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On Vacation

I’m off with the family for a Christmas vacation and won’t be posting for awhile. In the mean time, Happy Holidays and a peaceful New Year.

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links for 2007-12-21

The Year in Review from All Songs Considered
All Songs Considered podcast and listings for the biggest surprises and letdowns in music for 2007, picks for the year’s most innovative album, the best new band, the year’s best song, etc.
(tags: music 2007)

David Byrne’s Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — and Megastars
Thoughts on the value of music […]

Google Mobile Update 2007-12-20

Running Google Mobile Updater this morning I was very excited to see Google Reader pop up as an option for download, especially after making it a Christmas wish. Installing it, I found that it’s just a link to the reader mobile site, which I’ve generally found useless, despite others loving it. Probably just […]

links for 2007-12-20

The 4 types of community
** Posted using Viigo: Mobile RSS, Sports, Current Events and more ** You’re thinking about creating or extending your customer or member community because it’s central to increased word of mouth and evangelism, but community is a broad term.
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(tags: community socialnetworking)

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links for 2007-12-19

TwitterBerry - Orangatame Software
Blackberry app for Twitter.
(tags: blackberry twitter mobile application twitterberry)

BlogPulse Tools: Trend Results
Create custom graphs of the blogosphere buzz for up to 3 search terms from last month to the last 6 months. A useful meme tracking tool.
(tags: blog blogging statistics tools marketing trends blogs trend)

Trends to Watch in 2008 - Advertising […]

Google Talk Auto Translation

Dang!
I’m bowled over by this little Christmas present from Google. Google Talk now includes automatic translation into 23 languages. Sending a message to [from language]2[to language]@bot.talk.google.com will return translation or perform automatic translation if included in a group chat.
Maybe it’s just the spirit of the times and hoping for peace on earth, but […]

Geeks of the World Rejoice

Peter Jackson to produce two Hobbit films
Now my collection of LOTR Extended Version DVDs will be complete.

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Start Monitoring Your Online Presence

From the Pew Internet & American Life Project’s new report Digital Footprints:
Online identity management and search in the age of transparency.
Just 3% of self-searchers report that they make a regular habit of it [monitoring their online presence] and 22% say they search using their name “every once in a while.” Three-quarters of self-searchers (74%) have […]

Thomas’ Links From 2007-12-17

Pew: Online identity management and search in the age of transparency
Another thorough and useful report on activity and attitudes online. This focuses on online identity, expectations of privacy and web 2.0.
(tags: internet research web2.0 identity)

On Facebook, Scholars Link Up With Data - New York Times
Sociologists are using Facebook for researching relationships and social interactions.
(tags: […]

Appearing in Google Maps, Street View

Google Maps Street View launched in the Boston area last week bringing with it news reports on Google invading your privacy and showing off pictures of cats in windows and women inadvertently showing off their thongs. Calm down you all and worry less about Google driving my every year or so and consider that […]