Ted’s Twitter Updates for 2010-02-08

• Prezi overview of Gannett NJ and @cpsj's Digital 2010 Roles initiative: http://tinyurl.com/ya5vsdp #
• WordPress theme that impersonates Twitter: http://gabrieljones.com/tweetpress-twitter-style-wordpress-theme/ Weird. Just weird. #
• RT @crunchgear Jobs calls Adobe lazy, calls Google on the their “bullshit” http://bit.ly/ceXiRg #
• @ayn Andrew, love your #wordpress image lazy-load plugin. For some reason I'm getting a conflict with jcarousel.js. Any ideas how to patch? #
• RT @TechCrunch: Does Foursquare Have A Douchebag Problem? http://bit.ly/bLORbW #
• @ayn This is what I'm getting:
  uncaught exception: [Exception... "Could not convert JavaScript argument arg (cont) http://tl.gd/6g34l in reply to ayn #
• @currycolleen 13" MacBook Pro gets my vote. in reply to currycolleen #
• Sweet! @ingridmusic performing at the Electric Factory in Philly on March 19. Baby's first concert? #
• @JeffLee What in particular do you like about Genesis and #buddypress? in reply to JeffLee #
• It smells strongly of #bacon in the office. Wish it were MY bacon. Mmm... (via @outsidein) #
• RT @mashable 5 Essential Tools for the Mobile Journalist http://bit.ly/aBAH3O #
• @pollyplummer LOVE Ingrid Michaelson. Never had a chance to see her live, though. in reply to pollyplummer #
• WordPress 3.0 Specific Author Templates http://bit.ly/dl0zTT - #wordpress (via @BinaryMoon) #
• TEDx video of Aardvark CTO, Damon Horowitz, talking about "Why Machines Need People" http://bit.ly/cofPYl (via @vark) #
• @threadsy looking for full-time iPhone/iPad developer in SF area. My prediction: Threadsy will be to the iPad what Tweetie was to the iPhone #
• RT @emediavitals: The Apple iPad keynote in adjectives: http://bit.ly/cU8T1t (via @SeanBlanda) #
• Have you tried our awesome make your own burrito Monday @tortillapress in collingswood. Bring out your inner chef (via @chefmarksmith) #
• HTML5 Video Player -- maybe this explains why Steve Jobs isn't at all interested in Flash on iPad http://bit.ly/6xbBIZ (via @dimensionmedia) #
• Just saw an ad in Tweetie for a sweet (but $) #WordPress theme by @khoi, Design Director for NYTimes.com http://basicmaths.subtraction.com/ #
• From WordCamp NYC: @turkeymonkey on Hyperlocal Journalism: http://wp.me/pllYY-QP #wcnyc (via @WordPressTV) #
• @ayn thanks, Andrew. I made it so that the lazy-load jquery is the only one one on the page. Seemed to work. Appreciate the help! in reply to ayn #
• Apple developing second tablet device, made from unicorn tears http://shar.es/aMtVN #
• RT @TechCrunch: Aardvark Publishes A Research Paper Offering Unprecedented Insights Into Social Search http://tcrn.ch/9fhOp1 #
• Taught myself to debug jquery (again) this morning #
• @silencematters How is Magnum selling its pics on The Lens? in reply to silencematters #
• I just became the mayor of Magness-Stafford Ob-Gyn on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/dgAy7d #
• Almost at the finish line (@ Magness-Stafford Ob-Gyn) http://4sq.com/dgAy7d #
• @AmyVernon That's putting it mildly! Yes, pregnant. 38.5 weeks in reply to AmyVernon #
• @currycolleen jeez Louise, forget the MacBook and get a monster bottle of vitamin C in reply to currycolleen #
• I just became the mayor of Corner Bistro on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/5URvIM #
• does @99designs have an affiliate program? /via @williamsba They should! I'd gladly affiliate. #
• Aardvark's "Anatomy of a Large-Scale Social Search Engine" paper -- a must read for all in Social & Search: http://bit.ly/cZwL9g via @vark #
• @AmyVernon girl! We're psyched. Will be sure to broadcast the good news when she arrives in reply to AmyVernon #
• @radgeek Cool. I can wait. It'd be better to have a fix worked into core of plugin. in reply to radgeek #
• @radgeek By the way, saw that you'd raised funding for the "limit size of posts" add-on. Would've (cont) http://tl.gd/6lf6h in reply to radgeek #
• WordPress Paintbox theme has a pretty snazzy approach to using a nice jquery effect as content is loaded http://tinyurl.com/y989wuo #
• RT @TechCrunch: Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go http://bit.ly/aAg7H7 #
• @radgeek Would love to. What's your email? mine is tedmann [at] gmail [dot] com in reply to radgeek #
• RT @TechCrunch: Tim Armstrong’s First Earnings Call: “Fragmentation Is Our Friend” http://tcrn.ch/azkl8u #
• @newsosaur on "Why many newspaper pay sites may fail": http://tinyurl.com/y9eblur #
