Monthly Archives: November 2009
And the Wall Came a' Tumbling Down
The Berlin Wall went up in 1961, to keep the people in. And we said “Let them come to Berlin.” There are many people in the world who really don’t understand, or say they don’t, what is the great issue … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2009-11-08
On this date in 1861, Union General JC Fremont, known as The Pathfinder, was relieved of duty for refusing to compromise with Pres Lincoln. # RT @gisuser: NOCO #GISDay FYI, GIS Alley has organized a GIS Day event in Fort … Continue reading
The Midnight Special
I’ve sung Tom Brosseau‘s praises before, most recently here last spring. I’ve been a real putz for not getting ahold of his latest release, Posthumous Success, put out by Fatcat Records. Last.fm has full track previews of the album (if … Continue reading
Census in the Schools
PRESS RELEASE US Census Bureau Launchs National ‘Census in Schools’ Initiative to Improve the 2010 Count BALTIMORE — With the 2010 Census less than five months away, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Census Bureau Director Robert M. Groves … Continue reading
Did You Know 4.0
You’ve probably seen at least one of the videos in this “Did You Know?” series. I’ve heard about them, or rather seen blogs written about them, but only now coming out of dial-up purgatory I’m somewhat behind on the entire … Continue reading
Is social media a fad?
Here’s a direct link to the Social Media video featured at the beginning of Ann Treacy’s social media webinar I wrote about yesterday. Social Media Revolution: Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial … Continue reading
Telling a Story Using Social Media
3rd of 3 Blandin webinars ahead of #mnbb09 Continue reading
Oops. United Airlines Did It Again
I remember hearing this story about the guy who got his expensive Taylor Guitar broke by United Airlines, so he wrote a song about it. United didn’t break his guitar again, but this time they sent his baggage on a … Continue reading
Microblog Weekly Updates for 2009-11-01
Hot Club of Cowtown streaming on KRFCfm.org morning mix. #nodepression #musicmonday # Classmates of mine at CU years ago: RT @denverpost Front page news: "Agriburbia" sprouts on Colorado's Front Range http://bit.ly/1C46l8 # A Conversation with Tom Russell @nodepression t http://bit.ly/Wcb5B … Continue reading
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