Andrew Feinberg - Comments

Michael Turk posted a message on Twitter

“@pjrodriguez why you are hanging out with a known domestic terrorist who tried to kill his fellow citizens is a legitimate question.”

Tuesday at 7:31 am - Link

I used to buy sandwiches at a deli owned by one of the Sterling Hall bombers. We talked about football sometimes. Am I suspect? - Andrew Feinberg

Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins posted a message on Twitter

“in contrast to the rest of the planet (apparently), my general income is up 40% this month, i've made 3 major CE purchases. Pretty bleak.”

Monday at 2:45 pm - Link

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My income is up too. Fast Company's advertising is up too. But, we're all expecting bad news as the effects of the credit crunch ripple through society. Right now Finance is feeling pain, automakers are feeling it too. Silicon Valley? Skies are sunny, but we see the storm on the radar coming toward us and are putting up our storm windows and hoping it'll just be a little windy, but are bracing for a hurricane. - Robert Scoble

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@Mark What's CE? - Zee from WeDoCreative

Zee: Consumer Electronics. - Robert Scoble

I'm still feeling the crunch myself but things are getting a little better for me (as a member of the middle class). I've been able to consolidate a lot of monthly bills and trim things down. It's helping me out. We're getting ready to make a large purchase in the next month or two. So...it's getting better. - Candace Holly

Nice job. - Louis Gray

heh. I'm screwed, it seems. Hooray. - Andrew Feinberg

nice to read good news tonight. - Isabelle Ayel

I'm just grateful we did wise investing in places not so volatile. - Eric Rice

Eric: I'm wishing I didn't sell my mom's gold at about $625 an ounce. :-) - Robert Scoble

Scoble, you could've bought it back at around $750 just a few weeks ago. - Morton Fox

In the meantime we can prepare, hope for the best, and take advantage of a down market. It's also a great time to build a food storage and get out of debt. We've got to stay optimistic in these times, especially if we haven't been affected yet. - Jesse Stay

I'm closing on a house on Nov 28. Woot! - Mike Lewis

Patrick Scoble posted a message

“I want the new MacBook (my dad told me to say that).”

Sunday at 2:17 pm - Link

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Rebel! Tell him you want a PC and you hate FriendFeed! Do it! - Andrew Feinberg

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Is there a new MacBook coming? - You Betcha Glen Campbell

Get a real laptop. - Alex "Pew Pew Pew" Scoble

New MacBook? - Roberto "Maverick" Bonini

You're a PC - Chris Johnson

And you can put Ubuntu on it! heh. - Robert Young

You are a good son. - Russellreno

You can always get a MacBook and put Windows on it anyway! Be a maverick! :) - Lindsay Donaghe

No, +I+ want the new MacBook. Unfortunately there's this little thing called the economy that'll probably keep us on our old ones for quite a while. - Robert Scoble

*cough* Alienware laptop. That's what you want. - Candace Holly

So do I. My dad can't arrange it for me. Trade you a used Latitude D610 for a Powerbook...and that isn't a typo. - Stephen Pierzchala

Ask Charlie Anzman he's giving one - directeur via NoiseRiver

Lindsay! Grr! Tell him to put on Debian or Fedora - directeur via NoiseRiver

Lynne d Johnson posted a message on Twitter

“@MeccaDonna yes she does and she gets it down more and more each week”

October 5 at 1:09 am - Link

Have they ever been seen in the same room at the same time? Hmmm.... - Andrew Feinberg

@Andrew Feinberg - That would be sooooo creepy. - Lynne d Johnson

Alison Byrne Fields posted a message on Twitter

“Barbara Ehrenreich & Tom Friedman speaking about economy in DC on Tues. Would go if not on plane to Seattle. http://tinyurl.com/3wu5ns”

October 5 at 6:01 am - Link

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Why go when their talking points are obvious? - Andrew Feinberg

l0ckergn0me posted an entry on Discussion Forum - Geeks!

What Should Be Done to Apple Rumor Culprit?

October 4 at 7:42 pm - Link

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Think the question should be why does CNN's iReport post raw stories from anyone without any editor review whatsoever to a highly visible website? This medium (the Internet) is way too fast for that. Hopefully, it will serve as a lesson to the hundreds of other news organizations recruiting citizen journalists. It wasn't 'hot media'. It was wrong. - Charlie Anzman

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The real question is, why aren't people distinguishing the difference between citizen journalism and 'real' journalism - even with the "CNN" stamp. - Mona N.

@mona CNN's site was pretty clear about that. What should happen is he should get a trial and be judged and if convicted, punished according to the law. - ·[▪_▪]·

No, he shouldn't. The site is waht it is. Citizen journalism. One is free to say whatever he wants. It's up to the people to decipher if the source is credible or not. :) - Mona N.

