Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-22

  • Amazon Prime membership now with 5000+ movies TV streaming (in add't'n to free 2 day shipping ) (see http://tcrn.ch/g23Oyq) #
  • Imagine how pissed off Tea Party will be if NPR and Public Televsion help to rally people to their defeat on this Teacher union issue #
  • Those tea partiers! Don't realize they wouldn't have weekends or 8 hour workdays without unions! I think they should be called De-Partiers! #
  • Hey @npt8, hope you are going to help get the word out abou the tea party efforts in TN to pass laws limiting unions. Wisconsin is here! #
  • @TechCrunch page not found (msg from blog, not browser) #
  • Reuters says Libyan state TV said no also…Gadaffi not fled….still looking for other confirms or denials #
  • Venezuelans say Gadaffi is not there (just heard that on AJE at http://bit.ly/htj7gw #
  • I have just created a new list titled 'MiddleEastMovmts' using TweetDeck, follow it here: @dlature/middleeastmovmts-7 #
  • haven't heard Al Jazeera make any comments re: Gaddafi leaving #Libya #
  • Rats! Cold air is already blowing in! #
  • RT @paulboutin: Gaddafi flees Libya : http://bit.ly/feWeQr // link is to telegraph UK . Yes!!! #
  • Prev tweet ( http://bit.ly/fJOVSL ) cont. WordPress is dominant blog business, but "blogs wane". LOL #
  • Love headlines like : "Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter". http://nyti.ms/dP4nAM in article: EXCEPT WordPress & Tumblr #
  • "Blogging has legs ; been growing now 4 more than 10yrs, but it’s not a “new thing” anymore" from http://bit.ly/ghWySj //esp. WordPress #
  • spam story: tweeted something w/ the word "–w-r-i-t-e–" in it, and got 2 tweets within 1 min "Writers Needed" Blocked Now. So obnoxious #
  • @tonysteward be interested in a write up or a podcast on what makes a great online community team #
  • listening 2 live recording of Rebooting the News w/ @davewiner and @r (Rex Hammock ) http://bit.ly/hji9ic #
  • @davewiner said "I used to think I was thinking of the user until I saw a user trying to use my software" #
  • Rex says that Apple's 30% is a deal compared to "acquisition costs" of paper magazine subscribers, which is over 100% of 1st yr sub price #
  • listening to live recording of Rebooting the News w/ @davewiner and @r (Rex Hammock ) http://bit.ly/hji9ic #
  • listening to live recording of Rebooting the News w/ @davewiner and @r (Rex Hammock ) #
  • @davewiner found it #
  • @davewiner where do I listen live?…don't see link at rebootingthenews #
  • @digital_boy Where I talk about SOTU decision 2 allow unlimited political contributions by corporations? We should allow that? #
  • @digital_boy which one of my tweets? #
  • @digital_boy more specifically, suck it up and take it "for the greater good". Placing the control where they want it & absolutizing it #
  • @digital_boy OK. Read it. Sounds to me like a philosophy that the rich would just love, & tells everyone else to suck it up and take it. #
  • @mattcarlisle seen this one? http://bit.ly/gwovWa don't know much about it, but remember seeing it #
  • Krugman: "the political right is trying 2 exploit [the] crisis, using it 2 remove one of the few remaining checks on oligarchic influence" #
  • RT @jayrosen_nyu: Demand for cyber-utopians suitable for criticizing vastly exceeds supply. #
  • @digital_boy what prompted you to ask me about that? #
  • @digital_boy if that's true, then no, I probably wouldn't want to read it. Sounds like free market fundamentalism #
  • @digital_boy ok, looked it up on Wikipedia. So why do you think I wouldn't like this ? (aside from fact I hardly ever read ANY novels) #
  • @digital_boy what's that? #
  • The longer we move n2 the future, the more spot on and accurate @NaomiAKlein 's The Shock Doctrine proves to have been. Still VERY relevant #
  • @NaomiAKlein but many more ppl "recomm'd" it 2 their FB friends than attacked it in comments (incl' me) Shock Doctrine my top read in 5 yrs #
  • RT @TimOBrien: “@pourmecoffee: Glenn Beck's gonna need a bigger blackboard.”//via @jeffjarvis RT #
  • @lhollon blogs here http://bit.ly/giCTpA on "Asynchronous Networking and Human Dignity". I comment there on "cause" vs "acceleration" #
  • @digital_boy oh, now I remember….should have looked at reply to. I'll take a look #
  • @digital_boy huh? #
  • Taibi: "nobody went to jail. ..except Madoff…whose victims happened to be other rich and famous people" from http://bit.ly/eIvl32 #
  • @davewiner Certainly looks MUCH older. I was struck by his mention of overspending on Pentagon. 'course he was also pushing "lean" military #
  • Ok everybody, your favorite windows desktop twitter client? #
  • Stewart Hoover asks 4 more than "arch & categorical binaries ie. "social media are powerful” vs “they play no role” http://bit.ly/faVYQ0 #
