“Newspapers, encyclopedias, they are just gone, at the touch of a hyperlink,” Mr. Weinberger said. The institutions of “education and politics – they’ll just shatter. How did they get to be so fragile? — Sobering questions.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-12-03
- Survey Says: Cellphones Are a Pain for Pollsters — one reason? They have to hand dial numbers. http://t.co/ky4bOY1e via @WSJ #
- Kevin Kelly: All things being equal, choose technology… http://t.co/2h2vD5KH #
- You'll want this app if you miss a flight. http://t.co/F2ZaPPNT via @bizjournals #
- Facebook buys Gowalla http://t.co/OKw4QD5F via @CNNMoney #
- Lee Enterprises' Ch. 11 filing is more about Lee Enterprises than daily newspapers' woes. http://t.co/NriRHwMk via @stlbj #
- My favorite browser #Firefox is passed by my next favorite #Chrome http://t.co/a3IIjbR7 #WSJ #
- Banks starting to react to customers shifting to credit unions http://t.co/qChFo9NT via @WSJ #
- My high school's above the fold on P.1 of the @nytimes today — for a big fat SAT-cheating scandal #sigh http://t.co/o9AkJHjk @reillymark #
- Google may challenge Amazon with 1-day delivery plan http://t.co/l1q5ykGv via @SVSJbizjournal #
- With Chiquita choosing Charlotte, Ohio turns to wooing Sears http://t.co/ctAUZ5hn @BusinessCourier #
- Congress questions Veterans Affairs about enforcing priorities of veteran-owned business http://t.co/oN5K6kHB via @WBJonline #
- Reactor Core Melted Fully, Japan Says http://t.co/a3a8ZnVA via @WSJ #
- Duke Energy settles for 6% rate increase in S.C. http://t.co/wxOEq3LN via @CBJnewsroom #
- How Time Inc. is preparing for a future in digital news with a j-school of its own http://t.co/NnqtTtMw via @niemanlab #
- RT @lvanderpool: Our staff photog has a QR code on the side of his black SUV to promote his business. #smart #
- Warren Buffett, who's buying the Omaha World-Herald, said in 2009 he wouldn't buy most papers at any price. http://t.co/y9tHc7Nm @romenesko #
- RT @sleuth: Join @ahow and our digital team in creating a mobile future: Mobile App Developer at The Business Journals:… #
- Private-sector pay dropped 0.2% since recession hit http://t.co/QspZD53X via @bizjournals #
- I don't see a problem with chocolate being an everyday snack http://t.co/l1aounM6 via @WSJ #
- U.S. may become net fuel exporter for first time in 62 years. http://t.co/2zqd7EBv via @WSJ #
- Bank of America shares hit lowest point since March 2009 http://t.co/F1yOQQC0 via @SFBusinessTimes #
- Incentives for Chiquita HQ could top $22M http://t.co/4cI7Vwm4 via @CBJnewsroom #
- RT @niemanlab: Google is sponsoring a new contest to promote data journalism http://t.co/PcoZewF3 #
- Illinois businessman Shahid Kahn buying Jacksonville Jaguars http://t.co/evwMn4NR via @stlbj #
- NASCAR Plaza office tower likely Charlotte HQ for Chiquita http://t.co/j6dMqJbL via @CBJnewsroom #
- Apple Nipping at Target's Heels for Fourth Most-Visited Site on Black Friday http://t.co/IHrJmk7T #
- Companies turning to private investigators to check social media http://t.co/SGYL6Tye via @columbusbiz1st #
- What makes people stay in one place and the economic price they pay – The Atlantic Cities http://t.co/eh6WmlJo #
- Apple, Amazon, and Google COMBINED employ less than 1/3rd as many people as GM did in 1980: http://t.co/16dIxO8X. via @SocialMedia411 #
- Twitter snafu by Kansas governor offers hard lesson in social media http://t.co/pCkCfDzY via @KCBizjournal #
- RT @sleuth: Join our team! Product Manager at American City Business Journals – Charlotte, NC #clt #jobs http://t.co/1VWdNB3n #
- Bank of America received massive Fed rescue — Bloomberg http://t.co/3RKiGPX3 via @CBJnewsroom #
- A brutal recession — 93% of U.S. cities lost businesses http://t.co/IrQuXMAt via @bizjournals #
- Fliers Must Turn Off Devices, but It's Not Clear Why http://t.co/7zig2jy3 #