@mona there are laws against market manipulation. If he (or accomplices) did it for gain in the market, it's illegal and he must be tried. If they can't prove anyone gained, he's just a douche. - ·[▪_▪]·

Right, so the next step is finding out if the culprit started the rumor to drive Apple's stock down or if that individual wanted attention. It's too early to make that call but still, the fact remains, why are we letting uncredible sources manipulate us? - Mona N.

Because people are greedy and want to get the jump on others. Oh, i guess i edited myself, i thought i said in a prior comment: If people want to speculate on unsubstantiated rumor, let them suffer. Anyone that will jump to conclusions based on such content, it is at their own risk. Hell, even the news gets it wrong. If you make rash decisions, they're risky decisions and the risk is on your shoulders. - ·[▪_▪]·

NiceRobot: My point is, why are we (the public) enabling uncredible sources to drive a major corporation's stock down 10%. It's time we (as a nation) THINK. - Mona N.

It's not the nation making the decision. It's greedy individuals that want to get a jump on people and price. As soon as a rumor like that gets into the wild, people will act on it in the hopes that they'll profit and as more people act on the rumor, it drives down the price. Most of the people that did it lost the gamble and the stock recovered from the rumor. It's the market working as it should. It's sort of the same as when someone upgrades or downgrades a company. - ·[▪_▪]·

Dude - why are we (the people) granting those 'greedy individuals' that much power?? The last time I checked, there are a lot more of us, than them. - Mona N.

OK you guys had a pretty good go at it but my guess is the 'average' Internet user isn't going to distinguish between the two WITH the CNN stamp on it ... Reuters approach and Blogburst's approach is much better. No filters .. just a fact check - Charlie Anzman

So you're saying, it's CNN's fault the 'average' Internet users can't distinguish the difference? - Mona N.

I'm not sure what you're getting at, Mona. Are you suggesting that all people who post on public websites should have their content vetted by an editor? That would tend to slow down things on FF a bit. - You Betcha Glen Campbell

Though I have to admit there's certain content on this page right now that I wish HAD gone through an editor.... - You Betcha Glen Campbell

Nope. I'm saying CNN should either check the stuff quickly first OR put a reasonable disclaimer and / or explanation at the top of the iReport page and all the CNN.com graphics linking to it. You were the one that checked me on it right here Mona but you were one of only a few running around saying 'stop spreading this'. That shouldn't be necessary. Story went world wide as quasi-fact. When you open the door, a few crazys are always going to walk in - Charlie Anzman

The site is waht it is. Citizen journalism. One is free to say whatever he wants. It's up to the people to decipher if the source is credible or not. :) - You (edit | delete) <--taken from my comment above, Glen. :) @Charlie: No where on that site does it say "CNN". It says "appeared on CNN", which means two separate things... - Mona N.

Glen - We can control what we see on FF. Doubt CNN wants to lose ANYONE - Charlie Anzman

I honestly wasn't familiar with ireport.com before yesterday. But it seems much more useless than, say, Digg, or any of the other sites where people tend to blather on. Much more opinion than actual news. - You Betcha Glen Campbell

Glen: It's WORSE than digg. - shudder - - Mona N.

@mona we aren't granting greedy people power. We give the market the power and pass laws against manipulating it. We all control the market. People that will act on unsubstantiated rumor are being greedy and will lose the moment the rumor is disproven. It's a market working as it should. @Charlie i read CNN has a disclaimer on the site. - ·[▪_▪]·

In this particular instance, Nicerobot, a silly rumor from an uncredible source drove Apple's stock down 10%. Do you really think a law would've prevented that? - Mona N.

Now as for haven't an ongoing conversation with a NiceRobot .... hmm... - Charlie Anzman

Laws often aren't deterrents but just allow us to exact punishment for breaking them. If you sold because the stock was going down, you're playing as risky a game as someone selling because of the rumor. I own AAPL and the rumor didn't affect me at all. The price rebounded 100% from the rumor. Any additional loss was because of the economy. - ·[▪_▪]·

It's about the bigger picture, NR. Do we really need laws to force us to think? - Mona N.

The laws aren't affecting our ability to think. I'm not sure i understand what you're opposed to. Some people are stupid. It'll cause them to try and manipulate others for gain and fail. Though it may cause people to react rashly and lose. The douche might get caught and punished. What they manipulated will rebound on the news of the manipulation. Equilibrium will return. Everyone that stood by will have not been affected. We can't protect ourselves from douch-baggery, only react to it. - ·[▪_▪]·

Like I keep saying: The real question is, why aren't people distinguishing the difference between citizen journalism and 'real' journalism - even with the "CNN" stamp. - You (edit | delete) and because of that, the public spread rumors which resulted in Apple's stock to drop 10% LOL - Mona N.

