tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116464762024-03-07T16:17:33.254-07:00Minced MediaRandom thoughts about different media, depending on the catch of the day.Kim M Baynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06688194098768669124noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-20045918659311784672013-07-24T10:11:00.004-07:002013-07-28T14:07:25.798-07:00Debating Religious Tolerance: When Is It Okay to Ridicule Someone's Beliefs?Now for my semi-regular rant. Feel free to join in.<br>
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<a href="http://mincedmedia.blogspot.com/2013/07/debating-religious-tolerance-when-is-it.html#more">Read more »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Kim M Baynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06688194098768669124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-70071857453134767362013-06-14T17:26:00.000-07:002013-06-14T19:41:35.595-07:00Father's Day Infographic: 7 Things Our Dads Taught Us About Social MediaEver check your <a href="http://www.klout.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Klout</a> score? Notice how it refers to people who influenced you? How come my Dad is never listed? He was one of my biggest influencers. Here's what he taught me.<br>
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<a href="http://mincedmedia.blogspot.com/2013/06/fathers-day-infographic-7-things-our.html#more">Read more »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Kim M Baynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06688194098768669124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-64478200788840127172013-05-31T13:13:00.000-07:002013-06-03T07:59:15.333-07:00Make Your #ContentMarketing de-Vine! @HootSuite @HootUpHave you heard about <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vine/id592447445?mt=8%E2%80%8E" target="_blank">Vine</a>, Twitter's mobile app that lets you record 6-second looping videos to share with your friends and followers? Vine has been referred to as "Instagram on steroids" or "tweeting out loud." It's a quick way to document just about anything.<br>
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<a href="http://mincedmedia.blogspot.com/2013/05/tucson-meetup-tues-jun-18-2013-make.html#more">Read more »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Kim M Baynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06688194098768669124noreply@blogger.com100 North Stone Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85701, USA32.2231515 -110.9713120999999832.196284 -111.01165259999998 32.250019 -110.93097159999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-67763944258870811882013-02-08T20:32:00.000-07:002013-02-08T21:04:28.475-07:00I'm Loving the Internet Archive Today<b style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #335687; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: white; float: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 40px; line-height: 1em; margin-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">I</b>n 1997, the <a href="http://www.archive.org/" target="_blank">Internet Archive</a> copied sound files from my daughter's website. We had lost track of these WAVs over the years and I longed to hear Kaity's young voice again.<br>
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<a href="http://mincedmedia.blogspot.com/2013/02/im-loving-internet-archive-today.html#more">Read more »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Kim M Baynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06688194098768669124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-62265837252226180732013-01-16T16:02:00.000-07:002013-01-18T20:33:41.022-07:005 Actionable Quotes to Power Up Your 2013 Social Media and Content Marketing Plans<b style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #335687; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: white; float: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 40px; line-height: 1em; margin-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">I</b>t's 2013. Do you know where your online marketing plan is?<br>
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Check out the following quotes from five marketing books about social media and content marketing. You might discover the perfect inspiration to rethink your marketing plans and expand your influence.<br>
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<a href="http://mincedmedia.blogspot.com/2013/01/5-actionable-quotes-to-power-up-your.html#more">Read more »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Kim M Baynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06688194098768669124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-69548824124569551432013-01-09T17:32:00.001-07:002013-01-10T08:58:49.329-07:00The Gamification of Job Hunting: Brain Dead TV Meets The Unemployment Line<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #335687; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: white; float: left; font-family: Arial; font-size: 40px; line-height: 1em; margin-right: 4px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">L</b>ast fall, CBS announced casting for a new reality TV competition series — <a href="http://www.cbs.com/shows/the-job" title="THE JOB Casting begins for new CBS reality series"><i>The Job</i></a> — now set to debut on Friday, February 8, 2013 (8:00–9:00 PM, ET/PT). Five contestants will compete for their dream job with a featured employer or hope for an offer from one of several guest employers. Think <i>The Apprentice</i> (NBC), but with more winners. The good news? Winners won't have to work for Donald Trump. A group of <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/new-cbs-game-show-offering-editorial-assistant-job-at-cosmopolitan-as-prize_b74060">well-known companies</a> have lined up to audition job candidates. The bad news? It's another manufactured reality show. Meh.<br>
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<a href="http://mincedmedia.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-gamification-of-job-hunting-brain.html#more">Read more »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Kim M Baynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06688194098768669124noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-90213588213029018762008-07-03T14:12:00.015-07:002012-12-08T17:22:36.080-07:00Is Dubya secretly an online gamer? Nah, I'm kidding.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfE1gDNMzZ-qWPTJQwImjXz3-glhyphenhyphenAPWeCpT2Jpi2tt5WYnrms9b5uaVy4aixVkA9nYzQsMct4ta_-VS-8IAyw45q_evInAgIS5WzKtL2snLoEUuV8xbupUg7uObIcGJ4dv6K/s1600-h/slow_rezz_cafe_open_mic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfE1gDNMzZ-qWPTJQwImjXz3-glhyphenhyphenAPWeCpT2Jpi2tt5WYnrms9b5uaVy4aixVkA9nYzQsMct4ta_-VS-8IAyw45q_evInAgIS5WzKtL2snLoEUuV8xbupUg7uObIcGJ4dv6K/s320/slow_rezz_cafe_open_mic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218896421126335458" border="0"></a>This week, someone with a "sociologist" tag logged into Second Life and teleported to my daughter's virtual coffee house to check out Open Mic Night for live musicians. It's interesting to note how someone would announce so publicly that he was there for research. I felt a little under the microscope, but after the first performer started to strum his guitar and sing over the streaming audio channel, I forgot about my odd guest.
