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June 30, 2012 by eubie

Books read in June 2012

cover of The Only Thing Worth Dyng For

The Only Thing Worth Dying For: How Eleven Green Berets Fought for a New Afghanistan (P.S.) — Second book in two months I’ve read where soldiers recap their experience. This book had good insights into the Green Berets and the earlier days of the war in Afghanistan. It is a non-flattering report the commanding officers over seeing precision bombing in Kandahar in December 2001, which led to friendly-fire killing of 3 U.S. soldiers and 5 Afghan soldiers.

A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash — Enjoyed the movie and now the book.

June 30, 2012 by eubie

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-30

Bank of America-Countrywide: 'worst deal in the history of American finance' http://t.co/0C4YImeq via @CBJnewsroom #
Gigaom: How news consumption and creation have been changed by the iPhone http://t.co/MTqvUvps #
The Economist Group’s digital strategy and how tablets help http://t.co/akesz4lz via @LeanBack2_0 @addthis #
Host Committee, Bloomberg outline economic development series http://t.co/mUsoxvHF via @tbbjnewsroom #
Bloomberg to produce political convention mag with ACBJ http://t.co/U3EVzjIF #
LinkedIn says "Me first" now between sharing between Twitter and LinkedIn #
How a Lone Grad Student Scooped the Government and What It Means for Your Online Privacy – ProPublica http://t.co/RPW6C9si via @propublica #
WSJ: Twitter's Mobile Ads Begin to Click http://t.co/FvTIFG0x #
RT @dankennedy_nu: SCOTUS missed a huge opportunity to rule that health care is two words. #
Very funny — RT @Urvaksh: healthcare reform analyst is the new social media consultant. #HCR #
RT @fischer_biz: Immediate local reaction: Virginia may be able to avoid penalties if it refuses to expand Medicaid. #
10 tips to get the most out of your LinkedIn profile http://t.co/BTVOdvVS via @bhambizjrnl #
@Urvaksh I'll be out of the office the afternoon of July 5 and all day July 6 #
How to pack what you need and get it stripped down to carry-on weight when you fly http://t.co/rSZCLytD via @bizjournals #
5 things the SEC should do to make crowdfunding work http://t.co/IlIfEVeX via @bizjournals #
Several Charlotte-area Wolf Camera stores close http://t.co/bxUoHG6q via @CBJnewsroom #
RT @jowyang: Simple bar graphs tell so much: Economic History of the last 2000 years http://t.co/aMSOiBZX #
WSJ: On Orbitz, Mac Users Steered to Pricier Hotels http://t.co/OJBTjHpL #
Dairy Queen will enter NYC market for first time http://t.co/qc9QlSw3 via @mspbjnews #
Just a #SocialMadness reminder that voting in Round 1 of the local brackets ends today. Winners move to Round 2 http://t.co/w9TRVF0a #
NASCAR, HP team up on media center in Charlotte http://t.co/eEYoOGXB via @SFBusinessTimes #
NYT: media yardstick RT @jowyang: Infographic: Instagram vs the New York Times http://t.co/kvWAfIsw #
@LawleyHead My recommended book: "The Swerve: How the World Became Modern" #

