Kathy's Tumblr.log

New (to me) social network for single-malt whiskey. With iPhone App. Who’s a member?...

Sep 29th

Me Too! RT @davidgeller: I missed the story about Verizon selling FiOS and all landline operations...

Sep 29th

Verizon selling off assets. In May, sold all lines in 18 states, inc. WA,OR. http://bit.ly/hO4eb...

Sep 29th

Verizon offloading to Frontier opposed by WVA AG: http://bit.ly/190uSJ Ohio hearings in Oct:...

Sep 29th

RIP William Safire; Nixon speechwriter, NYT columnist. http://bit.ly/4dZo5U

Sep 28th

Twitter users twice as likely to engage with brands than other social network users....

Sep 28th

Watching Hitchcock’s ‘The Wrong Man’. Chilling, stark. Pre-Miranda. Recommended.

Sep 28th

A reminder as to fallibility of eye-witness testimony: http://bit.ly/2UaTW

Sep 28th

This is a giggle! RT @jmspool: Windows 7 Decision Tree (for Mac Users): Joy of Tech Comic:...

Sep 28th

Am in Santa Monica on PCH. Took 3 tries to send text. 1 bar; cannot attach screenshot. #ATT #fail

Sep 25th

ONG. It’s hot. On 101 s of san Luis obidpo. Cannot imagine what I5 would be like

Sep 25th

Ok. We were in Los Olivos; it is 101 now. It’s 108 in paso robles. We’re taking US 1.

Sep 25th

Why is AT&T giving WinMo customers access to wifi hotspots but not iPhone? We pay more,...

Sep 24th

Relevant to yesterday’s #140tc panel on NFPs, FastCompany on fundraising: http://bit.ly/12LGZn...

Sep 24th

This is cool! RT @elliottp: Love stuff like this. See @ryanirelan iPhone home screen at First &...

Sep 24th

RT @davepeck @d_rey: http://bit.ly/R0tks Exclusive footage of @PeeWeeHerman and his 1st Tweet! Plz...

Sep 24th

RT @kegill: .@adamloving on at #140tc developer session. Talking about twibes (and @gist)!

Sep 24th

UK readers willing to pay *a little* for news: <10pounds/yr or 1-2p (1.6-3.2cents) per article....

Sep 24th

.@adamloving on at #140tc developer session. Talking about twibes!

Sep 24th

Looks like @macloo has been hacked: http://twitpic.com/ivfms (attn @spam)

Sep 24th

Bad flyingrobot! #140tc

Sep 24th

Ron @deadprogram talking about hardware that tweets at #140tc

Sep 24th

Thanks to everyone for the love re Twitter hijack help! Wish I had not had a student who needed to...

Sep 24th

.@sparkFunKeg sends a tweet when you pull a beer - @deadprogram #140tc

Sep 24th

Demo flyingrobot by @deadprogram http://twitpic.com/ivvv1 http://twitpic.com/ivvxa #140tc

Sep 24th

Not surprising, really, but yeah! RT: Survey: 8 out of 10 Americans oppose using tax dollars to help...

Sep 24th

Danger Will Robinson! Twitter DM phishing scam: http://bit.ly/Sbuat (screenshot of tweet) via...

Sep 24th

GoogleBooks has every copy of Life (1936-1972, with ads); site integrates Maps. http://tr.im/zwFV...

Sep 24th

“Futures thinking” from Jamais Cascio will be required reading in my winter class. Thx...

Sep 24th

.@tonyrobbins referenced a new NBC reality show in his #140tc keynote. Variety report from Feb:...

Sep 24th

Tool TIp: @TidyTweet won developer showcase at #140tc; helps filter stream for spam and clutter...

Sep 24th

Twitter is just a big fat free communications pipe. How to create value? Jeff @socialmedia411 began...

Sep 24th

Prep’ing for 2pm $140tc panel on NPF/politics with @noh8campaign @wikiworld @pistachio

Sep 24th

We are turning into Japan, albeit slowly. Starbucks iPhone app allows pay-with-phone:...

