"I fail to see how the legal definition of theft in the state of Ohio is really relevant to the discussion.
And, yes, any ad that messes with the user's computer is VERY bad and unacceptable. But, that does not constitute the majority of banner ads you see on the Internet. Most ads are simply JPEG images." - David Risley
Steve, I think you're right. I hope he knows the profound influence he had on so many people. I'm humbled to call him a friend. - Kevin C. Tofel
I miss him too! I was talking about him at dinner tonight. Gnomedex is coming up and I was thinking how great it was to see him last year at the event. I was so lucky to spend time with him. - Betsy Weber
Now you know why Marc has a big thumbs-up wherever he might be. :) - James Kendrick
yeah.... me too. i think about him when Gnomedex, CES and DEMO conferences roll around. He was a true gentleman and a scholar. still have him on my skype..... every now and then i think of sending him a note. - Jason Calacanis
Me too. :( Gnomedex was the last time I ever saw Marc. - Aaron Brazell
Aaron: you were the last person he tweeted as well... as I'm sure you know. - Jason Calacanis
I had the good fortune to work with Marc's daughter Rebecca at PR Newswire. Rebecca and I set at adjacent desks and she was very helpful to me. I never had the good fortune to meet Marc but truly enjoyed working with Rebecca. It's nice to know that this man who resided in the place I now live is so well remembered. - James
Me too. Marc was always a ray of light, always uplifting. Made you feel good about the human race. - Cameron Reilly via twhirl
Got gibberish trying to view the post normally; went through a proxy and it turned out fine. Cuckoo filters/firewalls/something at the NU library...? - Voyagerfan5761
Cool, but can't help but wonder about the practicality of typing a post on the Iphone keyboard. :-) - David Risley
I've been known to write full blogs from my Blackberry frequently. It's got to be possible on the iPhone. :) - Jared (W.) Smith
iPhone needs copy-n-paste for good blogging. - Hutch Carpenter
I'll definitely check it out... probably sucks for adding links, though. Sigh. - felix
agreed that linking text in a WordPress post on iPhone would be quite a chore... Here's hoping some enterprising developers figure out copy-paste with haste! (or Apple pushes it out with a new update) - Nathan Chase
thought that looked like OS/2. I went from office 3.1 to OS/2 and didn't return till WinNT4. Still have a p100 w/ 80mb RAM running OS/2 which runs faster then most machines. - clarke thomas
because one day identi.ca's technology will be better. - Hao Chen
Sarah: The question is: why? I mean, let's take this out to the nth degree and say we have 10 microblog sites out there. Is there a need to use them all? What makes Identica any better than Twitter? - David Risley
It's supposedly better because it's fully open. And because it's not twitter and was launched in a peak of Twitter outages. Their implementing Twitter's API was a power play. They don't want you to use them all. They want you to eventually shift to Identi.ca. They want to be a better Twitter. - James Williams
Not many people understand Twitter before diving in and experiencing it. - Jody Carbone
I just ran a reader survey on pcmech.com and a decent percentage don't know what Twitter is yet. Of course, my audience isn't exactly the early adopter crowd on that site. - David Risley
Mine do...after my Mom didn't hear from me in three weeks, she learned how to Twitter to follow me and get me to respond before she tweeted publicly! - Lauren Vargas
Of all my tech developers friends, none use Twitter and never will. They just don't see the value. - Jorge Escobar
My mom follows my Facebook status updates which come from Twitter - Nick O'Neill
Any volunteers to explain Twitter to John McCain? ;-) - Paul Denlinger
My mom kind of understands. She doesn't do Facebook or Twitter or anything, though. I think she thinks that we would think it's weird if she did. (Got that?) - Jordan Hofker
My parents read about the San Diego Union Tribune (local paper) so now they definitely get it more than used to & they've expressed interest in following my tweets :) - Jennifer Van Grove via twhirl
I dare say "Most" people I've talked to in their upper 30s-40s have no clue either. Sad.. sad - Lee Carlson
