[Advertising] Time sells ads on its Twitter, Facebook pages; Seimens buys first social media ads http://bit.ly/JK4UZ

[Localization] Localization World 2009 Silicon Valley To Showcase “Know-How for Global Success” http://ping.fm/aHA6Z

[Quote] "Words are my life. The trick is to get paid for my life." - David M. Wilhelms

[Content Management] Using WordPress as a CMS http://ping.fm/jedeS

[Twitter] Your digital intuition: http://ping.fm/TOUCX

[Social Media] Just got a consulting gig because of my expertise in Twitter

[Publishing] A great source for eBooks and eMags: http://www.yudu.com

[Social Networking] I've reconnected with some of my best friends that drifted away over the years thanks to Facebook. Three so far today!

[Social Networking] Marketing Small Businesses With Twitter http://ping.fm/0mKWB

[TechComm] U.S. Army opened up its training manuals for revision by wiki http://bit.ly/10X8aW

[Journalism] Tewspaper, an online news venture, has replaced reporters w/ algorithms & tweets in its virtual newsroom http://bit.ly/mONcG

[Big Brother] State tax officials are using social media to track down people who haven't paid their taxes. http://bit.ly/10ADkk

[Security] Most social-media users are worried about security, but less than 1/3 do anything to alleviate concerns http://bit.ly/L3XYL

[Content Management] KM World list of "trend-setting" products. Who cares? So stupid I won't even provide link

[Translation/Localization] Think Latin America Apr 07 - 09 Perola Búzios Hotel, Búzios, Rio de Janeiro, BR http://ping.fm/VFNSw

[Social Media] If Facebook were a country, it would be the 4th largest, after China, India and the United States. And, it's getting bigger!

[Accessibility] DIALOG IN THE DARK: Your Senses Will Never Be The Same http://ping.fm/lL0ZX

[eBooks] Does your company publish eBooks? Let me know. scottabel@mac.com

[Experience Design] Why the Starbucks "15th Ave" Store Is Doomed to Fail http://bit.ly/HUwBz

[Software] The Micropreneur Academy: Take 1 person software startups from zero to launch in 4 months www.Micropreneur.com

[TechComm] Let the trend of supporting the Mac begin (again): Camtasia for Mac http://bit.ly/2lsT3

[iPhone] Face in Hole: Fun app allows you to place you face in famous paintings, billboards, magazine covers http://ping.fm/Sclia

[Video] Have fun with video clips; make some great family movies: http://ping.fm/4QWya

[Security] Searches for Jessica Biel-related content have a one-in-five chance of pointing to a risky site, says McAfee http://bit.ly/M6eUI

[Social Media] Top 100 Best Social Media Books, Ever http://bit.ly/48IMZ

[Search] For those of you who like to try different search engines, here's one I stumbled upon http://www.myway.com/

[Translation] MS Word-based Translation Memory tool - WordFast Classic: http://ping.fm/rz8Es

[Content Professionals] J. Boye Conference: Aarhus 2009 - A Knowledge Sharing Summit for Online Professionals http://bit.ly/1x9PtO

[Content Management] The CMS death knell: RedDot CMS customers will soon be "migrated to Vignette platform" http://bit.ly/Fa95n

[Social Networking] Businesses uses for Twitter even when your customers are NOT on Twitter: Research, SEO, and more http://bit.ly/3L4Ol0

[Advertising] McDonald's uses college classroom coffee delivery stunt in commercial http://bit.ly/3L4Ol0

[TechComm Jobs] Five Contract Instructional Designers (Denver, CO/Basking Ridge, NJ) http://bit.ly/2AoJjB

[Web Content Management] BEST web content management system I've ever seen! Easy. Modular design. Video documentation. www.squarespace.com

[Social Networking] Finding David Gimelfarb: Facebook used to raise money, share research, pressure U.S. officials http://bit.ly/zkbLp

[Twitter] Would someone (Facebook, Google, etc.) please buy Twitter and provide some decent customer support! This automated crap sucks!

[Video] Interesting web video slide deck; good usage stats and effectiveness as instructional medium information http://ping.fm/JqsP0

[Jargon] Digital literacy: Ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, & create info using digital technology http://bit.ly/1wnxY

[TechComm] September 9 webinar: Why Quality Product Information is Critical for Product Success http://ping.fm/sHZTF

[Social Media] My love for Bill Clinton caused 1 person to unfollow me :( Then I got 50 new followers as result of the Twitter unfollow :)

[Publishing] Forget book publishers. You are a publisher! Most multi-national firms publish far more content than any publisher does.

