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Flu Epidemics in the Age of Twitter

Frank La Vigne — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:28:00 GMT

Epidemics and the resulting panic in the face of an epidemic is nothing new to human civilization, but this is the first time the world has faced an issue like this in the "wired" up and connected.

The SARS outbreak in 2003 was before social networking and "instant thought broadcasting" really took off.

The brilliant web comic, xkcd, chimes in an evolving news story regarding the Swine Flu outbreaks.

If you do the same search, the actual results are just as dumb, strange and odd as the ones in the cartoon.

Do you think Sam Morse saw anything like this coming?

Technorati Tags: Swine Flu,Twitter,Social Networking,Humor

[found via K. Scott Allen's Twitter feed]

Free Chapter of ASP.NET MVC Book

Frank La Vigne — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:22:00 GMT

If you don't already subscribe to Elijah Manor's Twitter feed, do so now.

He always has the best links and resources for developers.

Today, he tweeted about a free chapter of ASP.NET MVC 1.0 Quickly available online [PDF].

It's a great way to quickly get up to speed on MVC.

Thanks Elijah!

Technorati Tags: ASP.NET,ASP.NET MVC,Maarten Balliauw,Elijah Manor

Twitter Finds Religion

Frank La Vigne — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:45:00 GMT

Today is Good Friday, a day when Christians commemorate the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.

The day is usually marked by the faithful with prayer, fasting, and re-enactments of the crucifixion.

This year, though, you can add Twitter to the list.

Via Yahoo News:

Experience the Passion of Christ — in 140-character bursts.

In a marriage of Christian tradition and digital technology, Wall Street's Trinity Church is using the micro-blogging service Twitter to perform the story of Jesus Christ.
The main characters will tweet the Passion play for three hours beginning at noon on Good Friday. The feed also can be delivered to mobile devices or e-mail addresses.

It's interesting to see Twitter catch on in the mainstream media and traditional organizations.

It's not just geeks, bloggers, and kids anymore.

The question is how will the "Twitterverse" change now that news outlets, politicians, and religious organizations have joined.

Only time will tell.

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Guy Kawasaki: Spamurai?

Frank La Vigne — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:25:00 GMT

Looks like Guy put his foot in his mouth at the recent Search Engine Strategies in New York City

Paul, who recorded the session, said it best in his post:

In his talk Twitter As A Tool For Social Media, it was apparent that we are Guy's tools.
On Twitter you can learn about people not by what they Tweet, but when, where and why.

One of the comments compared Guy's Twitter approach to radio DJ Payola schemes of years gone by.

Watch the video and judge for yourself.

Technorati Tags: Twitter,Spamurai,Web2.0,Social Networking,Paul Mooney

Don't Let Twitter Ruin Your Life

Frank La Vigne — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:43:00 GMT

Funny video on how easy Twitter addiction can take over one's life.

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Glossary of Twitter Terms

Frank La Vigne — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:08:00 GMT

Now that you've read the list of 101 Uses for Twitter, you may still have some questions.

Especially, if you started reading someone's Twitter feed and have seen unfamiliar terms and acronyms.

Sure, among the many tweets you'll see the familiar OMGs, WTFs and BFFs, but Twitter has spawned its own lingo.

Here's a quick glossary to get you started:

Twitterese	English
Tweet	noun a post on Twitter verb to post on Twitter
Tweeple, Tweeps, Tribe	Friends, People who follow you and vice-versa.
DM	Direct Message
Fail Whale	Image that comes up when Twitter is down. Used to happen a lot. [See reference image ]
FTW	Literally "For the Win." Used to denote something good happening. ex: "Mac & Cheese for Dinner. FTW!"
FTL	Literally "For the Loss." Opposite meaning of FTW. ex: "Brussel Sprouts for dinner. FTL :("
RT	Short for "Re-tweet." The act of repeating a worthy tweet to get the word out on something.
TUI / TWI	Tweeting Under the Influence. Posting to Twitter under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicants.
Twitterati	The "cool kids" of Twitter.

There are many more terms out there and half the fun is discovering them on your own.

In the meantime, this list should start you off on the right foot.

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