 2008-10-31

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 02:32:51 -0700

Minefield is definitely faster than Firefox but some extensions won't work http://www.mozilla.org/projects/minefield/ #
@realsource Interesting. I'm waiting for the Mac release of Chrome. #
@realsource Hope they'll release a Mac version soon. I like Flock but I hardly ever use it. Firebug is the shizz ... #
@realsource How was the 30 day challenge? Some of the tips seemed good, although I just skimmed those emails ... #
@josuer Go for it! Slideshare has graciously featured my preso on their front page http://is.gd/5iLb #
LOL! @eddroid thinks everything's getting too social http://is.gd/5mHG , in response to my preso on personal branding http://is.gd/5mI2 #

Twitter updates for 2008-10-30

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:25:21 -0700

Watching presentation on microformats by @montgomery at RefreshMiami #
Picture of RefreshMiami at Yahoo! - Photo: http://bkite.com/0252V #
@davidedicillo is killing it at Refresh! Very fun preso on twootball #
Davide Di Cillo talking about Twootball - Photo: http://bkite.com/0255h #
#NFL Congrats on Twootball #
@jvreeland @alexdesigns Our meetup was last night, not much going on tonight. Upcoming Miami meetups are listed here http://is.gd/5dU3 #
Great news: BarCampMiami will include a WordCamp track, thanks to @alexdesigns. This is on February 22nd, 2009, together with FOWA Miami. #
@reybango Thanks for the link to the great evangelism preso http://is.gd/5e3E I'm uploading mine to slideshare soon, incl. links to videos #
Great Coffee 2.0 preso last night, @adamsinger. Thanks! http://twitter.com/AdamSinger/status/982238111 #
@steaprok @reybango Thanks for the retweets! #
@agustarz @rmedina Count me in Photowalk Miami! Awesome. http://twitter.com/agustarz/status/981718748 #
@pbacgrad I'm actually manually grabbing the permalink to the specific tweet I'm replying to and pasting it in my reply. #
@TheDudeDean I guess it threads if you're replying to someone's latest tweet. I try to grab the URL when I'm replying to an older tweet. #
Posted my presentation to RefreshMiami last night, "You, the online brand" http://alexdc.org/2008/10/you-the-online-brand.html #
@aschek Thanks for the retweet @vicequeenmaria gracias! #
@reybango @vicequeenmaria @aschek @thedudedean Of course, there's a typo, so I'm going to have to replace it now on Slideshare... lol #
@aschek congrats on your huge Gizmodo and Engadget mentions yesterday for exclusives on Windows 7 and Multitouch. Good stuff! #
@conraddecker Thank you kindly, sir! #

Twitter updates for 2008-10-29

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:21:25 -0700

@markwhiting I've put off a trip to China until year-end holidays, I hope I'll go then #
Retweeting @sacca "Humility isn't thinking less of yourself. It's thinking of yourself less." [... and so thinking of other people more] #
Report the vote at http://twittervotereport.com Might citizen journalism lead the way to participatory democracy? #
Great PR post on keeping it real: "Five Ways to Keep Your Momentum After A Big Announcement - ReadWriteWeb" http://is.gd/58nO via @marshallk #
@FreeRangeMom Including "#votereport" in your tweet is all you need to do to get your report tracked by Vote Report: http://is.gd/5725 #
After tonight's RefreshMiami at Yahoo! Hispanic Americas, we'll do happy hour with half-priced drinks courtesy of Novecento Coral Gables #
Thanks @dearyvette for setting us up at Novecento's after Refresh tonight #
@devBear You're right! ... Oh, and I'll pay cash this time LOL! #
Joe the Plumber the Foreign-Policy Advisor: "I know just enough probably to be dangerous" http://tinyurl.com/5zd5os on FOX! #
Palin: "collectively Alaskans own the resources. So we share in the wealth when the development of these resources occurs" http://is.gd/4WZF #
@bentrem Thanks, Ben, I agree with that. This looks interesting http://is.gd/596B #
@robertmurray That's too bad, hope you can make it to the next one. Was good seeing you at Monty's on Saturday. #
This campaign has been so divisive lately with the "share the wealth" talking point and you can feel it in Miami-Dade. Tensions are high. #
@JamiMiami I understand and that was my view until now. From my viewpoint, the stakes are too high and to remain silent is to be complicit. #
@wolfsbayne You too? Try income tax burden redistribution through a return to progressive tax rates espoused by Ted Roosevelt, a Republican #
@wolfsbayne lol. so teddy was wrong on the progressive income tax? you must either be doing very well or waiting for your ship to come in. #
@wolfsbayne Well, I believe that those with less money are more inclined to spend each additional dollar because they simply have no choice. #
@wolfsbayne And those with larger amounts of disposable income are likelier to keep additional $ in their pockets: tax cuts have less effect #
@wolfsbayne But there are so many more "everyman" than "rich-man" the cumulative effect is much greater than hand-outs to the privileged few #
@wolfsbayne ie., if you increase the minimum wage, everyone benefits, including the rich, b/c that money will be spent on goods and services #
@wolfsbayne Make no mistake: the middle class happens to be a dream destination for millions of Americans who would be happy to attain that. #
@wolfsbayne By that measure, if you lower or eliminate the inheritance tax, those people will become complacent as well, right? #
@wolfsbayne Some people really don't have the self-suffiency to break through when they're challenged. They really do need society's help. #
@Teriss I agree. We're all better off when we help each other. By the way, that's what happens online: we're helping each other out here. #
@wolfsbayne Agreed it's a small amount. But such policies are part of the overall paradigm (hegemony, even) that brought us to near-collapse #
@wolfsbayne Yes, some do become complacent. But that is a small amount as well. I believe most people do want to progress given a chance. #
Quick hat-tip to @aronado and @luckystartups who had me on their show the other day. They rock! http://tinyurl.com/5hrcwg #
@wolfsbayne Many of wealthy earn their wealth from middle-class + poor who buy their goods + services + work for them. Do u agree with that? #
@cjeureka Thank you for the kind words . Keep up the beat #
@wolfsbayne The thing is, many people work incredibly hard and never get ahead. And for some, circumstances frankly suck. They do need help. #
I've got to head out to a meetup. Thanks for the discussion, @wolfsbayne It's ok that we disagree, I enjoyed the conversation. Cheers. #