Sep 24th

RT @Digidave: Spot.Us gets its first audio pitch: http://spot.us/pitches/271 is Google Books...

Sep 23rd

Wisconsin Academy writing contest: poetry or short story, WI student or resident....

Sep 23rd

(2/2) And Twitter is *new* and *young*. Prediction: “celebrities” will become more...

Sep 23rd

Several presenters today have talked about the “flash mob” response from followers when...

Sep 23rd

Celebrities talk about “ghost tweeting” — universal response is “no!”...

Sep 23rd

LOL!! RT @TheNewsChick: 10 things we’ll say to our grandkids http://bit.ly/yXS0i eg Back in my...

Sep 23rd

But why not? RT @ShaunaCausey: 84% not measuring Social Media ROI http://bit.ly/2kZkcc (via...

Sep 23rd

See @stewtopia Flickr stream from #140tc http://bit.ly/ug0i8

Sep 23rd

RT @TAMcCann Tried the Twitter streaming API client? @Gist engineer Tom May released it; download:...

Sep 23rd

.@levarburton people are looking for *connections* and Twitter facilitates this. #140tc

Sep 23rd

Two Bay-area babies enter media world: @GavinNewsom [http://bit.ly/VV81F] and @Scobelizer...

Sep 23rd

Reminder: live stream of #140tc (twitter conference) TU and WE - I’m live tweeting from...

Sep 23rd

Happy Birthday, @dylanw! (Hopefully Plaxo and my memory are in correct sync)

Sep 23rd

Prediction: in digital media saturation, people will find ways to “separate” their...

Sep 23rd

RE @uwtwtrbook Here’s our “ad” that is running on the big screen (with others,...

Sep 23rd

RT @TheNewsChick: Notes about Clay Shirky’s “future of news” speech today...

Sep 23rd

RT @FreezlyInc aggregates free stuff on Twitter - launch giveaway - RT to win $100 Amazon GC - ends...

Sep 23rd

I #justbought Iced tea from Skirball cafe in Los angeles http://jb.ly/mryy

Sep 23rd

Demo @twalkin at #140tc - add voice to Twitter and other social networks. Will be live-blogging...

Sep 22nd

Two thumbs up for Margie’s Diner for breakfast! At San Luis Obispo location. Wowza!

Sep 22nd

Updated photos from CA trip: http://tr.im/znbC

Sep 22nd

Windows 7 Home Premium $29.99 for qualifying .edu addresses via @crunchgear http://bit.ly/kZQGe

Sep 22nd

Good (belated) article on civility in last week’s LAT. http://tr.im/znbC via @shuggins_6

Sep 22nd

Have arrived at hotel Angeleno in LA for #140tc Whee!

Sep 22nd

Great @Salon article “Is the Internet melting our brains?” http://tr.im/zb7q

Sep 20th

Photos from CA moto trip: http://tr.im/zb5y

Sep 20th

At Benbow Inn for breakfast (fri delayed) http://yfrog.com/0w2fwxj

Sep 19th

At Computer History Museum for Babbage demo http://twitpic.com/ic04j

Sep 19th

IBM’s parent co got its start w/a gov’t contract: us census #chm

Sep 19th

One rack (40 total) from ENIAC (1946), a WWII funded machine (army) http://yfrog.com/0rfzdvj

Sep 19th

At Taylor’s Reserve in St Helena CA. The Best Burgers!

Sep 19th

Late lunch at Atilano’s in Coos Bay OR. http://twitpic.com/i37uu

Sep 18th

Belated RT @primomedia: Take Back The Tweet: ABC, Obama and “jackass;” TechNewsWorld...

Sep 18th

Obligatory loaded moto picture: http://twitpic.com/i3808

Sep 18th

wiredpen The Slow Death Of “Off The Record”: Whether it’s good or bad, it looks like “off th.....