<a href="http://mincedmedia.blogspot.com/2008/07/is-dubya-secretly-online-gamer-nah-im.html#more">Read more »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-50235404791189256262007-12-23T11:05:00.000-07:002012-12-08T17:23:05.828-07:00Sweeney Todd - A Cut Above<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW87Ew1OQgPdY6B4qHluOWqzOUBh1j1OoE1neJDRZehEUJWG2jtDVFlVOdq1fWobkT3B4_Sx87S4HdfesJXpaL4Mia5ybBC79gaqg7zMKK0nE0dsoDGX61nQtk_0bw6UVivQaW/s1600-h/jd-as-sweeney.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW87Ew1OQgPdY6B4qHluOWqzOUBh1j1OoE1neJDRZehEUJWG2jtDVFlVOdq1fWobkT3B4_Sx87S4HdfesJXpaL4Mia5ybBC79gaqg7zMKK0nE0dsoDGX61nQtk_0bw6UVivQaW/s320/jd-as-sweeney.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147236751152125570" border="0"></a><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><div class="hreview"><dl><h4 class="summary"><span class="fn">Sweeney Todd - A Cut Above</span></h4><dd><span class="item fn">Review of: <a class="item url" href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408236/" rel="tag">Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)</a><br></span></dd><dd class="reviewer fn">By: <a class="url fn" href="http://mincedmedia.blogspot.com/">Kim M. Bayne</a></dd><dd>Rating: <span class="rating">4</span> stars</dd></dl><p>I saw "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" on a Saturday night with an audience full of teen Thespians who had performed the stage play in a high school production. The teens "ooo'd" and "ahh'd" when the young men sang. The teens giggled and guffawed when throats were slit. It sure took the edge off an otherwise dark storyline.
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<a href="http://mincedmedia.blogspot.com/2007/10/twitter-left-twiddling-its-thumbs.html#more">Read more »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-20982580597681883192007-10-09T07:28:00.000-07:002007-10-09T10:39:21.598-07:00Online Community Summit 2007<object width="444" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogtv.com/vb/ZmZFaePHZeX"></param><embed src="http://www.blogtv.com/vb/ZmZFaePHZeX" quality="high" scale="noscale" width="444" height="374" name="FLVPlayer" id="FLVPlayer" salign="LT" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></embed></object><br /><br />Last week, I attended the Online Community Summit in Sonoma, California. I came away with a renewed sense of purpose in launching two forums. View an excerpt from the final session on BlogTV (above) and view some <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/tags/ocs2007/">photos taken during the OCS 2007 conference</a> in my Flickr photostream.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-85757868642302617742007-07-28T22:00:00.000-07:002007-07-30T14:12:21.230-07:00Just Shut Up and SingAs my daughter and I ponder which city to attend for the next round of <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.americanidol.com/auditions/" rel="tag">American Idol auditions</a>, something more daunting is being tackled in the U.K. for geographically-dispersed vocalists. <br /><br />Apparently, a lecturer at The University of Manchester is studying how to create an Internet choir. Gee, and I thought the network delay on <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.blogtv.com/People/mincedmedia" rel="tag">BlogTV</a> was annoying. <br /><br /><blockquote>The type of super-fast low delay broadband network needed for the study is currently being delivered for some limited applications - and Dr Cheetham hopes ambitious initiatives such as the Virtual Choir will drive the future development of Internet communications. <em>~ in A Cappella News, by way of <a href="http://www.assortedstuff.com/?p=2119">Tim Stahmer on his blog AssortedStuff.</a></em></blockquote><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-71460874724244965702007-07-28T19:25:00.000-07:002013-06-10T13:57:47.963-07:008 Random Things About MeI have been tagged by the author of Goldie's Gabs to post <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://goldiesgabs.blogspot.com/2007/07/8-random-things-about-me.html" rel="tag">eight random things about me</a>. Okay, fasten your seat belts.<br>
<a href="http://mincedmedia.blogspot.com/2007/07/8-random-things-about-me.html#more">Read more »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-46305413624001578202007-07-01T12:18:00.000-07:002007-07-01T12:21:23.487-07:00Play Sink the Putt from Orbitz<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfmBV6ZI12Ppa4xKEAc6LC7AQtfaByh2SaF9zVaFRwxGAyql96nKaPnPuyW4yEhoh72bOZpv178qfrNEy6k7R5UJnERCW9wHjRXXqL3QTs9shn3uubwMD8DPt_7GNZYbduImi/s1600-h/sinktheputt.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKfmBV6ZI12Ppa4xKEAc6LC7AQtfaByh2SaF9zVaFRwxGAyql96nKaPnPuyW4yEhoh72bOZpv178qfrNEy6k7R5UJnERCW9wHjRXXqL3QTs9shn3uubwMD8DPt_7GNZYbduImi/s320/sinktheputt.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082310474659234306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Normally, I hate pop-up ads. But this one from Orbitz was kind of fun!<br />See how well you do...<br /><br />[ tags: <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.orbitzgames.com/puttputt/" rel="tag">Games</a>, <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.orbitzgames.com/puttputt/" rel="tag">Golf</a> ]<div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-55020052133440666292007-06-12T18:00:00.000-07:002007-07-03T11:15:37.794-07:00Future Displays Will Be Bigger...No...SmallerI have a real bad case of technolust. I've seen <a href="http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid932579976/bclid932553050/bctid933742930">the future of color displays</a>, whether for computers or television.