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Congress Moves to Close Member Access to Social Media
This post is receiving regular updates. Events are logged chronologically with newer information, comments from those involved including Rep. John Culberson below. I have been getting access to internal documents, letters and memos being sent around Capitol Hill. As I get these, I will sanitize and update accordingly. Sources will not be disclosed without their…
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The Quest for Email Ninjahood – I Admit That I Have a Problem
I’m beginning a short series here that, on one hand, I hope to use to educate and on the other hand I hope to expose myself and the flaws I have in how I deal with email. Email quite simply is a problem. Some people are blessed to have little email traffic so they squander…
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Getting Geeky on the Elite Tech News Show
For those of you with better things to do on a Sunday night (and let’s admit that is just about all of us), you probably missed the Elite Tech News show tonight. Mark “Rizzn” Hopkins from Mashable invited me on to be a guest panelist with Steve Hodson, Louis Gray and the rest of the…
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The Fnord Project
Today, I learned what a Fnord was from my friend Chris Bachmann who is somewhat of a sci-fi geek. He referred to it in a discussion and went on to refer to this Wikipedia entry that describes a Fnord in greater detail. A Fnord is a literary reference made famous by The Illuminatus Trilogy where…
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Are People Talking About You?
This article is modified and republished from the September 28, 2007 How Much Do People Talk About You?. In today’s day and age of “dog eat dog” and marketing and getting ahead and SEO and linkbaiting” – how much do people talk about you? Better yet, how often do you talk about other people. Picture…
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Western Style Writing vs. Eastern Style Writing
I have never been an english major, nor do I claim to be an expert in the topic of good, solid writing form. However, I’ve had some observations on how posts are written. On one side, most people will say, “I don’t really care if my posts conform to a certain writing style.” That’s perfectly…
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Mobile Audio Posts via Utterz
Mobile post sent by technosailor using Utterz. Replies. mp3
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America the Beautiful
I originally published this on Washington Hotlist. On this Fourth of July, I republish it here. Happy Birthday, America. Oh beautiful, for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain. For purple mountains majesty above the fruited plain. America, America God shed His grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining…
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Identi.ca and the Art of the Launch
Ask any startup. The most difficult decision leading up to a public release is when and what? Some might argue that getting funding is the most difficult but a good startup avoids funding until later, if at all. Others might argue that the difficult part is getting the right mix of people and hitting milestones.…