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TV News Giant Don Hewitt Dies At 86 - http://www.cbsnews.com/stories...
Ayşe E., Alonis, Robyn Hawk and 4 other people liked this
"Don Hewitt, recognized as a father of modern television news and the creator of the medium's most successful broadcast, 60 Minutes, died of pancreatic cancer Wednesday. He was 86 and had homes in Manhattan and Bridgehampton, New York, where was with family at the time of death. Hewitt was executive producer of CBS News, the title he took when he stepped down from his post as executive producer of 60 Minutes in 2004. Hewitt's remarkable career in journalism spanned over 60 years, virtually all of it at CBS. As a young producer/director assisting at the birth of television news, it was usually Hewitt behind the scenes directing legendary CBS News reporters like Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite, using a playbook he had to write himself. He played an integral role in all of CBS News' coverage of major news events from the late 1940s through the 1960s, putting him in the middle of some of history's biggest events, including one of politics' seminal moments: the first televised presidential debate in 1960."
- Brad Williamson
from Bookmarklet
Mr. Hewitt came to visit my electronic media course while I was going to school at SMU. He was a kind and absolutely fascinating individual. I remember wishing that he could keep telling stories all day long.
- Brad Williamson
Don was a genius that enlightened us.
- Arleen Boyd
I am SOOO tired of Twitter having issues! I wish more of my friends there were here on FriendFeed!!!
RetiredTeacherD, Sheldon Harker, DogPatch and 31 other people liked this
You need to start telling them about FF, I like the format as well, because you can follow the conversation.
- David Cole
Hello!
- Chris
depends on how much longer FF sticks around for...
- Kim
Chris subscribed to ya! Mahalo! David - I DO! I tell them at least once a day to join me here for a more in depth conversation. I even stopped one conversation cold this morning and told him it belonged here not on Twitter.
- Arleen Boyd
Kim - sadly it is a concern. I just see FB messing up FF in the future... and people don't want to keep jumping networks.
- Arleen Boyd
I so agree! Tired of Twitter Twissues!
- Jeff Hurt
FriendFeed is a MUCH better communication arena, but it's just not as "catchy". Very little customization.
- Nick Armstrong
My Twitter is running soooo slowly.
- Jason Pollock
I'm here :o)
- Kimberle Kelly
Sadly, no need to tell anyone about FF anymore - We've been sold out :-(
- Jannifer @wordsforliving
Jason! Chrome says Twitter... that link is BROKEN! LOL!
- Arleen Boyd
Jeff, Nick, Kimberly... Twitter's twashy twerrible architecture will be the death of it!
- Arleen Boyd
This IS getting kind of old!
- Stephen Kruiser
Jennifer sadly I agree... but there must be something we can do!
- Arleen Boyd
So what could we do @Arleen?
- Jeff Hurt
Okay let's go get everybody HERE where we can have real discussions... then we can plan our Long Term strategy for Citizen Journalism! They won't do away with this FF for at least a few months!
- Arleen Boyd
All ideas for saving a FF like community (or if we must plan a mass migration) post HERE!
- Arleen Boyd
At least we have each other here... @ least 4 the time being on FF... How're you, Arleen?
- CarolAnnB
Oh Me 2. I feel like I'm to loud for the small room. LOL
- Carol Rambo
...maybe Twitter's just gotten too big to be supported by just one company? imagine if all telecom service was run by just AT&T. Twitter needs legitimate competition, so that it's millions of users (and growing) don't constantly get inconenienced by inevitable systems problems, hacker attacks, etc.
- .LAG liked that
I believe it will be a bi difficult to get everyone over here...Worth a shot though. We ARE going to need to make a change since it seems that Twitter is impotent in running a dependable service.
- Alonis
This has been bugging me today too, Arleen. Of course the last time it wasn't an issue with them so much as it was an outside attack upon their servers.
- Harold Paxton
Patty, CarolAnn, Carol, Lag, Alonis... we have a finite (and unknown) amount of time to DO something. FF has a simple reliable platform that works well for connection and discussion. But, w/ FB it will eventually be integrated and get cumbersome like FB is! So... we need something else ya? What do you really want/need most in a network community? These guys only care about real time search and how much $$$ they get for that.
- Arleen Boyd
Twitter is working again....
- Claudia Rahanmetan
Hey twitter is working fine now check out :)
- cheth
Yay! Now to reload tweetdeck.
