Comments for Tod Maffin

Comment on Anyone know of a good integrated Mac productivity app? by Mark

Mark — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:53:25 +0000

Oh yeah… there's also an iPhone app that goes with it. It's a bit pricey for the whole suite, but it sure helps with tracking.

Comment on Anyone know of a good integrated Mac productivity app? by Mark

Mark — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:52:43 +0000

Daylite is a great app with a few features that would be nice to have. It's a fully integrated tool which I love. Mail is not a part of the app, but it does integrate with Mac Mail. The new version might have tighter hooks but I haven't tried it, yet.

Comment on Anyone know of a good integrated Mac productivity app? by Shihtzustaff

Shihtzustaff — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:42:37 +0000

I've been looking for something similar. I have been trying to find a robust task app. So far the only thing I have come up with is Things but I am not spending $50 for a task management program. I will check back and see if you get any good suggestions.

Comment on Why Corporate Twitter “Conversations” Are Lies by Mark

Mark — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:05:39 +0000

Once again proving that it's not the channel but what you do with it that counts.

Comment on Why Corporate Twitter “Conversations” Are Lies by Alyssa Wise

Alyssa Wise — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:40:13 +0000

I'm in total agreement – you aren't really engaging with customers (or clients, or friends, or anyone else) unless you are (a) talking about substantive matters and (b) really listening to what they have to say.

Twitter isn't really designed for sustained conversations, but you see the same problems in many other technologies. In online learning contexts we've found that people are not naturally good at responding meaningfully to what others have to say in most technological environments.

Is the structure of social media tools pushing us to broadcast and receive information without engaging in deeper dialogue? I'll be interested to see /if people respond to this comment…

Comment on Why Corporate Twitter “Conversations” Are Lies by dbarefoot

dbarefoot — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:13:27 +0000

Customer: Hello. Do you have these pants in chartreuse?
Clerk: Why, yes. Also, cyan and cranberry.
Customer: Thanks.

Is that a conversation, a dialogue or neither? It seems like it's more a question of semantics than anything. Using Twitter as a customer support channel in this way isn't going to solve all of a company's customer service issues, but it can't hurt. The interactions may not be substantive 'conversations' on Twitter, but how many Twitter-borne interactions are substantive? And why do they have to be substantive to count?

I generally agree on the generic '@replies'. Those aren't particularly valuable or interesting.

Comment on Keeping a Connection to Gen-Y Learners After Graduation by Ravishankar

Ravishankar — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:53:04 +0000

Excellent article highlighting an important issue with Gen Y alumni and universities. As parents, we never let our children lose to fend for themselves: we give them the confidence to reach out to us for guidance, connections and support. Universities should also adopt similar strategies so Gen Y alumni stays connected and continuously feels part of the alma-mater (nourishing mother in Latin). I have done a lot of research in this area and would love to collaborate with you. Well done with this article.

Comment on Why owe Facebook $51,313 for advertising by smstextingguru

smstextingguru — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:37:52 +0000

Similar thing happened to me last month, only difference was that the amount was much lower. Anyway, beware of Facebook surprises, it might cause unnecessary mood disorder…

Comment on Position Available: Daily Business-Blog Editor by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:42:26 +0000

Oops – the application form should be working now.

. . . tod =-)

Comment on Position Available: Daily Business-Blog Editor by Dave Thackeray

Dave Thackeray — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:40:35 +0000

That's a shame of biblical proportions. I was just about to throw my hat into the ring, and I discover that your client is no longer accepting submissions.

Dratski, I hate it when people have to settle for second best. Having said all that, I'm working on CloneDave 2.0 and I'll certainly make it public when the project is complete.

Comment on About Tod by Check out this new databank of social media case studies — CaseStudiesOnline « The Social Media Soapbox

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:52:38 +0000

[...] why I was happy to learn of CaseStudiesOnline, created by Tod Maffin. You can search and find links to social media case studies sorted by demographics, industry, [...]

Comment on What iPhone 3’s Voice Memos actually sound like (not bad!) by Dan Coplan

Dan Coplan — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:42:19 +0000

I just recorded over an hour with no problems. Can't tell you what I may have done differently from you – it just worked. File size was just under 30MB.

Comment on Position Available: Daily Business-Blog Editor by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:24:01 +0000

Hi Dave, thanks for pointing out the lousy wording. Of course, this person would be paid for their work — in advance, actually. What this *should* have said was that it's an annual contract paid monthly. Of course, as with most jobs, there's a three month period during which any party can leave the employment terms with or without cause. This is how most people are employed. They'd get paid for all the work, though. Thanks for pointing out the peculiar writing of this.

Comment on Position Available: Daily Business-Blog Editor by Dave

Dave — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:07:29 +0000

“This will be an annual contract, paid monthly after a three-month probationary period.”