[TechComm] Need video tutorials or documentation? Check out these guys. Great work. http://ping.fm/Q6Qvq

[TechComm] Freelance writer needed w/experience Documentum xCP. Contact http://ping.fm/HEYjY

[TechComm] "Have You READ the brochure? No I haven't READ the brochure!" (video) French & Saunders "Computer Trouble" http://bit.ly/11GXjT

[Social Media] Sign of the Times: The US Postal Service is advertising Priority Mail on Linkedin. Too funny!

[TechComm] Just helped 2 writers get freelance gigs from my Linkedin contacts. So much for social networks being pointless.

[Web Content] "If your web designer builds a quality, well-built site, then it IS optimized for the search engines" http://bit.ly/OUqCs

[Mobile Communication] Websites related to mobile phones showed the most growth in UK, according to new research http://bit.ly/qJI9H

[Social Networking] SEO? Not so much! Toshiba Launches Social Business Network to reach customers http://bit.ly/mYiCB - SMART!

[Information Visualization] Free tool for creating graphs/charts online; aimed at kids but is useful and easy-to-use: http://bit.ly/Aq2TJ

[Tranlsation] An Oral History of Translators and Interpreters http://ping.fm/6Pfnd

[Advertising] With social media advertising on the rise, political talk shows on TV have some advertisers pulling out http://bit.ly/lb0YL

[Social Media] Blame Twitter: JetBlue Offer Sells Out Before Deadline: http://ping.fm/KjezN

[TechComm] RT @AnneGentle BBC Radio "How to Write An Instruction Manual" http://ping.fm/CXRl3

[TechComm] Plain English is the Best Policy http://ping.fm/7P9G3

[Mobile Publishing] Easily add content such as video, photos and text to update existing articles, stories and blogs http://bit.ly/305P2F

[Advertising] The Birth of ‘Just Do It’ and Other Magic Words http://bit.ly/yCqfD

[iPhone] MindMeister for iPhone + iPod touch: App allows you to take your online mind maps with you wherever you go http://bit.ly/KtH70

[TechComm] Raymond Urgo explores job position names/titles in policies and procedures content http://bit.ly/1eF7a5

[Content Management} Just got a "custom" newsletter from a CMS vendor; Nothing custom about it. You can tell they don't know shit about me!

[Scott Abel] Join the 1000+ folks who follow me on Facebook. Get music, video, humor and updates: http://ping.fm/bcCTb

[Social Media Advertising] Facebook trying to position itself to marketers as go-to site for contextually targeted ads http://bit.ly/3Wd30j

[Twitter] Twitter runners! Use Twitter to help you keep track of your running progress and more! http://ping.fm/YSqzY

[Email] SendGrid email cloud service gateway; increases deliverability rate, keeps emails out of SPAM http://ping.fm/ppDds

[Time Series Analysis] Timetric API helps you graph, track and compare the movements of data over time http://ping.fm/0xQNr

[Content Management] Updating my channel on Business Week's Business Exchange http://ping.fm/UtFAu

[Collaboration] Control and Community: A Case Study of Enterprise Wiki Usage http://bit.ly/4iqqcE

[Apple] Draconian. Monopolistic. Hypocritical. Call the company what you will, but I'm sticking w/ Apple http://bit.ly/1yhgxH

[TechComm] Don't let IT or XML-lovers drive project; What they think doesn't matter. What matters is serving clients, earning money/profit.

[TechComm] Why on earth would anyone want to move from Adobe TechComm Suite to XMetaL? Stupid barely begins to describe such a scenario.