June 23, 2012 by eubie

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-23

RT @joesbusiness: Larry Ellison checklist:
1. Buy tropical island
2. Recreate dinosaurs
3. Invite Laura Dern to the island #
RT @AlysonRaletz: Horrigan: Two thirds of US households have broadband access; roughly 100M people don't #GoogleFiber #
How to create social-media calls to action that work http://t.co/tAmfDKih via @bizjournals #
Always a possibility RT @telegraph: Hackers claim responsibility for Twitter outage http://t.co/U9iGVaXL #
Good conversation on owning your own words with @joshm, @anildash, @ginatrapani and others: http://t.co/DNc05DSN via @branchinc #
Hawaii linguists catalog endangered languages for Google project http://t.co/AxFlSCza via @Pacificbiznews #
Anheuser-Busch seeks trademarks for 42 U.S. airport codes including LAX, JFK, STL, SFO http://t.co/3a85z3q2 #
Even if using the GPS? @CBJnewsroom Charlotte considers banning cellphone use while driving http://t.co/tQjKAHMU #
A columnist at 50 looks back at 25 – Chuck Jaffe – MarketWatch http://t.co/NmyMRv4i via @MarketWatch #
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison buying Hawaiian island of Lanai http://t.co/mu2aWkjW via @Pacificbiznews #
Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal wins eight Page One Awards http://t.co/97dcu5n3 via @mspbjnews #
4 Questions With Brian Ries, Social Media Editor at Newsweek & The Daily Beast – 10,000 Words http://t.co/S2nZ5jKb via @10000words #
Celebs must clearly identify sponsored tweets, UK regulators say http://t.co/QyUQt5nf #
Will Bill Gates or Larry Ellison buy Hawaiian island of Lanai? http://t.co/YiUtZiko via @Pacificbiznews #
Pew State Pension Study: N.C., S.D., Wash., Wisc. were the best with pensions funded at 95 percent or better in 2010 http://t.co/b5Gomh9W #
State Pensions Update – Pew — States are $1.38 Trillion Short in Funding Retirement Systems http://t.co/3J531LqN via @sharethis #
#SocialMadness reminder — Phase 1 voting ends at midnight Eastern tonight. http://t.co/w9TRVF0a via @bizjournals #
David Carr: Digital Media’s Ever-Swifter Incursion — “You can’t stop what’s coming.” http://t.co/fSCs2K4A #
RT @Urvaksh: #AutoTrader com S-1: CEO made $19.6M last year. Company doesn't own "AutoTrader.com" trademark http://t.co/2SKwk9jo #
The Lawrence Journal-World gets out of the CMS business, losing out to freebies like WordPress http://t.co/rldYnsBc via @NiemanLab #

June 16, 2012 by eubie

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-16

Monopolies vs. news RT @HarvardBiz: Why Newspapers Were Doomed All Along http://t.co/5xSYbVZv #
RT @Urvaksh: Jeb Bush-backed #Alpharetta biotech #CorMatrix raises $15M for heart failure treatment. Seeks $10M more. http://t.co/79S3GJHS #
Manufacturing remains a powerful economic engine in Durham and San Jose http://t.co/0Cgo5F4H via @bizjournals #
CLT increasing parking rates http://t.co/w03DP8bt via @CBJnewsroom #
Upstart Business Journal launches — focusing entrepreneurship, business growth, and the startup culture http://t.co/DB0J1wEw #
Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2007 to 2010: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances http://t.co/Wzh0UMoz #
Why Does the River of News Grow Audience? http://t.co/vBSK21KO via @nprdigitalsvcs #
Video: Raunchy dance routine a PR nightmare for Microsoft: http://t.co/JjSxSyKe #
I see Ender's Game is on several school summer-reading lists. Great book. #
@Urvaksh @RetailJeff Going to kill? So many small retailers I see have already abandoned the cash register for Apple device. #
I will miss Car Talk — A brief history of Car Talk http://t.co/zJjuELHX via @NiemanLab #
6 ways foursquare can help your social-media strategy http://t.co/SbTgYnzY via @bizjournals #

