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Simon’s Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-08

  • Switching all my Chrome devs to betas. #
  • Proud of my daughter @Daph2K : she got 95% in Social Studies yesterday and 100% in Language Arts today! #
  • Not feeling so hot so had trailer park dinner tonite: Boar's Head dogs, wheat buns, reheated chili (awesome), 3 kind pickles, 2 mustards. #
  • Beautiful Florida strawberries have come into season this week. I made the family fresh strawberry smoothies this morning. Fantastic flavour #
  • I heart Regus Business Centres #
  • With respect, @jeffjarvis (and I'm a TWiT fan), isn't Leo's product narrowcasting, rather than broadcasting? in reply to jeffjarvis #
  • T-Mobile (USA) cellular data users: there is a new APN setting, which replaces the old wap.voicestream.com: epc.tmobile.com #
  • That is good news, @lyonsdigital in reply to lyonsdigital #
  • @HYSTA T-Mobile guy told me today its more reliable and the old one is to be deprecated. in reply to HYSTA #
  • Prepping family dinner (1): spicy turkey sausages cut up into crispy nuggets and tossed with fresh crusty roast potato pieces… #
  • Prepping family dinner (2): blanched in-season asparagus and baby carrots; pan caramelised zuchhini pieces with sesame and black pepper. #
  • Prepping family dinner (3): Frozen new-season strawberry cups for dessert :-) #
  • Be sure to leave your fresh asparagus standing in a glass of water in the fridge. They really do drink a lot. #
  • Its actually extraordinary, the number of corporate identity jobs we've been briefed on this last year. way out of proportion for prior 6yrs #
  • We think its awesome that clients of *all* sizes, SMEs included, now grok the importance and power of a solid CI, esp in China. #
  • Gods above, deglazing is a miracle technique in the kitchen. Amazing flavour can come off a pan's surface. Tonight's turkey had such umami! #
  • writing props writing props writing props writing props writing props writing props [repeat until end of the recession] #PR #
  • proposals proposals proposals proposals proposals. oh the glam life of the PR flack. #
  • The day's proposal writing complete, the young PR flack moved onto an overdue copywriting assignment: make these headlines sell that copy. #
  • Trad poses? Or odd angles? We're reshooting ourselves in a coupla weeks. RT @Blue_PlanetPR: Just had headshots taken for BPPR website… #
  • Food good? RT @rkoffler: @TechnologyCouncil dinner on funding of tech companies. Excellent panel includes Peter Cowen from #TechCoastAngels #
  • @rkoffler whine? justified! all you VCs do is fly round in your helicopters yelling "more conversions, now!" ;-) in reply to rkoffler #
  • ha! love it. we're gonna shoot @ playboy mansion RT @Blue_PlanetPR total glam [headshots] darling- wind machine, airbrush & 70s outoffocus #
  • What, no show tunes? RT @WildPixels: RT @dda @RomyHK In Nigeria, Opera Is Used By Nine Out 10 Scammers http://regator.com/?u=3vagre #
  • @rkoffler Ah, I'm just winding you up Richard. :) in reply to rkoffler #
  • Headline writing is, I think, the most enjoyable part of all copywriting duties. A succinct &artful headline can communicate the whole story #
  • RT @Blue_PlanetPR Just bought 2 tix for Dora the Explorer show – the sound you hear is me stabbing myself repeatedly in forehead with a fork #
  • @stinson There really is little excuse for bad writing, don't you think? Headlines especially so. in reply to stinson #
  • @sagebrennan How'd the sand pit work out, Sage? in reply to sagebrennan #
  • Wise counsel from the wisest of them all RT @wolfgroupasia @stinson David Ogilvy said to spend 50% time on headline. My experience: notwrong #