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC83LbqzFFb-TpHWMv_po2SkN9pBeZ-uYB0xF4vI_0pO6Wu1mZQ0FbeeukjauGFuK3yq6BZCQj5QMg5J1R7ERww1SX22k6HlcwM-1Q-QMoPPfShDkOWav8KwPORJEvvTuIeit9/s1600-h/MS+SC_CU_Hands.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 155px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC83LbqzFFb-TpHWMv_po2SkN9pBeZ-uYB0xF4vI_0pO6Wu1mZQ0FbeeukjauGFuK3yq6BZCQj5QMg5J1R7ERww1SX22k6HlcwM-1Q-QMoPPfShDkOWav8KwPORJEvvTuIeit9/s320/MS+SC_CU_Hands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075339559465991586" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.microsoft.com/surface/" rel="tag">Microsoft Surface Computing Devices</a>:</span> "The software giant has built a tabletop, multi-touch computer that talks to phones, cameras and credit cards," reports <a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/surfacecomputing">Popular Mechanics magazine</a>.<br /><br />Toss those keyboards and mice. My <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4217479.html" rel="tag">living room needs a new coffee table</a>, anyway. Oh, and it's coming soon to a casino near you! Video blackjack, anyone? (taps tabletop) <span style="font-style: italic;">Hit me.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwIw3JPKGTM4rcW7pT_I8RlphGrxrcAtYi9xWmuLh85HlJAmkp6NUqE4L-dic1jkDjpaVJ-lqONv9-Bpmk7BwuWOYHCpSnX4iF8QbuH4vaIS6ZG4bXYNdTRZmAN-GIwTLQI3K/s1600-h/FOLED.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwIw3JPKGTM4rcW7pT_I8RlphGrxrcAtYi9xWmuLh85HlJAmkp6NUqE4L-dic1jkDjpaVJ-lqONv9-Bpmk7BwuWOYHCpSnX4iF8QbuH4vaIS6ZG4bXYNdTRZmAN-GIwTLQI3K/s320/FOLED.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075330930876693890" border="0" /></a><a style="font-weight: bold;" class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htn3_xQqo8s" rel="tag">Sony's Flexible OLED Thin Monitor</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span> Meanwhile, some folks think smaller is better. Perhaps they'd prefer a next generation of monitors that is amazingly small (2.5-inch), thin (0.3mm thick) and flexible. Think 16.8 million colors and a 120 x 160 pixel resolution and you're on the right track. Organic LEDs are totally tubular...or <span style="font-style: italic;">not</span>, actually!<br /><br />Related buzz is all about video phones and TVs, but I can imagine future teens sporting one of these appliquéd to a T-shirt or jacket. Imagine being sent home from school for wearing one, especially during exams. Ha! <span style="font-style: italic;">Sure would beat skimpy straps and short skirts for distracting apparel. </span><br /><br />Hmmm. Where's that <a href="http://ce.seekingalpha.com/article/38024">Target or Wal-Mart</a> flier from the Sunday paper? Can I get these yet?<div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-43989136062332933252007-06-06T11:00:00.000-07:002007-06-18T10:04:43.565-07:00Online Community Unconference<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiP-4Xc2bHqHGnVfTk1VZvmP5Lpyj42SKh-vnOamLYDu8Ti2xkpRdxQ191kNjAYNV9lRDDg5HaqOzOJDdjRHunyrXO93O6ZTyNXyWZF9bLa3p7Cck1rx2iCIY3gfQpd6mu8CIO/s1600-h/ocu2007session01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiP-4Xc2bHqHGnVfTk1VZvmP5Lpyj42SKh-vnOamLYDu8Ti2xkpRdxQ191kNjAYNV9lRDDg5HaqOzOJDdjRHunyrXO93O6ZTyNXyWZF9bLa3p7Cck1rx2iCIY3gfQpd6mu8CIO/s320/ocu2007session01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077450681920863698" border="0" /></a>Check out <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/234" rel="tag">my Webcast segments</a> from the <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.forumone.com/content/calendar/detail/2201" rel="tag">Online Community Unconference</a>, held at the Computer History Museum today in Mountain View, California. I recorded them on BlogTV.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The Online Community Unconference is a gathering of online community practitioners - managers, developers, business people, tool providers, investors - to discuss experience and strategies in the development and growth of online communities. </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">~ Forum One Communications</span><br /><br /></span><span>After the conference, I noticed that my session on Twitter was tied with the Webcast of a baby on BlogTV. (sigh) Oh, well. I just can't compete with animals and children for real crowd appeal.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-22920859265531198312007-05-22T17:38:00.000-07:002007-06-13T10:54:31.033-07:00Ode to Justin.tvThis morning, <a href="http://www.justin.tv">Justin Kan</a> posted a call for poems via his <a href="http://twitter.com/justintv/statuses/74393532">Twitter</a> account.<br /><br />Well, I wrote a poem about Justin, knowing full well it is lame and unoriginal. I emailed it to Justin for the ephemeral glory of hearing him read it on his show, but alas, I didn't make the cut.<br /><br />Obviously, I didn't submit it for the prize, "as if" I could actually win one. I just wanted to see if I could write a coherent poem, regardless of its literary value. No such luck, apparently.<br /><br />Help me fix my bad poetry by adding your own verses to the comments for this post.