• @themesnack I recently purchased Phototastic, but can't get it to work on #wpmu. Possibly problem with smart image resizer. Can u help? #
• Meeting Simon, the genius behind #buddypresd site h-mag.com (@ Starbucks) http://4sq.com/89CCJx #
• South Jersey "Call to Service" Summit at Stockton College — which I was due to speak at tomorrow — cancelled due to impending snowstorm #
• One of the slickest jquery effects I've seen. Go here: http://www.zaum.co.uk/ and resize your browser window to see what happens. #
• @themesnack lil' help?! I haven't been able to get Phototastic to work on my MU site. Can you advise on a fix for smart image resizer? #
• The Flash saga continues: Adobe responds to charges of "laziness": http://bit.ly/9anaCZ via @addthis #
• Yikes! #WordPress plugin developer extraordinaire Lester "@Gamerz" Chan no longer planning to support his plugins http://tinyurl.com/ygafjmm #
• My Gannett email is broken, and IT's stuped. Colleagues from the big G, if you need to contact me, use my gmail address, cell #, or Twitter #
• Best idea I've heard in the long time: Howard Stern replacing Simon Cowell: http://tinyurl.com/yh4qjgm #
• Become a Gmail Master Redux http://lifehacker.com/5451352/ #hackattack #gmail #
• Love the idea for sites like http://www.scrapblog.com/, but for the life of me I cannot understand why they choose to build it all in Flash #
• @AmyZQuinn All of them, Amy: APP, CP, DR, MCJ, and TDJ. Next time you're coming to APP (or any of em), give me a shout in reply to AmyZQuinn #
• Meeting w/ podcast guru Steve Lubetkin (@ Corner Bistro) http://4sq.com/5URvIM #
• Who wouldn't love a feud between an NY Times technologist and a New Yorker luddite — all about Twitter: http://tinyurl.com/yclexaf #
• Digital: Foursquare Mulls Revenue Model for Brands http://adage.com/u/bdOLUb #
• The @tweetmeme retweet button is broken across the Web! (via @VirginiaNussey) #
• @jodiontheweb you better believe it. Question No. 1: How can we get 4Square to let us grant Citizen Journalist or MoJo badges? in reply to jodiontheweb #
• From @Poynter: Should newspapers become like cell phone carriers and subsidize the cost of iPads? http://tinyurl.com/yb5hycq #
• @jodiontheweb @mjenkins and I sure do love our CitJ's and MoJo's in reply to jodiontheweb #
• "Blogging is for old people, Pew report finds" Boy, am I starting to feel old http://tinyurl.com/yby5yj3 #
• Gothamist co-founder wonders why NYTimes didn't buy up independent blogs for cheap, instead of making their own http://tinyurl.com/yh39ddp #
• SlingPlayer iPhone App streaming via 3G might just be enough reason for me to get one http://lifehacker.com/5464163/ #slingbox #
• I like the new #BuddyPress Classifieds – http://tinyurl.com/ydapxae – but wish it used images w/listings, like modded BP Events on h-mag.com #
• Welcome to the blog family, Eva! … A New Blog is Born http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/socialmedia/ @mycentraljersey /via @Eva_Abreu #
• @Eva_Abreu In short, it makes me feel sad — and old. Then again, 90% of stuff linked on Twitter/FB is by us geezer bloggers and reporters in reply to Eva_Abreu #
• Just discovered that iTunes has a crazy-awesome archive of thousands of free vintage TV commercials: http://tinyurl.com/yj7oo5p #
• @GCITweets Aw shucks. Thanks for the hyperlocal props for http://injersey.com in reply to GCITweets #
• Watching Walt Mossberg, David Carr And Michael Arrington Talk iPad With Charlie Rose http://tcrn.ch/diZbqn (via @TechCrunch) #
• How you know you've got a foursquare problem: At church, wife says, "If you're going to check in, please do it before the service starts" #
• Is there an equivalent to @placewidget for @foursquare that creates a widget showing checkins for a full town or alt geography? #foursquare #
• @Eva_Abreu log in, go to TOOLS –> SOCIAL LINKS. Use dropdown to add icons for other sites, pages, etc in reply to Eva_Abreu #
• @Eva_Abreu sorry, think I misunderstood, Eva. Those links for RSS and mobile were added wrong. I went in and fixed in reply to Eva_Abreu #
• Blown away by the updated Qik Video Camera iPhone app (which works on all models) http://tinyurl.com/ydjzdnz #
• Is the SuperBowl all about the ads? Follow @USATAdBeat & #admeter for updates on the commercials! http://bit.ly/aSjXSN (via @GCITweets) #
• @wptavern Is the post types thing what P2 uses (for "Status Update", "Blog Post", "Quote", "Link"? in reply to wptavern #
• Just downloaded this bad boy: This American Life iPhone App Introduction http://is.gd/7SSnl (video) (via @JimMacMillan) #