Unfortunately, the vast amount of people on earth simple do not/cannot make that sort of distinction. They can't tell the difference between search results and "sponsored results" (i.e., ads) on search pages. They can't tell the difference between a newspaper and an advertising flyer. - You Betcha Glen Campbell

My point is, why are we (the public) enabling uncredible sources to drive a major corporation's stock down 10%. It's time we (as a nation) THINK. - You (edit | delete) - Mona N.

The public didn't "allow". The public caused the drop. And there is, to my understanding, a disclaimer on the CNN site stating the content is user submitted, indicating, use at your own risk. What likely happened was someone(s) read the rumor and was an idiot and passed it on as if it were inside information. There's little we can (or should) do about this except punish people if they started the rumor intentionally for gain. - ·[▪_▪]·

Like I keep saying: The real question is, why aren't people distinguishing the difference between citizen journalism and 'real' journalism - even with the "CNN" stamp. - You (edit | delete) and because of that, the public spread rumors which resulted in Apple's stock to drop 10% LOL - You (edit | delete) - Mona N.

Sorry to just copy and paste but I'm getting tired of repeating myself haha. - Mona N.

Isn't a disclaimer of user submitted content enough to distinguish the content as "citizen journalism"? I think CNN did its due diligence. The irresponsibility was on the investors that acted on the rumor. - ·[▪_▪]·

spreading rumours is not journalism. - Andrew Feinberg

I say force him to use Windows Vista, pre SP1 on a 4 year old single core PC for one year! - Jeff P. Henderson

Louis Gray posted an entry on louisgray.com

Tech Employees' Political Contributions Dramatically Favor Obama

October 4 at 3:34 pm - Link

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Like #3 10/04/2008. I knew I liked the tech industry for a reason. :-) - Robert Scoble

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But you'll find that telecom companies are shifting D from 50-50 or rightward tilt, as are the PACs associated with the various industry groups. The money goes where the power is. - Andrew Feinberg

John Chambers is a McCain supporter http://friendfeed.com/e/a0dbf0... - JodyUnwired

Shout out: many executives are Republicans. They hate taxes and government intrusions into their businesses. I saw that close up at Microsoft too. In fact, the Deputy Press Secretary for Bush is a former Microsoftie. - Robert Scoble

@Robert and Andrew (per Andrew's comment on the post), the publicly available data covers the rank and file employees who donate upwards of $2,300, and doesn't capture corporate PACs, etc. And yes, the more you make and the higher up you go, there is a greater chance you're GOP. - Louis Gray

If every resident of the country were able to donate/vote/etc., I think fundraising would skew even more Obama-ward. - Prolific Programmer

Steven Hodson posted an entry on WinExtra

So You Want To Be A Rich And Famous Blogger Eh

October 4 at 6:10 pm - Link

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is there such a thing? - Zee from WeDoCreative

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Not really. I'd be embarrassed if my claim to fame was a blog of all things. - Akiva Moskovitz

Good article, Steven. Well written. - Louis Gray

can it really be any worse than some of the other things people are famous for?? :) - Steven Hodson

@Louis - thanks - Steven Hodson

Bravos, Steven. Well said. Think you would enjoy what Kevin Kelly said "Where ever attention flows, money will follow" http://tinyurl.com/4puyxd - Dave Martin

woah, being famous for blogging - worth being proud of & obviously has been proven possible. Rich? Clearly also possible but just currently very rare...anyway, ok am off to read the article in detail now it has had Louis stamp of approval :) - Zee from WeDoCreative

@Dave thanks and I'll check out that link - Steven Hodson

Steven - It is a good piece. There are a lot of snake oil salespeople out there trying to sell people 'get rich quick blogging' schemes. With thousands of new blogs each day and discovery becoming easier, it's my humble opinion that, over the next year, many will realize that tying a product or service to your blog is a much easier way to make money from it. If you have the stats (and they continue), seek a sponsor. Most will have a tough go at monetizing - Charlie Anzman

Sidenote: I picked up a copy of Fast Company (print) today. Excellent reading and a pretty nice sized magazine considering that market. I think they're ahead of the curve. - Charlie Anzman

@Charlie thanks and I agree with you about the sponsor bit. - Steven Hodson

I thought this was another one of those "how to get rich with a blog" post, but it's not! It's realistic and an insightful piece! - Winston Teo

Steven - Another thing I've personally been doing, perhaps not so visibly, is 'losing the fishbowl' and engaging more people outside of the 'Tech News' space and in person. It's opening my eyes to a lot of 'new future web potential'. A generality for now. We'll see. - Charlie Anzman