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;" >Ode to Justin.tv<br />Started by Kim M. Bayne<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Justin streams his daily life to all</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">In answer to the Web Glitterati call</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">A subtle </span><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.rev2.org/2007/03/20/justintv-the-truman-show-of-web-20/" rel="tag">reminder of the Truman Show</a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">We live each minute blow by blow</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Broadcasting his life in wireless mode</span><br /><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" href="http://ils.unc.edu/%7Ekoyam/video/how.html">Streaming</a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> must be a lonely road</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Flies on the browser wall are we</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Yet, we see no earthshaking activity</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">'Til </span><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/05/22/justin-tv-network-launches-more-shows-to-come/" rel="tag">one night did someone call the fuzz</a><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Bringing the wrath of landlords with Net voyeurs abuzz</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Yet, as I watch the potpourri of his open source existence</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">My envy is heightened by my </span><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin.tv#Technical_details" rel="tag">technical ignorance</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">How </span><strike style="font-family: lucida grande;">could I</strike><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:lucida grande;" >to </span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">stream the same and how </span><strike style="font-family: lucida grande;">would I</strike><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:lucida grande;" >to</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> spend my day?</span><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Surely not to work at all, but merely to play</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">*** To be continued ***</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-77492600834600552572007-05-17T06:30:00.000-07:002007-07-28T18:14:23.710-07:00Minced Media on Ustream, BlogTV and StickamEverywhere I surf, someone is playing with a webcam. If it isn't someone broadcasting the boring details of her work day, it's someone making a fool of himself mugging at the screen.<br /><br />Each new service that debuts is like a Flavor of the Moment, so of course, I sign up immediately. Excessive? <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">So sue me!</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogtv.com/Shows/232"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075606435848863154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 208px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsLvI2ChNC9wrJ17V71-DEollDe3oD6mO8QleVyhu4ge3XNCa45Tjzy3prHuGHpfOp8yH38dxg3wFrGmzTW4i3K7nRMa807ZK11HxlXjcac6Z4W-KL0agLK86ofCj3WFZS9UU/s320/Picture+2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Check me out on <a href="http://www.blogtv.com/People/mincedmedia">Ustream.tv</a>, <a href="http://www.blogtv.com/People/mincedmedia">BlogTV.com</a> or <a href="http://www.stickam.com/profile/mincedmedia">Stickam</a> -- I'm probably broadcasting somewhere!<br /><br />Warning: Objects in your browser may be closer than they appear.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-72033175065084658792007-04-05T14:40:00.000-07:002007-04-05T15:13:25.798-07:00Claiming Your Twitter on TechnoratiA Twitter Fan Wiki user posted the instructions for <a href="https://twitter.pbwiki.com/TechnoratiClaim">how to claim</a> a <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mincedmedia" rel="me">Twitter stream</a> for one's Technorati Profile. Gee, I had forgotten about doing that. Isn't user-generated content wonderful? I love shared learnings.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-10112838565221694952007-04-01T15:45:00.000-07:002007-04-03T11:14:33.343-07:00Technorati Fools Around<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyoJiLKZDPPd7D48Vpxx7Daoh5q6MbZUnHZvjd6l61uPsj92L_Sm0vcyXSYNkPzDZUD1YEsKeUF_CTuxHKrPJSbJI-voR8Yabgt-sTP54tba3crjNEkubhXNmlP52b5bpZZ5G/s1600-h/technorati_fools.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyoJiLKZDPPd7D48Vpxx7Daoh5q6MbZUnHZvjd6l61uPsj92L_Sm0vcyXSYNkPzDZUD1YEsKeUF_CTuxHKrPJSbJI-voR8Yabgt-sTP54tba3crjNEkubhXNmlP52b5bpZZ5G/s320/technorati_fools.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048597104141074578" border="0" /></a><br /><a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.technorati.com" rel="tag">Blog search engine Technorati</a>, goofs it up for visitors to its site today by rearranging the letters in its name. You get a new variation each time you go to a different page.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzTsvKz7Aq2ktpXspMqG-KtjSh7ggd0Bw7TkE_m3fACt4_88t5OQ0Cejkwp9yPR8QDggU_CJN9fm32l2FQXVmqdroaT09M2pxzN8uVZfzM6tBQ8Hum77WUF-DjkvAGpB_Fz0G/s1600-h/woot_crap.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzTsvKz7Aq2ktpXspMqG-KtjSh7ggd0Bw7TkE_m3fACt4_88t5OQ0Cejkwp9yPR8QDggU_CJN9fm32l2FQXVmqdroaT09M2pxzN8uVZfzM6tBQ8Hum77WUF-DjkvAGpB_Fz0G/s320/woot_crap.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048615946162602146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Meanwhile, <a href="http://www.woot.com/">Woot</a> offers a deal no one can refuse. If you're not familiar with Woot, they offer one deal of the day and that's it.