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Today's Tweets

11:36pm, Feb 08 
Amazon Job Posting Hints At Full-Color Multi-Touch Kindle With WiFi http://ow.ly/15jRq
 
11:30pm, Feb 08 
@eduardoortiz Have you had hands-on a Nook yet? Thoughts?
 
10:42pm, Feb 08 
Nook Available In Time For Valentine’s Day, New ‘More In Store’ Content http://ow.ly/15j50
 
9:59pm, Feb 08 
ZoomIt Lets You Read SD Cards On Your iPhone. Will It Work With iPad?http://ow.ly/15iq9
 
9:40pm, Feb 08 
Get a Free iPad (or Nine) Here http://ow.ly/15hRI
 
9:35pm, Feb 08 
How Digital Marketing Helped 'Avatar' Break the Box Office http://ow.ly/15hQK
 
9:30pm, Feb 08 
The Majority of You Aren't Interested in Paying More than $10 for an E-Book [What You Said] http://ow.ly/15hPO
 
9:12pm, Feb 08 
Rumor: MacBook Pro refresh imminent, SKUs dropped from Best Buy systems http://ow.ly/15hM0
 
5:45pm, Feb 08 
Battle of the Deathburgers: Heart Attack Grill sues Heart Stoppers Sports Grill [This is Why You're Fat] http://ow.ly/15dug
 
5:40pm, Feb 08 
Netflix Streaming Getting a 1080p Upgrade [NetFlix] http://ow.ly/15dqz
 
5:35pm, Feb 08 
Minute Suites: Rest and Recharge, Airport Style http://ow.ly/15dq5
 
5:30pm, Feb 08 
Report: EMI Plans 'Radical' Cost Cuts, More Layoffs http://ow.ly/15doo
 
5:25pm, Feb 08 
Degrees of Personalization http://ow.ly/15dn8
 
5:20pm, Feb 08 
(Pic) Cargoshell’s Flat-Folding Shipping Containers http://ow.ly/15dmw
 
5:15pm, Feb 08 
Mobclix and Nielsen Ink Mobile Ad Targeting Data Deal http://ow.ly/15dlg
 
5:15pm, Feb 08 
Stat Shot: How the iPhone Changed the Handset Market http://ow.ly/15djZ
 
5:10pm, Feb 08 
Win A Mentoring Session With Founders Of Digg, Flickr, Mint, Ning, Slide Or Zynga http://ow.ly/15dhL
 
5:05pm, Feb 08 
Sketchpad: Simple web-based painting/drawing app. No Flash. http://ow.ly/15dfL
 
5:00pm, Feb 08 
‘The Gadget Disappears’ http://ow.ly/15dek
 
4:55pm, Feb 08 
Google Wave in Action: Real-World Use Case Studies http://ow.ly/15dgA
 
4:55pm, Feb 08 
Google Wave in Action: Real-World Use Case Studies http://ow.ly/15dbh
 
4:50pm, Feb 08 
100,000 Fans Send Target's February E-Card http://ow.ly/15cY0
 
4:50pm, Feb 08 
@ Local Online: The Hyperlocal Rev Model: Sell Services, Not Just Ads http://ow.ly/15cWy
 
4:45pm, Feb 08 
New Tweetdeck Puts Twitter On Crack – Adds YouTube and Flickr http://ow.ly/15cSP
 
4:40pm, Feb 08 
Vitamin D Webcam Monitor Hits 1.0, Still Has a Free Option [Updates] http://ow.ly/15cPF
 
4:35pm, Feb 08 
How Nerdy Is Your City, In Dollars? [Data] http://ow.ly/15cG5
 
4:30pm, Feb 08 
Linus Torvalds is now a happy Nexus One owner, pinch to zoom put him over the edge http://ow.ly/15cCl
 
4:19pm, Feb 08 
Wisair-based wireless display adapters head to Macs http://ow.ly/15cBo
 
10:15am, Feb 08 
The E-Book Marketplace: Does Anybody Really Know What Price It Is? http://ow.ly/152Kx
 
10:10am, Feb 08 
Canon Rebel T2i: 18MP and Legit 1080p Video for $899 [Digital Cameras] http://ow.ly/152Ec
 