June 9, 2012 by eubie

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-09

On Facebook, ‘Likes’ Become Ads http://t.co/1HjDlcJi #
Socialcam and Facebook look like a pr disaster ready to happen. Don't embarrass users — they will get angry. #
Good products for Instagram — sports teams, cruise, Sharpie #smclt #
Trying to concentrate on social media, keep drifting to BBQ @theqclt #smclt w @beskelton #
At one time, Frontier, Userland was useful to me — @davewiner: Today's screencast: The many lives of Frontier. http://t.co/EYflGIXN #
Thanks to @bskelton and @rgjohnston for info on Snoops location becoming Phat Burrito. Hunt is on for local cheesburger joint. #clt #
Sad news about Ray Bradbury. He wrote some wonderful stories and was an inspiration. http://t.co/GUgsWqwX #
"(E)verything was going okay until the fire reached the ROTC's supply of cannon powder." http://t.co/HfXtkFUH #
Twitter has the fail whale. What should Facebook's fail icon be? They need it tonight. #
Poor #underdog Posterous RT @mashable: Take your tumbling to the next level with our 11 tips for Tumblr power users – http://t.co/pI8JV0hw #
Hoping for a cheeseburger from Snoops on Hawthorne today, but they were closed and the windows papered over. Oh dear. #clt #
Why MIT’s Technology Review is going digital first and why membership benefits are better than paywalls http://t.co/ElNnyz0i #
Google is acquiring messaging and advertising service Meebo for its Google+ team http://t.co/SeXAhszn via @TNWgoogle #
Looking ahead as newspapers trim publishing days http://t.co/1TlhhA7o #
What Happens When They Get Drones? – http://t.co/dk5JSH77 #
Lawsuit against Kleiner Perkins rivets Silicon Valley and its venture capitalistshttp://nyti.ms/JD0IZr #
Becky McCray @sbsurvival on the trends for rural and small town businesses in 2012 http://t.co/5WN0Byb0 #
Why Twitter Is a Better Brand Platform Than Facebook
http://t.co/RP2hnSfI via @adage #
Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods to swap locations in 16-store deal http://t.co/EPHPf3pU via @CBJnewsroom #

June 2, 2012 by eubie

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-02

How Obama Was Dangerously Naive About STUXNET and Cyberwarfare http://t.co/IeIBLOd3 (via @TechReview) #
MT @mashable: Stuxnet Launched From a Thumb Drive http://t.co/jLEOYfRA” #
Google Inc: Ex-Employee: The Worst Thing About Google Is Google+ – @Gizmodo http://t.co/VxhELGiP #
Sprint competitor makes ‘Leap’ into iPhone market — and gets better deal http://t.co/P2KVDkSm via @KCBizjournal #
Jostens misspells 'education' on diplomas — for two years straight http://t.co/b4UcWqBI via @mspbjnews #
The Biggest Mistakes Journalists Make in Social Media http://t.co/5cjJm4Sh #
Kara Swisher discusses life, D: All Things Digital http://t.co/tinyKgjs via @sfgate #
Print is dying the death of a thousand cuts http://t.co/Xahp73rK #
Startups: Crowdfunders becoming the new angels http://t.co/mayOFnDI via @MyABJ #
Buffet's buying of 26 newspapers and Advance's cutting of pub dates will test business models http://t.co/hWaGaRMW via @verge #
The copy desk can no longer be a journalist's safety net http://t.co/cTkTT43F via @stevebuttry #

May 31, 2012 by eubie

Books read in May 2012

The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt. If it wins a Pulitzer Prize, it goes on my reading list. The hunt for ancient manuscripts and the state of publishing before the printing press were my favorite sections.

Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistanby Sean Parnell, John Bruning. Books like this are becoming of more interest to me in recent months. This was written about America’s operations in Afghanistan in 2006. The view from then and the expectations of what will be happening with the U.S.’s role in the country through 2014 leaves unanswered the question of if it mattered.