[TechComm] Lame campaign by JustSystems to show people to convert FrameMaker to DITA. It's a masquerade: Frame to XMetaL is real message

[Email] Depending on you you ask, GMail may be most popular email service, AOL declining: http://bit.ly/3KRtta

[Telecommunications] Why we need a national data strategy (voice is just data): http://bit.ly/iHLSr

[Content Management] Interested in learning about e-Spirit First Spirit CMS? Let me know. scottabel@mac.com

[Content Management] Interested in sponsoring Intelligent Content 2010 conference? 10 slots open; scottabel@mac.com http://bit.ly/vM1Qs

[Content Management] Usability Matters: Software Development and the Balancing Act Between Design and Usability http://bit.ly/As4LX

[Music] On my iTunes right now: "Do You Want to Date My Avatar" - The Guild http://ping.fm/sSE5I

[Advertising] 29% of manufacturers surveyed spend more than half of their marketing budget online http://bit.ly/4xQas9

[Social Media] P&G campaign encourages Pringles lovers to submit video clips, photographs or text messages http://ping.fm/XBS7o

[Crowdsourcing] Success story shows power of the crowd http://bit.ly/qzqI4

[Social Media] Southeastern Conference doesn't allow college football fans to use social media during games http://bit.ly/12R3DS (WTF?)

[Web Content Strategy] Best Practice: Smithsonian Institution's Take on Transparency http://bit.ly/WNDBM

[Twitter] Track competing hashtags and what people are saying about them http://ping.fm/VoSXw

[Jobs] Regional Sales Manager – Content Management (Boston) http://bit.ly/gWK2H

[Economy] Rising Sales In Emerging Economies Reflect Growing Optimism About Recovery http://bit.ly/kIvNE

[TechComm] Content quality: Adobe deploys acrolinx IQ software to more than 200 customer support staff http://bit.ly/2pqA91 (SMART!)

[Project Management] TinyPM help you build solutions that enhance software development process with agile practices http://bit.ly/hWdJ2

[Semantic Web] Semantic Web: Introduction and applications from the World Wide Web Consortium http://ping.fm/bCB7P

[Television Ratings] Media groups aim to replace Nielsen audience measurement service with digital-savvy service http://bit.ly/dWHt7

[Web Content] Ten & Two Systems needs to update website. Even in Latin, it makes no sense: http://ping.fm/BS5dt

[TechComm] Convert just about anything (unites of measure, time zones, scientific data) http://ping.fm/Vsorn

[eBook Readers] If Apple doesn't introduce a tablet-like device in Sept, all of techdom will be stunned http://bit.ly/jnjFd

[TechComm] Usability Matters: Software Development and the Balancing Act Between Design and Usability http://bit.ly/jiiqG

[Marketing] XML and Marketing Materials - by Ann Rockley http://ping.fm/TKPs3

[Consumer Confidence] Canadians are feeling better about state of economy, and are some of the most optimistic globally http://bit.ly/hQj31

[Government XML] NY Senate API gives developers direct access to New York state data (bills, committee info, and more) http://bit.ly/KyjZ3

[Social Media Advertising] Facebook trying to position itself to marketers as go-to site for contextually targeted ads http://bit.ly/3Wd30j

[Mashups] LOOP API: Automatically merge, convert, combine documents found on web http://ping.fm/c1245

[Fitness] TweetaRun allows you to record/track your running progress, compare it to others via Twitter http://ping.fm/iBgF7

[Telecommunication] Find long distance calling codes for nations around the globe http://ping.fm/s6LXx

[Change Management] RT @JulieBush - IT Change Is Hard: Typewriters Still in Use at NYPD - http://shar.es/Q55z

[Government XML] Database of expenses made by the UK members of parliament - API: http://ping.fm/eFYkW

[TechComm] Designing for People Who Have Better Things To Do With Their Lives (circa 2000, but still useful info) http://bit.ly/O8wR1

[Social Media] MC Hammer, Kathy Ireland, Tim Ferriss, and Gary Vaynerchuk share Social Media tips http://bit.ly/BFm03

[Translation] Language access has potential to spread like wildfire throughout the US thanks for some folks in NY http://bit.ly/49nOX2

[Technology] Apple's approach to hardware, software, services solution is at center of Google's & Microsoft's envy http://bit.ly/27ARu

[Browsers] Do we really need RockMelt, another new browser. Not so much: http://bit.ly/A0Ki3

[Healthcare] New Web Site Lets Patients Rate Their Doctors http://bit.ly/1ahZoa

[Experience Design] Usability Matters: Software Development and the Balancing Act Between Design and Usability http://bit.ly/jiiqG

[Jobs] Web-Based Instructional Specialist University of Wisconsin-Stout http://ping.fm/s7jCE

[Technology Graveyard] Remember shrieking modems, paper phone books, and the C: prompt? Obsolete technology list: http://bit.ly/PwAoY