Sep 17th

The Slow Death Of “Off The Record”

Sep 17th

Why can’t I easily tweet an article from NYT iPhone app? Lame.

Sep 16th

1 injury, 10 countries, journey thru health care; if book as good as review, must read....

Sep 16th

Book Title brainstorming for #uwtwtrbook - help? Making The L.E.A.P. Into Twitter. Comments?...

Sep 15th

#olympia folks: twitter & politics event tonite at 6pm at St Martins: http://tr.im/yM0u

Sep 15th

Just say no: A Time Warner-led “initiative would require people to be cable subscribers to...

Sep 15th

Mark Walsh implies that TV Networks are powerful enough to stop drift to “nonTVset”...

Sep 15th

51% of 118 polled nwsppr publishers think that they can successfully charge for content....

Sep 15th

jbertrand @geekgiant @Shih_Wei An example might be school district - but Yammer success will depend...

Sep 15th

What’s your favorite example of political dissent in digital age (other than Twitter &...

Sep 15th

Congress allocated $$$ for broadband in Feb. FCC is supposed to have plan in 5 mos; just launched...

Sep 15th

Am I the only person having heartburn at Fed Gov’t using FacebookConnect for web 2.0 sites?...

Sep 15th

Of course, all the FCC Broadband workshops are in DC: http://broadband.gov/workshops.html

Sep 15th

Event - Olympia: Tu 15 Sept Workshop, Discussion of Twitter and Political Dissent, St....

Sep 15th

wiredpen The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: (It Will Be Live, And On Your Phone) Tuesday, 6pm...

Sep 15th

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Sep 15th

Thanks to Patrick Swayze (RIP) for 80s smiles: ‘Time of My Life’ finale of ‘Dirty...

Sep 15th

Me, too. :-/ RT @moniguzman: Patrick Swayze’s publicist says he’s died, according to AP...

Sep 15th

From Pew: Perception of press hits 24-yr low; 71% get most nat’l news from TV [so how can they...

Sep 15th

Playing with Google Maps API in prep for trip to #140tc: http://tr.im/yIeK

Sep 15th

founder of Techdirt @mmasnick talks about media business models, copyright http://tr.im/yIJf...

Sep 15th

Another “visual” way to consume news includes $ sharing with publishers; also on iPhone....

Sep 15th

Seattle-based Survey Analytics powers FCC “crowdsourcing” website for broadband policy;...

Sep 15th

FCC? Y’all really need the website to work *without* “www”:...

Sep 15th

LOL! Giving http://icanhascheezburger.com/ a run for its money: http://peopleofwalmart.com (tip...

Sep 15th

My night to be curmudgeonly re design: Dear SeattleTimes, where’s the “suspend...

Sep 15th

An argument for lots of weak ties “the happiest people in Framingham were those who had the...

Sep 14th

Facebook app: painful log-in times (3min, 3rd try) and photo upload #fail http://twitpic.com/hn4hz

Sep 14th

Trying to avoid what passes for political journalism these days; a friend reminds me why:...

Sep 14th

LOL! For StarTrek/Monty Python fans (or people who just love mashups) http://tr.im/yCJ8 +...

Sep 14th

Network theory applied to health. Today’s NYT (sue me, I was at a wedding today!):...

Sep 14th

RT @hrheingold: Great interview with Michael Wesch “A Sense of Purpose” in EduCause....

Sep 12th

I’ll be there! RE @140tc: Hope to see you at the Twitter Conference in L.A. Save 10%...

Sep 12th

Science folks: Meet The Elements (via @BoingBoing and They Might Be Giants): http://tr.im/yrrY

Sep 11th

STC (Seattle) Event: How to Use LinkedIn Effectively in a Job Search; 15 Sept http://tr.im/ynxf

Sep 11th

I’m kinda proud of this - not my normal writing: Science And Sports: Conflicts In Genetics...

Sep 10th

British composer Howard Goodall explores music of the Beatles in this 2004 documentary:...