@Winston - faked ya out huh :) .. oh and thanks - Steven Hodson

@Charlie I have been trying to do the same thing but the only thing it has done for me so far is to prompt me to write posts that aren't overly popular for some silly reason - Steven Hodson

Steven - Call my crazy (my wife does :) but I still see incredible possibilities just within the Internet space. It's going to continue to be rapidly evolving. The ones who vision the next direction win. We'll see! Your posts make for great dialog. Keep them comin' - Charlie Anzman

Like #2 10/04/2008. I didn't start blogging to be famous. I just wanted to tell people about the cool technologists that I was coming into the market. Back when I started blogging we we were all laid off and I had no concept that a blog would get sold for $15 million or that someone like Jason Calacanis could make money off of a blog network. - Robert Scoble

When choosing a market for a vertical blog, judge the size of the vertical market and be realistic about it. - Ontario Emperor via fftogo

Steven -- well said. I got in to blogging because I thought there was a space to be filled, but I sure as heck know I can't do it with just me. On the other hand, it's helped me get other connections and contacts, and hopefully can help me get through some tough times right now. - Andrew Feinberg

@Robert I don't think anybody could have foreseen the road blogging would take - just as we don't know what the road forward will be like but I am sure going to be along for the ride however it goes. - Steven Hodson

@Andrew - even though we may not see eye to eye I wish the best for you and hope your difficult times don't last too long. - Steven Hodson

Steven, I left a comment on the blog. Excellent, excellent piece. - Mark Dykeman

So you wanted a headline on TechMeMe ? It's there :) - Charlie Anzman

@Charlie - wasn't looking for it but hey I'm not going to turn it down :) - Steven Hodson

Robert Scoble posted a message

“I've received more than 70 resumes so far in about a day after advertising a job opening. It's amazing how bad many of them are. Definitely a post in there somewhere after I think through what they did wrong.”

October 4 at 10:45 pm - Link

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Is there a common theme of problem areas that you are seeing? Curious... - Brian Daniel Eisenberg

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Robert where are you posting this that your getting such low quality resumes? - Christopher Welle

What's the offer about? - directeur via NoiseRiver

Robert, granted I'm coming in late here, have you thought of maybe hiring an intern from a journalism class? - Christopher Welle

Christopher: Craig's List. It's because it's an administration job. That attracts a group that isn't quite computer savvy or that thinks about how to get attention. Plus, there are a lot of them that are sending attachments and such. - Robert Scoble

I've told friends who own IT Companies that when they advertise for techs on Craigslist they get what they paid for. Any local friends that have a word of mouth person to suggest? - Christopher Welle

Huh? Are attachments now entirely evil? Should CVs be sent in email bodies? I'm not sure I would think that a good idea. I feel the "reading through stacks of piss-poor CVs pain tho). - mattpovey

Christopher: yeah, I'm considering some interns from journalism classes and will be looking for others. - Robert Scoble

I think most people prefer PDF attachments for sending out resumes. I certainly send mine out that way so I can control what it looks like. The cover-letter is actually the more important part sometimes. - Andrew Feinberg

Robert, I think thats a great idea. Hope it works out. - Christopher Welle

Lots of companies are asking for Word Docs. They enter them in their local HR application that index's the information so its search able at that time. - Christopher Welle

I am fully qualified to delete emails en masse (including the ones from b.obama@gmail.com agreeing to your request for an interview). If telecommuting is on the table I'll start Monday, thanks. - Not Not Geoff Schultz

Christopher: why can't companies parse emails? Heck, they should look into what http://www.tripit.com can do with emails (you forward your flight emails to Tripit and it does amazing things with them). - Robert Scoble

The companies I know are really hesitant to change and either one have already spent their money on some expensive custom HR app or are stuck in the package they already bought and don't want to change. Change is bad. - Christopher Welle

I also want to say I don't think the IT depts at these companies are keeping up to date with the latest information or technology. Many of my fellow techs don't have jobs where the companies pay for training or give paid time off for classes. IT is seen as a overhead and to be cut as much as possible. It was refreshing to interview at a company that had a minimum of 2k for training with paid week off to do that training. No Certs necessary that come out of it. - Christopher Welle

You should accept LinkedIn profiles only so you have a standard format to go by - Jesse Stay

You know, that's a great idea for a startup, Robert. Something like tripit where you could send off a resume in email, it could parse it and identify sematic trends (PHP, Javascript, filing, Chinese cooking, etc.) and then allow a much more precise search by employers. You could sell the service to other job-hunting websites, or just set up a competitor. - You Betcha Glen Campbell