Tags: Tweets

One week to go til B-Day

This is the update I just got from FourSquare:

Congrats, you just became The Mayor of Magness-Stafford Ob-Gyn!

Gannett NJ Digital 2010 Roles

This is a quick overview of the Digital 2010 Roles initiative we rolled out across the state last month.

Tags: Digital 2010, Gannett, linkedin

Ted’s Twitter Updates for 2010-02-01

• CSS gurus out there, any idea why the sidebar in http://freehold.injersey.com is blowing out? Spent 2hrs trying to debug, and no luck. Help! #
• RT @mashable New Apple Tablet Evidence Surfaces: ~50 Test Devices Identified http://bit.ly/5ECdBO #
• @johnpaul sidebar is blown out (has been for a while). It's all IE6, but for the life of me, I can't figure out what's causing it. in reply to johnpaul #
• iTablet theory of the day: Jobs is looking to overhaul education: http://tinyurl.com/ykjm3jd #
• Will journalists of the future need to know how to code? http://bit.ly/8FCPti (via @johnpaul) #
• Play Our Unofficial Apple Tablet Game! – http://nyti.ms/67bIii (via @silencematters) #
• This is very interesting – #cjnews live on http://livestream.com/cjnews #
• @SeanBlanda As great an idea as Foursquare is, I like it much more for smaller regional papers and hyperlocal sites than the NY Times in reply to SeanBlanda #
• I so wish @wpcourier's WP plugin had come out a month ago, before I set up all my sites with FeedBurner email. Wondering if I should switch #
• Does anyone know of any #WordPress themes that approximate the look and feel of the NY Times The Lens blog? http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/ #
• Presentation about CourierPostOnline.com that I gave to the Camden Rotary last week: http://tinyurl.com/yb2ald7 #
• @wptavern thanks, Jeff. I like that one, and it would be great for a video blog, but for this I'm really looking for a photo-based theme. in reply to wptavern #
• @radgeek is there a way to stop FeedWordPress from saving the full-text of a syndicated post as the post excerpt? #
• Presentation from Gannett NJ Social Media Workshop, which I helped moderate last Wednesday: http://tinyurl.com/y8eka48 #
• Hot damn! BuddyPress 1.2 Beta: http://bit.ly/5istAm (via @buddypressdev) #
• Do any #buddypress sites have a live version of the BuddyPress Geo plugin? #
• Digging how the new BackType WP plugin pulls in tweets related to a post http://tinyurl.com/y9jl99t #
• Just discovered the WordPress jQuery Lazy Load plugin — plugin of my dreams http://github.com/ayn/wp-jquery-lazy-load/ #
• InJersey iPhone app joins the ranks of 5 other #hyperlocal sites in the app store! http://tinyurl.com/yfv34v9 #
• @dimensionmedia not sure. It worked well on reg blog theme. On my BP 1.1.3 site (http://injersey.com/ ) it's acting funky with activ stream in reply to dimensionmedia #
• @dimensionmedia weird. It appears that it only lazy loads the activity stream after the images from the other widgets have lazy loaded in reply to dimensionmedia #
• @dimensionmedia haven't tried it yet on 1.2, but I imagine it'd be fine. Working well on http://injersey.com in reply to dimensionmedia #
• I don't usually take the "15 must-have WordPress plugins" posts seriously, but this one lived up to the billing http://tinyurl.com/ygmsccp #
• The WordPress Optimization Bible http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/wordpress-optimization-guide #
• Really starting to hate Gannett's Postini email spam filter #
• 10" Acer Netbook on Woot right now for $229 http://www.woot.com/ #
• Want to know how Mashable lazy-loads their images with that snazzy jquery effect? Here's how http://github.com/ayn/wp-jquery-lazy-load/ #
• If this isn't enough to get you to stop using IE already, well, I give up http://tinyurl.com/yehdxyj #
• RT @incherryhill Cherry Hill man’s iPhone tank game allows users to blast N.J. towns | NJ.com http://bit.ly/92pE9c #
• I'm at Courier-Post (, ). http://4sq.com/7XtMqH #
• RT @TechCrunch: Track New Foursquare Deals And Easily Drink For Free http://url4.eu/1DGEM #
• @jennawarren Mayor of Mr. Tire may be the most dubious FourSquare honorific yet in reply to jennawarren #