  • I have just created a new list titled 'MiddleEastMovmts' using TweetDeck, follow it here: @dlature/middleeastmovmts-7 #
  • I have just created a new list titled 'USactivist' using TweetDeck, follow it here: @dlature/usactivist #
  • RT @jayrosen_nyu: Bring on The Live Web by Doc Searls (@DSearls) http://jr.ly/6xfn is recommended. // I like /recommend as well #
  • I have just created a new list titled 'USactivist' using TweetDeck #
  • I have just created a new list titled 'MiddleEastMovmts' using TweetDeck #
  • I liked a YouTube video — Reza Aslan Vlog: Egypt and Iran http://youtu.be/Sd8M_8Yd7sA?a #
  • Hey Michelle, for the 999999th time; the American people are NOT against health care reform laws, only 1/3rd say they are #
  • Just had to clean off a Windows AV malware from my son's laptop. Hate those things. Helped my Dad get rid of one last week. #
  • Facebook twitter app gives fail whale when I try to go to it, but this tweet will will post, so , I suppose, it's the app #
  • Facebook "Pokes" need a date on them, since I can never be sure how long it's been there w/o my noticing it #
  • @digital_boy talking about comments…got notification of comment, but when I go to the post, that comment does not show #
  • I've looked for a couple of hours now for settings on comment permissions. Ridiculous. Facebook needs a UI inventory taken. Horrible! #
  • Hey Facebook, here's an idea. How about putting settings activated for certain users (like "hide") under their name on my friends list? #
  • I can't seem to find the list on Facebook where I can change settings to see or not see comments from a person in my friends list #
  • Naomi Klein talks to Chris Hayes on MSNBC at around 4:30 http://on.msnbc.com/eOALlj #
  • Naomi Klein on MSNBC last night re: Wisconsin http://on.msnbc.com/ehimX2 #
  • Chris Matthews calls for hearings on Iraq war & why we went. http://on.msnbc.com/gipPRD Esp. now since "Curveball" admitted he lied #
  • Krugman's op-ed http://nyti.ms/fCFH7l makes the re-emphasizing of the Weiner "subsidiary" remarks freshly relevant. Health Care costs! #
  • Wow. I quoted several pieces, but this article by Krugman is stellar. http://nyti.ms/fCFH7l #
  • Krugma: "True, higher taxes aren’t popular, but neither are cuts in government programs" http://nyti.ms/fCFH7l #
  • Krugman: " if you’re serious about the deficit, you should be willing to consider closing at least part of this gap with higher taxes" #
  • RT @larryhol: Willie Sutton Wept – http://nyti.ms/gdanfv // excellent article. And most important for us, sane talk about the economy #
  • Krugman: "Anyone who is really serious about the budget should be focusing mainly on health care" http://nyti.ms/fCFH7l #
  • Krugman: House Republicans pose falsely as deficit hawks http://nyti.ms/fCFH7l #
  • Krugman: "Slashing spending while the economy is still deeply depressed is a recipe for slower economic growth" http://nyti.ms/fCFH7l #
  • @TimKarr Thanks 4 tweeting Weiner vid- didn't realize it was a year ago, so relevant it is still. Did something else happen re: this? #
  • Somehow I had missed those "wholly owned subsidiary" comments by Weiner when they happened. Just saw that was a year ago. Still true tho' #
  • I liked a YouTube video — Ever met a Republican not Owned by the Insurance Industry? http://youtu.be/KBqtyvn7OVw?a #
  • "GOP is a wholly owned subsidiary of the insurance industry". Anthony Weiner. http://youtu.be/KBqtyvn7OVw Let's plaster it all over Twitter #
  • Gillmor Gang talking Social Search http://bit.ly/aNfKZC #
  • Gillmor Gang debating Twitter's business and the devs involved with Twitter clients at http://bit.ly/aNfKZC #
  • Gillmor Gang debating Apple's subscription pricing schema at http://bit.ly/aNfKZC #
  • The Gillmor Gang at http://bit.ly/aNfKZC with @stevegillmor @scobleizer @dannysullivan @jtaschek @kevinmarks #
  • @KeithOlbermann my previous suggestion is one I heard from @davewiner, who also enjoys listening to you, sir (in a positive sense) #
  • @KeithOlbermann Until then, Get a video camera, point it at yourself, & do your thing, & put it on YouTube. You'd get 100ks of viewers #
  • @democracynow Maybe it was "proportional" if you think of it as : 1 part government violence for every part protester's non-violence. #
  • @amygoodman on corp.Media's "small circle of pundits who know SO little about SO much" from http://youtu.be/441HJTSUpXw at about 18:50 #
  • The 77 yr old CIA vet assaulted at HRC speech is Ray McGovern, member of Church of the Saviour in Washington DC #
  • 77 yr old 27 year CIA vet assaulted for silently turning his back to HClinton speech on right to free speech on the internet #IntegrityFail #
  • Wisconsin Schools and teachers are out of school, protesting the State of Wisconsin's attack on basic rights of dissent/confrontation #
