It was announced on Wednesday that Twitter raised $200 million in a new round of funding from venture firm Kleiner Perkins raising its valuation to $3.7 billion. “Sources said the San Francisco microblogging service is also adding two new board members: Flipboard’s Mike McCue and David Rosenblatt, whoran DoubleClick until a bit after it sold…
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I don’t often get giddy when I read about new software, search engines or products – actually that isn’t true at all, I have just taught myself to curb the enthusiasm and to take the wait and see approach. Once in a while though the little kid in me just jumps up and down for…
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The WordPress app for the Android phones is definately a useful one. Especially now that Spring is upon us.
I was reading about the Pomodoro Technique this morning. It sent chills down my spine. For those unfamiliar with the PT it is a time management system. You can download a PDF of the book for free. It is supposed to take the stress out of the process of getting things done and evidently the…
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Tuesday gets concerned about noises coming from the floor.
What would they be? For the sake of ignoring reality forego the basics like breathing, eating and sheltering. Let’s also rule out people and pets. This Top 10 list is concerning 10 things you could live without if you really, really had to but…. Here are mine: NPR – I’m a loyal listener to the…
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Have you ever wondered what a Blego or a Blawg are? How about a Barking Moonbat? I have to admit that I am a true devotee and student of the English language. As a consequence, when I go off on an exploratory research adventure for no particular reason, it often has to do with the…
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This wonderfully witty post is from Tom McNichol at the Huffington Post Day One Let there B-lite. OMG! Or shld I say Oh Me! It’s so much easier 2-C now. WTF was I thinking B4? Spent the rest of the day dividing lite from drkness. It is good. Day Two Made a firmament (sort of…
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Most of us will take some time today to reflect on the September 11th tragedies of eight years ago. Its sobering to remember the disbelief, apprehension and grief we all held as the day unfolded. As the days and months passed we learned of the 2,752 who had died, we witnessed the ceaseless acts of…
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Those are the words of one of the Primal Quest’s participants when s/he was presumably asked ‘when will you finish the race?’ For those who don’t know, Primal Quest is “an expedition-level adventure race in which endurance athletes from around the world compete with one another and against a 600 mile (965+ KM) wilderness course.”…
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