- Harold Paxton
Mahalo Arleen, yes I do believe we need a better platform, this is why I do jump in with both feet on some of the app's. I'm always looking. I do have a lot of tech's that I follow as do you. I'm interested, if you find better, you will let us know, right? LOL
- Carol Rambo
I hang my head in shame as I bounced over to Twitter the minute it was up... problem is: though I ADORE and value the awesome conversations with you here... there are others I don't want to ignore on Twitter... so split... damn FB for buying FF!
- Arleen Boyd
Okay, I'm kind of feeling like a Yo-Yo with twitter today.
- Harold Paxton
Why Harold! Are you a Twitter Yo-Yo or a Twitter Ho?? *giggle*
- Arleen Boyd
LOL Thanks a lot, Arleen! I think I may be both!! Looks like Twitter is working on the web side of things for me. but the tweetdeck is problematic.
- Harold Paxton
Robert I found with the grouping ability and the discussion threads - there's no need for much in the way of user apps here. It's so simple clean and USABLE! Do use the grouping features both for "friends" and "Groups" and have fun with real discussions you can follow! Harold, TweetDeck doesn't work w/ my follower count. I tweet via the Web!
- Arleen Boyd
Thanks for the advice to, Robert, Arleen. That's helpful for me too!
- Harold Paxton
Do you have any groups you recommend?
- Harold Paxton
Harold, I'm in te Hawaii group of course to see my local Ohana! And with the BlackBerry group cause I have one, and with Backlink free and Audiophile... but those are just my personal interests. I also like tech stuff but am in many on Facebook. I organized my friends here in groups depending on what they talk about most.
- Arleen Boyd
Okay. Thanks, Arleen. I appreciate the info :-)
- Harold Paxton
So Robert is asking people if they're leaving FF. Without a plan guys we got same 'ol same 'ol... so WHAT is important to you??
- Arleen Boyd
Roger that Arleen, signed up 15 minutes ago as "backup." I echo your sentiments exactly.
- Paul Roberts
FF more important to me as aggregator of my other content but as Twitter has issues I'm liking the communication interface I think twitter still be my primary
- WarLord
Welcome to FriendFeed Roger!
- Arleen Boyd
Yes, I intend to periodically post a tweet that says, "FEED ME! http://friendfeed.com/tekee"
- Ted S
I LOVE Ted's tweet! Works! I didn't know I wasn't subscribed to you and now I am!
- Arleen Boyd
you are not alone in that...
- Dan
I am a member but haven't really used this too much. Does it work like Twitter?
- Beverly Monical
Beverly, yes, but with threads and no whales.
- Marco Neves
Yeah, FriendFeed is so much faster in posting, too. I love it. Let's start the next wave in social media! Twitter has jumped the shark. :)
- LisaGemini
Dear Bloomberg, Please Stop Rubbing Ben Bernanke's Balls - http://www.jrdeputyaccountant.com/2009...
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Global warming comes to Portland: Fwd: Temp = 106F, heat index = 108F, WTF meter = ZOMG: http://twitpic.com/byyz4 (via http://friendfeed.com/jabancr...)
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Chad McCoskey, mark ivey, Bonnie Foster and 6 other people liked this
Reminds me of the good old days in Austin, TX. The question is, "Is it a DRY heat"?
- RobinDotNet
from iPhone
it's just hot. supposed to be a smidge hotter tomorrow.
- greg hines
Yeah, 106 is dang hot. It's why I live in the SF Bay Area now instead of Austin.
- RobinDotNet
from iPhone
my son just called from Portland, heading to a wedding in a tux with 106 degrees..(6:30pm). I heard when I lived there that 1/3 of people don't have AC, yikes.
- mark ivey
But this isn't Austin, Robin, it's Portland, Oregon! It's so wrong. And yes, no AC here as well, and they seem to be sold out all over town. Not supposed to really break for a week or so.
- Tony Zito
Oh that's bad. Very bad. I was in Sonora once and it was 117. Everyone was in the one air-conditioned shop on the main street.
- RobinDotNet
from iPhone
Tony, you're right, it's especially brutal if you're not used to it.
- RobinDotNet
from iPhone
get real, not global warming, I remember that from the early 1980's.
- xxx xxxxx
Definitely warm outside around here today. Rode my bike from the office to my car and got to enjoy the peak of it.
- Jason
it's not Global Warming. here in Arkansas where its usually 106 this time of year, its 85. It's just El Nino
- Stephen Pickering
Google Voice app GV Mobile ported to jailbroken iPhones, web app version in the works http://www.engadget.com/2009...
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@jimconnolly Isn't it amazing? The get rich quick folk seem to be the ones who never get rich!
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NASA says 45 of the original moon landing tapes were erased -wow, even cassettes had those little pop out things to prevent that back then
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