So, three months free labour, and then they find an excuse to fire you. Sorry, maybe some 18 year old intern/slave might jump at this, but not anyone good.

Comment on Position Available: Daily Business-Blog Editor by Dave

Dave — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:07:26 +0000

“This will be an annual contract, paid monthly after a three-month probationary period.”

So, three months free labour, and then they find an excuse to fire you. Sorry, maybe some 18 year old intern/slave might jump at this, but not anyone good.

Comment on Subway: Makers of Sandwiches and Deceptive, Misleading Ads by Tod

Tod — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:31:48 +0000

That’s my point. I wanted the TINY bread so that the small amount of meat (or “meat-like byproduct” for all I know! felt big.

Comment on Subway: Makers of Sandwiches and Deceptive, Misleading Ads by Andrea Ross

Andrea Ross — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:28:35 +0000

Maybe the bread in the ad was teeny…

Comment on VANOC: We own that sandwich you’re eating, too. by Rob Pingle

Rob Pingle — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:46:45 +0000

That’s a funny joke. I’m sure what you see is exactly what gameslover posted. It is brilliant!! VANOC do not have a big enough budget to troll flickr like that. At least I hope not because I’m one of the tax payers bank rolling these games. Here’s to a big dump of snow just before everything starts to really mess out the game plan on Cypress.

Comment on Subway: Makers of Sandwiches and Deceptive, Misleading Ads by Derek K. Miller

Derek K. Miller — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 05:26:07 +0000

Another one for:

http://www.thewvsr.com/adsvsreality.htm

Comment on VANOC: We own that sandwich you’re eating, too. by Dwight Williams

Dwight Williams — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:02:42 +0000

An invitation to ridicule the Committee if ever I’ve seen it. Last time I saw the like was when TSR – 15 years or so before Hasbro bought’em up – tried to trademark “Nazi” in connection with the Indiana Jones role-playing game.

Comment on VANOC: We own that sandwich you’re eating, too. by wader

wader — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:13:06 +0000

Yep. It’s completely out of hand. This wouldn’t stand up in court. Copyrighting a noun.

Comment on VANOC: We own that sandwich you’re eating, too. by Johnny Rojo

Johnny Rojo — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:24:34 +0000

Fuck VANOC! Copyrighting common words. Bullshit! A few people make a ton of bucks at the expense of the many — and the winter games are the Grapefruit League of Olympic sport.

Comment on Vancouver 2010 Olympics Security: I Am Jack Bauer! by Dwight Williams

Dwight Williams — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:42:33 +0000

Hmmm.

You’d think this guy could look you up online from his end and confirm your bona fide status!

Comment on Tod to keynote F5 Expo by Andrea Ross

Andrea Ross — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:00:24 +0000

Wow, Tod, you are absolutely on fire these days. Congratulations! Please take time every day to take really good care of you.

I think of you so often and beam you good, good vibes for good health and much happiness.

Andrea
xo

Comment on Taking Crazy Back: The Action Manifesto by Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:19:52 +0000

I have suffered from Depression for most of my life, but hidden it. While in school I didn't even understand what it was that gave me such dark thoughts and loneliness. Yes, we need a LOT of help! I have now been off work for 3.5 years and finding it very difficult to cope with the fact that I NEED to work to pay the bills, but not sure that I can handle a job! I am so glad that you have found a voice to work on getting something REAL happening! I am just one person, but look at how much I have cost the insurance company and employer for my illness!!! There are millions of us out there suffering, and many don't even know what it is! Education in schools, and REAL help for everyone is desperately needed. Thank you for being a voice when so many of us can't!

Comment on Taking Crazy Back: The Action Manifesto by Andrea Ross

Andrea Ross — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:57:43 +0000

Great post, Tod. I'm with Jim, above. Mental health is a wide spectrum. People need to stop being afraid to admit their (perhaps ever-changing) locations on that spectrum. Seems to me a lot of people hide their struggles and that does a disservice to all of us: those of us who bravely bare our struggles and those who compare themselves to the perfect pictures that everyone is projecting. It's about honesty. It's about good health. It's about helping ourselves and others.

Comment on Taking Crazy Back: The Action Manifesto by Guacira Naves

Guacira Naves — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:55:50 +0000

So poignant, and so true.
"But we're never gonna survive, unless we get a little crazy." (Seal. Not that I'm a fan of his, but it's very fitting.
Let me know next time you're presenting a talk on this. Would love to go see you.
Very well done. Hats off to you, as always.

Comment on Taking Crazy Back: The Action Manifesto by Jim

Jim — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:52:25 +0000

Yes, speak out, but don't be afraid to 'speak in' as well.