[Wireless Technology] Wireless power standard ready; how it works: http://ping.fm/MI2tg

[Skiing] Booking trip to Whistler for Winter Pride, March 1-8, 2010 http://ping.fm/VkWEZ

[Video] Great example of video content that educates; better than the In Plain English series as well http://ping.fm/of08z

[Jobs] Ruby on Rails Developer: Boulder, Colorado http://ping.fm/2STQ1

[Financial Regulatory Compliance] The Annual Audit Antidote http://bit.ly/lA5dh

[Security] Banks putting customers at risk by using standard security questions, such as mother's maiden name http://bit.ly/19IAKr

[Social Media] San Diego companies use social media well: http://ping.fm/l30FO

[Social Networking] iGoogle just got more social, w/ "gadget" apps that pull content from YouTube, Flickr http://bit.ly/xR1O6

[Email Marketing] Does anyone use MailChimp? I'm thinking about changing from Constant Contact. http://ping.fm/dJdwj

[Social Networking] Ning social network creation software sucks at managing login info, confusing users, makes it harder than it needs to be

[Facebook] Britney Spears will launch an exclusive line of virtual gifts on Facebook http://bit.ly/aiZaX

[Journalism] Create your own personalized new page: http://dailyme.com/

[Collaboration] Sharing PDF files online (free tutorial) http://ping.fm/EBroI

[TechComm] Adobe Acrobat/PDF Central Conference, Minneapolis, MN (Sept. 22-24) http://bit.ly/szBH1

[Conferences] Adobe MAX 2009, Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 4-7) http://max.adobe.com/

[Print Advertising] Direct mail to fall 10%; Ailing US Post Office considers cutting Saturday delivery to save money http://bit.ly/2EvPo5

[Social Media Marketing] Why Starbucks Is the Top Brand on Facebook http://bit.ly/qyvRe

[Marketing] 6 in 10 chief marketing officers feel more positive about nation's economy today then they did last quarter http://bit.ly/PXJmp

[Content Management] Need tickets to Gilbane Boston, Dec 1-3? I've got access to free passes to expo hall/keynotes courtesy of a client.

[TechComm] Technical documentation managers survey: Over 600 have taken so far! http://ping.fm/SRVrh

[Browsers] Aloft Media, file patent lawsuit against Google's Chrome browser; the latest of many http://bit.ly/PCrqJ

[TechComm] Judge orders Microsoft to stop selling Word in its current form due to patent infringement http://bit.ly/20HruB

[Lost in Translation] Language Incompetence Gets in Diplomacy’s Way — Again http://ping.fm/VHAqf

[Twitter] Yellow Pages for Twitter; helps you to categorize, locate users based on location, profession, subject http://www.twellow.com/

[Social Media] Chris Brogan's experiment w/ satirical blog posts "The Power of the Absurd" www.chrisbrogan.com/the-power-of-the-absurd/

[Social Media] British troops encouraged to tweet/blog, unlike US counterparts: http://ping.fm/rwp1j

[Social Media] Splitweet allows you to manage multiple Twitter accounts; perfect for marketing pros http://splitweet.com/

[Twitter] Discover common followers between any two Twitter accounts http://twtrfrnd.com/ - find relevant new followers faster

[TechComm] XML] IBM/Quark DITA/XML Content Management podcast; PG Bartlett featured: http://bit.ly/tVy66

[Acquisitions] Publicis buys Razorfish from Microsoft http://ping.fm/8tuPG

[Position Wanted] Content Management sales professional looking for new gig; Got an open position? Email scottabel@mac.com. I'll connect you

[Twitter] Huitter: Clean up your Twitter account by removing -- en mass -- unwanted followers (esp those who aren't following you back)

[Video] If you're going to bother to make a video software simulation, take the time to add voiceover narration. It's not that hard!