  • And lots of writing in the ego game! Ahem, #PR ;) RT @bucketoftongues @stinson My own exp suggests there lots of ego in the writing game… #
  • @sagebrennan Oh man, I gotta build my little guy one of them. in reply to sagebrennan #
  • @sushobhan @wolfgroupasia @stinson @bucketoftongues I like my headlines to caress the reader's interest in the subject, and beckon them in.. in reply to sushobhan #
  • @stinson @wolfgroupasia again, the converse is true. The headlines increasingly control the reporters. in reply to stinson #
  • @sagebrennan When is Zeb's maiden voyage? in reply to sagebrennan #
  • @wolfgroupasia @stinson My daughter continues to show evidence that she's destined to become a journo but will the craft exist in 15yrs? Sad #
  • @stinson Nods. Whither the profession? @jeffjarvis advocates entrepreneurial journalism. I wish I felt equipped to advise my daughter. in reply to stinson #
  • CPPCC to keep Goog in China, blogger suggests RT @DouglasCrets: Google will not be leaving China. http://bit.ly/cW0f2a #
  • @DouglasCrets Love the part where Zhao Qizheng says Chinese govt hacking attacks "make no sense" because Chinese law forbids such activities in reply to DouglasCrets #
  • @betsydrager Damn those Chinese communists r good! I hear they own Wall St. But how does that make sense, according to Zhao Qizheng's logic? in reply to betsydrager #
  • Admen RT @beijingboyce: @stinson @wolfgroupasia was ogilvy talking about headlines for ad copywriters or journalists? #
  • Mobile Boarding Passes Take Off With 1200% Usage Increase In 2009 [tc] http://ow.ly/1eA4n #
  • Tivo Premiere "a big pile of disappointment and missed opportunity" [tc] http://ow.ly/1eA88 #
  • With SXSW approaching Foursquare and Gowalla line up against each other [tc] http://ow.ly/1eAg7 #
  • NASA's exoplanet-hunting Kepler mission marks its first anniversary in space http://ow.ly/1eAQt @kepler_dc #
  • We're doing a beautiful new product logo system incorporating an infinity symbol. I'm really proud of our design team. Gorgeous concept work #
  • Any Ubuntu experts on my timeline? Need an opinion. Mother-in-law's Lenovo laptop's Easy Peasy borked. Switch to UNR or full Ubuntu? #
  • Thanks @dirtstar, I guess you're right. Grandma has such simple needs though. I guess full Ubuntu will make my life a bit easier in future. in reply to dirtstar #
  • Thanks, @COJonees & @dirtstar for recommending full Ubuntu over Ubuntu Netbook Remix for a Grandma laptop. in reply to COJonees #
  • @rkoffler carjacking in reply to rkoffler #
  • Twitter's rudimentary Lists management tools are pissing me off, and Listorious doesn't have the tools I need. Seeking a great Lists mmt app #
  • Hey @oneforty, I use all major desktop OSes and several mobile OSes. Why the drop-down limitations in your App Recommendations? Use checks! #
  • @oneforty pleasure! :) in reply to oneforty #
  • Thanks Bruno, but wemeddle is not what I'm looking for, but great try! @WildPixels in reply to WildPixels #
  • I put 3 hours into overhauling membership of all my lists, creating 5 new ones in the process. Glad to be finished with the important chore. #
  • @WildPixels ended up browsing every follow in twitter.com, rightclicking to new tabs, setting list memberships there. Took 3 hrs. in reply to WildPixels #
  • I suppose it would be juvenile to report @HormelFoods as a spammer… #
  • @sioksiok Rough, isn't it! Hope you have good VPN… in reply to sioksiok #
  • #FF marketing and communications ppl who inspired me this week: @DouglasCrets @RobertStover @wolfgroupasia @sushobhan – thanks, all. #
  • @averybooker Ah, you've called me out on my juvenile sense of humour, Sir! in reply to averybooker #
  • @sioksiok /me slaps head. in reply to sioksiok #