Our family (including myself) has been touched several times with these issues, and I wanted to do something about it. I've been giving stress and suicide awareness talks at local high schools through the Crisis Centre for several months now, and it's the most rewarding thing I do!

They have a great outreach program, full of people that care, and they are (…I am) making a difference today, despite the bureaucracy in government.

Comment on Taking Crazy Back: The Action Manifesto by Sue

Sue — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:47:54 +0000

I'm not sure if this is intentional, but in your form for submitting an email address to get an update about the book, you have asked if people are friend or family of someone with mental health. I really hope (and wish) that applies to ALL of us. Maybe you meant friend or family of someone with mental health issues? Also, what if I want to self-identify as a person with a mental health issue and sign up?

Comment on Taking Crazy Back: The Action Manifesto by june

june — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:31:56 +0000

BRAVO Tod!!! We all need to be the rebel – speak out – continue pushing the buttons of our government representatives. Make them uncomfortable until they get it! The stats are more than uncomfortable – they are embarrassing. Enough already with the meetings and conferences and discussion groups and commissions. Come on, Canada – listen and ACT!

Comment on Taking Crazy Back: The Action Manifesto by @DenVan

@DenVan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:54:42 +0000

Great post Todd. Thanks.

Comment on Banned by Facebook: An Exercise in Futility by Basking Ridge

Basking Ridge — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:52:03 +0000

May be a while folks. I must be approved by the site admins before my message will appear publicly!

Comment on Banned by Facebook: An Exercise in Futility by Basking Ridge

Basking Ridge — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:49:23 +0000

Am I mistaken but in the dark ages of the internet wasnt access to the WWW free?

Comment on How to Tame Your Voicemail by Donna

Donna — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:29:11 +0000

We do the same at work, via Onebox. So handy! Although occasionally the text is … creative in it's transcriptions. Very amused when a coworkers last name "Fairbairn" was transcribed to "Fireborn". Much better, if you ask me.

Comment on So Much for a Secure Airport Area! by @jordankettner

@jordankettner — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:54:12 +0000

Interesting, using the same logic you could just as easily photoshop a paper ticket as well. I have seen templates for the various airlines online and it wouldnt take much to change the date and add a flight number.

Comment on Business, Benefits, and Bargaining: Five Gen-Y Case Studies by T. Hopkins

T. Hopkins — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:47:23 +0000

Tod, I attended your presentaiton in Medicine Hat this moring. It was very interesting and right on point….we, the company I work for is still hiring and hoping to retain the Gen-Yer's the way we hired in the early to mid 90's…….change is not going to be easy, but the more we hear about this, the more appealing it will become to those who post the Mission Statements and the Values to Vision…..we need to be better prepared for the Gen-Y explosion that is only beginning to hit our business……I am considered the 'grandmother' in the Human Resource Department I work in….and actually I am a grandmother (Baby Boomer Era)…..most of my co-workers are either young Xer's and Yer's….makes for interesting discussions about prodictivity, leadership and managing all aspects of the 'human doing'.

Comment on Why owe Facebook $51,313 for advertising by Raul

Raul — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:19:10 +0000

It's actually better than Mexican pesos

Comment on CBC drops WMA streaming and moves to MP3. YAY! by mikebrowne

mikebrowne — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:13:14 +0000

Thank goodness. It's about darned time.

Comment on CBC drops WMA streaming and moves to MP3. YAY! by @TheGoodKid

@TheGoodKid — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:15:51 +0000

CBC Charlottetown still puts some of their media online in Real Audio format. I think doing so allows them to reach an audience of five.

Comment on CBC drops WMA streaming and moves to MP3. YAY! by Sherry

Sherry — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:26:43 +0000

Yay! Great news…thanks for sharing!

Comment on CBC drops WMA streaming and moves to MP3. YAY! by Peter Cook

Peter Cook — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:54:54 +0000

I just need to correct a factual error. MP3 is a MUCH older (and less capable) codec than wma.

There are good reasons to move away from wma but "sound quality" and "more modern" are not on the list.

Comment on Why owe Facebook $51,313 for advertising by Lorella

Lorella — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:58:52 +0000

OMG…I think my heart stopped for you!!! That is crazy! lol

Comment on Why owe Facebook $51,313 for advertising by Derek K Miller

Derek K Miller — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:39:34 +0000

Come on! That's an easy problem to solve. Just move to Chile — case closed.

What?

Comment on Facebook Fan Page or Profile? by Darren

Darren — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:01:33 +0000

Personally, I'm not super comfortable with people becoming 'fans' of me. If I were more of an artist, who was working professionally and regularly producing artistic works, then I might be more at ease with that kind of articulated relationship. I'm okay with them being fans of my projects, but not fans of me per se. Your mileage, of course, will vary.