My parents and many peers don't get twitter, and unfortunately I don't think this article does much to change that. - Jason Kaneshiro
it's not about 'parents', it's about awareness of technology. fundamentally twitter, friendfeed, etc are still extremely edge tech - Jeremy Toeman
I've had a lot of non-techie people come up to me lately and ask me about Twitter, including my parents. Not sure it's getting to the tipping point yet, but there sure is a lot more mainstream awareness of Twitter out there thanks to articles like this one. - Frederic
You'd think USAToday.com would give twitter a direct link with http://twitter.com also how about linking to http://Zappos.com. They do have links to their own 'blogs' on twitter, but please... On the sidebar: "USATODAY.COM BLOGS ON TWITTER". I really like the video embed with an interview though. Very nice job. - Steve Garfield
Am trying to explain Twitter to the husband for the second time. Hoping he'll give in and sign up this time. I need more converts. - Evangeline
Nice puff piece for @biz @jack. Too bad Twitter has been so wonky the last few days. - Barbara K. Baker
I don't think my parents understand but my Mom checks my twitter profile daily and catches up with me. It's weird when she knows stuff I didn't tell her. - Elsie via twhirl
Can any of you explain Twitter in one line? The REAL definition? - Jorge Escobar
I hate it when people like USA Today make those blanket generalizations. - Francine Hardaway
Interesting point are that most of the negative comments on their site are by "anonymous or pseudonym" users. - Mathew A. Koeneker
Paul: Actually, John McCain is aware of Twitter. - Alexander Carlill
Maybe the news article explains why Twitter seems constantly down today - the USA Today readers are trying it out. - Sally Church
Wonder how the FriendFeed guys feel about being labeled a "third party app" for twitter? - sawinkler
I feel really stupid because I cannot figure out this picture. I've been staring at it for a full 2 or 3 minutes and FINALLY got it. DUH. - Trish Robinson
No matter what they say, No it ain't that way, Ain't nobody humpin' around... - John Worthington
There's something not right about that picture. :) - David Risley
Mona, nope. I'm POSITIVE either Naor or Orli said that you can only get to Toys R Us by camel in Israel. Which is too bad, since camels do NOT smell pretty. And they spit, IIRC from my one camel ride. - Cyndy
Are you serious?! I'm going to ask them to blog about STAT. Man I love the internet!! - Mona N
"This is just the evolution of the field. Its clear that it is easier to be another echo. It takes a lot more work to be original and when you find something good, do your part to lend attention to it." - David Risley
Absolutely! I don't read a lot of the "top" blogs (in any category) because I know that it is going to be the same stuff over and over. - Candace Holly
Currently only block bots, outright racists and jerks - Mo Kargas
I'm switching much more to identi.ca now that there's a Twhirl app to do my messaging and status - FF for conversation. Wonder when FF will support identi.ca - Jesse Stay via twhirl
I would love to have a place where I can see discussions and likes of MY stuff and discussions I am inviolved in. /discussions is a first step but does not show reactions to my pusblishing. - oliver gassner
What a horrible predicament! I will gallantly volunteer to sacrifice myself and take his place. What's that? Lindsay can read this? Oh damn... - Tad Donaghe
at the end of the day it all boils down to meeting chicks, eh? - .LAG
It always does, .LAG. It always does.... :) - Yuvi
And will we all get to watch the process? This could be entertaining. - Trish Robinson
I was hoping for a Legends of the Hidden Temple style challenge; Olmec tells you: "You could start by becoming a Robert Scoble sycophant, then by smashing the clay pots to find the key, then write a blog post about Steve Gillmor, which will unlock the room to the shrine of the silver monkey! The choices are yours and yours alone!" http://video.google.com/videop... - Mark Trapp
Man Louis, you're making meeting my goals really hard! - Justin Korn
at the risk of being permanently blocked, ladies, does the size of a guy's friendfeed follow list matter? - .LAG
Oh yeah, why does the last criteria always have to be money? I have none. So unfair. ;-) - Mathew A. Koeneker