  • @BillMoyers I know you're retired and we have some good journalism voices out there, but we sure could use more like you , Bill! We miss U! #
  • Labor packs Ohio Statehouse, protests union limits – Bloomberg http://t.co/CH3caBB via @BloombergNow // Go Ohio! #
  • Are we going to write a new chapter in "The People's History of the US"? #
  • @mmflint Are you shooting some stuff there in Wisc? I expect so and hope so. #
  • @mmflint Maybe Wisconsin could spread across the U.S.? Maher jokingly said Egypt ought to tell us how they did it; but very legit point #
  • @mmflint Maher joked re: someday Egypt should tell us how they did it. I think we should seriously do it. Wisconsin seems to think so too #
  • my iphone 3gs battery was zero this morning when I tried to turn it on…Skype, mail, twitter apps were running in multitask. Skype culprit? #
  • If we don't cut military spending, there won't be an "empire" we could even pretend to call an empire (not that I want one) #
  • Obama caves 2 GOP once again & has INCREASE in military in his budget. What sense does that make? (Not GOP sense of "sense"- REAL sense) #
  • RT @thunderjones: GOP wants 2 cut ed fund'g so we don't pass debt 2 our children. I'd rather pass debt 2 smart children than have dumb ones. #
  • @timfrakes what show/program is this for? Sounds like a good one #
  • #socialSearch Google, why am I "connected via –some-random-friend—"??? #
  • #socialSearch Puzzle: Under "Results from people …" my name is a link to Twitter profile followed by "connected via Jeremy Hoover" What? #
  • #socialSearch my "mystery search" that won't give me "Results from people in your social circle for …" listing is "Alone Together" #
  • #socialSearch 2nd search does not give me the "Results from people in your social circle for –search query here — – BETA" listing..???? #
  • #socialSearch Ok, 3rd search done, and there it is back again…re-trying 2nd search #
  • OK….when I do a 2nd search , I don't see "results from people in your social circle"…"beta" I guess is right #
  • going 2b interesting: Google rolls out Social Search beta : "Results from people in your social circle for xxxx" appears near bottom of pg #
  • Scripting News: "Find me stuff I'm interested in": http://disq.us/162o7s #
  • Daily Show's Hodgeman says budget cuts should be from Pentagon, & "cut some actual corners"; down 2 a quadrilateral http://bit.ly/ikhZkA #
  • @tweetdeck has problems logging iinto Facebook two days in a row when I first fire it up…had to cancel FB login and add in back in #
  • this week in Google with @ginatrapani @jeffjarvis @reckless (Nilay Patel of Engadget ) and @acedtect (Tom Merritt) http://live.twit.tv/ #
  • Most people who toss "socialism" around like an accusation are not impressing me with their concept of community #
  • That Obama trails "Generic Moderate GOP candidate" not surprsing. Fantasy always more attractive than real po… (cont) http://deck.ly/~0BtCR #
  • RT @tpmmedia: Most Americans Oppose GOP Efforts To Block Health Care Funding http://tpm.ly/gonkAP ^@jonterbush #
  • Twitter app for Iphone just sent out a tweet that never showed up #
  • @davewiner Touche! LOL. A Real good example! #
  • @davewiner ah…sorry…facebook "friend" stuff again…I'll "blog" it and send you the link #
  • Hey @davewiner, did I answer this qtn well ( http://on.fb.me/e9saS0 )? love to hear what you think. & correct me or improve/clarify me. #
  • re: "electronic keister parking" : You're using Twitter and Facebook. But really that's not going to work long-term ( @davewiner same URL ) #
  • "where do you park your electronic Internet keister?" from same article by @davewiner at http://bit.ly/dUu6gR #
  • "News is an environment, not a publication. " from http://bit.ly/dUu6gR by @davewiner #
  • espn3, stop showing the views from the ceiling. Stop it. #
  • I subscribed to aslanmedia's channel on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/user/aslanmedia?feature=autoshare #
  • I liked a YouTube video — Reza Aslan Vlog: Egypt and Iran http://youtu.be/Sd8M_8Yd7sA?a #
  • RezaAslan @aslanmedia " for now, all eyes are on Iran as they were on Egypt. Two dictators down…many more to go" http://bit.ly/i3GgY5 #
  • Check out this site: http://bit.ly/i3GgY5…Reza Aslan is an American Iranian, and is super sharp and articulate. See the video on this pg #
  • OK @HBO, try replacing the RealTime Episode 202 podcast on iTunes with one that doesn't jump and skip like a 20 yr old phonograph record #
  • Great convo btw Seymour Hersch, a Columbia U Arab Studies prof, a former US ambassador, and AlJazeera host of "Empire" http://bit.ly/gCwVKW #
  • I'm at Starbucks (2935 S Rutherford Blvd, Murfreesboro) http://4sq.com/gP6NLs #

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