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Entries from March 2007

Scoble: Apple + Google + Cingular = iReader

March 31st, 2007 · Comments Off on Scoble: Apple + Google + Cingular = iReader

Today Scoble’s in Half Moon Bay at Sam’s Chowder House when he spots a geek on the beach with a device he doesn’t recognize.  Being the ubergeek he is, he ran down the beach and finds an Apple exec trying to hide the device. Turns out it’s an iPhone on steroids that Apple plans to […]

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Tags: sxsw

Out of the closet – twitter

March 31st, 2007 · Comments Off on Out of the closet – twitter

picture above from the Statesman article referenced below. I’m out.  Of the closet.  OK.  I’m a twitter user. Omar Gallaga, Statesman blogger/writer and Rodolfo Gonzalez, photographer, caught up with me on South Congress last week and outed me as a twitter user in a story on twitter.  Here I am posing for a picture above at Jo’s Coffee.  He calls […]

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Tags: austin · web2.0

TwitThis for your blog

March 25th, 2007 · Comments Off on TwitThis for your blog

What is TwitThis? Click “TwitThis” to try it out and tell your friends about us on Twitter! TwitThis is an easy way for people to send Twitter messages about your blog post or website. When visitors to your website click on the TwitThis button or link, it takes the URL of the webpage and creates […]

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Tags: austin · web2 · web2.0 · webdev

twitter twittering sxsw on techmeme

March 11th, 2007 · Comments Off on twitter twittering sxsw on techmeme

Pete Cashmore / Mashable!: The Evolution of Blogging, Cat Version  —  So blogging has evolved once more, and the talk of the town – or at least the talk of Austin, Texas during the SXSW Conference – is Twitter, that increasingly popular text messaging/blogging service from the makers of Odeo. Link Search: Google, Ask, Technorati, […]

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Tags: austin · event · festival · sxsw · texas

Liggett on Landis

March 10th, 2007 · Comments Off on Liggett on Landis

Liggett on Landis: “I believe he will win his appeal” from Tour de France 2005: Discovery announces final TdF team  by Frank Steele cbs4denver.com | Voice Of The Tour De France Supports Floyd Landis Appearing in Colorado, voice of the Tour (in English) Phil Liggett said Monday he thinks Floyd Landis will be cleared of […]

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Tags: cycling · event · lance · lancearmstrong · letour · tourdefrance

SXSW Baby!

March 10th, 2007 · Comments Off on SXSW Baby!

Yahoo! BarTab: Monday, March 12, 6:30–9:30 pm at Light Bar. The big ‘hoo! and what seems like every little company they ever acquired are throwing a bash at the fresh newish club at Congress and Fourth, featuring an open bar, munchies and music by The Little Ones. “After we reach capacity,” they say, “admittance will […]

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Tags: austin · calendar · event · festival · sxsw · texas · web2.0

SXSW day parties

March 4th, 2007 · Comments Off on SXSW day parties

Do you want the inside track on parties at SXSW.  “Corky” has the scoop in the following link followed by a brief blurb: Corcoran in Austin 360 “ WED: Day | Night THU: Day | Night FRI: Day | Night SAT: Day | Night It used to be the mantra of the first morning at […]

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Tags: austin · bastrop · calendar · event · festival · film · sxsw · texas