Incidentally (and ironically), speaking of projects, we didn't even bother putting up a Facebook page for our book. I just thought the minor benefits didn't outweigh the effort of maintaining the page, and the chance that I'd be flogging our book to friends and supporters who'd already heard about it in three or four other ways.

On the other hand, I'm kind of haphazard about who I 'friend' on Facebook. Happily it doesn't have to be quite so literal on Twitter.

Comment on CBC News Network: What The (Small Group Of) People Say by Thinking Chloe

Thinking Chloe — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:29:35 +0000

I think Melanie should take an English course before Tod is pressed to take Stats. "However" = whoever; "put together" used twice in one sentence; two exclamation marks, one question mark and a missing period all indicate an unfamiliarity with the basic structure of language. Without the ability to comprehend one's own language, any hope of mastering a statistical presentation is futile; it would indeed appear "useless".

Comment on CBC News Network: What The (Small Group Of) People Say by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:17:59 +0000

Thinking Chloe: Incidentally, the final period in your last sentence should be inside the quote marks. People in glass houses…

Comment on This is how Twitter will die. And, thus, live forever. by How Does It Cozy Up? « words. music. more.

How Does It Cozy Up? « words. music. more. — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:49:17 +0000

[...] Twitter, for instance, the latest social networking service to take center stage in the age of electronic network norm has taken on a new type of audience. Primarily businesses that are media-oriented. The shift has resulted in us not really thinking terms like “tweet” or “twittered” as odd forms of communication. We barely know it’s there. Broadcaster and key-note speaker, Todd Maffin, explains this phenomenon here. [...]

Comment on Email 2.0: We Need More by @roxgaebel

@roxgaebel — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:50:33 +0000

I think you pretty much covered it all! What a great idea! Email2.0. The ideas I love the most? The attachments as a separate file — I can't tell you HOW many times I've had that exact conversation, ie:“I can’t open this file! Can you export it as a blah blah and send it again?” Seriously it's such a waste valuable time having to call the person over and over. Sometimes they just end up printing it out and faxing it. And also the retraction button. What a fabulous idea! I have learned, though, to draft those messages until I think about them some more. (Sometimes just the composition is enough of a vent). And lastly, getting rid of those endless quotes. Good grief. And if the person you are receiving mail from has all their business info and that "caution" that says if you are not the intended recipient, blah blah blah, at the end, you can suddenly find yourself filtering through a lot of garbage just to get at the message. Loved this!

Comment on Email 2.0: We Need More by ideathinker

ideathinker — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:39:53 +0000

good points… Really like the idea of dropping attachments.

Just wondering your thoughts on mozilla’s raindrop concept and the thunderbird 3 client also from mozilla?

Comment on Some letters to Jack Ruby by cdddraftsman

cdddraftsman — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:16:55 +0000

Ruby's gun auctioned for $250K …. his hat recently ? …. 56K as I recall ? Do you have a copy of his supposed 'conspiracy admission letter' ? (Provenance uncertain ?)

Those are just a few extemporaneous thoughts to start the ball rolling , hope you enjoyed and best of luck , this looks to be a great site …. and out of sight man !

Keynotes :

* Do you have a 'Living Will' ? When transporting your collection out of doors , keep a low center of gravity , put up your rear deflectors , keep middle finger on your trigger ! and if you have time these are some of my all time favorites ****

** Actually could be considered an assassination , in light of Oswald's actions .

*** What B***s ! They knew it was going to go over like ahhhh ……. ? Dressing up as a nark at a 'Led Zeppelin' concert ….. but they had the integrity to tell the truth . Unfortunately for conspiracy "the truth has no requirement that anyone has to believe in it" Quote from Dale Myers .

Comment on Some letters to Jack Ruby by cdddraftsman

cdddraftsman — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:15:55 +0000

JFK's death stunned the Nation ….

Oswald's death cast suspicion ….

Jack Ruby's explanations only intensified those doubts ….

The Warren Report *** , which is IMO , a 'Beacon of Enlightenment' to understanding the 'Deed' states it clearly : "Oswald Demised Camelot In 5.6 Seconds Of His One Hour Lunch Break" ! Try believing in that ! I do and my mental outlook is 200% better . Had to give up the dream of being a conspiracy writer though Well worth it)-:

It's a shame but ever since , Americans has/have/is/and are still gagging , gurgling ,and 'gargling' from 'the fountain of knowledge' , trying to relocate their headquarters away from there hindquarters , doing everything but the necessary thing's that they have to do in order to 'Swallow that Tough Nut' and Live with It : Try this if you're not adverse to using your full potential : http://karws.gso.uri.edu/jfk/JFK.html

Comment on Some letters to Jack Ruby by cdddraftsman

cdddraftsman — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:14:58 +0000

^ Wanting the 'Autograph' of 'Infamous People' makes me wonder if Charles Manson every get married ? Hmmm …. ?

