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My Microblogs for the Month of August 2009

New Study Finds Kindle Greener Than the Printed Word - http://bit.ly/fQOHS 12:06 PM Aug 31st from TweetDeck Disney to Acquire Marvel for $4 Billion - http://bit.ly/sCuxm 9:46 AM Aug 31st from TweetDeck RT @ archdaily : Toy fanatic builds a house from LEGO http://bit.ly/15m2nE 9:19 AM Aug 31st from TweetDeck A Look At Facebook’s Reach Worldwide - http://bit.ly/2DcdNr 4:04 PM Aug 28th from TweetDeck Creator's Guide to Video - http://bit.ly/aQx98 1:02 PM Aug 28th from TweetDeck $29 #SnowLeopard Installs Whether or Not You’ve Got Leopard #apple - http://bit.ly/18yDAj 10:53 AM Aug 28th from TweetDeck Prep Your mac for #snowleopard http://bit.ly/xynTp 10:52 AM Aug 28th from TweetDeck RT @ rww : New Record: US Internet Users Watched 21.4 Billion Videos in July http://bit.ly/1bstgI 10:30 AM Aug 28th from TweetDeck RT @ Kim : RT @ smashingmag : Time Lapse Cover Design For Macworld Magazine - http://bit.ly/HIN11 8:07 PM Aug 27th from TweetDeck Augmented Reality

Getting Social with Flock

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After hearing non-stop chatter about locally developed Flock browser, I decided it was time to give it a try. Flock is a "social web browser" build on the Mozilla platform, developed in Victoria, BC and  I was looking for a way to easily integrate Blogger and Twitter postings. Although I've not yet figured a way to make it work, so far it looks promising. I'm using flock for this blog post and although I like the drag and drop interface, my first attempt at dragging a photo to the blog editor has caused some strange re-sizing  issues. I'll continue to use put Flock through its paces for the next week, and re-post my findings.

#Gnomedex 09

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I've had a few days to decompress from Gnomedx 09 in Seattle. It was a great conference filled with insights, innovations & emotion. I purchased a book, a CD and left with a bag full of swag, which i doled out to family and friends. I left feeling re-charged and with a desire to do more in the social media realm, to start writing again and to put myself out there. Many thanks to @ChrisPirillo and his crew, for hosting this event.   Here are some of my thoughts/takeaways: Location : Great, i loved the bell centre and the fact that it was right next to the Victoria Clipper dock. Format : I really like the single stream format, you could just sit back and enjoy the ride.   Speakers : Eclectic mix, some emotional, some funny, and some inspired, only one i found a bit dull, but I took something from each of them. Vibe : Cool, fun, geeky, excited. Food : Excellent! Attendees : I admit, I knew people already and I was not as social as I should have been, but everyone