You, the online brand

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:21:24 -0700

We had another great meetup at RefreshMiami last night at Yahoo! Hispanic Americas. Adam Singer presented a "Coffee 2.03 social media case study, Michael Montgomery spoke about microformats, I presented "You, the online brand", attached below, and Davide Di Cillo presented his new Twitter social football service, Twootball:

Just why did Davide create Twootball? He says:

I was in an unfortunate bind: I am Italian and I love soccer. Of course, I wanted to create a Twitter application about soccer.

But then I realized that no one in Italy uses Twitter, and no one here watches soccer!

So I had to make a Twitter application about American football ...

LOL!

The presentations were great and it was fun to catch up with everyone afterwards at Novecento's.

"You, the online brand"

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: brand social)

Twitter updates for 2008-10-28

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:22:57 -0700

It's great to know people are getting work from our local meetups, I just heard of another case today. A solid testimonial to our community. #
Of course the corollary to this (http://twitter.com/alexdc/status/978192107) is, the community is there to feed, and not just to feed off of #
@DearYvette Thanks... this was from Mobile Monday Miami. We're finalizing deets for next 2 meetups, hopefully hosted by a major manufacturer #
How to feed your community? Talk about it. Bring a friend to meetups. Volunteer to help. Write a blog post. Publish pictures. Do a preso. #
@onajide I hear you. #
Checking out @lsal77's new service, flipshake.com #
Whichever social media consultant or blog is advising people to use automated DM responses to new followers on Twitter: please stop. Thanks. #
@swhitley I've been wondering as well, but such advice is probably on some blog posts somewhere with "tips" on using Twitter. It's too bad. #
@steaprok Agreed: automated, templated direct messages commoditize and dehumanize us. #
@A_F That's even sadder, isn't it? They're old-skool marketing experts, imho. They see everything as a channel. #
@reybango Not sure about running a social media workshop soon, I'm now trying to set up Social Media Club South Florida. #
Next web and tech meetups in Miami / South Florida: RefreshMiami tomorrow night, Social Media Club Nov. 10th, Mobile Monday Dec 8th. #
@powersellingmom I'd love to! I've never been to Ocala but I've heard it's nice #
At the screening of One Water for the Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival #

Twitter updates for 2008-10-27

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:43:10 -0700

@biagI think Twitpic is down right now, it's not displaying any pictures for me either. #
@CCSeed @biagi Looks like Twitpic's migration is still propagating http://twitter.com/TwitPic/status/976605704 #
Retweeting @MichDdot Watching: Seth Godin on Social Networkings Usefulness for Business http://ub0.cc/9p/3 #
"few who've worked w/ the governor would argue she's ready to command the most powerful nation ..." -Anchorage Daily News http://is.gd/4QuR #
@DearYvette They waited 'til other high profile people + organizations endorsed Obama first. Prolly safer/more professional for them to wait #
Just declined providing a testimonial on an upcoming book on social networking I have not read. I know deadlines are tight, but no can do. #

Twitter updates for 2008-10-26

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:06:49 -0700

@sarunasr tweetup's over, met up w/ @robertmurray @Brett @shinsyotta @Onajide @miamiphp @benbewick Rainy afternoon put a damper on things #
Ooh ... Just saw a Zipcar in Miami. That's new, I think. http://twitpic.com/id2l #

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Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:06:48 -0700

http://www.findmespot.com/fireeagle.aspx SPOT, the world's first satellite messenger, provides up-to-date geolocation data to your Fire Eagle account. With Yahoo! Fire Eagle's new geolocation services platform you can now collect data from location-aware devices such as cell phones, computers, GPS devices and SPOT Satellite Messengers. Fire Eagle then shares that data with web and mobile applications including social networking sites and dozens of other services.

Twitter updates for 2008-10-25

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 09:59:47 -0700

@AnnOhio LOL! I havent used it very much. Sorry I missed you in Miami, I hope you had a great time! #
Halfway through the awesome audiobook "Tribal Leadership" offered free by @zappos http://www.zappos.com/tribal.zhtml #
Going to Miami Tweetup today, 4pm at Monty's South Beach http://tinyurl.com/6cg74x #
@brett @robertmurray omw to tweetup, eta 10min #
Cruise ships sailing off past Monty's http://twitpic.com/i7ke #

Twitter updates for 2008-10-24

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:49:39 -0700

@vicequeenmaria Would be nice to hold a low-key Tweetup on Saturday, don't you think? #
@onajide @miamiphp That would be cool, to meet up at Monty's after your meetup ... hope you can make it ... #
@brett Awesome, see you at Monty's tomorrow for the Tweetup http://tinyurl.com/6cg74x #
@Sopan @prsarahevans Thanks for your comments and question #
Had a great time on the LuckyStartups.com show with @aronado @luckystartups http://ping.fm/2Fc5C #
@robertmurray I am following you, so you should be able to ... let me double check ... #
South Florida's web and new media community upcoming events: http://alexdc.org/refreshmiami/oct08/index.html #
Retweeting @brett: looking forward to tomorrow's miami tweetup! info and rsvp here: http://tinyurl.com/6cg74x #
@Sopan I use Ping.fm to update statuses on BK and other services #