Jack Ruby's letters are indeed a prize catch . To many , like those of us who lived through those four days , he is in a perverse way , sort of a hero , like Booth's demiser , Boston Corbett …. mostly . The consensus now is that he 'murdered ** to silence Oswald' in furtherance of some sort of half arsed 'Syndicated Mafia Plot' , or just an 'Out of Control' Carlos Marcello brilliantly exposed by ' District Attorney' and part time 'Ace Nutcase' Jim Garrison ? ….. take your pick of a bewildering riot of disinformation from the critical community of researchers ….. they all stretch credulity beyond the breaking point . In either/or any case 'Sparky' threw a monkey wrench into the turbine of JFK's America (start of a speech on race relations : "We are a Nation of Laws , not of men") just as badly as the assassination of JFK himself .

Comment on Some letters to Jack Ruby by cdddraftsman

cdddraftsman — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:14:19 +0000

^ To be bad is to be good , but sometimes to be good is too bad all the way around .

Something has changed since that day Kennedy died . The vices of the past are now virtues , were the speed of the Internet has made trivial people important by continuing the cultish 'Myth of Conspiracy' . More on this next time . Mark my words : The day Jgar died was the day America took a decidedly turn for the worse in regards to moral aloofness : 'The Kennedy Assassination' now constitutes the single greatest body of fraudulent work ever amassed by humans on any one given subject . The formula is clear too , it can now be applied universally and trans-historically to all great events , especially those with counter-intuative results (911) and those committed in senseless acts of violence (JFK) :

"Before 911 truthers came JFK truthers !

Dark machinations in the 'Death of President Kennedy' laid the spiritual groundwork for todays bizarre plots behind 911 .

In both cases the obviously guilty culprits are ignored in favor of politically expedient and more desirable targets for personal profit and self aggrandizement" !

Comment on Some letters to Jack Ruby by cdddraftsman

cdddraftsman — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:13:50 +0000

cont'd

^ Writing Jack Ruby as a youngster …. while he's in jail . Hmmm …. ?

Wonder if his folks helped prepare the letter ? In any case , IMO smart parenting , teach your kids well the meaning of savings at an early age . Knowingly or unknowingly that kid received an important lesson . I predict in the not too distant future , the smallest , most insignificant item will have great value when it comes to prices at auction for collectors in this case . All those baseball cards I used on my bike trying to be cool . Whoops

Lattimer Collection :

"By way of example, she recalled several history lessons inspired by artifacts like Lee Harvey Oswald’s letters" ….. this might interest you my friend ? Just two items = $385K
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/garden/21lattim...
http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/reporter/archiv...

Comment on Some letters to Jack Ruby by cdddraftsman

cdddraftsman — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:12:53 +0000

Sitting next to him as he read 'Life Magazine's' text , I looked at the pictures ….. this was my introduction to 'The Kennedy Assassination' as it would be called for many years . I thought how wonderful , newspaper cameraman will always have color films of every event ….. neato and TV sure is wonderful ! What a let down ….. that's not stupid , that's 'Stewpid' !

I've matured now , I hope and have given it a new , improved , repackaged and appropriate title ,that befits the second tragedy that has occurred bearing his name :

Along with study in Ufo's , Bigfoot , Lockness Monster and other anomalous blips ,

'The Great JFK Assassination Tragedy Conspiracy Hoaxing of America'

is a all time favorite that has lasted to this day .

General thoughts :

Hope you don't mind ……. some thoughts on America after JFK . BTW Tod , the comments above and below aren't directed at you . You've got a great collection going

Comment on Some letters to Jack Ruby by cdddraftsman

cdddraftsman — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:07:51 +0000

cont'd

^ Lets see …. had the flu on Sunday the 24th , everyone at church except me and dad . The Oswald transfer to eternity ….. Bang ! "He's Been Shot" ….. we look at each other , my dad drops his spoon into his bowl of Cheerios's , milk spatters over table and me like Oswald's blood in his absence ….. very vivid memory's ….. he said half smiling "He just shot that son of a bitch".

I asked something stupid like : "Dad is duh the trail over" ?

It wasn't until the following Sunday that I got a legal brief , very brief so to speak : "Tommy my boy , Oswald didn't have a trial , he would of gotten a fair trial , don't you worry , (dad's low muttering voice) before they hang em" .