  • @Blue_PlanetPR How's TweetDeck treating you, Soph? in reply to Blue_PlanetPR #
  • #FF ppl I miss IRL: @MissXu @adalinelau @betsydrager @pdenlinger @imagethief @minimum12 @lhiver @Chassit @raykwong @mayflowerchen Hope 2bcnu #
  • I'm admiring the audacity and chutzpah (and pomo wit) of the @dominos Stop The #Puffery campaign http://ow.ly/1eUes Their mktg team r champs #
  • a tad jealous RT @missdestructo Great dinner w @alienagent @swagclub @kevinlyons @bittyrant @aaronvonfrank @askspike.. tonight post #tedxgvl #
  • @Firehouse_Subs Yellow Submarine in reply to Firehouse_Subs #
  • @Firehouse_Subs /me puts hand up for New Tampa in reply to Firehouse_Subs #
  • @raykwong No Firefox crashy problems at all… since I moved to Chrome. in reply to raykwong #
  • @raykwong As many as Firefox, according to TechCrunch today in reply to raykwong #
  • Chrome everywhere. Opera collaborates with GFW and is, hence, evil RT @raykwong: OK. Before I waste time who uses Chrome and who uses Opera? #
  • At 3 freakin' am? Good for you! RT @HeyTreeeee: Hi. I'm behaving. It's difficult. #
  • @betsydrager Many thanks for your kind introduction, Betsy :) @andymok in reply to betsydrager #
  • Saturday morning. Made Daph my famous cheesy eggs, chilli hashbrowns and good toast. She's off to a fair, and I'm painting her room blue. #
  • RT @ConanOBrien I've decided to follow someone at random. She likes peanut butter & gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen yr life is about to change #
  • Campbell's "healthy" premium tomato soup identical to regular variety, except with more fat (h/t Lifehacker) http://ow.ly/1eZjN #
  • Tiring of making my own breadcrumbs, I went to our giant US Supermarket in search. A huge selection but every line with sugar as #2 ingred. #
  • I guess it's back to the bread in the blender routine. #
  • Buy new North American Convenience: now with added sugar goodness! #
  • @HeyTreeeee Bought my daughter a lipgloss just now: Skittles Berry Blast. She's 9, and has a collection of ~100 chapsticks :) in reply to HeyTreeeee #
  • @Chassit yeah, that's kinda the problem. Small batches is the answer. #breadcrumbcontroversy in reply to Chassit #
  • Hear Hear! Load the damn ads already RT @arstechnica Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love – http://arst.ch/g8q #
  • Hahaha RT @Chassit @illuminantceo I'm thinking about doing it the old & hard way. Dry the bread, put into a sack, and beat with a club. :) #
  • @NiuB nothing wrong with flavour addiction IMO, but not to sugar. in reply to NiuB #
  • @GE_Anderson ah, well, there is that. And that's just stupid. No grasp of consumer behaviour. Crapvertising hurts advertising. Ads are good. in reply to GE_Anderson #
  • Oh yeah. 3.5Gb of totally legit music by SXSW 2010 showcase artists. Via BitTorrent at http://ow.ly/1f5SU #
  • I'm having a head-slapping ZOMG moment. The new "People" manager feature in Hootsuite is freakin' awesome! I have shivers: a happy tweeter! #
  • The 2nd part of the awesome multi-Gb SXSW 2010 showcase music torrent is now available (100% legit) http://ow.ly/1fdHM #
  • Kinda monster day tomorrow, so have to work my ass off today to try to get some headway in place. #
  • Hey @VzSocial, how can I go about recognizing an awesome Verizon FiOS installer guy? My local guy goes above & beyond consistently. in reply to VzSocial #
  • Fam dinner prep: breaded curried chicken breast strips (pancooked); fresh zucchini, cauli & baby carrot medley; a few steak fries; corn cobs #
  • I'm about to bake some granola bars. Almond, cranberry and fresh green apple, I think. #
  • Happy birthday @betsydrager! #

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