• I just ousted @graisinbrand as the mayor of Redstone on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/7JeaFx #
• I'm at Redstone (6000 Sagemore Drive, Rt. 73, Marlton). http://4sq.com/7JeaFx #
• Congrats, Brad! "Professional WordPress….manuscript phase is officially done!" #prowp /via @williamsba #
• @jennawarren just don't go movin' in on my turf. Nobody is taking me out as the Mayor of Jiffy Lube in reply to jennawarren #
• RT @crunchgear Jason Calacanis (possibly) spoils Apple tablet event, drops major details http://bit.ly/cjnYcG #
• I'm at Courier-Post (, ). http://4sq.com/7XtMqH #
• How's this for a headline? "After Three Months, Only 35 Subscriptions for Newsday's Web Site" http://tinyurl.com/yf5yv66 #
• Deal of the day: 1 Year Domain Registration for $1.17 http://tinyurl.com/yb74vvc #
• RT @1stwebdesigner 7 Awesome WordPress Plugins To Give Your Dashboard A New Look | Graphic and Web Design Blog -Resour… http://is.gd/74OuY #
• iPad doesn't run Flash?! Seriously?! #
• Ana's OB. Almost at 38 weeks! (@ Magness-Stafford Ob-Gyn) http://4sq.com/dgAy7d #
• Digging http://www.thesixtyone.com/ — one of the most interesting approaches to music-sharing and Social I've seen so far #
• Breastfeeding…at 8. Yum! http://youtu.be/fxv6R9fUO74 #
• Trying to translate the menu for my Portuguese in-laws (@ Bertucci's) http://4sq.com/57mMMt #
• AT&T Makes Moves For Hyperlocal Checkmate http://tiny.cc/lTIC8 /via @hyper_local #
• RT @tomforemski Analysis: iPad Is an iDRM Storefront For Apple Ambitions To Dominate All Digital Media Sales http://bit.ly/9XqXHB #
• Finally had a chance to watch the NY Times iPad demo. Blown away. I'm a believer again. #
• Why the iPad SDK should be downloaded at every newspaper — like now! – http://shar.es/aVUqc #
• "My name is Barack Obama and I AM the president." #sorkinesecomestruealittle (via @maddy_lion) #
• wondering if the ipad could function as my only computer. (related: iPhone corrects ipad to "upas." what is a "upas"?!) (via @doreeshafrir) #
• CHART OF THE DAY: Amazon's Stock Wins Day One Of The iPad Onslaught http://bit.ly/byIhN0 (via @chartoftheday) #
• RT @Mediabistro: Great analysis from @niemanlab on iPad and how it will impact news organizations: http://bit.ly/9pguw7 (via @AmyVernon) #
• Lots of cool events coming up at Sarcasm Comedy Club. Had no idea they had such good lineups – http://bit.ly/aOkX8L #
• Sweet! I now see Twitter's local trends. http://twitpic.com/106ktn http://twitpic.com/106ktk Can't wait to filter by town or zip #
• My bank got robbed! http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20100128/NEWS01/100128032/TD-Bank-in-Haddonfield-robbed-this-morning #
• How much longer before Amazon yanks their Kindle iPhone app? #
• Any way to cure a windshield that keeps frosting over on the inside? #
• Advertising and NJPA day at APP (@ Asbury Park Press) http://4sq.com/8tqOIY #
• I just became the mayor of Asbury Park Press on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/8tqOIY #
• @currycolleen yes, but also: RIP Amazon making apps for the iphone or ipad or ianything. in reply to currycolleen #
• Should state pull away from NJN?: One of the suggestions in Gov. Christie'shokan http://bit.ly/bLquwy /via @bobingle99 #
• @JuliaEveHays New goal for Feb 2010: Become mayor of all Gannett NJ papers. Come March I'm campaigning for all of the East Group. Muwahahaha in reply to JuliaEveHays #
• Picking up breastfeeding books (@ Haddonfield Public Library) http://4sq.com/cCHx8Z #
• Any #wordpress and #android users out there, @dpwillis732 has telling me that the wpToGo app totally rocks http://danroundhill.com/wptogo/ #
• Braving the snowstorm for a second bday for Craig (@ Tequila's) http://4sq.com/4uh3jJ #
• I'm at Ponzio's Restaurant & Bakery (7 Route 70 W, Cherry Hill). http://4sq.com/6Aj94w #
• RT @elegantthemes Elegant Themes Icon Pack, For Free!-Elegant Themes Blog http://ow.ly/1nQsSc #
• Any good alternatives to @AlexKingOrg's Popularity Contest #wordpress plugin? Just figured out it's killing my server #
• Cat power! RT @GuyKawasaki: How a cat wins a fight with a bear [video] http://om.ly/emui /via @jodiontheweb #

