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Thoughts and things I care to sharelinks for 2008-02-05
- On to another level of functionality and server upgrades. Dust off those 2003 plans and revise as needed. 😉
- Supports Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista SP1, Server 2003, and XP.
- There are many inside Yahoo who truly believe that the Microsoft deal is exactly what Yahoo needs to regroup, regain, and move on.
- No matter how much you love/hate Microsoft (or Apple, Google, Oracle, Sun, etc…) it’s just business. Our favorite tools, apps, ‘puters, phones, services – you name it. It’s somebody’s bread & butter to buy or sell. Whether we like it or not.
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- Well DUH! Oh, that wasn’t obvious to everyone else..!?
- I’ve wondered this from time to time myself. Wouldn’t an “inexpensive” MacBook appeal to a broad slice of the market – of course it would.
Social Media Breakfast – Twin Cities
I’d like to announce the inaugural Social Media Breakfast for Minneapolis & St. Paul!
Originally founded by Bryan Person the Social Media Breakfast is a way for social media experts and newbies alike to come together to eat, meet, share, and learn. Whether your a marketer, blogger, podcaster, IT geek, vlogger, entrepreneur, PR pro, or online social networker – everyone is welcome to attend!
It’s a way for us to connect offline and get to know each other in a real-world casual setting over breakfast and coffee in downtown Minneapolis. When I first read about the “SMB”, as it’s becoming known, I quickly wondered how we could make this happen here in Minneapolis. So after thinking too much on the “should I or shouldn’t I” aspect, I’ve got one set up – we’ll see how it goes! 🙂
Below is a tentative list of topics, just so we’ve got a bit of an agenda to work with – don’t hesitate to suggest new ideas!
- New to social media?
- Twitter, the virtual village.
- Tools – what is most useful/rewarding to you?
- Directions in social media, connecting people.
- Your ideas here!
- Next SMB! What can we do better?
With that said, we don’t have to adhere to anything specific. It’s a dynamic world and our conversations should be as well. Since this is the first (of many I hope) SMB, I’m learning a few things here. I initially am figuring for about a dozen or so people, but we can grow that a bit if interest grows.
Here are the details for our first Social Media Breakfast in the Twin Cities:
- Date: Wednesday, February 13th, 2007
- Time: 8:00am to 10:00am
- Place: Keys Cafe Minneapolis – Located in the Foshay Tower
- Address: 114 South 9th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55402 (Directions/Map)
- Cost: Buy your own breakfast, and enjoy free WiFi! 😉
- RSVP at our Upcoming page: Social Media Breakfast – Twin Cities!
We’ll see you there!
links for 2008-02-04
- Gosh, it couldn’t happen to a better crime indicate. Wonder how the RIAA’s strong-arm tactics will come into play on this one.
links for 2008-02-01
- Could it be… I’ll be watching closely for this.
- Timothy Lee demonstrates some common sense in his post at TechDirt the other day. If only more people realize how true these comments are, we could recoup millions of wasted tax dollars and retreat a bit from the socialization of America.
- Ronald Lewis is a social media professional who continually impresses me with fresh ideas and seemingly endless enthusiasm. This is one of his great ideas and should inspire anyone thinking along the same lines.
- You probably didn’t hear it here first. It would be an interesting match.
Personal Branding Magazine – Issue 3
Good day everyone! I’d like to point everyone to the third issue of Personal Branding Magazine. This third issue is packed with great information on personal branding from all aspects.
With great interviews with Om Malik, Matt Mullenweg, Gina Bianchini, Mark Frauenfelder, Gina Trapani, and David Weekly – publisher Dan Schawbel connects you to the web’s leading brand influencer’s.
Among other articles, there are articles on Recruiting, Online Branding, Social Media Resume, Visionary Thinking, The Relationship Economy, Brand Credibility, SEO, Network Influence Branding for Entrepreneurs, and much more. Below is the promo video for Issue 3 of Personal Branding Magazine.
Twitter: Down at 10:15 PM CDT
Yep, again.
Not sure what’s going on this time either. I’ve tried the web, Twhirl, and via IM (Google Talk). Nothing is connecting, though oddly, IM is showing that Twitter is “online”.
Moving on… reading feeds instead. Will try to get more writing out of the way tonight.
Your first tweet – here’s a tip on how to find it.
I have to immediately thank Dave Delaney (Twitter: @davedelaney) for this tip. Revealed in his 5,000 tweets and counting post earlier today, he suggests the following to find your first tweet:
- Browse to your Twitter profile page
- Click on the “Archive” tab
- Scroll to the bottom
- Click on the “Older” button
- Notice that the URL is now something like http://twitter.com/rickmahn?page=2? Change the “page=2” to “page=200”
- See anything? Start decreasing that number until you find your first post.
- Or, if you’ve been especially productive, you may need to try higher page numbers! 😉
Mine just happens to be on March 4th, 2007 at 1:13pm (found here) where I tweeted the very informative “Reading RSS feeds” to the world.
So, thank you Dave for that tip, and congratulations on crossing 5,000 tweets. I had been curious about that first tweet lately because I know I was starting to get close to a full year on Twitter. Just over a month to go!
links for 2008-01-31
- I didn’t think it possible, but Steven Hodson has succumbed to the inevitable – participation in an actual social network. Cheers Steven!
Twitter: Down at 10:00 PM CT
Doh! Again?
Earlier today when Twitter went offline, I was only marginally annoyed. Mainly because I had a lot of work to get done. I’m quite surprised tonight when I pop on to check out what’s been happening for the last several hours.
Hmm, now I’m frustrated. First time I’ve felt that way towards Twitter. Not sure I really like that either.
Come on guys, this has got to be addressed.
Twitter: Down at 8:50 AM CT
Ok, I’m just keeping a record of when Twitter is down. Like now. The Twitter home page at this time:
This is the kind of thing that everyone is worried about when talking about Twitter. It’s becoming an extremely useful tool, to the point that some people will claim it to be crucial to their daily communications.
Reliability is a key requirement, and I do know from posts on the Twitter Blog and from news that their looking for staff to monitor and maintain solely from the reliability perspective. As an IT consultant & engineer/architect, I can be patient, I can understand the problems that scaling and massive growth can put on a platform. However, many simply see these outages as inability to compensate, or worse, neglect.
Twitter’s engineers and management team will prevail, of that I’m sure, but it’s the timing that I worry about. Even many of it’s most prominent users are becoming more vocal in their concerns about the service. Shel Isreal posted An Open Letter to the Twitter Guys on what Twitter needs to address.
With all the talk of how simply useful Twitter is, the “Twitter Guys” need to take note of how important it has become to hundreds of thousands (millions?) of people world-wide. I believe they know, but suggest as Shel does, that they need to communicate more directly, and with more information on what their doing, especially when they’re having some stability problems. Like today.
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Out riding this rainy, wet spring. Got 1,000 miles on the clock with more to come this season. #IMRG #IndianMotorcycle
Watching early seasons of #GoldRush. Fun seeing @GoldrushRick in season 3! Hope his new season is off to a good start!
Oh yes I did! https://www.instagram.com/p/BsRDO9ogSO0/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=1kha5yzhjq3ot