This is great Sunday evening entertainment! Thanks Louis! ha, ha! .... glad I am a lady that you already subscribe to. The men sure do have an uphill challenge to get on your subscribe list! - Susan Beebe
Good thing he already added me on Twitter. :) - Zach Flauaus
I've considered, just for the fun of it, adding this as a feature on SocialToo - what do you think??? ;-) - Jesse Stay
#1 Humorous post. #2 When you refer to "gender", you should refer to "assumed gender", as - for some Twitterers / Friendfeeders - there is no way to tell for sure (not immediately, at least) who is hiding behind some user names / avatars. #3 As a matter of basic human principle, segregation should be banned, be it linked to gender, age, nationality, religion, language, sexual preference, health etc. - Pierre-Philippe Martin
@Louis Gray (louisgray): Wow, for once it's GUYS who get asked for (moving) pics? - MiniMage via NoiseRiver
A question Dr. Kim often fields from friends and associates is, “How does that make money?” He answered the question in an entry on his personal blog last month. It can all be “boiled down to one simple accomplishment: building traffic,” he wrote. “That’s it. If you have a site that attracts a lot of visitors, you will be able to make money. On the Internet, traffic equals power, which subsequently equals money.” - Louis Gray via Bookmarklet
Am I the only one finding Louis posting this just a wee bit ironic? ;) - Cyndy
I've read macrumors for a few years, and never knew he was in medicine. When he announced that last month, it was surprising. MacRumors gets news quicker than engadget and gizmodo, stays up better during apple events, and he was doing it as a /hobby/. I thought it was interesting that he enjoyed medicine: it's not as clear cut as he hated his job so he decided to go full time blogging. Very cool guy. - Mark Trapp
Like Mark, I didn't know he was into medicine until I read his post on his personal blog and him mentioning it on Twitter. It truly is amazing how it all turned out. I need a new idea to go big with. Wait, I need _an_ idea to go big with. ;) - Zach Flauaus
Cyndy, Louis, that's the thing - traffic does not mean you have to make money via ads. In fact, I would guess you could probably make more money using that traffic to drive attention to other things instead of just ad revenue. Consulting, a startup, job security - you name it. Traffic *is* powerful. :-) - Jesse Stay
Jesse- You just blew a deeply guarded secret .... shhh! :) - Charlie Anzman
"It sounds more impressive to say that someone is narcissistic rather than a jerk." - Anna Haro via Bookmarklet
Narcissism has fresh currency. In parenting debates about praise and self-esteem, critics fear we are raising a generation of narcissists. But Richard Robins, a psychology professor at the University of California, Davis, notes that earned self-confidence can be mistakenly dismissed as narcissistic. A narcissist’s self-confidence is inflated and superficial, masking a bottomless insecurity. - Cee Bee
I'd like to like this but it's not about me. - l0ckergn0me
I liked it because it is not about you Pirillo! :-) - Robert Scoble
Almost as amusing as mainstream media and those in the US Congress jumping on the twitter and blogging band wagon as if they discovered it. - Grant Griffiths via twhirl
Oh geez...it's so ridiculous. There is a package or something for wordpress that I came across that will automatically tweet your new posts...OMFG! how awesome! It's gonna bring your LOADS of traffic! - Rahsheen Porter
@unmarketing makes a good point. It will be the Internet marketing types who will totally screw up twitter by trying to monetize it. That is all we need on twitter is ads. - Grant Griffiths via twhirl
I'm not sure how internet marketers ALL got a bad name. There are crap ones and good ones. The good ones figure out how to actually keep good products and services around. - AJ Kohn
Just don't make the mistake of lumping all internet marketers together. There are some who understand the way Twitter works and don't abuse it at all, and then there are those who make the rest look bad. - David Risley
"Oh man this twitter is sooo HOT man you gotta try it out!" ha, ha! glad you could finally show up to "join the conversation" OMG did I just say that out loud?! - Susan Beebe
Always a problem, especially with a 7-month old and a wife that doesn't understand blogging and thinks I'm not working half the time. :) - David Risley