Tags: Tweets

Why the iPad SDK should be downloaded at every newspaper … like now!

At first I cringed when Jobs was doing his demo of Safari — particularly the parts where he went to the NY Times and Time mag websites, and those big honkin’ “Adobe Flash not installed” warnings came up. How on earth could a device as supposedly revolutionary as the iPad not allow you to view what has become one of the most common features of the web ecosystem of today? Insanity!

Then, about 30 minutes later, we got to see the NY Times app demo. Suddenly, it all started to gel. The ideas they were able to cook up for viewing the Times with a touchscreen display (all done in 3 weeks, but a small handful of people) were breathtaking. Despite what the Apple folks may say, this isn’t a device well suited to browsing the web. But it may just be the best platform to give fans of the printed newspaper an equivalent digital experience.

The question is: Will the publishing industry see it that way? It’ll take an awful lot of developer muscle to start cranking out iPad versions of newspapers and magazines and books — the kind of truly interactive experience the NY Times previewed. And for a device that is far from a sure thing, it’s a gamble. But given the way our chips are stacking up lately, better to go all-in on something like this than to piss away penny antes on less daring approaches.

Tags: iPad, NY Times, SDK

Ted’s Twitter Updates for 2010-01-25

• Wyclef's YouTube response to the Yele Haiti drama does not inspire confidence http://tinyurl.com/ydseeog Wishing I'd donated to Red Cross #
• If you want to Volunteer for SeeClickFix on #MLK day remotely contact andrew@seeclickfix.com (via @seeclickfix) #
• @markjaquith's new "I Make Plugins" WordPress plugin — http://tinyurl.com/yj8hmml Is that meta or what? #
• RT @crunchgear Here’s your chance to get a $5000 photographer grant http://bit.ly/4NoObD #
• I'm at Nodding Head Brewery & Restaurant (1516 Sansom St, btw S 15th St & S 16th St, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/35K7eI #
• "What we want to see in iPhone 4.0, part 2" http://tinyurl.com/ybrlmza #
• RT @socialmedia2day Social Media Today | How to Write Compelling Social News Headlines http://tinyurl.com/ye7thdl #
• RT @PJs_Pub: American Idol Viewing Party this Wednesday 1/20/10, at PJ's Cherry Hill @ 8PM! (via @cpsj) #
• Pulling for @jodiontheweb to feel better #
• Juitter is a nice jQuery live Twitter search results plugin (for those who don't dig the default Twitter widgets): http://juitter.com/ #
• Get potholes or other road problems in South Jersey fixed at http://www.courierpostonline.com/roadpatrol (via @cpsj) #
• Corzine signs medical marijuana law http://tinyurl.com/yc85oo4 (via @aleshaboydAPP) #
• RT @Nicholas_Cardot The 15 Best Wordpress Plugins to Use in 2010 http://su.pr/1jsWLr #
• Save the date! Lunch Tweetup-Tue 2/2 11:30am-1pm Barnes&Noble Bridgewater NJ. To discuss @garyvee Crush It book (via @Eva_Abreu) #
• Liking the new #BuddyPress QuickPress plugin, which adds a simple frontend write post screen for BP installs http://tinyurl.com/y9n5323 #
• WordPress MU 2.9.1.1 one dot one dot one dot one dot dot dot ugh http://ocaoimh.ie/wordpress-mu-2911/ #wpmu #