- Charlotte families in poor or affluent areas have more than doubled since 1970 http://t.co/Og9w6hbP #
- Economist's CEO on how a mistake transformed his website and why he is relaxed about losing print sales http://t.co/OuBPJuEl #
- Bill Stelter, media reporter with NY Times, shares new tricks he'ss learned at an old media. http://t.co/XMthcEK1 @mashable #
- Email gives Google +1 an edge over Facebook http://t.co/ivio91ky #
- Starting a Business: The Romance vs. the Reality: http://t.co/38EyVBDr #
- TalkingBizNews: Heidi Moore –The importance of Twitter in disseminating business news http://t.co/quYCta9h #
- Lincoln's Last-Known Check and other bits of banking history. http://t.co/EglvLkKb #
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Google’s nod to Mark Twain
I like Google’s art on Mark Twain’s birthday.
Books read in Nov. 2011
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson. I enjoy Bryson. I’ve enjoyed several of his books. This ranges from why there button on the sleeves of men’s coats to child labor laws. Good book for reading during distracting times.
Other Bryson books I’ve read:
- A short history of nearly everything
- Shakespeare: The World as Stage
- A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
- In a Sunburned Country
- The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir
- I’m a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson. I enjoyed the history of the Chicago World’s Fair and plan to read Larson’s latest book “In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin”.
Plugged: A Novel by Eoin Colfer. This was his first book for “adults”, though I enjoyed the Artemis Fowl books even though they were written for a younger audience.
Why Journalists Must Earn the Right to Teach Old Media New Tricks
Why Journalists Must Earn the Right to Teach Old Media New Tricks [VIDEO] “We benefit when we listen,” said New York Times media reporter and blogger Brian Stelter on stage at the Mashable Media Summit.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-26
- New music from Kate Bush is always welcome. http://t.co/nciJqiEy #
- Separating You and Me? 4.74 Degrees — but Six Degrees is a better headline: http://t.co/2LDafuBN #
- Is anyone still interested? Chromebooks Get Cheaper http://t.co/0ZS9p1OZ #WSJ #
- Online credit card application submissions up 31% year-over-year –both prime and subprime see increase http://t.co/W9kKiSvx @datagems #
- Churchill called it "Their Finest Hour", but the meaning is the same. http://t.co/odjIHBii #
- Enjoying watching Apollo 13. A great example of "Our Finest Hour" http://t.co/5IDHOTHB #
- How to Save $10,000 by Next Thanksgiving http://t.co/tqJkV0zH #WSJ #
- College graduation rates: Income really matters http://t.co/XaBIm502 via @CNNMoney #
- Where your Thanksgiving turkey really comes from — http://t.co/DyLuZgEx via @bizjournals #
- Pujols will be overpaid next year, regardless of team, Wash. U. prof says http://t.co/RmHZXJas via @stlbj #
- Billionaire Mark Cuban writes e-book on winning sports business http://t.co/wTdALqsu via @WSJ #
- For the number of people fed, are Thanksgiving dinners a bargain? http://t.co/vyQKnriq via @BusinessCourier #
- If stuck in line on Black Friday, other retailers will be offering mobile-only deals http://t.co/KLqeU4iu #
- Reg Chua: Learning – And Unlearning – The Business (of journalism)http://t.co/u2yM05LR #
- Document Trove Exposes Surveillance Methods http://t.co/GdlHALLy #WSJ #
- I liked the photo of the material sitting atop a dandelion. http://t.co/GY4X3wSS via @smh #
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War of currents fills a gap
Don’t know much about elecricity, but War of Currents, helped fill in a gap while I’m reading The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.