Here's the post: http://scobleizer.com/2008/10/... - Robert Scoble

GREAT post Robert. I'm horrified by the resumes I receive. I usually post with specific directions on how to apply. That usually screens out 80% of them since they ... don't follow directions. The research and customization is what help them stand out to me. Show me you didn't just cookie-cutter this application. - AJ Kohn

My first post-collegiate boss also had an interesting technique. He only looked at the first page of any resume. Any subsequent pages went into the trash. It was an ad agency and he simply believed that if you couldn't sell yourself in one page ... he didn't need to see any more. - AJ Kohn

AJ: true. In journalism school we were taught to only keep our resumes to one page. If one page is good enough for a Pulitzer prize winning journalist, it's good enough for everyone else. - Robert Scoble

Great post. Some nice advice. - Roberto "Maverick" Bonini

i'm not sure why people tell their stories with resumes any more...unless the audience you're sending them to is stuck in the pre-internet past...maybe a bank? - Michael

Question: Is linkedin a substitute for a resume? - Roberto "Maverick" Bonini

Roberto, I think LinkedIn is even better than a resume - it gives you recommendations, more detail, and an ongoing history of the individual. - Jesse Stay

i haven't updated my resume since i joined linkedin. i refer all recruiters to my linkedin page. - cjmart

comment on your word 2007 bullet point, did you specify the versions of word the person needs to be familiar with? did you specify you should send your resume in .doc format? also are you saying your administrative assistant shouldn't know and understand word 2007? - Jonathan Jesse

Jonathan: no. But you should never send a document in the latest format. Someone might not be able to open it if you do. - Robert Scoble

Robert, any chance you are looking for an editor? :-) - Holger Eilhard

Very nice post! Bit of a wakeup call for all those complaining they cant get a job. - Gerard van Schip

Going to take these tips into deep consideration when revamping my resume. Need to start firing it out soon. :) - Shawn Farner

AJ & Robert: That is also the way that I was taught that I resume should be. One page in length. - Mathew A. Koeneker

I find craigslist to be very hit or miss on the job seeker side as well. Many times the jobs postings are filled with poor grammar and little information about the opportunity. Employers could use some of the same advice. - Sally Robinson

I'm wondering what the adoption of Word 2007 is out there then? Every client that I have worked with in the last 3 months has already deployed Office 2007. In fact I am receiving Office 2007 docs from some large customers (Fortune 500). Would a Word 2007 doc be better or worse then sending an ODF or somehow sending a link to a Google Doc? - Jonathan Jesse

@Jonathan, our office has deployed Word 2007 but in our department we all set our defaults to save our docs as .doc instead of .docx . Too many of the people we work with don't have Word 2007 and it's just an irritant to negotiate that. The whole thing is just yet another Microsoft headache IMO. - Laura Norvig

Yeah, it's really hard for people to install a quick little patch to let older versions handle the new files. (!) - Jordan Hofker

Jordan: I already have Word 2007 and it sets off red flags to me. Someone who is so careless might be that way with my email. - Robert Scoble

Jesse Stay posted a message on Twitter

“LDS Church is building a temple in Rome, Italy - check out the discussion: http://is.gd/3wrX #ldsconf”

October 4 at 10:42 am - Link

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Wow. Great use of Twitter during conference. Wouldn't have guessed that. - Louis Gray

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And conference is being live-blogged. :-) http://www.TempleStudy.com - Louis Gray

Hashtag: #ldsconf http://search.twitter.com/sear... - Louis Gray

Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but might proximity cause some tension between the Italian gov't and the Vatican? - Andrew Feinberg

Andrew, the LDS church never goes in through the back door, so I imagine they have full approval from the Roman and Italian government. - Jesse Stay via twhirl

Louis, thanks for the URL - I was looking for something I could pull up on my iPhone while I was getting my oil changed. - Jesse Stay via twhirl

Jason Toney posted a link

The Decemberists Launch Singles Series | Pitchfork

October 4 at 12:42 pm - via Bookmarklet - Link

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"It's been a whole summer since we've heard from the Decemberists. Besides drummer John Moen's Perhapst project, the last time we checked in with Colin Meloy's Portland crew, they were raising the ire of conservative critics over their appearance at an Obama rally. We're sure those critics are going to love the band's new digital/vinyl singles series, the first installment of which features a tune called "Valerie Plame". According to a press release, "Valerie Plame" is "an amorous tribute to the onetime CIA operative...written from the point-of-view of one of Plame's inside contacts upon discovering her true identity." We'd expect nothing less labyrinthine from the makers of The Crane Wife. Always the Bridesmaid: A Singles Series comes in three volumes. Volume I features "Valerie Plame" and "O New England" and comes out October 14." - Jason Toney via Bookmarklet

Oh, man...I have to send this to Monk! - Lainie

it's not a new pitchfork article but I was reminded because one of the Singles is The Raincoat Song and I'm currently listening to all things "Rain". It does come out in just over a week, though. And the Valerie Plame track is great. - Jason Toney

The "Colin Meloy sings Morrissey" EP has to be one of my favorite obscure cover albums ever. - Andrew Feinberg

Alex posted a message on Twitter

“@katebites Nice! Nissans are a good bet. I need a new ride but demand it be black. @the_patches understands”

October 4 at 1:22 pm - Link

it always has to be about color, huh? yeah, that's what I thought. - Andrew Feinberg

Wayne Sutton posted a message on Twitter

“Do you think you could still do your job without email?”