• Corzine signs medical marijuana law http://tinyurl.com/yc85oo4 (via @SocialMediaAPP) #
• Headed to Camden for early morning presentation to Rotary Club … Why do I feel like I'm being set up? #
• Spent a chunk of the morning driving around Wire-esque parts of Camden, photographing potholes for @seeclickfix maps. #deathwish #
• "Click to Your Community: 5 Ways to Use CourierPostOnline.com" – Presentation to Camden Rotary this am http://tinyurl.com/yd46bxr #
• Testing out @threadsy via an invite from @theresa_c. Lookin' pretty badass so far #
• Worst mobile marketing case study ever: http://www.mobilemarketer.com/cms/resources/case-studies/5127.html #
• Dig the NY Times DIY widget creator: http://www.nytimes.com/mem/timeswidgets/ #
• RT @tkenny How to Create a Theme Development Environment for a Live WordPress Site http://bit.ly/52wcu6 #
• I'm working on a team tasked with re-envisioning Social on Gannett newspaper sites. What is the 1 thing Ma G should do in social media? #
• @johnpaul yeah, kept looking for that on @seeclickfix when I was in Camden this am. All I got was a place to report potholes. Worked too in reply to johnpaul #
• Why did AOL need to launch Owl and Seed for user-generated content? Shouldn't Patch.com be the venue? http://tinyurl.com/ykkckmf #
• @jessdrkn ah, thanks, Jessica! Don't know how I missed that in reply to jessdrkn #
• Step aside, LA Times and WSJ. Huffington Post's traffic more than doubles in last year http://tinyurl.com/ydzvvhv #
• Killing myself trying to find a good photo gallery plugin for #wpmu. Was using image-gallery-reloaded, it but killed server. Lil help? #
• @bhitchon Checked with Tammy about it yesterday. She's still mulling over the title. Want to get her on board before launching anything in reply to bhitchon #
• The treadmill has landed. So wait, does this mean now I have to start using it? http://yfrog.com/4iaxwaj #
• @pollyplummer yeah, that one looks way cool, but I also need a way to display the default wp code — ideally page-based Gawker-ish in reply to pollyplummer #
• @pollyplummer must've spent 3hrs searching, installing, deactivating tonight. Very few are #wpmu friendly. Almost none use post-image in reply to pollyplummer #
• I'm at Asbury Park Press (3601 State Route 66, Neptune). http://4sq.com/8tqOIY #
• Gannett NJ Social Media Workshop begins at 1pm at http://livestream.com/gannettnj #
• Leading the Gannett NJ social media workshop right now: http://livestream.com/gannettnj #
• @andrea_r oy, that's what inwas afraid
  of. Can't believe there are no good MU gallery options in reply to andrea_r #
• I'm at RAC-Rutgers University (Hospital Road, Piscataway). http://4sq.com/8tt4Bn #
• I'm at Louis Brown Athletic Center (Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway) w/ 3 others. http://4sq.com/77Iup0 #
• @DaisyOlsen don't know if it's completely straightforward, but I do have one conundrum: Are there any plugins to improve galleries 4 wpmu? in reply to DaisyOlsen #
• @DaisyOlsen I was wondering, could we take the shortcode and replace the default with something like http://tinyurl.com/yfn6ln5 ? in reply to DaisyOlsen #