10:05am, Feb 08 
Social Media Engagement Trends http://ow.ly/152BA
 
9:50am, Feb 08 
Loopt Partners With Mobile Spinach To Offer Location-Based Deals http://ow.ly/15281
 
9:45am, Feb 08 
Online TV Shows May Get More Ad-Heavy http://ow.ly/1526o
 
9:34am, Feb 08 
iPad in the family: What it'll take http://ow.ly/1524n
 
9:26am, Feb 08 
My own private... hydrogen power station? http://ow.ly/151IK
 
9:23am, Feb 08 
Using Calibre to convert an RTF ebook to MOBI so I can read it on my Kindle.

24 Hours of Tweets

9:20pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
How To Make Money In Online Video http://ow.ly/14SRV

6:49pm, Feb 07 from FriendFeed
Exploring the Apple iPad and Tablet Computing [Flash] http://ff.im/-fyZVF
 
5:33pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Exploring the Apple iPad and Tablet Computing http://ow.ly/14Qic
 
4:26pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
 
3:45pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Olympics to athletes: Go ahead and tweet http://ow.ly/14P90
 
3:40pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Hands-on with the OWLE bubo: Better photos and video from your iPhone http://ow.ly/14P6g
 
2:35pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
CMS Plugin for Wordpress http://ow.ly/14OjW
 
2:30pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Redefining What Makes A Campaign Viral http://ow.ly/14Obr
 
2:25pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Insights From IDEO’s Humanizing Social Media Event http://ow.ly/14O66
 
2:25pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
(Pic) WHIZ Limited’s Backpack Vest http://ow.ly/14Obb
 
2:20pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Wall Street Journal Breaks Down Paywall With Automotive Sponsored Content http://ow.ly/14O5S
 
2:20pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Handgun Fires Only When In Proximity To Owner’s Watch http://ow.ly/14OaO
 
2:17pm, Feb 07 from FriendFeed
AppFund Launches to Fund iPad App Development [VC] http://ff.im/-fyqnx
 
2:15pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Wearable System Allows Robots To Mimic Human Actions http://ow.ly/14O5J
 
2:10pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
(Pic) 3D Aviators Try to Make 3D Glasses Look Cool http://ow.ly/14O53
 
2:05pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Ben 10 Lego aliens burst into a toy shop near you http://ow.ly/14O2x
 
1:50pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Copy of "Avatar" Leaked to File-Sharing Networks http://ow.ly/14NTt
 
1:30pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Facebook Turns Its Photo Uploader into a Plug-in http://ow.ly/14Nvh
 
1:30pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
The Future Journalist: Thoughts from Two Generations http://ow.ly/14Nwn
 
1:25pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Bookbook: Hardback Leather Case for MacBook http://ow.ly/14NsX
 
1:20pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Watch the Super Bowl Ads on YouTube [VIDEO] http://ow.ly/14NpF
 
1:20pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Google's Super Bowl Ad: Hell Freezes Over? http://ow.ly/14NfR
 
1:15pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Helping rental companies take their business online http://ow.ly/14NbA
 
1:10pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
British Library to Offer 65,000 Free eBooks http://ow.ly/14NaE
 
1:05pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
How to Advertise on Facebook in 10 Minutes or Less http://ow.ly/14N9Z
 
12:55pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Trust in Media Down, Good News for Experts http://ow.ly/14N9s
 
12:45pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
As Amazon Quietly Resumes Selling Macmillan Titles, eBooks Remain AWOL [Ebooks] http://ow.ly/14N5S
 
12:18pm, Feb 07 from HootSuite
AppFund Launches to Fund iPad App Development http://ow.ly/14MVP
 
1:45am, Feb 07 from HootSuite
TinyChat Upgrade Brings Etherpad, Whiteboard And YouTube Integrations http://ow.ly/14Iha
 
1:40am, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Amazon Says No To Blippy http://ow.ly/14IgU
 
1:35am, Feb 07 from HootSuite
bit.ly.Pro: Create Short URLs With Your Own Domain http://ow.ly/14IfB
 
