My 7,000th tweet: GayClic Collab Against Homophobia (France) "Fuck You (Very Much)" by Lily Allen, user-generated video http://bit.ly/1060ql

[Healthcare] Social Media in Healthcare: October 5-8, 2009 http://ping.fm/1w6EA

[Content Management] Profitable Content Management: 3 Smart Strategies for Leveraging
Content Assets in a Tight Market http://bit.ly/4eHqL

[WordPress Classes] Interested in attending WordPress development classes? I'm thinking of bringing Tom Johnson to Palm Springs to teach.

[Mobile Communication] Women, Teens, and Seniors Help Fuel 34% Mobile Web Spike http://bit.ly/8U3bo

[Social Media] "Duller" brands get more out of social campaigns; they've more to gain demonstrating they're cutting edge http://bit.ly/QqDso

[Philanthropy] KFRG radio interview w/ my partner at Horse Rescue Relief, Troy Dunne; Airs this weekend throughout SoCal http://bit.ly/2KHZk

[Social Media Monitoring] FaceTime lets employers monitor their workers' social-media posts http://bit.ly/YKUOD

[Social Media] 12 ways businesses can use social media http://ping.fm/JxqaR

[Social Networking] Social networks are key to transparency, making government more open, participatory, collaborative http://bit.ly/2JcB7W

[Social Media] The BBC is redesigning its Web site to incorporate more social media http://bit.ly/ERMLG

[Social Networking] Chefs shop for fish on Twitter; Service has replaced seafood market for some chefs and vendors http://bit.ly/2KOSr

[TechComm] RT @dfarb: 25 extra responses since @scottabel promoted my user doc survey, please take part at http://tr.im/AeYA please RT

[Accessibility] Funding & governance of library & information services for visually impaired: International case studies http://bit.ly/Q8gO7

[Publishing] Before choosing an e-Book, pondering the format http://ping.fm/daWzq

[Intelligent Content] Sponsorships available for Intelligent Content 2010 www.intelligentcontent2010.com Interested? scottabel@mac.com

[XML Content Management] 2009 RSuite User Conference, October 6th, Philadelphia http://ping.fm/fihP0

[Marketing] Faith Based Internet Marketing http://ping.fm/vdgys

[TechComm] Senior SAP/ITTL Technical Writer - Interested? Contact Clifford Ahrens (905) 424-5345

[Life Sciences] Looking for a contact at Eli Lilly France. Anyone have a contact for me?

[Translation] Freelance translator survey from Common Sense Advisory: http://ping.fm/OwyLo

{TechComm] Sarah O'Keefe, Jack Molisani, Scott Abel, and others at LavaCon October 24-27, 2009 in New Orleans: http://lavacon.org

[Communication] Thursday is last day to save $100 (20%) on Copywriting Success Summit '09 http://bit.ly/oXlEk

[TechComm] Dynamic Delivery is Where It’s At: Custom Documentation from Multiple Formats" - webinar, Oct 7 10am PT http://bit.ly/lYfd0

[Localization World] Opening Reception to be held at Ultra Lounge, San Jose Oct 20 at 7:00pm http://ping.fm/YxgGJ

[Localization] Need localization/internationalization training? Contact: Localization Institute http://ping.fm/iSrnu

[Translation] Great digital and print magazine: Multi-Lingual Computing http://ping.fm/QwI1f

[Localization] check out Across Systems sponsor of Localization World Silicon Valley: http://ping.fm/l05Rs

[TechComm / User Experience] User Documentation Survey http://ping.fm/3rjwB

[Communication] Thurs is last day to save $100 (20%) on Copywriting Success Summit '09 http://www.whitepapersource.com/cmd.php?Clk=3289305

[Digital Publishing] E-paper display market reaches $1.17 billion in 2014 http://bit.ly/1ainTO

[TechComm] DocTrain Review includes great article about Ann Rockley and Component Content Management http://ping.fm/zB3hS

[Social Media] Is Social Media Impacting How Much We Email? http://bit.ly/BX5DN

[TechComm] Linked2: Plug-in provides Adobe FrameMaker integration with Documentum http://ping.fm/dz4ML

[Social Media] Debunking 6 major fears about social media http://bit.ly/g82cw

[Localization] Spotlight on a Localization Professional: from Translator to Chief Language Officer http://bit.ly/95qrU

[Marketing] Working Moms Above Average Mobile Users (and Spenders) http://bit.ly/nBUuW