• @andrea_r My big problem with next Gen is that you need to learn to upload galleries outside of the default WP image functionality. in reply to andrea_r #
• RT @crunchgear Your daily dose of WTF: The credit card grappling hook http://ow.ly/1nloHl #
• US Airways flight diverted to Philly after SWAT team contains 17-year-old Jewish male with "device on his head" http://tinyurl.com/y9sxk9r #
• @DaisyOlsen You're my hero, Daisy! Exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. in reply to DaisyOlsen #
• @andrea_r Just got a great suggestion from @DaisyOlsen. http://bit.ly/5wrbKV Trying it out right now … in reply to andrea_r #
• Just found the #wordpress image gallery plugin I've been looking for. Thanks, @DaisyOlsen! http://tinyurl.com/ausyhs in reply to DaisyOlsen #
• Does anyone know of any WordPress blog themes with aprox. the look and feel of the NY Times The Lens blog? http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/ #
• RT @adamsherk Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About Reliability of Information http://is.gd/6JXE8 #
• "We call the Huffington Post a newspaper." http://tinyurl.com/ygqx3mq #
• Just spoke with Kate Gannon of @Coloradoan about setting up @seeclickfix. Every time I talk about SCF I get jazzed all over again! #
• RT @TechCrunch: Five Journalists Picked To Live In A House And Report Based Only On Twitter And Facebook http://bit.ly/6sptJT #
• Conde Nast making $39,000 per issue with its GQ iPhone app http://bit.ly/6pli64 #
• Five journalists lock themselves away in a French farmhouse with access only to Facebook and Twitter … http://tinyurl.com/ygue47m #
• Matt Mullenweg Launches WordPress Foundation to Support Open Source http://tinyurl.com/ye358dz #
• Paging @seeclickfix …
  Even potholes have Facebook pages now. http://bit.ly/6jYOr3 (via @dpwillis732) #
• WPMU News: An Introduction to BuddyPress Conditional Tags http://wpmu.org/an-introduction-to-buddypress-conditional-tags/ (via @wpmuorg) #
• RT @mashable Digg to Undergo Drastic Overhaul http://bit.ly/6rRjJ2 #
• @BradWadlowMyCJ Go, Brad, go in reply to BradWadlowMyCJ #
• I'm at ZARA (1715 Walnut Street, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/79iiHl #
• I'm at Fond (1617 East Passyunk Avenu, Philadelphia). http://4sq.com/6HTVwv #
• About how a Coda fanboy makes the switch to Espresso http://smkn.me/esprso /via @smokingapples #
• @currycolleen you're a gardener?! in reply to currycolleen #
• Since when does J Crew sell Levis jeans? http://yfrog.com/35ul0aj #
• I heart Redstone (@ Redstone) http://4sq.com/7JeaFx #
• The more I think about Twitter "Local Trends," the more I see it as a boon for #hyperlocal sites, not competition http://tinyurl.com/y8vvzx5 #
• Just went to see Crazy Heart. The dude abides (@ Ritz 16 Movies) http://4sq.com/7bHrGL #
• Tweetie users: Watch this video #tweetie http://om.ly/eUuG (via @GuyKawasaki) #
• 'Jersey Shore' cast party overwhelms Montclair nightclub, 4 arrested http://bit.ly/7WEqJw (via @AsburyParkPress) #
• InJersey iPhone app now available in the app store! http://tinyurl.com/yfv34v9 #
• Just posted a review of my new treadmill to the Dick's site and it magically reposted it to http://turkeymonkey.com. PowerReviews is wild! #