1:30am, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Nearly 20% Of Marketing Emails Fail To Arrive http://ow.ly/14IbV
 
1:25am, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Ways to Get Fresh Links to Old Content for Better Search Rankings http://ow.ly/14Ib9
 
1:12am, Feb 07 from HootSuite
178 Million Americans Watched 33 Billion Online Videos in a Month http://ow.ly/14I9Y
 
1:11am, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Global Email Delivery Rates – By Region And ISP http://ow.ly/14I8K
 
1:10am, Feb 07 from HootSuite
Number of Broadband Subscribers Worldwide http://ow.ly/14I8m
 
5:48pm, Feb 06 from HootSuite
Charlie Rose Talks with Walt Mossberg, David Carr and Mike Arrington About iPad http://ow.ly/14EIQ
 
3:28pm, Feb 06 from FriendFeed
What Rupert Murdoch Still Doesn’t Get About the Internet http://ff.im/-fvNHM

Full Gadget Ratio Formula Calculates the Actual Size of Gadgets 

Infographic: notquitewrong.com/rosscottinc

[The System]

Adobe is Running Scared from Evolving Standards

Buy this from SpreadshirtLike the iPhone and iPod Touch that came before it, the iPad runs the same slimmed-down version of Mac OS X complete with it's multi-touch controls, icons and menu bar.

The iPad also shares with its forebears a lack of support for Adobe's Flash. Flash is an application runtime environment (a nerdy way of saying "software that lets other software work") that competes with the native applications on the iPhone, so it would make business sense that Apple might exclude it from the native capabilities of the "iPlatform".

More likely however, is the fact that Flash is buggy, crashes often and can suck up CPU cycles like crazy.

Case in point: now that I'm running Google Chrome on my MacBook, I can see how often Flash crashes as the browser will remain functioning but indicate that the plug-in has crashed. These are crashes I used to blame on my browser - Safari, Firefox, Opera, Camino - all of them. Shame on me.

Given how maniacal Apple is about the user experience and stability of the iPlatform, it's a no-brainer for them to exclude Flash - competitive issues aside.

And now, with the triumvirate of the iPhone, iPod Touch and soon iPad, Adobe is getting a little uncomfortable. If there's one company that can utilize its momentum and marketing prowess to shift an industry from de facto standards to web standards, it's Apple - and in this case, that web standard is HTML5.

Apple did this for the Webkit rendering engine that now powers Safari and Mobile Safari, but also Google Chrome, Android and soon a variety of other Webkit-based browsers for mobile devices like BlackBerry. They did it for video with H.264 and soon, they'll do it for HTML5.

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Consumer Attitudes on Podcast Advertising

First Hands-On Review of the Apple iPad (with video!)

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Search for the ultimate espresso: a video with Kyle of Intelligentsia Coffee

 [via BoingBoing]

Lego Me

My avatar as if assembled with Lego. Thanks to Robert Abiera (@r0bErT4u) for the image.

[Review] Interdealz Mini Microphone for iPhone/iPod

In my quest for a directional mic for my iPhone 3GS I was asked to review the Interdealz Mini Microphone. Full review is on TechStartups.com. Video is below.

 Disclosure of Material Connection: http://dsclzr.us/2

 

[Review] Vook: Books and Videos come together - but is that a good thing?

I've been following Vook (the company) for awhile and was excited to see that they've wasted no time releasing their first Vook (the product). For a customer and reviewer, the nomenclature and lack of distinction between the company and the product can be a real PITA.

As for the product, here's a description from Vook.com:

A vook is a new innovation in reading that blends a well-written book, high-quality video and the power of the Internet into a single, complete story.

Given current trends - the challenges of the book publishing industry, the adoption of ebooks, the use of the iPhone and other portable devices becoming more pervasive, near ubiquitous wireless broadband - I found the concept of Vook (the product) intriguing. This review is based on a thriller entitled The Embassy by Robert Doetsch.

There are two types of Vooks:

  1. Those that are sold as iPhone apps
  2. Those that are browser based

Each share the same basic premise - mixing text with complementary video - but with slightly different approaches. Here I review both types.

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