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-57580282693171089332007-04-01T14:23:00.000-07:002007-04-01T16:21:44.026-07:00Google Goes With The FlowThe folks at Google share an awesome sense of humor. Today -- <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools_Day" rel="tag">April Fools' Day</a> -- I came across a few examples of Google pranksters at work (play). Here they are...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDd0LvBHcfBK0_dVMgVvtLZYUjH_oDXALfnD87j63IwVtIwAmNsarJnGxT1LWNOWjE0frgDl0Fd-gyZmNWc4ujZHj8Ax_W1Isef2rYwXU27cKGaOExVb-JLllGOVgPoEKAoQ6W/s1600-h/toity_plugin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDd0LvBHcfBK0_dVMgVvtLZYUjH_oDXALfnD87j63IwVtIwAmNsarJnGxT1LWNOWjE0frgDl0Fd-gyZmNWc4ujZHj8Ax_W1Isef2rYwXU27cKGaOExVb-JLllGOVgPoEKAoQ6W/s320/toity_plugin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048577811147980914" border="0" /></a><br /><li><a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.google.com/tisp/press.html" rel="tag">Google TiSP</a>: Through a link from the <a href="http://www.google.com/">Google home page</a> today, I discovered that Google TiSP is a fully functional, <span style="font-style: italic;">end-to-end</span> system that provides in-home wireless access by connecting your commode-based TiSP wireless router to one of thousands of TiSP Access Nodes via fiber-optic cable strung through your local municipal sewage lines.<br /></li><br /><li><a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://mail.google.com/mail/help/paper/" rel="tag">Gmail Paper</a>: As posted to both <a href="http://dmwmedia.com/news/2007/04/01/april-fools-introducing-gmail-paper">Digital Media Wire</a> and <a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2006/04/google-pages-youve-never-seen.html">Google Operating System</a> blogs, Gmail paper is revealed to be a new service that allows you to request a hard copy of any message with the click of a button and receive your print out in snail mail.<br /></li><blockquote>Gmail Paper is a scrapbooker's dream. I paper archive all of my son's emails, cut them out in creative shapes, and paste them in my binders. <span style="font-style: italic;">~ Beta User Testimonial</span></blockquote><li><a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.google.com/romance/" rel="tag">Google Romance</a>: For you Internet history buffs, I found this via <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2006/04/real-google-prank-google-romance.html" rel="tag">Google Operating System, </a>which led me to <a href="http://www.google.com/romance/press.html">Google's official news release</a> from 2006. <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/04/cupids-algorithms.html" rel="tag">Google Romance</a> lets you "<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">tell the world who you are, or, more to the point, who you’d like to think you are, or, even more to the point, who you want others to think you are</span>." Not only can you post a profile, but Google's new dating service lets you "post multiple profiles with a bulk upload file, you sleaze." BTW, the unofficial blog also turned me on to <a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2006/04/google-pages-youve-never-seen.html">hidden Google pages, which were more useful and less funny.<br /></a></li><span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">and finally</span>...from 2005, this has yet to show up on local store shelves, so I'm calling it a prank. If you've had a bottle, prove me wrong and give me a cap so I can claim coolness, too.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvNdKmRnWYSE0iIw-Z3KsNsPTP_ivOazfWyul3YatOg1uxNfHmu7ToN-TxabiA7xSLvuHODiTiHoqRwg7Mjz2gC1Xz2XHGixmMLTi3odqSEoxgJPPxHMiRV4ZbQKvXImX-X93/s1600-h/gulp_purple.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 50px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvNdKmRnWYSE0iIw-Z3KsNsPTP_ivOazfWyul3YatOg1uxNfHmu7ToN-TxabiA7xSLvuHODiTiHoqRwg7Mjz2gC1Xz2XHGixmMLTi3odqSEoxgJPPxHMiRV4ZbQKvXImX-X93/s320/gulp_purple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048585104002449538" border="0" /></a><br /><li><a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.google.com/googlegulp/" rel="tag">Google Gulp</a>: A line of "smart drinks" designed to maximize your surfing efficiency by making you more intelligent, and less thirsty. My thanks goes to Danny Sullivan who posted this on Apr. 1, 2005 at <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050401-071840" rel="tag">Search Engine Watch</a>.</li><div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-26813952913302509712007-03-24T14:58:00.000-07:002007-03-24T15:14:16.859-07:00Twitterisms - Random ObservationsI guarantee you'll get sick of this topic long before I do. Yep, I'm blogging about Twitter again. Don't worry. I'm sure I'll get it out of my system eventually.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhM1bBzbg-ez0Er9VtMRWYs0xIyaZvjm7GN7OqNUcwgDj8P_MyxKtpNNC6msjXMb_7_yu6RefDbmsNcNugxSXCUZOY53s3Jv1DIDe3cDki4FmMR2LnHSdRIgSU5WwfsWUn8nEI/s1600-h/twitter_WAH_today.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhM1bBzbg-ez0Er9VtMRWYs0xIyaZvjm7GN7OqNUcwgDj8P_MyxKtpNNC6msjXMb_7_yu6RefDbmsNcNugxSXCUZOY53s3Jv1DIDe3cDki4FmMR2LnHSdRIgSU5WwfsWUn8nEI/s320/twitter_WAH_today.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044627882004829042" border="0" /></a>I caught myself on <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://twittervision.com/" rel="tag">Twittervision</a> recently. It's like walking by a row of TV sets at Sears. Sure, you're trying not to notice a camera is pointed at you, but you can't help yourself. Gee, is that broccoli in my teeth?