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My Review of Livestrong LS 9.9T Treadmill – New!

Originally submitted at Dick’s Sporting Goods

Loaded with features, the Livestrong® LS 9.9T treadmill features a workout fan, speed and incline toggles, and high-quality speakers to give you all the extra support you need to complete your workout regimen. The rugged frame and high-performance 2.75 CHP motor allow you to train longer to ac…

Livestrong LS 9.9T Treadmill – New!

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CourierPostOnline.com presentation I gave to the Camden Rotary today

At the crack of dawn this morning, I treked into Camden to give a short overview of the Courier-Post website, CourierPostOnline.com, as well as some cool ways that people in the community can use it. Here is is. Enjoy.

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Ted’s Twitter Updates for 2010-01-18

• Good netbook deal on Woot right now: Acer Aspire One 10″ for $219 http://www.woot.com/ #
• 8 Reasons Why self hosted wordpress blog is better than blogspot blog http://bit.ly/19OIna #wordpress #blogs (via @leoraw) #
• @pgillin’s “Newspaper Death Watch” blog never ceases to bum me out. http://tinyurl.com/yd6f9wq Note to self: Don’t read at start of week #

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Ted’s Twitter Updates for 2010-01-11

• Not impressed with the way Postini quarantines email on my Gannett account. Lots of legit messages — inc from myself! — getting blocked #
• Cool. BTW, I saw Noel (P2 architect) do a session on “advanced theme dev” at WordCampNYC. Interesting stuff: http://www.vimeo.com/7685076 #
• RT @TechCrunch: Bam! Avatar Hits $1 Billion In Ticket Sales In 17 Days, Already No. 4 All Time Movie http://bit.ly/6CaYvB #

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Ted’s Twitter Updates for 2010-01-04

• AT&T Customer Service: “New York City Is Not Ready For The iPhone” – The Consumerist: http://bit.ly/8HX22E via @addthis #
• Finally bit the bullet and enabled Captcha for http://tinyurl.com/yc644a5 Used the SI CAPTCHA Anti-Spam plugin http://tinyurl.com/7lrb95 #
• Spent the better part of the day helping the Clarion Ledger troubleshoot #wordpress problems. Feeling like Gannett’s 1-man WP helpdesk #

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My 2009 Year in Review, in 20 words or less

Inspired by a few year-end wrap-up posts on Facebook, as well as some year-end photo galleries, I figured I’d join in the fun. Here, my recap of 2009, in 20 words or less:

Introducing http://stripedbull.com

GMTI trip

Furlough(s) = Vacation(s)

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Tags: 2009, Blacksmith Brands, Hyperlocal, InJersey, Striped Bull, year in review

Ted’s Twitter Updates for 2009-12-28

• Google Said to Be Near a Yelp Deal – http://nyti.ms/7P622g #
• Twitter becomes profitable! http://tinyurl.com/yaeplfs #
• RT @TechCrunch: Yelp Walks Away From Google Deal, And Half A Billion Dollars http://bit.ly/5ZnDFC #
• RT @emarketer Facebook’s Revenue Trajectory http://bit.ly/8Ca9ch #
• RT @paidContent PaperG Strikes Hyperlocal Ad Deals With NYT, Gannett, NY Post | paidContent http://bit.ly/5q69Yx #
• Dig the monster lens on the next-gen iPhone. 5-Megapixel Camera, Sources Claim http://gizmodo.com/5432786/ #rumor #appleiphone2010 #
• Google Nexus One Hands On http://gizmodo.com/5432678/ #nexusone #nexusone #
• Google Nexus One Gets Extensive Interface Walkthrough http://gizmodo.com/5432482/ #nexusone #nexusonewalkthrough #
• Qik – Baby Christopher cracking up by Ted Mann http://qik.ly/wbwA #
• Slate attempts to answer "Why is #hyperlocal news so terrible?" Clearly they haven't seen http://InJersey.com – http://shar.es/a9mkQ #
• All my photog friends: Check out Duotone, the new photoblogging theme released on WordPress.com http://tinyurl.com/yd8xdep #
• RT New #TSA guidelines: No underwear allowed. TSA employees will attempt wedgies; if successful, passenger turned away. (via @jeffjarvis) #

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Just upgraded to WordPress 2.9

There are a ton of new features and tweaks to play with, but I’m most psyched to try out the new image editing and video embedding.

Alas, when I tried image editing, I couldn’t get the image to crop or do much at all.

Video embeds, on the other hand, worked well. Instead of copying the normal embed code, I’m going to just past the URL of the video I want to display here:

UPDATE: Turns out that it was a plugin conflict that was preventing the image editor from working. The culprit: The Social Links plugin (I was running v. 1.0.11), which appears to break the image editor. Just headed over to that plugin page to report the incompatibility, and then decommissioned the plugin for good (or at least, until it can be patched).

Ted’s Twitter Updates for 2009-12-20

• Happy Monkey Day!
  http://www.monkeyday.com/ #
• Pretty neat little trick to dramatically speed up #wordpress & #wpmu load time http://tinyurl.com/ydgjcy4 Compressed InJersey by 78%! #
• RT @GadgetLab Google Phone Coming in January, Unlocked, Thinner Than iPhone http://bit.ly/7e9Ar7 #

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