Sep 10th

You can’t read comments on FOX-News website unless logged in? Or does site not work in...

Sep 10th

Cleaning house? CBS makes Google pull open mike *oopsy* from Mike Duvall (R) because of copyright:...

Sep 10th

Why has CA Against Waste removed year-old photo of Assblymn Krekorian and Lobbyist Barsuglia?...

Sep 10th

.@hrhmedia Californians Against Waste is also down; removing lobbyist pix: http://twitpic.com/h6653...

Sep 10th

Question: who released state TV recording of CA Assemblyman Mike Duvall talking into that open mike?...

Sep 10th

.@brianlbaker It is still available on YouTube and station. Still, I think it was silly to pull it....

Sep 10th

Yet another attempt to turn bits into “rival” goods (DRM for music). [Bad opening...

Sep 10th

Doubt that most US citizens live on E coast? Or that heartland is empty? Time-lapse stills, air...

Sep 10th

Why is Lance Armstrong’s genetically oversized heart OK but “intersex” female not...

Sep 10th

Anyone else having problems with gmail? “Too many redirects occurred trying to...

Sep 10th

More amazing photos of ground-to-ground double rainbow at BurningMan: http://tr.im/yijK

Sep 10th

New Tool IDs most popular businesses on Twitter. Bet you can’t guess which is Seattle’s...

Sep 9th

This is how we “reward” broken trust: http://tr.im/ygav tip @NewsChick

Sep 9th

Questions about KnightNewsChallenge ($ for pioneering news prjts)? Live chat at 2 pm EDT...

Sep 9th

RT @moniguzman: Good q for @jack abt Twitter: “Where are you going?” Jack’s...

Sep 9th

Economists, listen up! @TEDTalk DanGilbert: we’re bad at making “rational”...

Sep 9th

Wicked! http://twitpic.com/h1fnx http://bit.ly/Nwhwo

Sep 9th

One of our students, @rubiromero, just had her account hijacked. #uwmcdm

Sep 9th

For parents managing teenage access to the Web; disable wifi after midnight, by user:...

Sep 9th

What to do if your Twitter account gets hijacked: http://tr.im/yctP

Sep 9th

Back-to-work event for current job seekers. 15 Sept. Requires registration. http://tr.im/ybKh...

Sep 9th

Wicked2! http://twitpic.com/h1fzm

Sep 9th

Testing the new Flickr iPhone app. Like the “slideshow” home; better viewing interface...

Sep 8th

Amazing. No iPhone app mention in Yahoo press releases: http://tr.im/yaUW .

Sep 8th

Google’s network analysis process predicts ecosystem collapse better than old models. From...

Sep 8th

TED fan? Check out Google spreadsheet of all @TEDTalks videos (dated 2 Sep 2009): http://tr.im/yaMu

Sep 8th

TheEconomist gives Google Book project thumbs up: http://tr.im/yaKP http://tr.im/yaKQ

Sep 8th

Seattle Event: @SMCSeattle: “Social Media in The Enterprise” on TH Sept 17. RSVP...

Sep 8th

Here’s the official Yahoo Mobile website for iPhone: http://mobile.yahoo.com/iphone But no...

Sep 8th

Yahoo released three iPhone apps today: Finance, Fantasy Football and Flickr. Via Yodel (eeek!)...

Sep 8th

Which of these careers is more likely to see salary deflated by global competition?...

Sep 8th

Burning Man Double Rainbow. via @flickr http://tr.im/yb0C Different view: http://tr.im/yb16

Sep 8th

Yeah for the home team! Seattle’s Alaska Airlines #2 in on-time performance:...

Sep 8th

The story behind the German “Internet Manifesto” on future of journalism. @gigaom...

Sep 8th

Great post; demos one process for documenting skepticism: http://tr.im/ybFS @barryhollander via...

Sep 8th

Pourquoi? I launched #Pages for the 1st time on this laptop. It’s decided I should speak...