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Twitter spam has started already.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAe3JjDKWcTuKrMTrDxpVVVaJFtVeES85_qdjnGh533NTQmdoE98Guavk9STxWQou1s9uNxb3qB3_s_ksH1fBvujhapWRj3jd9GhxzKsJ7qJ2HSaLm6oNLrAZ_2zGlp8Eavn0w/s1600-h/hiddenhawaii.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 122px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAe3JjDKWcTuKrMTrDxpVVVaJFtVeES85_qdjnGh533NTQmdoE98Guavk9STxWQou1s9uNxb3qB3_s_ksH1fBvujhapWRj3jd9GhxzKsJ7qJ2HSaLm6oNLrAZ_2zGlp8Eavn0w/s320/hiddenhawaii.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045609045808763810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You <span style="font-style: italic;">knew</span> it would, so stop pretending it wasn't going to happen.<br /><br />Hey, Twitter head honchos. <span style="font-style: italic;">Now</span> would be a good time to put some user-optional filters in place. Or not.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUEIevnRVxjUxPcjWETP6z4_rvf9dOxXs6eM866b0zpoDj1e4LPLblsZ1b2zZ2rmecMvBn-G1PYfipuxrbuCmMUcqO2-gz52auE5FskpbxK0Smt35hsaBksptDHs_rB78715U/s1600-h/banesmagic.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUEIevnRVxjUxPcjWETP6z4_rvf9dOxXs6eM866b0zpoDj1e4LPLblsZ1b2zZ2rmecMvBn-G1PYfipuxrbuCmMUcqO2-gz52auE5FskpbxK0Smt35hsaBksptDHs_rB78715U/s320/banesmagic.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045613297826386882" border="0" /></a>I've noticed lots of people using facial parts for their <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.twitter.com/mincedmedia/" rel="tag">Twitter</a> profile images...like <span style="font-style: italic;">Yours Truly</span>. Ever wonder what happens in the <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://twitter.com/public_timeline" rel="tag">public timeline</a> when two face parts appear together?<br /><br />So much for originality on my part. Funny, I never thought of myself as a "lowest common denominator" type of person, but I guess we all have our moments. Ironic how part of the other screen name matches my real surname.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8QGGD0V-oTm5rs5Y2NoUUoZ-f5yRKkQafsGpfn9adahsOgUPj6EsTTljNRPDGrkH28Z0I6K4IsWvkIp-xvOYZ1jAsaEnMOaIUgslq04k7LpQB2MdZSIe6yCJfIvLFjXDtW7C/s1600-h/twitter_toilet_search.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf8QGGD0V-oTm5rs5Y2NoUUoZ-f5yRKkQafsGpfn9adahsOgUPj6EsTTljNRPDGrkH28Z0I6K4IsWvkIp-xvOYZ1jAsaEnMOaIUgslq04k7LpQB2MdZSIe6yCJfIvLFjXDtW7C/s320/twitter_toilet_search.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5045609161772880818" border="0" /></a><br />And speaking of moments, the following Tweets -- found courtesy of <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://twittersearch.com/" rel="tag">Twittersearch</a> -- fit in the category of "Too much information."<br /><br />I draw the line at Twittering while on the toilet. Not gonna happen. Nope.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-84492337241847009262007-03-15T07:00:00.000-07:002011-09-05T11:56:11.325-07:0048 Hours in Twitterland<p style="float:right;width:220px;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:10px;padding-bottom:10px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,Verdana;font-size: 24px;line-height:24px; color:#FF6600; text-align: right;"><b style="color:#3366CC">Twitter allows employees to live a day in someone else's cubicle, so to speak, and share learnings less obtrusively.</b></p>
I am addicted to Twitter. <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.technorati.com/tag/twitter" rel="tag">Twitter</a> is a "service that allows you to post short little posts under 140 characters," according to an Ask.com-retrieved definition from blog.zemote.com. This week, <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.twitter.com/mincedmedia/" rel="me">I've been using Twitter frequently</a>, just to experience for myself if there exists any real <a href="http://www.whatsnextblog.com/archives/2007/01/twitter_attracting_entertainment_and_business.asp">business apps</a> potential here. You see, I just joined a new project team and I decided I needed some high-tech, fast on-boarding. Twitter is a great way that co-workers can shadow each other and learn. I asked co-workers to sign up and Twitter about their day, so I could get a feel for their hour-to-hour activities. Meg accommodated me and signed up immediately. She Twittered about meetings and conversations and I soon realized that people-to-people interactions take up a good portion of her day.<br /><br />As for me, I <strike>Twittered</strike> tweeted about a combination of one-sided MeetingPlace calls and Web slide presentations, amidst intermittent tasks like customer care by email, software training, and little unrelated observations. I tend to be more "heads-down," burrowing into the guts of the work like a tech-loner. I'd make a lousy manager that way.<br /><br />Sometimes conference calls are the background noise I need while I dual and triple process. I rarely pick up a phone to chat with a colleague, because email is just an extension of my whirling fingers. Maybe that's not so great, especially since I work remotely much of the time, and my over-dependence on technology makes me a corporate wallflower -- invisible too often. If my co-workers in other cities were on Twitter, perhaps I wouldn't feel so isolated.