October 4 at 12:32 pm - Link

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NO. - Trish R

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nope - Nathan Rein

Unfortunately, yes. I don't work in a techy field so we don't really use email that much anyway. - Rochelle

no - dkb

When I arrive at work in the morning and see 600 new unread messages, I think, "Yes, there has to be a better way." - You Betcha Glen Campbell

Probably, but it means I'd have to talk on the phone, which I hate. - JMSmiles

No. Anyway, I so prefer email to the phone. I can control the interruption to my workflow, and thought processes. The phone is often a pain in the rear, with inane calls that could have been emailed, and wouldn't have stopped me working at that moment. - Ian May

Setting people up to use email is part of my job. I have to know how it works or fails. - MiniMage

Yes. The difficult part would be getting others to change their processes to not use email. - Loren Heiny

no. we have clients who we've been vendors for for over 5 years and have never met them once. we have even more people we work with that we've never even spoken to them over the phone. - Faboo Mama

I'd say no, because I telecommute. But... that said, we could conceivably use the phone for short conversations (ugh), improve our note-taking skills, and post and retrieve documents from a server (via... Sharepoint, ftp, something). But what a pain in the ass! So no. - Squirrel Girl

Yes. - pea ♥ fierce as a woozle

NO. - Mona N.

no - anna

At my old job...no way. My current job could easily be done without email. There is more emphasis on face to face communication. Outlook is installed, but barely used to it's potential when it comes to email, calendar, etc... - Victor via twhirl

not really since my teams are spread all over the US. we could resort to just using the wiki or a sharepoint site, but way less productive - Susan Beebe

certainly. - Mattb4rd

Would be next to impossible to do my job/business w/o email! Can't even imagine it... what a scary thought! - Jim Turner via twhirl

I might quit my job without email bit I could still do my job. IM, campfire like services, wikis, sharepoints would manage communication - Jason Toney

No. - Mathew Ballard

no way. - genieyclo

no, i rarely see one of my bosses he is in another building. some folks i work with are in another state. i rule the world from my cubicle....LOl - Ruth Ferguson

No way. People that say e-mail is dead and that things like Facebook are the "future" have no perspective. The beauty of e-mail is that it's a proven, open system that works. No walled gardens. - Andrew Feinberg

It would be bloody difficult but at a push yes. But I wouldn't. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes

I'd love to. email is broken beyond belief. People think it's fine to email 20, 30 50Mb files and all be fine. They use it as a file storage area and then we have the problems of the system being so open it has been royally abused. - alphaxion

Hell no. First, what Andrew said. 2nd, most of the clients that I deal with have just started getting used to the idea of using email. They have no clue about social media, other than Myspace, which they think is full of whacked out teenagers and closet child predators. 3rd, if I can answer their question without having to call them and hear them kvetch for 20 minutes about their problem before I relate how they can fix it in two, then all the better! - Mavericks of Troy, NV!

In my current environment. yes. - Capn' "One-Eye" Longman ☠

HELL TO THE NO! - Far

Yes, but i'd prefer not to have a phone. - ·[▪_▪]·

Old job: no. (IBM Lotus Notes) The one before: yes (but doing it by phone is longer and speaking to the business' clients... that was so much pain... I was paid 13 Canadian bucks the hour as an administrator speaking to 50K+/contract 'kings') Never again. - Zu aka ElijahBailey

I wish!!! I get about 15-30 emails a day with something new for me to get done. It's considered an "Offical Form of Communication" so I can't just say I didn't get it. (Not that I would say that anyway, but it would be nice to have an option.) - David Cook

Aaron Brazell posted a message on Twitter

“Just discovered @dcconcierge was in NY now too. $30 martinis, here we come (maybe) - LOL”

October 4 at 1:41 pm - Link

where isn't @dcconcierge these days! - Andrew Feinberg

Robert Scoble posted a message on Twitter

“@birdonawire55 I laid myself off in 2002 (in middle of tech bust) and it took me a month to find a job on Craig's List (NEC hired me).”