Sep 8th

RT @sairy: Laura Bush defends Obama school speech & says he’s doing a good job....

Sep 8th

Contemporary journalism manifesto (German talking points translated; details not) http://tr.im/y8ff

Sep 8th

RT @TheNewsChick: Full text of Pres. Obama’s education speech to be delivered tomorrow in...

Sep 8th

Testing 1-2-3 http://post.ly/4KmT

Sep 8th

WordPress has integrated RSSCloud, making blogs real-time for @davewiner’s River2 aggregator....

Sep 8th

My final (I think!) comment in the @TechFlash “First Twitter Course” thread:...

Sep 8th

Once again, Drugstore.com email promo does not “register” on checkout http://tr.im/y6kl...

Sep 8th

Visualizing change: see the 6 editions of Darwin’s On the Origin of the Species....

Sep 8th

RT @ShaunaCausey: Top 10 Apps for Scheduling a Meeting Online http://ow.ly/oapc (via...

Sep 8th

Dell+WinXP question: when FIL changes from admin account to power user, the Inspiron 6000 drops wifi...

Sep 7th

Lots of discussion on @TechFlash article on “First” Twitter class. My comments (ending...

Sep 7th

RT @macloo: Reporter’s Guide to Multimedia Proficiency - now in a single PDF - 42 pages, free -...

Sep 7th

.@jayrosen_nyu I think professionals (Krugman’s economists) victim of “curse of...

Sep 7th

Geek Question: Can Calendar Creator (Win) import .cce files from Instant Calendar for Windows?...

Sep 6th

Have been working on the Dell since about 9 am - off and on. No wonder normal people dislike their...

Sep 6th

Surprised? I’m not. RT @dweinberger: How music industry doubled estimate of music sharers....

Sep 6th

Drivers download REQUIRES MSIE. But that’s not what error message says. Of course. (2/2)

Sep 6th

Configuring new HD for FIL Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop because WinXP died. Windows And Dell incredibly...

Sep 6th

.@ckanal Like many successful innovations, Twitter’s growth rests on customers finding ways to...

Sep 6th

Sounds like a good read, @AuldHouse. Intuitively, I agree with the title “Paper Is...

Sep 6th

On the plus side, Dell shipped out reinstall disks via FedX - nice. Would have been even nicer to...

Sep 6th

I select a driver “recommended” for this Dell. Download. Unzip. Click. “Not for...

Sep 6th

Anyone laying bets on whether or not someone from Dell talks to me here?

Sep 6th

Can’t install Roxio from Dell CD because setup.exe is broken: http://tr.im/dell_roxio

Sep 6th

Cushing Academy library ditches books - a first. Are books really the scrolls of 21st century?...

Sep 6th

Resending w/correct spelling! @dangillmor You might like my response to @MonikaBauerlein piece on...

Sep 5th

Award-winning indy film TheCorporation.com can be watched on YouTube: http://tr.im/xVKL

Sep 5th

.@jayrosen_nyu @dangillmore You might like my response to @MonikaBauerlein piece on future of news:...

Sep 5th

RT @stewtopia: ok, good as it’s gonna get. Gnomedex 9 Recap in Photos http://bit.ly/9QFDM

Sep 5th

RT @bryanzug: New video about what we do at Lilipip http://bit.ly/JXbLA for launch party in...

Sep 5th

RT @joeymornin: U of Wash professor is building contact lenses with built-in LEDs for augmented...

Sep 5th

Have you seen http://prezi.com? @prezi is another way to tell digital stories, with or w/out a...

Sep 5th

Wow. This is food for thought: http://thecorporation.com/ . Watch entire award-winning documentary...

Sep 5th

.@hrheingold You certainly inspired me! A little research shows yours as the earliest syllabus I...

Sep 5th

.@ckanal Adoption cycle has sped up tremendously since email was introduced. That said, Twitter is...

Sep 5th

RT @patrickbyers: Bellevue, WA was the #1 place for small business in 2008 according to Fortune....

