Monthly Archives: March 2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-31

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  • David Mamet tells you how to write drama. Unsurprisingly, it's a great read http://ow.ly/1qwBv (via @gruber) #
  • If you haven't been to Longwood Gardens, you're cheating yourself. Here's a good reason to go now http://ow.ly/1r15Q #
  • Holy cow, that Xavier player is firing them in from the parking lot! #
  • Totally didn't see the Benedict proto-scandal making Sinead a celebrity again. First NYT, now WaPo http://bit.ly/9PXuf #
  • More of the story on Sinead RT @lheron: Sinead O'Connor personally called the foreign desk, to c if we wanted to intvu her. #Vatican #
  • I'd rather have a movie critic tell me WHO to watch than WHAT to watch, and @ebertchicago and @aoscottnyt are agreed: Watch Greta Gerwig. #
  • Now that Bob Marlin is off the table, I'm not excited about any of the prospects for UH bkb coach. A bunch of usual suspects with baggage. #
  • Hope this ends soon. Eucalyptus is a cool Gutenberg interface. RT @eucalyptusapp: Apple has halted Eucalyptus sales. Shld be resolved soon. #
  • Hmm, wonder if @eucalyptusapp outage is related to this http://ow.ly/1rrOO #
  • For #ff the entirety of my Verified Account follows: @ebertchicago, @shockozulu (John Cusack), @joseiswriting — nice company, Jose! #
  • TSA nominee who pulled out Fri nite won $100M contracting deal after claiming military disability, for sleep apnea http://ow.ly/1rFrw #
  • In withdrawal anncment, TSA nominee had cited "distractions" caused by questions into his contracting business. Obama nom'd him 3 wks ago. #
  • Surprise! RT @PressSec The President just landed in Afghanistan to see out troops and meet with President Karzai and his Cabinet #
  • Unsurprising but *sigh* RT @richardjustice SI's Andy Katz reports UH close to hiring Billy Gillispie. #
  • I'd like Mack Rhoades to explain how UH's desire to build a program fits w/ Gillispie, who has never shown any interest or aptitude at that. #
  • Kudos to Clark Kellogg, who nailed the turning pt of Duke-Baylor in real time. Those 2 2nd-chance 3-pters made the diff in the game. #
  • Oo, a better one fm @meredithshiner: I'd say the turning pt was the o-foul that should've been Zou's 5th and could've put Baylor up 5 #
  • Tweets by @marcambinder on #wm26 point up my fave thg abt Twitter: learning personality within the journo. (Too few are willing to reveal.) #
  • Missing the obvious (and best): Beatles' "Rain" // RT @TheFix Is there a better "rain" song than "South Central Rain"? "Purple Rain" prhps? #
  • A good analysis by @campbellcoogs on state of UH coaching search, including top assts who might be in the mix http://tinyurl.com/ykbxkx7 #
  • Provocative take from @bthevenot: Texas's outsize influence on school textbooks is an outdated cliche http://ow.ly/1soZf #
  • All right, let's cut to the bottom line on Postal Svc cutbacks RT @edatpost: Will Saturday mail cuts impact Netflix? http://bit.ly/9WBQ2g #
  • Jaime Escalante, an education icon whom you might know from the movie "Stand and Deliver," died today in Reno http://ow.ly/1sTwf #
  • Taking me back to hard-fought arguments over WALL•E // RT @jfdulac: Every copy editor's nightmare: "Ke$ha Featuring 3OH!3" #
  • Edited my first obit in ages (Escalante) — and ended up with a great one by Jay Mathews, who knew the man back when http://ow.ly/1sTwf #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-24