Comment on Some letters to Jack Ruby by cdddraftsman

cdddraftsman — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:05:31 +0000

Part 1____Excellent ! ____^ Denotes start of a new train of thought .____Specific recollections : ____^ I think ? ……. Maybe ? ……. Hmmm …. ? Jack Ruby ? ….. Jack Rubinstein …. November 22 , 1963 …. the way back machine …. I was in third grade ….. daft as all hell ….. it's so long ago sometimes I think the last dinosaur had just passed away …. was quite happy I got sent home from school …. until all the sobbing started …. it still didn't sink in …. till many years later when writing my brother who was aboard the USS Oriskany off of Vietnam ….. terrible fire aboard ….. almost lost him …. now I understand ….

Comment on New Video: Tod giving Social Media Marketing presentation by Donna Papacosta

Donna Papacosta — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:55:19 +0000

Great demo, Tod. Having been to several of your talks, I can see that this captures the essence of your presentation style. (AND we were able to see the "clear podium," aka the lectern.)

Comment on CBC News Network: What The (Small Group Of) People Say by Mike

Mike — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:21:40 +0000

Nice that you're not using 3 bar graphs; they tend to "lie" about the actual values of the data.

Comment on CBC News Network: What The (Small Group Of) People Say by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:20:03 +0000

Melanie — Easy there… this is just a fun hobby survey I did for the Facebook page. CBC didn't pay a penny. If you don't like it, don't look at it.

Comment on CBC News Network: What The (Small Group Of) People Say by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:20:03 +0000

Melanie — Easy there… this is just a fun hobby survey I did for the Facebook page. CBC didn't pay a penny. If you don't like it, don't look at it.

Comment on Tod on Tape: A 13-Year-Old Broadcaster by Dave

Dave — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:44:07 +0000

What the !@#$! Ha! So, I guess your voice dropped after 13! Great, just great. Super Dave

Comment on CBC News Network: What The (Small Group Of) People Say by Melanie McCollum

Melanie McCollum — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:57:12 +0000

What a useless survey! However put this together needs to take a 1st year Statistics course and learn how to put together information in a useful format! Did the CBC pay for this? I wouldn't pay 10 cents for this

Comment on Your Home Is Leaking Power by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:58:46 +0000

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Comment on Tod on Tape: A 13-Year-Old Broadcaster by Speaka

Speaka — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:22:00 +0000

awesome!

Comment on The JFK Assassination: Me and John F. Kennedy by John Macintosh

John Macintosh — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:02:13 +0000

The book being referred to above is "Mortal Error" written by a ballistics 'expert' by the name of Bonar Menninger. It was indeed a fascinating theory of the assassination, albeit a bit dry in parts. The thought that JFK was fatally shot by accident by the very people assigned to protect him — the Secret Service — is an incredible story. JSM

Comment on The JFK Assassination: Me and John F. Kennedy by @podcaststeve

@podcaststeve — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:42:39 +0000

We definitely need to talk about JFK assassination. I have several audio airchecks from some of the programs that were aired in the US in the mid-1970s when Bob Groden got access to the Zapruder film. I actually met Groden and got to introduce him when he made a presentation at Monmouth College (now Monmouth University) about the assassination.

One memorable episode of Tom Snyder's Tomorrow Show that was about the JFK assassination opened with Tom, in his inimitable style, telling a great story about a great broadcasting gaffe that had happened that day. I memorialized it when Gerald Ford passed away. You can hear it at http://www.lubetkin.net/blog/2006/12/lobp27-remem...

Comment on What iPhone 3’s Voice Memos actually sound like (not bad!) by paul smith

paul smith — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:35:49 +0000

How do you downlaod voice memos onto your pc through itunes. I can not get mine to do it.

Comment on The JFK Assassination: Me and John F. Kennedy by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:39:59 +0000

Comment on Banned by Facebook: An Exercise in Futility by Volker Mendritzki

Volker Mendritzki — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:26:22 +0000

Sounds like an organization that has outgrown its abilities to manage growth. Or maybe they have deluded themselves and think they are Google! Never had a problem but then never got very good results either!

Comment on The JFK Assassination: Me and John F. Kennedy by Neil Gorman

Neil Gorman — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:43:39 +0000

Let me say, on the record, I will show your theory to the US history classes I teach.

(This is going to be awesome!)

Comment on Banned by Facebook: An Exercise in Futility by @thompsonpaul

@thompsonpaul — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:19:09 +0000

Actually, Google can be much worse. In the last several weeks, they've been summarily banning accounts of advertisers who've been using Adwords for years and spend hundreds of thousands of $/yr. No explanation, no opportunity for redress or even to find out why they were banned.

They've admitted there's another huge wave of bans coming, but after presure have at least agreed to provide a reply email, although it doesn't appear there's any way to request a reconsideration of a ban.

Given that Adwords accounts can build up significant Quality Score over the years which can greatly reduce advertising costs, this is both a massive penaly and (for the conspiraccy theorists) a great way for Google to force advertisers to start again from scratch at higher ad costs.