Sep 4th

Seattle Event: Art Institute of Seattle blood drive, Tue, Sep 8: http://bit.ly/13WJG4 via...

Sep 4th

Setting up groups in @seesmic Desktop. I like overall look btr than @TweetDeck, but prefer...

Sep 4th

.@timOReilly promos next week’s Gov 2.0 event in this @techcrunch guest post http://tr.im/xT3G

Sep 4th

Follow up on that @uwtwtrbook title tweet - a blog post with idea to jumpstart ideas:...

Sep 4th

Name Needed! @uwtwtrbook Best Practices book needs a better name than “UW Twitter Book”!...

Sep 4th

TrafficGuage seattle now reporting all of US-99 metro traffic, per email announcement. See...

Sep 4th

wiredpen The Economist Tests New Delivery Model: In England and New York City, The Economist is...

Sep 4th

In England & NYC, @theeconomist tests “order by cellphone” for overnight delivery at...

Sep 4th

RT @TwestivalSEA: If you want to see what people are say about Twestival Seattle, check out our...

Sep 4th

The Economist Tests New Delivery Model

Sep 4th

.@ckanal You can see what my Jrl students thought of twitter Spring Quarter: http://bit.ly/hApvQ

Sep 4th

The Freemium tide continues to roll: @FusionCharts Free for open-source flash charts....

Sep 4th

FYI - @ckanal : and @hrheingold integrated Twitter into his JRL class in 2008; it was integral...

Sep 4th

University of Washington @UWtweets part of Kindle textbook test: http://bit.ly/vxDjf

Sep 4th

RT @amazonmp3 Celebrating 1+ million followers! Get one song. Limited w/Restrictions. Code FIRSTMIL:...

Sep 4th

RT @AndruEdwards: iPhone MMS officially launches September 25, misses “late summer”...

Sep 4th

Haven’t registered yet for #140tc on 22-23 Sept in LA? Prices Jump on the 6th...

Sep 4th

Thought you understood Wikipedia’s new policy on editing? Probably not: http://bit.ly/Twn9A...

Sep 4th

Haven’t booked hotel for #140tc? Conference rate at Hotel Angeleno has expired, but Orbitz is...

Sep 4th

YouTube may offer full-length (Hollywood) movies. Will this move pay for the site?...

Sep 3rd

AP reporter quotes Tweet [http://bit.ly/5Of2J], but fails to credit John @scalzi by name. Lame....

Sep 3rd

A graph that explains SciFi TV (includes fantasy) after StarTrek: http://bit.ly/ExG5l

Sep 2nd

RT @berkun: Geeks on a plane - interesting way to tour Europe and study start-ups:...

Sep 2nd

Volunteers needed for Seattle AIDS Walk on 26 Sept. http://www.seattleaidswalk.org (via...

Sep 2nd

Articles like this from BBC should link to official report. Grrr. http://bit.ly/Q9MDG

Sep 2nd

Ignoring social media: How To Miss an Opportunity To Reach 117,000 People http://twurl.nl/vbrpr4...

Sep 2nd

Sandro playing ‘chess’ in pool tourney: http://twitpic.com/g6elk http://bit.ly/NgPKI

Sep 2nd

.@google apologizes, explains gmail outage (and why POP worked): http://bit.ly/4gBxqO

Sep 2nd

Where does Outlook Express save files in XP Pro? Still backing up, troubleshooting FIL computer...

Sep 2nd

Check out @news21, a Carnegie-Knight funded project: ~100 young journalists tell stories about how...

Sep 2nd

I’m learning a lot about how the 4th Amendment has been eroded by the courts over the years:...

Sep 2nd

Where’s the push-back? US approves copying contents, retaining laptops, PDAs, **without...

Sep 2nd

IBM researchers image molecule of hydrogen, showing peripheral bonds. Eye-opening science:...

Sep 1st

PsycToday article by http://YouJustGetMe.com dev explores how you see yourself v how others see you:...

Sep 1st