War of currents fills a gap
Don’t know much about elecricity, but War of Currents, helped fill in a gap while I’m reading The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-19
- Analysis: Belle Meade is Tennessee's smartest small community: http://t.co/oFJquL5r @nashvillebiz #
- “Call of Duty” is biggest game launch, sets Xbox Live record http://t.co/WZyEE6eL @TechFlash #
- Ann Arbor, Cambridge, Berkeley are smartest big cities http://t.co/HXB2ZZcz via @bizjournals #
- RT @niemanlab: "Google+ has been fighting declines for most of its nearly five-month history." http://t.co/91iLCJ1s #
- A smartphone from Amazon next year? http://t.co/H1ydSh07… @TechFlash #
- Windows XP "end of support" ends ends April 8, 2014. Start the countdown. http://t.co/M1Lr1NXv #
- Our homepage had a redesign tweak today. Please have a look. http://t.co/UfvTgRzg #
- Louisville tops Duke in basketball revenue http://t.co/uaj93Pmw @businesscourier #
- Blame housing market and economy — American mobility at all-time low http://t.co/2rnM7TJb via @OBJUpdate #
- Was the AP Wrong to Reprimand Reporters for Publishing News on Twitter First? http://t.co/6xQxJdEe via @mashable #
- Amid Torrid Growth, Some Growing Pains For Mashable http://t.co/4MiNCD0u via @sai_media #
- RT @poynter: 3 out of 10 journalism startups don't have a business plan. http://t.co/9aLTZU6q #
- RT @cshipley: Body language (55%) and Tonality (38%) drive understanding and retention more than acutal words (7%) @globalprairie #
- Bank of America begins Charlotte layoffs http://t.co/PWClZU3U via @CBJnewsroom #
- RT @lvanderpool: Research: Twitter Drives More Traffic to Press Releases Than Facebook http://t.co/xykDR71d (via @PRNewser @davegerhardt) #
- RT @objupdate: Florida is among top states for turkey fryer fires. Y'all be careful out there. http://t.co/DMoy3Zfp #
- Warren Buffett boosts Wells Fargo holdings, takes stake in Visa, Intel http://t.co/rhL68aws via @SFBusinessTimes #
- RT @write_mind: Hey fellow Indies… check this out… RT: Freelance Classifieds for iPad, iPhone gets the job http://t.co/iJ2SDbYT via… #
- RT @johnhcook: Top 10 reasons why Darth Vader was an amazing project manager: http://t.co/9Fm9HqMa #
- Pew Research asks why Americans use social media. We say to stay in touch with friends and family http://t.co/LOICqju3 #
- Airport's ATM deal with BofA — agree or disagree http://t.co/MwvTScDI via @CBJnewsroom #
- Want to see what Linked in users share from The Business Journals?http://t.co/4l8gzEuC #
- Target employee’s Black Friday protest goes viral, gets 75,000 backers http://t.co/h1pvc51b via @WBJonline #
- Target employee starts movement opposed to Thanksgiving midnight opening http://t.co/U7Nx926i… via @WBJonline #
- Was it a good decision that #CLT council made a sweet revenue deal BofA by removing other banks' ATMs? http://t.co/oKEqaSgS #
- Buffett buys IBM, Intel and DirecTV http://t.co/hzLRoEDL via @CNNMoney #
- In online advertising, what works now may not work in the future | Felix Salmon http://t.co/clrLBRRe #
- RT @niemanlab: Study: Most news orgs are still using Twitter as just a glorified RSS feed http://t.co/q09U10Jj tip @mediagazer #
- Entrepreneurs tell which self-books helped them them most http://t.co/zYt2Xwlp via @WSJ #
- John Paton (MediaNews) Prepares His Newspapers for a World Without Print: http://t.co/ADnntbuD #
- I still enjoy flipping through books, magazines and newspapers. There's just something about handling them. #