[Convergence] Rumors: iTunes 9 may provide Blu-ray support, integration w/ Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm and more http://bit.ly/GTJpG

[Security] 74% of IT admins say they can confidently bypass controls (snoop) designed to protect HR/other sensitive data http://bit.ly/tW5Tf

[Analytics] IBM opens business analytics hub in China http://bit.ly/197BXn

[TechComm] Need practice with Wikipedia? Why not help improve the Adobe TechComm Suite listing? http://bit.ly/Is83z

[Social Media] British troops encouraged to tweet/blog, unlike US counterparts: http://ping.fm/03pNG

[Intelligent Content] Quark is now Platinum sponsor of Intelligent Content 2010, Feb 18-19 Palm Springs, www.intelligentcontent2010.com

[Twitter] Twitt(url)y tracks URLs on Twitter; provides real-time view of what people are talking about/linking to http://twitturly.com/

[Twitter] RT @Joel Amoussou @dhinchcliffe Air Force used Twitter to track NY flyover fallout: http://bit.ly/ind5S

[Human Behavior] Not easily distracted from your work? You may have low working-memory capacity, according to new study http://bit.ly/BlTYH

[Customer Service] United Airlines learns the hard way about the power of social media and UGC -- almost 5 million views http://bit.ly/rI2ef

[Twitter] Here's a tool that lets you find the retweet rank of any Twitter user http://ping.fm/xeqGq

[Humor/Horror] Got 20 min to kill? Revisit Karen Black in this 1970s classic, Triology of Terror: http://bit.ly/1PG1d

[Twitter] Jacksons wanted to 'buy' Twitter followers Australian firm says http://bit.ly/VZ2Ms (I can't imagine he'd need to)

[TechComm] Adobe offers access to its Technical Communication Suite training library here: http://bit.ly/dhXvS (just $129US)

[Mobile Devices] RT @DavidMeermanScott - Lollapalooza with an iPhone http://bit.ly/20DtB5 #Lollapalooza

[Video] RT @rjacquez @pixmo: Yahoo study: Videos 3 Xs more effective in getting consumers 2 remember message http://ping.fm/0QdCW

[Gaming] GamePro API: a database of content for gamers and developers http://api.gamepro.com/

[Marketing] Building Customer Loyalty In A Recession http://ping.fm/ZhC45

[TechComm] Early Bird Registration ends soon for LavaCon 2009: Get your ticket today http://ping.fm/1ibSp

[Content Management] Free ticket: Magnolia CMS summit, Sept 10-11, Basel, Switzerland http://ping.fm/284sB scottabel@mac.com

[Social Networking] RT @MikeElgan US Marine Corps bans social networking http://htxt.it/Eb4b

[Accessibility] Obama: Credit card documents "have to be written in plain language/in plain sight—no more fine print" http://bit.ly/QPYLW

[TechComm] Sold! Information Mapping to Belgian Investors http://bit.ly/2fvm1Z

[Publishing] Wall Street Journal aims at Linkedin: http://ping.fm/1lg7P

[Healthcare] New strain of HIV derived from gorillas discovered http://ping.fm/l24Ae

[VOIP] eBay warns legal fist fight over Skype licensing w/ co-founders could destroy company http://ping.fm/wAg9n

[Litigation] Navigating eDiscovery: http://ping.fm/cZg5U

[Software] To avoid conflicts of interest, Google CEO Eric Schmidt resigns from Apple board http://ping.fm/wwbrW

[Social media Marketing] Twitter, Facebook help companies learn consumers' opinions http://ping.fm/UDeHW

[Advertising] Some ad agencies are scaling back glamorous photos and Flash intros from their Web sites in favor of usability http://ping.fm/zZblB

[Advertising] Billboards get Google Apps noticed: http://ping.fm/6Ci9o

[Humor] Let's talk dirty to the animals: Vintage Gilda Radner http://ping.fm/YA1hW

[Social Media] Kevin explains Twitter to David Letterman http://ping.fm/ql69j

[eBook Readers/Notepads] Will Apple's Tablet Steal Kindle's Thunder? http://ping.fm/nDpoi

[Marketing] Writing to be Clicked (slide deck) http://ping.fm/LWTOI

[Voice] Create your own talking avatar message and share it with your friends http://ping.fm/33Tah

[Life Sciences] FDA Data Standards Council releases SPL Starter Package http://ping.fm/Oj9MU

[Social Media Marketing] Using community / social network features to build audience and sell books: http://ping.fm/CQypj

[Social Media] Looking for dating, business, friendship, topic-based social networking case studies for upcoming book. scottabel@mac.com

RT @Jason_Pollock @cheth 20 Breathtaking Macro Photography Shots - http://bit.ly/3g5ZvV

RT @earthXplorer NEVER apologize for being yourself......

RT @duhism "Trying to improve yourself wastes the time you could use to steal the identity of someone who is already much better"