October 3 at 2:12 pm - Link

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I was laid off in 2002 as well, took me 3 months to find a new job, and had to take a pay-cut - Jesse Stay

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I have a feeling I will be laid off on Monday... - David Ward

Fridays are more common for lay offs than Monday. - Andrew Leyden

I laid myself off in 1996 and quadrupled my income in 2 yrs and built an entire product line that undercut DELL, micron, gateway, IBM, Compaq and HP (Desktop systems, SMB servers, laptop lines). THAT was FUN!!! I could only dream of product margins and profitability like that now. I shut down our hardware supply chain in 2000 and that was the smartest move EVAR (hardware sales hit rock bottom post Y2K to present day) - Susan Beebe

+1996 Susan! - JodyUnwired

I was laid off in 2003 as well and found a job in 1.5 months on Craigslist - Alex "Pew Pew Pew" Scoble

I've never gotten a job off of Craig's list. Get tons of offers via LinkedIn, Monster, Career Builder, etc. - Susan Beebe

Laid off in 2001. 11 months to find a new job in my old industry for 50% pay. Took two years to climb out and back to dot com land. - AJ Kohn

Got my last job via Craigslist (found an ad, a friend of a friend happened to work there). Looking for my next job, not finding anything on Craigslist just yet. - Travis B. Hartwell

I can't seem to find a job I'm qualified for despite having lots of qualifications. Media sucks. - Andrew Feinberg

Andrew: it's tough out there. You haven't been posting much to your blog. If I were you I'd be on overdrive and posting 20 things a day to it, along with pics, etc. Don't you still have your Capitol press badge? - Robert Scoble

I was never laid off. - Morton Fox

+1 Robert - post like crazy when you're looking for the next gig. - Hutch Carpenter

Andrew, what Robert said is how the current Seesmic blog came to be. The guy that does it started writing an unofficial blog for them, and they liked it so much they hired him. - Jesse Stay via twhirl

I got laid off in January 2001, found a job (via Dice.com) and started 20 days later. I've been at the same job ever since. - Louis Gray

@Louis, wow. I'm always looking for a job. Grass is greener, and allt hat. - anna

capitol accreditation is done by being employed. haven't been posting as much because i've been trying to balance finding my voice with doing "hard news" writing. what I'm actually good at is pretty specialized so I need to be careful about offending potential employers when getting back to the blog groove. plus law school at night is an energy black hole. - Andrew Feinberg

Andrew: bummer. Well, you have a good rolodex and know the capitol as well as anyone. - Robert Scoble

I do, but it's the people covering it that I need to get with. We'll see how this next round of resumes turns out. - Andrew Feinberg

Robert Scoble posted a message

“Patrick Scoble, about joining FriendFeed tonight "hey, this is addicting." http://friendfeed.com/miniscob...”

October 3 at 9:06 pm - Link

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Uh-oh. - Vincent X

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Yep it is!! that's why your Robert and Alex and all of us are GLUED to FF! hehehee! - Susan Beebe

Tell me about it...Oh did I mention I'm now 4th (FOURTH!) most active? - Alex "Pew Pew Pew" Scoble

Speaking of addicting, is there a treatment for Desktop Tower Defense? I think my wife has a problem.... - You Betcha Glen Campbell

It's been about a week or so, but I've spent more than a few sleepness nights glued to FF.... - Sean McGee

Alex: Yeah, but you are only following 994. That means your quality bar is very low. You have far fewer things inbound yet like and comment on far more of them than anyone else. I wouldn't be proud of that. - Robert Scoble

ALEX 4th?! wow! that's awesome!! makes my 27th look pathetic! - Susan Beebe

Welcome Patrick!! You will now be subsumed like the rest of us MUAHAHAHAHAH. :) - Lindsay Donaghe

No I'm following over 1000 now. I'm ranked 58th in amount of people I'm subscribed to. - Alex "Pew Pew Pew" Scoble

And I don't like any of your stuff anymore, Robert, so I think I got the quality thing locked down, nicely...PIZZOW! - Alex "Pew Pew Pew" Scoble

yeah, this is what FF is about - the feuds, the fights, the snappy come-backs...:) - WorldofHiglet

So Robert, does this mean you're to going to start censoring yourself? - Paul "Maverick" Denlinger

Paul: no. Alex: good, that keeps you from cluttering up my feed. :-) - Robert Scoble

I can't clutter up your feed by liking or not what you post. :) - Alex "Pew Pew Pew" Scoble

I feel like a minority as a non-scoble. - Andrew Feinberg

Alex: actually you do clutter up my feed by bringing your friends onto items I like. Your friends like things like Bacon and photo memes and tend to be noiser than my friends. So, by not liking my items you are keeping them cleaner, which I greatly appreciate! - Robert Scoble

