I’ve wanted to get an Eee PC for a long time. I came really close to getting a 900, but with the 901 announced I was convinced to hold off. I’m so glad I did. Over the weekend I got my usual NCIX e-flyer, clicking through because the 900s were on sale, I saw that the 901s were in! Wasting no time I bought one for in store pick up. This is a cool machine. Keyboard, yes, it’s very small and will take some time to get used to. That said this little XP-powered machine is pretty peppy. Bluetooth, Draft N wifi, 3 usb ports, ethernet, vga out, sd card reader. Out of the box I found it pretty useful.  Except for the fact that I had to copy the touchpad drivers from the DVD to a usb key to tweak the touchpad settings (I hate tap... [Read more]

Picked up this nice news yesterday—NowPublic Acquires Truemors—which not only makes Guy happy I’m sure, but I think it adds a nice and interesting facet to NowPublic. NowPublic is fantastic for expanding local coverage of news and giving people the chance to give their spin on it. Truemors, of course, is more for those rumours that we’d all like to read. Together? I think you get the best of both worlds. Is the media now solely in our hands?  Will the print, radio, and TV worlds be just analyzing what we’re saying? Yeah, not likely. I think that the MSM is still going to be essential to do the digging that they do so well. That said, I think social media/new media/new journalism is going to be playing a more and more important... [Read more]

Jim Murphy hinted in his comment on yesterday’s post about aideRSS that cool stuff was coming soon, like really soon.  Well I bugged Melanie until I got something.  It’s a cool something too: a proof of concept of an “engagement score” for blogs and posts.: What we really want to figure out is engagement. We want reassurance that we’re not just shouting into the void. Who are we reaching, and what do they think? But most metrics out there only represent individual slices of information, and they only give you numbers, not stories. AideRSS changes that. Source: Storytelling ROI: social engagement metrics for Marketing & Social Media bloggers – AideRSS Blog Melanie took 25 of the best marketing blogs and ran them... [Read more]

Recognize the quote? Probably not, so I’ll give it to you. Aerosmith, Livin’ on the Edge. Yep. Why do I bring this up? Because Corvida wrote a post that some are going to take issue with, I’m sure, but I have to stand by: I don’t think it’s a secret as to why I did it, but in case you don’t know, Loren Feldman of 1983media did a video last year entitled “Techn****”, which basically put black people in a bad light. He asked where were the African-American tech bloggers and then proceeded to put on a parody of a “gangster” tech blogger that perpetuated many stereotypes that African-Americans already face due to ignorance of a variety of things. No I’m not linking to his ****. Source: I Requested That Verizon Drop Their Deal... [Read more]

Coming in on a motorcycle, Jim Murphy is the new VP of Development for aideRSS.  Have to wonder what’s on his docket for his first 90 days: Though he rode into town on a motorcycle rather than a spirited palomino, as our new VP Development, Jim won’t be wasting any time applying his know-how, creativity, and discipline to planning, operations, and support here at AideRSS. Source: There’s a new sheriff in town… – AideRSS Blog Now that you’re whistling the tune from Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns, let’s think about where things are going and maybe come up with our own suggestions. Over the last few weeks it seems that RSS, a mainstay in my info existence, has fallen off our radar.  We’re talking about AIR... [Read more]