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music on random, this song comes up. It's a tune I heard just as I got the news of my father's passing. Gently weeping I smile. Hi dad. - Cathy Brooks from Blip.fm

In spite of a day saturated by Murphy's Law, just thought of a certain beautiful smile and this song popped into my head... - Cathy Brooks from Blip.fm

Not sure why, but feeling very croony this AM ... Diana Krall is the perfect soundtrack for that... - Cathy Brooks from Blip.fm

Thinking about my state of mind at this time last night and am reminded of this song... - Cathy Brooks from Blip.fm

"Let's start with the fact that when you go to a "collision center" the chances are likely you're there for a pretty crappy reason. Thus was the start of my day on October 26 as I headed out to hit the…" - Cathy Brooks

"Nice to see a reasonable perspective on this study - when the PR contact sent it out earlier I found it rather weak that they opted to go with overly dramatic analogies to snare attention - like saying social media addition is akin to nicotine addiction and social media is the new cigarette. Clearly with the stats there's an argument for a generation that needs to step back a bit from the technology - if for no other reason than utterly socially reprehensible behavior; but I found their ploy of dramatic pitch subject line rather a dilution of any actual value for this ..." - Cathy Brooks

"Hmmm. People already do this - 12Seconds.tv, the original Seesmic, you can also post to Twitter from Qik, Flixwagon and any number of video services ... Would seem to me Twitter's smarter move would be to buy one of the established services and integrate it more efficiently rather than build it themselves. More to the point though, the thing about video - especially for those digesting Twitter via a mobile device - is that viewing those video clips will be a lousy experience. And does this mean they're going to try and do threaded conversations? As in I see your video Tweet and then reply by video? Seems to me that market was attempted in 2008 ... and didn't ever catch on ... It could be that it was a timing issue and now with Twitter wholly behind it it will work, but I'm skeptical at best. And that's coming from someone who believes strongly in online video and spent a year working with Loic Le Meur's Seesmic, when its business WAS video Twitter (of sorts)." - Cathy Brooks

"Glad to know there's another lover of the charcoal grill out there, Bryan. :) I don't disagree with you - daily newspapers will evolve and change format and digital iterations will unquestionably be a major part of that ... but those same students about whom you speak will adjust their perspectives when they head into a world where not everyone has the same access to on-line information ... Educated people from a certain socio-economic group are skewed ... and are far from the majority, though the numbers unquestionably grow. One need only look at the statistic noted in my post about the Seattle P-I, as well as the comment from Gordon above to see that there is a place for the printed version. It won't cease to exist, it will evolve ... Frankly we should fear a day when humans rely solely on the digital realm for information - especially since so many of those sources are terribly flawed when it comes to fact checking and the like ..." - Cathy Brooks

"Thanks Paul ... I actually think there is a usefulness to having the printed paper ... as Gordon said in his comment below, there are occasions where printed material is more than merely nostalgic, it's useful - whether just killing time or because perhaps you are somewhere that a technology-based solution doesn't work or is less optimal (like on a plane, on the beach etc...) The profit models will have to change ... and that is where things will get interesting! Thanks for the congratulations too :)" - Cathy Brooks

"A-MEN, Jeff! A" - Cathy Brooks

"I *love* that story, Gordon! Yes, I have been in that scenario myself many a time ... waiting to pick up something and snaring whatever broadsheet or tabloid happens to be hanging about. And it *is* rather common behavior. As for how online media "caters" ... this isn't about on-line/off-line ... it's not that binary ... I think it's about how to do we create a true hybrid model that enables dissemination across multiple platforms ..." - Cathy Brooks

"Okay so it gets foggy. Okay, so the wind whipping across the northern end of the park by Jackson Street sometimes feels like it's the Arctic Express barreling in off the ocean. So what?! The views…" - Cathy Brooks

"What marvelous news, Micah! That new company is quite lucky! Best of luck and I'm sure we'll be seeing exciting things from your new gig shortly :)" - Cathy Brooks

"This spot has been a SOMA staple around the South Park/Ball Park area for me for a while. When I worked in the area several years ago, Paragon was a regular "business lunch" location and as they also…" - Cathy Brooks

"I don't know what to say other than I'm appalled at the horrific customer service and utter lack of sensitivity to a customer's needs. To be honest, the situation is a bit personal and so I'm leery…" - Cathy Brooks

"On an unreasonably rainy June night I found myself at Garage grabbing a bite while I waited for a friend with whom I'd planned to hit some later night gatherings. As you can see by my overall rating,…" - Cathy Brooks

"It was 1998 and I was in dire straights. My back had gone out and I needed help. That help came in the form of someone with a deep understanding of the body and how it works, innate sensitivity to…" - Cathy Brooks

"I've never been so sad to write a review before. And for the record, as a rule if I have something negative to say, I keep it to myself. But as this was until very recently, among my favorite…" - Cathy Brooks

"As someone who was on that distribution list I wanted to chime in. While I agree that Brody PR's snafu was of the most sophomoric in nature, compounded by a deep irony that the book she was shilling is about leveraging new social media tools yet is done with such colossal failure using a very established technology, I do think that the personal attacks are unwarranted. What I will say is that after getting the flood of emails I did a reply only to sender and asked to be removed from the. To her credit, I received no further emails on the thread after that (the thread did continue for another couple of hours as I know from seeing the notes excerpted elsewhere. The part that bothers me is the way in which her utter failure at one of the most basic, fundamental skills of PR now casts a pall on the rest of the communications professionals out there who *are* doing great work. We cannot blame an industry for the ineptitude of one. And for the record, Nick. While I do appreciate your..." - Cathy Brooks

The intro's a bit lengthy, but so worth the wait for Krall's crooning ... - Cathy Brooks from Blip.fm

Saw @blogdiva's post about this and had to take a listen for myself... - Cathy Brooks from Blip.fm

No real reason for this song today. I just like it. It also reminds me of someone from a long...long...time ago. - Cathy Brooks from Blip.fm

I'm having a very Annie Lennox sort of day ... - Cathy Brooks from Blip.fm

For my friend currently embarked on a troubled journey. Remember who's driving the car. Own the road. - Cathy Brooks from Blip.fm

@28apple_chic: most excellent choice ... - Cathy Brooks from Blip.fm

Only problem with this one is that I keep playing my keyboard like a bongo. Talk about type-os. - Cathy Brooks from Blip.fm

Sometimes the bass line and rhythm are enough. - Cathy Brooks from Blip.fm

Hell yeah ... - Cathy Brooks from Blip.fm

"This made me smile. Made @trumanbrooks smile too. Well, could just be that he's panting after our romp at the beach. :) Seriously though, Dave, while I do agree, I also have a question for you ... with the intense focus on brevity do you think we run the risk of losing "bigger picture" story telling? Everyone's so focused on the immediate, on spitting out impressions of the "moment" in rapidfire bullets then quickly moving on to the next thing. With all this short-term skittering about, how can we also make sure not to lose our ability to step back, try to look at many parts at once and see bigger trends? What do you think?" - Cathy Brooks

"While I *do* agree that people who are promoting use of certain platforms and technologies need to be walking the walk and talking the talk, I also would proffer this ... Do you really want your CEO (of *any* company) spending their time on social media when they should be, oh, I don't know ... running a company? Insofar as these platforms should be integrated relatively well to their day-to-day lives by now, yes, PR CEOs should be using social media. But as a counterpoint to this would offer this presentation about Fortune 100 CEOS ... who don't use social media. http://www.slideshare.net/shazza......" - Cathy Brooks