<br /><br />Two co-workers in the same company or group can have and act upon different concepts of work day effectiveness. After comparing our Twitter posts (Meg and mine) for the past 48 hours, I felt like my day was fragmented. It made me think about better ways to organize my tasks around bigger chunks of productivity and, of course, people. So, in a way, being on Twitter caused me to up my game, mainly because I was broadcasting to the world. Now if every person behaved that way...<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">As a side note, while reviewing emerging presidential candidates, I found myself gravitating toward certain candidates for technological reasons. Now I'm wondering if I can separate the medium from the message. I noticed that <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://twitter.com/barackobama" rel="tag">Barack Obama</a> </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >and</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://twitter.com/johnedwards" rel="tag">John Edwards</a> both have MySpace.com & Twitter pages. No, I don't think having a "cool" Web presence is necessarily a requirement of U.S. leadership. They're just tools (she tells herself), not qualifications for vote-getting or indications of competence. But I'm getting sidetracked again.</span><br /><br />Anyway, back to the business hook for Twitter. Twitter allows employees to live a day in someone else's cubicle, so to speak, and share learnings less obtrusively. For <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://accordionguy.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2007/3/1/2772938.html" rel="tag">WAH workers</a> or those in another city, <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://many.corante.com/archives/2007/03/06/thoughts_on_twitter.php" rel="tag">Twitter can also help convey ideas and atmosphere in real time</a> -- something most distance workers wouldn't normally experience in such an informal manner.<br /><br />So...if you've <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.businessblogconsulting.com/2007/03/daves-take-on-twitter-who-the-heck-cares" rel="tag">questioned whether or not Twitter has any real use</a>, I can answer that. There <span style="font-style: italic;">are</span> real time implications for corporations interested in adding more social media tools to their internal communications mix. It's giving me a better perspective on how I can best work on this new team, too.<br /><br />Here's a list of business <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://clickinfluence.com/15-mar-2007/audio/clickinfluence-podcast-point-twitter" rel="tag">applications for Twitter</a>:<br />· <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/sxsw-2007-twittermob-spontaneous-microsponsorships/">Attracting event sponsors</a> - whether planned or <a href="http://twitter.com/laughingsquid/statuses/7478961">spontaneous</a><br />· <a href="http://twitter.com/nyt">Media outlet news feed</a><br />· <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://sxsw.twitter.com/" rel="tag">Event channel</a> - i.e. film festival mini-reviews, sports play-by-play and so on<br />· Informational and real-time updates for users - <a href="http://twitter.com/twitter_status">system outages</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/servers">server issues</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/tweetbar">product releases</a>, and <a href="http://twitter.com/VeerUpdate/">product updates</a><br />· <a href="http://twitter.com/bbcradio1">Radio station play list</a> - with updates on what track is now playing<br />· <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.thewhir.com/blogs/Isabel-Wang/index.cfm/2007/2/19/Fun-with-Twitter" rel="tag">Team updates</a> for a geographically diverse workforce<br />· Marketing or PR ticker directed at journalists or analysts<br />· Feedback channel for customer care purposes<br />· Blow-by-blow notations of usability studies for PD teams<br />· <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/03/15/ive-challenged-the-seo-community-and-theyve-responded/" rel="tag">SEO strategy tool for enhancing an online community presence</a><br /><br />Can you think of more? Comment on this blog post and/or add a link to <a href="http://twitter.pbwiki.com/Use-Cases">Twitter Fan Wiki on Business Uses</a>.<br /><br />~ Kim<div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-1166728416311410402007-03-04T07:00:00.000-07:002007-03-06T14:51:56.766-07:00Teens Know Best -- Getting Started Early in BusinessI love fusion words. They illustrate how flexible we've become and how we continue to evolve. For example, first came the term <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/entrepreneur" rel="tag">entrepreneur</a>, to designate a person who "organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture," according to the American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language. More recently, we've heard the term <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.themompreneur.com/" rel="tag">Mompreneur</a>, which is a fusion of "Mom" and "entrepreneur." These are female business owners with children at home. Many of these mothers are work-at-home parents.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBi-qRBGZmQZ5BgzELUE8iGtEkhbumoacby-aEOYP-98TZZoooXz_Pcvn9UINHwHesvA7uhejvGz4U2KZCySxDAikKYp0c4IbBiU-UNBVCv0oJlFg2aTs1IDpSmPIIiIwQ8ZX4/s1600-h/000_0002_edited.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 103px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBi-qRBGZmQZ5BgzELUE8iGtEkhbumoacby-aEOYP-98TZZoooXz_Pcvn9UINHwHesvA7uhejvGz4U2KZCySxDAikKYp0c4IbBiU-UNBVCv0oJlFg2aTs1IDpSmPIIiIwQ8ZX4/s320/000_0002_edited.