I'm far from being a "blogger" as I just started myself, but personally I'm having trouble putting time into it between work, photography (my main focus), and personal life. I'm curious to see how others manage their time as well. - Justin Korn
I created a schedule in GCal. I include times to read other blogs and write for my own blogs. I attempt to stick to the calendar. I was thinking of using Klok for actually timing myself, but it seems like overkill. I need GCal to notify me better (I don't have SMS right now). - Rahsheen Porter
Don't all bloggers face time management issues? - Summer
Meticulous scheduling and juggling. Occasional the balls land on my head. Since I became a mom, I've somehow learned to manage to do even more than I did before. I think I sleep less. - cartoongoddess
David - I can definitely relate to the wife not understanding, she's more understanding as I bring home bigger paychecks monthly though, of course. - Patrick
Justin - we each gotta start somewhere - if you keep doing it, you'll be successful, staying focused is the hard part. - Patrick
Sorry, I don't really have time to explain. Maybe later. - Aldon Hynes
Summer- I know I suffer from information overload and thus time management dysfunction. I'm putting together an ebook on time management for bloggers, and looking for some input from the community on this issue - Patrick
Patrick: Totally agree. I'm still trying to find my voice right now :) - Justin Korn
I was taught a phrase a few years ago to help with time management, PEP. PEP stands for Personal, Educational, and Professional. Make sure each part is equally divided - and you will be in balance. Take care of your health, learn something new everyday, and help others. Balance the three and you'll always have PEP. - LPH
Well, I simply just ignore my blog until I have the time to post to it. - possible248
@cartoongoddess & Rahsheen - I'm beginning to think along these lines, today in church I came up with a schedule for my blogging, which even includes how many minutes I'm going to spend looking at my reader, how many adding friends on facebook / twitter, how many posting to forums / blogs, and a plan to write 1 pillar article a day, and 2-3 smaller posts. Also planning to spend about 30 minutes on stumbleupon stumbling and reviewing. - Patrick
@LPH Thanks for that tip - I'll definitely have to incorporate it into my time management overhaul, this week. - Patrick
I just stopped sleeping ;). I recently got into the whole 'GTD' concept and have found it to be a great way of managing my ridiculous juggling of two jobs and all of the craziness that it entails. I suggest downloading the audio book "Getting Things Done' by David Allen. It's fairly quick (maybe 4 hours or so) and will really help you develop a smarter way of approaching time and task management. I now use OmniFocus on my Mac and iPhone which are both great tools to implement the system. - Lon Seidman
Blog about what you're really interested in, to where it doesn't feel like work. You'll write faster and enjoy blogging way, way, way more. - Jason Kaneshiro
Jason Kaneshiro - the problem I was talking about though is - there are a ton of distractions online, sometimes you almost forget to keep writing your blog posts, at least I find myself doing this...I'll spend too much time in my feed reader starring items and my time is up and I don't get to write my post, etc... - Patrick
Lon - I'll have to listen to that book. Thanks for the tip. - Patrick
Ok, I'm off to bed for now - but keep sending your suggestions I'm compiling information for some training, blog posts, podcasts, etc on blog time management. I appreciate all your comments! - Patrick
Patrick: I posted a tweet like this the other night... http://snurl.com/3284e "Getting tough to balance online and offline life. Anyone have good time management tips to share?” It's good that you've been able to stimulate some discussion and get some ideas. I'm working on my time management issues trying to prioritize things. I read a lot of RSS feeds and I'm always adding more. I found this post on Mashable to be very helpful "How to Track 500 Business Blogs in 10 Minutes a Day" http://snurl.com/32883 - Larry Kless
Aside from managing online time efficiently I'm also trying to balance my online and offline life. Jim Kukral talked about this a while back on this post.. http://www.jimkukral.com/is-yo... - Larry Kless