Andrew: you can be an honorary Scoble. :-) - Robert Scoble

Love his friendfeed handle "miniscoble" - Hutch Carpenter

But Patrick has been on here for some time. Only he started using it now. His first comment was in early August, and I was already subscribed when he subscribed to me today. http://friendfeed.com/e/e67286... - Louis Gray

Louis: yup. He didn't use it before. By the way, it was me who subscribed to you. I was showing Patrick who the cool FF'ers were. BTW: it's amazing how lame FF is when you don't have any friends. - Robert Scoble

I see. Now, my next task, see if I can get Patrick to guest blog for me. We could have a bidding war. :-) - Louis Gray

You guys are awesome! I love ScobleFeed. lol - David Cook

Louis: offer him a seat at an Apple press conference and he'll do whatever you want. He's such a fanboy. :-) - Robert Scoble

it's true. - Andrew Feinberg

Scobles FTW!!!! - Eldon

Family debates on FF FTW !!! - Nir Ben Yona

Welcome Patrick. We are Friendfeed. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. - Roberto "Maverick" Bonini

very cool kid .. - Gregory Lent

Robert Scoble posted a message

“OJ Guilty!”

October 3 at 11:03 pm - Link

You're late. ;-) - Chris Baskind

Back when I helped run Fawcette Technical Publications' Compuserve forums back in the early 1990s, one of the longest-running threads in its offramp (sort of the FriendFeed of the day) was one that I started called "OJ Not Guilty." In fact, I remember running the Associated Press' wire machine at San Jose State University that day and seeing hundreds of stories getting filed in first hour or two. It made me want an AP machine of my own, which led to Google Reader and FriendFeed. So, my life is now complete that OJ is going to jail. - Robert Scoble

hahaha - Chris Baskind

LOL. Google Reader + FF + OJ == happy Scoble. So that's the formula. - Andrew Feinberg

Patrick Ruffini posted a message on Twitter

“Jesse from the Obama campaign who has my cell wants me to go door to door this Saturday. Thanks but no thanks #gotv”

October 2 at 1:50 pm - Link

but you could be so subversive! - Andrew Feinberg

Lynne d Johnson posted a message

“Looking for FC.com editor: passionate about the intersection of social media and journalism. can spit out story ideas about innovation, the web, social media, sustainability, and other core FC topics - and make them reality. Work w/me (Dir, SM), Robert Scoble (FCTV), and Ed Sussman (Pres, Digital)”

September 30 at 5:04 pm - Link

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Alright, we're hiring! I'll be in Fast Company's Offices in NYC tomorrow. - Robert Scoble

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Wish this were my beat - sounds like a great opportunity - Maria Niles

i sort of forgot an email addy for people to contact me. that'd be lynne@fastcompany.com. send the resumes in. we're looking for someone with a strong editorial voice. - Lynne d Johnson

i nominate hank williams. unless he already has a good gig. - jeneane 'This One' sessum

Sweet focus...need anymore reporters on that beat? http://racetalkblog.com/ - Kyle Austin

Is this serious? I'm game. Check your inbox. - Andrew Feinberg

Shashi Bellamkonda posted a message on Twitter

“Dc peeps - Who is coming to Tech Cocktail 3 in DC today?”

October 2 at 11:11 am - Link

I wish I could, these 6pm classes kill my networking life. *sigh* - Andrew Feinberg

Alex posted a message on Twitter

“New store almost done! Hooray commute-make-get-shorter!!”

October 1 at 9:41 pm - Link

and will you be running the show? - Andrew Feinberg

Will Johnston dugg a story on Digg

House Tentatively Schedules Action on Bailout for Thurs/Fri

October 1 at 9:55 pm - Link

grrrrrr. tomorrow is booked solid. was going to cover the action Friday. - Andrew Feinberg

I'm guessing that the vote would be on Friday, although you never know. - Will Johnston

David All posted a message on Twitter

“@jenny20 -- re: Vampire Weekend, I'm not going to miss it. Even if it means fueling the ticket mafia.”

October 1 at 9:32 am - Link

I had the choice of that or Ted Leo at Black Cat next week. I chose Ted. - Andrew Feinberg

AJ Kohn posted a message

“Emailing Senators this morning (about half way through) and it now seems like the entire Senate.gov domain is down. Switching to phone. If you have an opinion on the bailout, please make it heard. We *can* make a difference.”

October 1 at 10:34 am - Link

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Wow, some phones not being answered. Mailboxes are full. Amazing. - AJ Kohn

FYI-- when you call, make sure you call YOUR SENATOR, give your NAME and ADDRESS, including ZIP code. Make it clear to the intern who ans