If I come through this without alienating most who know me, this will have been a success.
Hilarious New Tweeter
Here is an account you must check out if you have been following the news reports of Hurricane Irene, and caught some of the news conferences that included New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg relaying messages in Spanish.
@ElBloombito is the account. Here are a few of the gems posted to date:
Stay awayo para los next few daysa los parks y los trees. Que fall down. EL BOOM!
Cono Edisono restorando el power by el Tuesdayo.
Ay Ay Ay! Yo forgoto evacuato el isla de Rikers! My bado.
Check out his Twitter page for more gems!
Businesses and Organizations as Facebook "Friends"
Lately there has been a surge of new businesses and organizations on Facebook. This is great, as Facebook has become one of the most efficient ways of communicating with the public.
However, as part of this surge I have been noticing a lot of small businesses and other organizations setting up Facebook profiles instead of pages. While I'm sure this is due to lack of knowledge of the difference between the two on the part of most, I'm concerned that it might leave individual's personal information accessible to those they do not know.
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Google Non-Profits to Churches: You Are Not Welcome Here
I was perusing some blogs earlier today when I came across a comment stating that Google was denying churches eligibility for use of their non-profit program for Apps. At first I thought the commenter might have been wrong-perhaps he read the terms of use wrong, or that perhaps churches would be included under another similar program.
Unfortunately, the comment was accurate-a quick search of the web (or, ironically, "googling") produced information that supported this fact. …
Random Thoughts to Start the Week
I stole this idea from Adam Kellogg, because if Adam did it, it must be hip!
A few random thoughts, because I'm too ADD to post a full blog these days.
1. Little House on the Prairie is the best show on TV EVER.
2. Dairy Queen commercials featuring chest hair do not make me more inclined to stop for a Blizzard treat.
3. Guinea pig poop can be smellier than cat poop.
4. The Chicago Cubs are stellar when there is no chance of winning the division.
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Like ZOMG! Angry Birds Have Arrived on Facebook!
They're heeeeeeeere! The long-awaited Angry Birds app has arrived on Facebook. One bug that's already being discussed: Pop-up at the end of each round wanting user to register high-score for a balloon game.
In the first round at least, it allows you to skip over the individual levels, I imagine because so many have already played them on their smartphones. The color is great on my laptop, and it is a more fun experience seeing them on a larger screen.
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