December 2008
Cyber Monday, back to work, great T’Giving, much to get done before the next holiday and the end of another year. Opportunity awaits.
Companies woo investors via social websites (FT) http://tinyurl.com/6a9zn5 Wikipedia, YouTube and SlideShare to communicate with investors.
Bloggers: Courtesy Blog/Ad/Website Performance monitoring. DM me for details.
RT @Drudge_Report CNN PLANS ‘WIRE SERVICE’; CATER TO NEWSPAPERS LOOKING FOR AP ALTERNATIVE… http://www.nytimes.com/2008..
Good post from @timoreilly Why I Love Twitter
Obama to meet with 40 Governors at meeting in Philly on Tues. http://tinyurl.com/6p22w4
SanDisk promotes three-day sale through social media http://tinyurl.com/5aol6p Videos, Twitter, Facebook, bloggers.
Video - Norm’s Nightmare - http://tinyurl.com/6sxe2l Shopping confession of an online minivan purchase (ebillme is a client)
November 2008
Okay, now that the Giants game is over, will do a little painting. Just a little. And check email.
Have to do the Home Depot thing, then more painting in the kitchen. Hopefully done before 1 p.m. kickoffs.
Why Mainstream Media Loves Twitter, Flickr and YouTube (CN) http://tinyurl.com/65rmud Have you helped the media report?
Twitter and the Immediate Media (GigaOm) http://tinyurl.com/5en8rq Lots of information, but context please.
Check out these holiday bonuses http://tinyurl.com/6aeohw Owners of ball bearings company reward workers for years of service
RT @Drudge_Report First pictures from inside the Taj… http://tinyurl.com/6xjjbg
Black Friday a gain Y over Y http://tinyurl.com/6xfgt5 Small gain, 3 %, but a gain.
Comcast coming Tuesday to move the modem. Little hard to get a wireless network in the house when modem is in basement.
Hoping to see the Venus, Jupiter, Moon triangle http://tinyurl.com/6r3p55 Best on Sunday night and Monday. Little one has a telescope.
Okay, yard work.
Reading notes from teleconf with reporter. One of the takeaways? Skeptical of stories where company is doing well despite economy.
Searching for a hotel in/around New Britain, CT. Need a suite for the fam so we can spread out.
Yep, turkey/stuffing/cranberry/mayo sandwiches. Deeeelicious.
Just noticed the sponsored links in Google Maps.
Defense Dept. computers hit with malware http://tinyurl.com/5n95xt “was specifically designed to target military systems.”
Some say Cyber Monday may have started as marketing scheme http://tinyurl.com/6bnr7h but retailers offering real deals.
Black Friday takes down Sears.com (AP) http://tinyurl.com/62dqh7
Sears.com appears to be a bit wobbly this morning. Page failing to load.
Sears.com appears to be down…http://www.sears.com/sitedown/busy.htm Message says high-traffic took it down.
Some outdoor work completed. Loving the long weekend. Email pretty quiet except for the alerts on some slow online retail sites.
If you would rather use cash online, eBillme (client) is perfect and easy. See merchant deals here: http://tinyurl.com/6rnt8a #blackfriday
This site has a lot of the deals you will find online today http://www.blackfriday.info/ #blackfriday
Sears.com back up, for me. #blackfriday
First black Friday online casualty is Sears.com. Site is down. So much for light traffic online to get the deals.
Not in the office today, but so much going on, potential stories relevant to my clients, that I will be spending time online.
Will be monitoring website performance of 30 online retailer sites with client’s tech thru holidays. Fast, slow, down..the online wait time
Thought about getting this phone http://tinyurl.com/6zx4ya Pogue from the NYT says it’s a dud.
Only email that came in today was Google alert emails. Well, those and a few Facebook requests, and a newsletter or two, and…
Still thinking about the dude who tried to get in my house last night. Drunk and disoriented, and about 1/2 mile off, at 3 a.m.
Home after a whirlwind Thanksgiving. We saw everyone though, so that’s a good thing. Hope everyone had a good day.
Poynter: Following Mumbai Attacks via Social Media http://tinyurl.com/6nnu9w Twitter, social sites, citz journos, flickr, maps. #mumbai
Going to try and figure out why my Canon SD850 is acting up. When I zoom in, the frames jump and won’t focus on the faces. Argh.
Watching video of tragic events from Mumbai live on CNN.com Live BETA
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Tragic events in Mumbai. #mumbai
Turkey Toss 2008 at the company http://tinyurl.com/5grl5h
RT @sforzley 4 more days to get your confessions (text or Video in) for a chance at 1K or 15K grand prize www.shopandconfess.com
What websites will you be doing most of your online shopping on?
They are tearing up the street in front of our office for like the 8th time in 3 months. Jack hammering…again.
A plug for a client. They are giving away the gift of safe online shopping via their new browser http://tinyurl.com/5h4h79
Getting to it.
Amazon.com will try user-generated PR this holiday season (Bits) http://tinyurl.com/6mybjx They used to call these customer stories.