May 26, 2012 by eubie

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-26

How coaching baseball helps negotiating deals http://t.co/JrPoceFD via @AtlBizChron #
What lawyers would tell their children about going into law http://t.co/Dp8GyMy1 via @Philabizjournal #
NBC in Talks to Buy Out Microsoft's http://t.co/q3CWvufm Stake http://t.co/l5Cvfwrg #
Charlotte Museum of History museum suspending operations, studies new financial model | http://t.co/eM2bfI5s: http://t.co/mWdcYZdA #
IRS to close 43 offices nationwide shuttering more than 1 million sq. ft. http://t.co/TEFGBZpp via @BBJNewsroom #
Bloomberg's Breaking News Gets a Twitter Upgrade http://t.co/kfpJlC6R #
Google takes down 1.2 million search links a month over piracy, copyright issues http://t.co/OtdS3M2v #
Danica Patrick a hit in NASCAR, at the cash register despite her struggles on the track http://t.co/2OyaGKh5 #
Times-Picayune to Cut Staff and Reduce Print Edition to 3 Days a Week: http://t.co/Qz1XEzyY #
Want to be more likable? Stop being so nice http://t.co/croJUYzE via @WBJonline #
McClatchy to begin ‘robust test’ of pay model http://t.co/A0unGvKS via @sharethis #
HP's announced job cuts are among the biggest by U.S. companies in past 3 years http://t.co/YxQnaYy0 via @SVSJbizjournal #
Gov. Bev Perdue calls for more nuclear businesses in N.C. http://t.co/Iv7aAl7M via @CBJnewsroom #
Obama orders federal agencies to develop mobile apps, digitize data http://t.co/ZmlztIsP via @WBJonline #
@Urvaksh @bizjournals It includes the high-paying public companies and many smaller private companies #
Average pay for CEOs exceeds $200K in 45 metros http://t.co/gTd5QHus via @bizjournals #
HuffPo talking with ad agencies and marketers to help brands make their own sites | Crain's New York Business http://t.co/3Xm3ExPj #
Inside Forbes: The 5 Real-Time Screens That Help Us Run The New Newsroom – Forbes http://t.co/vwX90EZr via @sharethis #
Too true — LinkedIn survey finds office to-do lists seldom get done http://t.co/Kd6dJcN3 #
The Lies of Moneyball and Online Advertising http://t.co/Orl3iBD8 via @portfoliodotcom #
Billy Beane says Wall Street types will manage baseball in the future http://t.co/H2KCVn72 by @jamesjrogers #
RT @EconBizFin: Counter revolution: Fusty old retail banking faces its biggest shake-up in 200 years http://t.co/yqG2XA3K #

May 19, 2012 by eubie

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-19

The Business Journals is hiring a Digital Analyst – http://t.co/lr0QVAX0 – check it out! #measure #Omniture #clt #jobs #
How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet – @Gizmodo http://t.co/eIQLswBX #
Social Madness nominations are in, now what? http://t.co/BMfvVxBr via @phxbizjournal #SocialMadness #
Google's tweaks on search has hurt some small businesses http://t.co/ZcEHBgWN via @WSJ #
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to buy all Media General newspapers except Tampa Tribune for $142M http://t.co/8hYuOcSV via @TB_Times #
In 15 years, 90% of news stories written by computers — Narrative Science founder http://t.co/pIriS5S6 via @KPCC #
In 15 years, will 90 percent of news stories written by computers http://t.co/pIriS5S6 via @KPCC #
@KJohnsonsacbiz I received 3 emails. Glad to see you had Google Fusion Tables on the list. #
How Reddit Caught the Professor Who Fooled Wikipedia – http://t.co/CJLED7YI #
Debt collectors reap huge salaries chasing student loans http://t.co/jrqykxw6 via @mspbjnews #
GM to stop advertising on Facebook because their paid ads had little impact on consumers http://t.co/EBgnDwWJ #
Rick Desloge, 1948-2012 http://t.co/x1W17wR7 via @stlbj #
What to learn about social media from blunder by Francesca’s CFO http://t.co/HimRVuru via @HOUBizjournal #
@KJohnsonsacbiz — don't forget. You owe me a list. #
Twitter tiptoes further into the media business http://t.co/UtDJrvZY #
Not part of ACBJ, just keeping up with the industry @talkingbiznews: Colorado biz journal being sold. http://t.co/IlQLKpH8 #
Amazon hiring 1,000 new tech workers for Seattle offices http://t.co/XQ7mkA7P via @PSBJ #
Berkeley Lab makes electricity from viruses http://t.co/8LIYIlmV via @SFBusinessTimes #
Interesting data visualization — How Common Is Your Birthday? http://t.co/XHyKXXNm via @stiles #
Google’s head of news: Newspapers are the new Yahoo http://t.co/yUvdFLsH #
Hate to see Firefox stumbling “@davewiner: Moving To Chrome, Goodbye Firefox. http://t.co/pGWSrhdo” #
Loving v. Virginia — worth remembering http://t.co/PRf0ArKW #
I do enjoy giving Hoops & YoYo cards — Two Guys, a Cat and a Funny Green Bunny http://t.co/vLjetakr via @WSJ #
Writer’s Cramp: In the E-Reader Era, a Book a Year Is Slacking http://t.co/ByIRLdw6 #

May 13, 2012 by eubie

Mother’s Day Google Doodle

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