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038517541165432978" border="0" hspace="20" vspace="20" /></a><br />Recently, I discovered the term Teenpreneur and <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://teenbiz.blogspot.com/" rel="tag">a blog devoted to the concept of teens in business</a>. The <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.sba.gov/teens/" rel="tag">Small Business Association knows many kids start businesses long before they graduate from school</a>. These days, teen entrepreneurs have advanced well beyond babysitting, mowing grass and after-school fast food jobs. Thanks to organizations like the SBA and Junior Achievement, <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://studentcenter.ja.org/aspx/PlanBusiness/stories.aspx" rel="tag">teens are getting the support they need while starting some amazing business ventures</a>.<br /><br />As a high schooler, I was very active in Junior Achievement, even winning a few sales contests (see picture). Being able to combine sales acumen, speaking skills and financial management at an early age contributed to my future success. I'm glad to see J.A. is still around and keeping up with the times.<br /><br />All these teen business resources make me wish I was more motivated at sixteen...I might have become a female Donald Trump or Bill Gates. Well, without the bad hair, anyway. You know, in today's crazy job market, learning about business is essential for future career development, regardless of one's focus. Kudos to Web sites who recognize the value and cater to teen visitors.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-80150646490143349002007-03-03T14:45:00.000-07:002007-03-05T15:49:24.286-07:00Truthiness is Now a Flavor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGZ4AwQ8VXgyEAfnXiw9L1PX_t6Nj0muvmFDcRobjv2tnEkNA8IaYv4i3jJBkefsg95PmIiwzKzIN1JAXpyCsKWIDMZ7qTkST-qyAqEcZFDF7t3xqrZYaZvSsFvibBlNh7t_V/s1600-h/americone_dream_pint.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGZ4AwQ8VXgyEAfnXiw9L1PX_t6Nj0muvmFDcRobjv2tnEkNA8IaYv4i3jJBkefsg95PmIiwzKzIN1JAXpyCsKWIDMZ7qTkST-qyAqEcZFDF7t3xqrZYaZvSsFvibBlNh7t_V/s320/americone_dream_pint.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037823586856364258" border="0" width="150" /></a>I often tune into Comedy Central to watch "<a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_daily_show/index.jhtml" rel="tag">The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</a>." If it weren't for Jon, I wouldn't have been introduced to omnipotent satirist <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0170306/bio" rel="tag">Stephen Colbert</a>. Yes, I admit, I <span style="font-style: italic;">was</span> watching "<a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/the_colbert_report/index.jhtml" rel="tag">The Colbert Report</a>" when Stephen made a mockery of Wikipedia's user-generated greatness by coining the term "<a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wikiality" rel="tag">Wikiality</a>."<br /><br />Here's the scoop. Apparently, I wasn't the only one impressed by Stephen's glib information refactoring. Ice cream moguls Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry’s just announced a new flavor called "AmeriCone Dream," dedicated to Stephen. Proceeds from the sale of the ice cream "will support charities...such as food and medical assistance for disadvantaged children, helping veterans and their families, and environmental causes."<br /><blockquote>Ben & Jerry's new flavor is a decadent melting pot of vanilla ice cream with fudge-covered waffle cone pieces and a caramel swirl. It’s the sweet taste of liberty in your mouth.<span style="font-style: italic;">~ Official B&J corporate news release, February 28, 2007 05:11 PM ET.</span></blockquote>Ben and Jerry are scheduled to festively debut the ice cream with an appearance on Stephen's show. To hear about Stephen's plan to "save the world," tune in to "The Colbert Report" on Monday, March 5 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. Now if I can only get my hands on a pint to enjoy while pondering my liberal bias.<br /><br />Yum!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11646476.post-21411600630486425402007-02-24T16:08:00.000-07:002007-03-03T16:38:37.836-07:00Hit the Space Bar to Drop Your Poop<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZh8SLXKV0zliwqT-V4NEb28_lVIevDmiVyp_MWISA8sACRRJQAmOQuS7id3Czz5hViZNJ2EEOiRIES6qWnVo3E3Zw3JgPbZeZ8QjH2dLYiA9EE5cDWOfyCFglumAHCb1SfFU1/s1600-h/wwf_poop.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 117px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZh8SLXKV0zliwqT-V4NEb28_lVIevDmiVyp_MWISA8sACRRJQAmOQuS7id3Czz5hViZNJ2EEOiRIES6qWnVo3E3Zw3JgPbZeZ8QjH2dLYiA9EE5cDWOfyCFglumAHCb1SfFU1/s320/wwf_poop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5037844181224548594" border="0" /></a>The World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund) has expanded its <a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://www.panda.org/news_facts/multimedia/fun_games/index.cfm" rel="tag">environmental games arsenal</a> with a scatological take on unsustainable fishing issues called "<a class="TechnoratiTags" href="http://assets.panda.org/custom/games/seagullstrikes/" rel="tag">The Seagull Strikes Back</a>." Fecal freaks of the world can now rejoice...virtually, anyway.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Like us on http://www.facebook.com/MincedMedia</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0