- How a small law firm used social Media to boost its visibility http://t.co/XRL3cMu9 @TechFlash #
- Jane Austen Would Be Blogger If She Lived Today http://t.co/MbCRAmHL @portfoliodotcom #
- Holiday spending to be about same as last year, TD Bank survey predicts http://t.co/svRTgRwH via @Philabizjournal #
- He found it's very easy to get underwater — How a Financial Pro Lost His House: http://t.co/tfJMD9BZ #
- Good read on how the San Jose Mercury News, was poised to ride the digital whirlwind, but didn't http://t.co/i2tSf4L9 via @cjr #
- Voting turning in Mecklenburg County in Nov. 8 election http://t.co/fix9Y1fX #Charlotte #
- Almost-full moon made a great morning to be out. #predawn #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-11-12
- Christopher & Banks is closing 100 stores http://t.co/LWCpHHbR… via @mspbjnews #
- RT @dellponcetpbj: Hiring of women at big law firms down for first time in 5 years http://t.co/Vk4d3UNO… via… #
- You missed your chance — Neiman Marcus Ferraris sell out in 50 minutes http://t.co/dfAJMmns via @DBJinsight #
- Startup Weekend gets funding, support from Google http://t.co/AoCQPHJo #
- Can A Twitter Account Be A Company Trade Secret? @paidcontent http://t.co/1giNCPx1 #
- What is Bill Gates reading? 5 books on helping world's poor http://t.co/5qZijwYd @TechFlash #
- Subway's Jared Fogle launches new health program for Arizona schools http://t.co/Th7lKXpW… via @phxbizjournal #
- RT @niemanlab: Adobe is abandoning Flash on mobile devices. How should news orgs adjust? http://t.co/EYHennCI #
- Private sector loses 4.5M jobs in past four years, six metros added jobs http://t.co/eE29vCoL… via @bizjournals #
- Every business plays ‘Moneyball’ http://t.co/FM31a9NY via @stlbj #
- Students Pick Easier Majors Despite Less Pay http://t.co/vklNnDe1 via @WSJ #
- Supreme Court takes up legal limits on phone tracking http://t.co/tcyrAn6W via @WSJ #
- RT @niemanlab: Gannett is going all-in on Facebook comments for its newspaper and TV websites http://t.co/pSBr2dNF #
- Beautiful day for voting in #CLT #
- Chicago Doctors Sue Google Over Negative Online Reviews http://t.co/XNNjSoI6 via @paidContent #
- Expedia, like Amazon, facing legal hurdles over local taxes http://t.co/AYsMSOtD @TechFlash #
- RT @kelseyvolkmann: @BarackObama calls LaRussa http://t.co/qEbZaHwG… via @stlbj #
- Number of unemployed workers has doubled since recession's onset http://t.co/eE29vCoL… via @bizjournals #
- Several announcements about holiday hiring, but its close to 2010 levels so far http://t.co/c9DJRO5i via @BFLouisville #
- Credit unions attracting lots of deposits from banks — $4.5 billion http://t.co/Z5hkCEe2 @portfoliodotcom #
- Young Men Suffer Worst as Economy Staggers http://t.co/JzoeOEhP via @WSJ #
- Why businesses watch their @Klout scores http://t.co/axtHWtTB via @BBJNewsroom #
- NC prison health to be outsourced for $1.5B http://t.co/R7B9JeYj via @TriangleBIZJrnl #
- Monday Note: News media should not give up on Twitter. http://t.co/AZwOyZts #
- At TPM, Safari now second most-common browser passing IE. Firefox 1st, Chrome 4th. http://t.co/4TDQ7aoE via @TPM #
- Thousands Move Accounts on 'Bank Transfer Day' to credit unions http://t.co/Evl1LRE8 via @WSJ #
- I prefer daylight savings time, because I like later sunsets. #
- I hope the hummingbirds are through visiting the house. #
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