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  • Proof of the power of presidential persuasion RT @gnagesh: Kucinich is a yes #hcr #
  • Whoa!! RT @TimFernholz: I'm in love. What's that song? I'm in love with that song. RIP Alex Chilton. #
  • Obits of Chilton, who died today in NO: Memphis paper (his home town): http://ow.ly/1nDA4 … and the NYT: http://ow.ly/1nDAm #
  • Go Coogs! Beat UMd! RT @CoachTomPenders Hope to deliver a birthday present to our biggest fan, Coach Guy V Lewis, on his 88th birthday 3/19 #
  • Amen, brother RT@pvolpe Does Big East going 1 for 4 (almost 0 for 4) Thurs mean we can stop hearing about it being most dominant conf ever? #
  • Beware Metro's Red Line tonight. Stuck in single-track hell. 30-min commute taking 3x that long. #wmata #
  • Seething. For the want of a story filed on time, I'm gonna miss the first half of a fricking 1030 game. #
  • Woulda thunk Houston's best offense would be the half-court shot? #Cougars #
  • Aubrey is clearly 1) taking Houston offense into his hands; 2) trying to foul out Greivis. Good strategies, both of them. #Cougars #
  • Ah, man. Congrats to the Terps. UH looked undermanned out there today. Only one ACC-quality player was wearing red. #
  • Tom Penders is out at UH. I was impressed by bold move of new AD Mack Rhoades until I heard he's courting outlaw Billy Gillispie. #
  • Great, more awful commutes ahead! RT @michaelbolden: If Red Line seems to be crawling, it's not your imagination http://bit.ly/dx5bOj #wmata #
  • We need a 7-second delay on steroids. RT @lheron: Andy Samberg is hanging out at the White House today. What if he runs into Rahm? Awkward! #
  • Excellent column from @richardjustice on UH coaching hunt, but I hope the list is longer than just Marlin & Gillispie http://ow.ly/1pBvd #
  • It would be awesome to get Southwest into DCA (Reagan National). If only US Air and Delta weren't hogging slots http://ow.ly/1pDfL #
  • Quick blog post about a couple of tweets from the morning, which underscore the current state of media morale http://bit.ly/bgPceH #
  • Excited to add new song to my stale workout playlist: "All My Friends" by LCD Soundsystem. Piano acts almost like a sitar drone. #
  • Florida chiropractor tied to Capitals, Nationals players is arrested on steroids charges; 3 Caps interviewed by cops http://ow.ly/1q72p #
  • Hints from Mrbutterworth: Chopping a zoo's dead giraffe into little pieces and leaving them at the dumpster is a BAD IDEA http://ow.ly/1q7ea #

The state of newsroom morale, in 2 tweets

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RT @The Onion: TheOnion.com has migrated to Django. If you don’t understand this, please register with your local unemployment office.

RT @romenesko: Most of Web staff at Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal lose their jobs. Newsroom to update sites.

We’ve got this kind of angst in our shop, too. The web folks are looking around and asking, Hey, didn’t there used to be a lot more of us here? The print folks are confused by the tools we’re building and not understanding the possibilities they present. It all breeds a self-perpetuating loop of constant anxiety, which tends to get in the way of getting the work done.

p.s.: Looks like Jim might have deleted his tweet; status number isn’t working, so I’ve deactivated the link.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-17

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  • Couple of new blog posts are up — more on RSS and an intro to your next favorite site, Mediagazer. http://scottbutterworth.com/blog/ #
  • When it comes to driving and texting, police tell motorists, do as I say, not as I do http://ow.ly/1gSam #
  • Came up with idea for TV series while clearing blizzard damage this am: "Suburban Ax Men." Discovery Channel, let's do lunch. #
  • Holy cow — UH beat a good basketball team in March! First time that's happened in years. Win over Memphis puts Coogs in C-USA semis. #
  • Great column by Richard Justice on former Texan (and now NFL journeyman) David Carr http://ow.ly/1hl9X #
  • Why am I smiling? Coogs are 1 win away from their 1st NCAA tournament bid in 18 years! UH needs only to beat UTEP tmrw morning to go dancin #
  • Ya-HOOO! Coogs win! Gotta love the 3-pt shot. Going back to the NCAAs for first time since 92. I feel a cold coming on for Thurs. #
  • Oh, man — Coogs vs Terps! Guaranteed TV game. Would sooo love to go, but Spokane is just too far. #
  • I like that draw. Maryland is a good team but inconsistent. And Mich St-N.M. State Is a good but not scary pairing. #
  • I've paid so little attn to Terps this yr, all I can say knowledgably abt Fri game is Greivis/Gary vs. Aubrey/Penders. #callmeGusJohnson #
  • RT @BreakingNews Peter Graves, 83, found dead – LA Times http://bit.ly/cTf2zB // will obits 1st mention "Mission:impossible" or "Airplane"? #
  • UH-Maryland gets late-game slot n Spokane. Deadly for the Post (game will end rt at final-edition deadline) but a great break for me #
  • From @TheFix May 18 is the Super Tuesday of 2010 midterms. http://bit.ly/a7LfVK // Looking fwd to it already. #
  • I can't see the Clash/Titans trailer w/o cracking up ovr ths // RT@Bleakey Release the Kraken! I would like to see that on a pair of boxers. #
  • Wilbon: MW Region is "Group of Death." Must be because of the Coogs. His final 4: Kentucky, Baylor (!), Ohio St & Kan St http://ow.ly/1kFiS #
  • Young journalists, take note — WaPo & NPR announce a 24-wk fellowship, with time split btwn the 2 newsrms. http://ow.ly/1lipP #
  • The fellowship honors Stone and Holt Weeks, the late sons of former WaPo & current NPR scribe Linton Weeks http://ow.ly/1litn #
  • Was just reminded by @Gargoyle409 that UH hasn't won NCAA game since the yr before I enrolled. And I'm old. How old? Think Akeem vs Ewing. #
  • Great NYT column on the economic disconnect that impacts most (all?) of Washington's issues: Pay less, want more http://ow.ly/1nacd #