Given their posotions in the marketplace, both Google and Facebook should be ashamed of their shoddy management of services on which many advertisers rely for their income.

Paul

Comment on The First Slide in Your PowerPoint/Keynote Presentation by @thompsonpaul

@thompsonpaul — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:03:42 +0000

Couple points on the Windows process, Tod. If you use the CTRl-ALT-DEL method, you're going to have to selct the PROCESSES tab in Task Manager anfd hope you can spot the TSRs by their process names. Most TSRs in Windows run as services, which won't show up in The APPLICATIONS tab. (Trojans and malware are perfect examplse of this.)

My preferred way create a clean presentation state is to hold down the SHIFT key while booting the Operating System (Win or Mac) – this causes the OS to skip processing any of the entries in the Startup section of the registry or Mac extensions.

Paul.

Paul

Comment on The JFK Assassination: Me and John F. Kennedy by ThompsonPaul

ThompsonPaul — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:42:08 +0000

Fascinated with the assassination since I was a kid as well. Loved the video tour of the plaza – also surprised that it seems as shabby as it does, given its significance.

Always wondered about why Oswald wouldn’t have taken the shots as the motorcade approached as well. Only thing I can think is that Kennedy was blocked and Oswald didn’t want to try a “through-shot”.

Keep in mind though, re: having to shoot nearly through the tree – that tree has 46 years more growth to it now.

I’m curious whether further advancements in digital enhancement techniques will ever yield more information from the Zapruder and other films. (Original background is a pro photographer, so this area fascinates me.) Also curious whether the death of someone involved after all these years will lead to release of significant info (as happened with Deep Throat revelations, for example).

Are you familiar with the theory (sorry, author escapes me atm) that a bodyguard in a following vehicle accidentally discharged a rifle as the kill shot? The guy did fascinating research on how standard protocols for managing the Secret Service weapons present at the assassination were intentionally breached, and the proposed bullet trajectory makes far more sense, especially compared to the supposed “magic bullet” trajectory.

Looking forward to your description of your theory!

Paul

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Comment on This is how Twitter will die. And, thus, live forever. by @joanders

@joanders — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:57:52 +0000

I don't agree with the premise of this article. Twitter won't die if people keep using the Twitter platform. On the contrary, it will grow stronger and more pervasive. It will be used through 3rd party apps for sure, but Twitter will still handle the data and the traffic. If, on the other hand, everyone stops using Twitter but migrates over to other similar platforms, your prediction will come true. I don't think they will, because the Twitter platform will be too central and hard to copy -just think about Google, which became a verb a long time ago. Google is locked in as the core search-platform in hundreds of millions of browsers, websites, blogs and what have you. Is the Google Brand less strong because of it? Hell no. Distribution of data through APIs is a massive trend that reduces the importance of the home page. Twitter doesn't even advertise on theirs. That's why I don't think fewer visits to Twitter.com is going to hurt Twitter as a brand nor a platform.

Comment on The First Slide in Your PowerPoint/Keynote Presentation by uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:14:03 +0000

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Comment on The First Slide in Your PowerPoint/Keynote Presentation by @PresentAdvisors

@PresentAdvisors — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:22:06 +0000

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Comment on Banned by Facebook: An Exercise in Futility by Greg Scott

Greg Scott — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:07:33 +0000

Todd, that's crazy! Makes me think that I won't be advertising on Facebook any time soon. I hope they fix that for you.

Comment on This is how Twitter will die. And, thus, live forever. by David Kinard

David Kinard — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:12:10 +0000

This is akin to what happened to Kleenex, FedEx, and Xerox. The brand became synonymous with the act — please hand me a kleenex, or I need this FedExed, or can you xerox this for me? We do not send messages or update our walls, we tweet. Other apps will come along but we will always tweet. That is how twitter will live forever.

Comment on This is how Twitter will die. And, thus, live forever. by Axel Schultze

Axel Schultze — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:38:06 +0000

I guess pointcast is not a good example. Like Murdock pointed out "inactivity" – It was a lame, super arrogant leadership with no sense to the market. But pointcast is a good example for companies like them
Twitter must watch their progress. Today Twitter has the weakest technology with the worst engineering team in the space. That is risky if somebody else just steps in. Beta users are patient and loyal – but there s a limit… I use Twitter since 07. While the technology is getting no better – the spamers take over.

Axel
http://xeesm.com/AxelS

Comment on This is how Twitter will die. And, thus, live forever. by Weasel

Weasel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:54:09 +0000

This was a very interesting article, because I completely agree! While features such as Lists and Retweet have been implemented within the actual Twitter website, since I access all of my tweets through a third-party app, as do an ample percentage of Twitter users, these features have gone under the radar (until these apps start using the API for them in their own programs).

