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Ate logo, Portugal
We just got back from a fantastic two-week trip to Portugal and Spain. Here are some pics from the latter half, our stay with Ana’s family in Sao Joao de Areias.
Ted’s Twitter Updates for 2009-08-30
- On top of Serra de Estrella, the tallest mountain in Portugal http://bit.ly/anGR8 #
- Trying out qTweeter, which allows Twitter and Facebook client to run in background on iPhone – http://qtwt.us/b1u #
- I’m streaming live right now, come chat! #qik Qik – How they sell underwear at the feira in Portugal by Ted Mann http://qik.ly/d2gR #
- I’m streaming live right now, come chat! #qik Qik – Parrots Gone Wild by Ted Mann http://qik.ly/d6st #
- Currently reading “The Good Enough Revolution” — When Cheap and Simple Is Just Fine – http://shar.es/M54D #
- Verdict on “The Accidental Billionaires”: Pretty damn good! Easily the best thing I’ve read about the founding of Facebook #
- Photos from my trip to Portugal last week: http://bit.ly/Fn96C #
- Just finished upgrading to Snow Leopard. So far, so good, except for one odd “Where is System Events?” alert after the upgrade was done #
Ted’s Twitter Updates for 2009-08-23
- RT @TechCrunch Really hoping that Jeff Jarvis’s hyperlocal news revenue projections one day come true http://tcrn.ch/6cK0 #
- Dang, everyone wants a piece of the hyperlocal pie! MSNBC buys up EveryBlock: http://tcrn.ch/6a8i #
- I still say that the idea of Zipcars for airplanes is a solid one, but there’s no doubt this is tiny a setback: http://tinyurl.com/mmvv4l #
- Taking an afternoon siesta at Hotel Pulitzer http://loopt.us/fA2lEg.t #
- No matter how bad a day you’re having, the story of Timmy the cat’s life-saving surgery is bound to cheer you up – http://shar.es/QNKu #
- I’m streaming live right now, come chat! #qik Qik – A kiss from a Portuguese parrot by Ted Mann http://qik.ly/dMQB #
- I’m streaming live right now, come chat! #qik Qik – Portuguese weddings get wild and crazy around 2am by Ted Mann http://qik.ly/dcCB #
Ted’s Twitter Updates for 2009-08-16
- RT @incollingswood Collingswood voted to have one of the best farmer’s markets in the country! http://bit.ly/Nhybu #
- RT @TechCrunch How I Learned To Quit The iPhone And Love Google Voice http://tcrn.ch/4IFG #
- RT @chicagonow: Chicago Tribune makes its own play at hyperlocal with the launch of ChicagoNow http://bit.ly/1Gj97O #
- RT @infreehold Colleen Curry, hanging with the Freehold po-po http://bit.ly/1ytshB #
- “Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin,” or ‘Why Time Magazine Insists on Pooping All Over My Dreams’: http://tinyurl.com/m9l26h #
- Behold, Patch.com’s new roadmap to TOTAL WORLD DOMINATION: http://www.patch.com/ Or maybe just domination of mid-atlantic hyperlocal web #
- RT @invineland Hooray for WalMart! http://bit.ly/m5wcb #
- Podcast Steve, one of the InJersey.com early adopters, caught in the act at the WalMart opening http://tinyurl.com/qch9ef #
- Google Reader new’s features, including “send to…” Facebook, Twitter, etc, look sharp http://bit.ly/16oREE (via @silencematters) #
- @markcorrea I can always refer you to a tree guy who can take care of ridding that pumpkin plant for, oh, about $4,000 in reply to markcorrea #
- RT @TechCrunch Why the advertising recovery will be all about mobile http://tcrn.ch/5TZr #
- Just posted a video titled “Introducing InJersey” — aka “Fun with @Screenflow” The production was inspired by the good folks @mailchimp #
- Here’s the Introducing InJersey clip: http://injersey.com/about/ done with the help of @screenflow #
- RT @infreehold the single scariest weather map you’ve ever seen http://bit.ly/sQkLu #
- Ticked that the new Qik iPhone app only works on 3GS phones, and not 3G and 1st gen phones, like the jailbreak Qik app did #
- “The Evolution of Blogging” has my head spinning http://om.bit.ly/1aitew from @gigaom #
Ted’s Twitter Updates for 2009-08-09
- RT @tweetmeme Mo Drama at the Freehold Post Office: Interactive Timeline http://bit.ly/Lk9YV #
- Love the poster for St. Hubert’s new cat adoption campaign – http://shar.es/iFkg #
- Get your Tweet on with InJersey’s new “retweet” button http://tinyurl.com/nlxclx #
- When the hell is Apple going to approve video streaming apps from Qik and UStream for download in the app store? http://tinyurl.com/mo3rt4 #
- Twitter DDOS all caused by one dude’s LiveJournal account?! http://tinyurl.com/ko5whb #
- The TomTom turn-by-turn iPhone app looks awesome, but seriously, will anyone ever pay $200 for a friggin app? http://tinyurl.com/ktbc5w #
- RT @incherryhill Meet the new publisher of the Cherry Hill Courier-Post http://bit.ly/fa8Ii #
Ted’s Twitter Updates for 2009-08-02
- Not allowing Google Voice apps on the iPhone? Very, very uncool, Apple http://tcrn.ch/1BQT #
- Does anyone know of a way to author blog posts without having to actually log into a blog? That is, a registration-less blog app? #
- RT @tweetmeme Lidge: 2 outings, no adventures? | Red Phever http://bit.ly/btNUv #
- If newspapers thought Craigslist was brutal, just wait until the free coupon sites take over http://seekingalpha.com/a/38v9 #
- Meet Colleen Curry, the new Freehold hyperlocal blog, or “how I got a full-time journalism job via Twitter” http://shar.es/Alt1 #
- RT @TechCrunch Best. Comment. Ever http://tcrn.ch/1Nqy #
- Become a Facebook fan of the Freehold InJersey site: http://bit.ly/16jJsT #
- Just finished a good blog powwow at MyCentralJersey. Expect the Rutgers reporters to experiment with lots of podcasts, video, and live chats #
- Jon Stewart on the kidney crackdown. Best 5 minutes of television I’ve seen in months http://tinyurl.com/m9fhyl #
- RT @tweetmeme Stripper on trial for raping best man at party | Say What? http://bit.ly/ZJcZp #
- RT @TechCrunch What if journalists started leaving The New New York Times to start their own companies? http://tcrn.ch/1iPA #
- RT @tweetmeme Breaking News: Fire at Clarksburg Inn | Freehold http://bit.ly/77UAO #
- RT @TechCrunch I Quit The iPhone http://tcrn.ch/1y4n #
- Will it ever be possible to get local advertisers to buy into hyperlocal blogs? They’d better! http://tinyurl.com/ntpwfp #
- @jeffjarvis The key to selling hyperlocal isn’t to create another ad network. What’s really needed is an easy-to-implement self-serve model in reply to jeffjarvis #
- One of the snazziest BuddyPress sites I’ve seen so far: http://bit.ly/eEPTC #
- @NickGernert Congrats on Tasty Kitchen. The site looks outstanding. I only wish I was nearly as adept at customizing the look of BuddyPress #
- .@jskit I just reserved my spot to be amongst the first to get #ECHO! http://bit.ly/echoinvite #
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