None the less, I haven't even gotten a chance to use any of them because, well, it's just not as accessible to me to use the Twitter website itself, especially when getting alerted to @ replies from people who are not being followed.

So, sadly, I do agree. I love the concept of Twitter, really I do, but, with such a decline of the actual website usage, it really makes it hard to know why I should keep using it through there… unless they finally up the API grabs that can be made. That, I will admit, is slightly an issue. But, I've rambled enough.

Comment on This is how Twitter will die. And, thus, live forever. by uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:32:38 +0000

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Comment on This is how Twitter will die. And, thus, live forever. by @Enked

@Enked — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:21:20 +0000

Awesome article.. loved reading.
Nobody would have ever thought about the way you told.. twitter can die, really loved !

Comment on This is how Twitter will die. And, thus, live forever. by missdestructo

missdestructo — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:20:00 +0000

So I guess this isn't a good time to get that Twitter 4 Lyfe tattoo?

Comment on Friend Splitting: Doing Personal AND Business on Facebook by Milan Davidovic

Milan Davidovic — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:53:06 +0000

"So you’ve got a Facebook account and added a couple of dozen friends. In time, you begin to add some business contacts as well."

If you (not you Tod; the general "you") didn't want your business contacts to see you as anything other than a business entity, why did you add them as friends in Facebook?

Comment on Are Google ‘Street View’ Drivers Drunk? ;-) by Rob Cottingham

Rob Cottingham — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:32:14 +0000

As a parent, I want one of those cameras. With a skull-mount.

Comment on Are Google ‘Street View’ Drivers Drunk? ;-) by @b_radley

@b_radley — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:20:17 +0000

No wonder I couldn't find the car when it was in town, I was looking in the wrong lane ; )

Comment on Are Google ‘Street View’ Drivers Drunk? ;-) by Bruce Murray

Bruce Murray — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:24:08 +0000

Hey Tod,

Yeah, the camera is shooting behind itself toward the following traffic. But here is a bizarre situation. I was checking out some of my old haunts in Vancouver and as I travelled down Thurlow towards Robson I suddenly found myself in an alley with the direction of traffic pointing directly though a building… Maybe the driver had to sneak off to take a leak behind a dumpster…
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3422/3992075777_81...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3452/3992834950_00...
…Go figure?!?

I find it quite addicting and have travelled to streets all over the world to see my old houses and apartments. I even found a friend's house with her whole family clearly identified in her front yard.

They even went through little ol' Pictou county, Nova Scotia recently so we'll look forward to some small town coverage soon.

Cheers, – Bruce

Comment on Are Google ‘Street View’ Drivers Drunk? ;-) by Connor Walsh

Connor Walsh — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:13:32 +0000

I guess this was from a rearward facing camera, rather than one pointing out the front of the car, and that the car was leading this line of traffic, rather than bearing down on them only a theory though!

Comment on Are Google ‘Street View’ Drivers Drunk? ;-) by air

air — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:44:32 +0000

the camera was just pointing backwards, dude.

Comment on Are Google ‘Street View’ Drivers Drunk? ;-) by donna

donna — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:26:19 +0000

What David said. Cameras look behind you, too. They're EVERYWHERE!

Comment on Are Google ‘Street View’ Drivers Drunk? ;-) by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:47:15 +0000

But the diagonal cameras (south-west, north-west, etc) could not possibly shoot down the street in a straight line. They'd shoot diagonally across.

The only way a shot like the above could be taken is with a camera located at the centre of the photo, pointing straight down the street (as in this pic).

Comment on Are Google ‘Street View’ Drivers Drunk? ;-) by David Gerhard

David Gerhard — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:18:08 +0000

the camera is a 360-degree camera, with 8 lenses mounted in all directions, which means it takes pictures ahead, to the left and right, and behind the car, which is why it looks like it is in oncoming traffic. I suspect if you step one image "ahead" from the shot you posted, you may see the same or similar traffic, which would mean (if that shot were facing forward) that all the traffic was moving backwards.

Comment on Friend Splitting: Doing Personal AND Business on Facebook by Tod Maffin

Tod Maffin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:08:37 +0000

That's odd… I'd assumed everyone got it, but I logged into one of my test accounts and noted that it didn't have the pull-down link either. Perhaps you need a certain number in friends in friend lists for it to work?

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Comment on A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Podium by donna papacosta

donna papacosta — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:46:43 +0000

Bob beat me to the punch. I was going to say that it's a good thing you were wearing pants (I presume).
I have heard many people mis-use "lectern" and "podium." I guess we have to watch out for the word "clear" too! Thanks for sharing, Tod.