[Facebook] HP photo frame incorporates Facebook http://bit.ly/2whgz5

[Twitter] OneForty, Twitter's App Store http://ping.fm/aCDaa

[iPhone] Starbucks iPhone app makes arranging coffee dates easier http://ping.fm/Wc31c

[XML] XMLMind DITA converter: http://ping.fm/rhce6

[Content Management] Profitable Content Management: 3 Smart Strategies for Leveraging
Content Assets in a Tight Market http://bit.ly/Xf4EH

[eCoomerce] Ookong lets you follow items you'd like to buy, tracks sales history, notifies you when prices drop http://ookong.com/

[Publishing] Microsoft enters into agreement with O'Reilly Media that includes eBooks http://bit.ly/2uxGWM

[TechComm] Tech Support the Star Wars way: http://ping.fm/P3wkX

[Social Networking] Building Your Tribe - 6 LinkedIn Success Studies http://bit.ly/EvvbJ

[Publishing] Google Offers 2 Million Digital Book Titles for the Espresso Book Machine http://ping.fm/XnSpX

[Life Sciences] Free pass/hotel: China Clinical Trials Outsourcing Congress, Manchester UK, 9/28-29 Contact Steve globalengage@cr-europe.com

[Translation] Bring Structure to Unstructured Content: How DITA Affects Content & Translation Management 9/23 12:00pm ET http://bit.ly/JCMxO

[Marketing] Transforming Numbers Into Meaning: Social Media w/ Webtrends Social Measurement http://ping.fm/XjgR2

[Publishing] Verizon and BestBuy now in eReader market: http://bit.ly/ygJ9o

[Publishing] If you attended my eBook webinar today, what did you think?

[Publishing] Webinar: eBooks from Start to Finish - Navigating eBook Production & Distribution today at 8am PT / 11am ET http://bit.ly/8USPJ

[Localization] I'll be blogging from Localization World, Oct 20-22 in Silicon Valley. See you there! http://ping.fm/koUl4

[Publishing] eBooks Start to Finish: Navigating eBooks Production and Distribution. Over 700 attendees expected! Join us http://bit.ly/2Jssm

[Publishing] Newspapers have yet to hit rock bottom, analysts say http://bit.ly/53Via

[3D] Fashionable 3D Glasses by Gucci http://ping.fm/7rJ3N

[Publishing] Journalists (like Businesses) Must Adapt to New Media http://bit.ly/cAXK3

Remember holograms on Star Trek? We thought it was science fiction, but it's not! It's available from Cisco today: http://bit.ly/88ONa

[Social Media] Diigital Religion: Virtual synagogue serves Jews online http://bit.ly/5LCY8

[Web 2.0] How companies are benefiting from Web 2.0: McKinsey Global Survey Results http://bit.ly/tMAUA

[Social Media] Burberry is to launch its own social networking site next month; fashion goes digital http://bit.ly/ptFUc

[Social Media] Imagine getting a real-time update via Twitter about how long security line is @ airport before you leave http://bit.ly/h69s6

[Mobile Devices] With Smartphone Adoption on the Rise, Opportunity for Marketers is Calling http://bit.ly/1aAn8c

[Video] Total Online Video Streams up 41% from Last Year http://bit.ly/immZp

[User-generated Content] Do You Need Blogger Insurance? http://bit.ly/SzYO8

[Gaming] Will the Beatles Make it to the Rock Gaming Hall of Fame? http://bit.ly/18P5yc

[Breast Cancer] I'm walking in Believe & Walk for the Cure, Oct 4 in Redlands, CA. Walk with us or make a pledge. Details scottabel@mac.com

[Intelligent Content] Hotel room reservations are now open for Intelligent Content Feb 24-26, 2010, Palm Springs, CA http://bit.ly/9iCfv

[Marketing] Communicate to Inform, Not Impress (Harvard Business School) http://ping.fm/PtHVM

[Content Management] Is RedDot Dead? Another opinion from a RedDot CMS Developer (a good read) http://bit.ly/ODmp5

[Journalism] CNN launched "à la carte" wire service allowing journalists, publishers and media organizations to buy stories for single use

[eBooks] "I see the day when more people will be buying their newspapers on portable reading panels than on crushed trees” - Rupert Murdoch

[Podcasting and Mobile Devices] Podbean Mobile: http://m.podbean.com

[Content Management] When CMS Genes Won't Splice: http://bit.ly/tlMVD

[TechComm] Take the technical communication software tools survey http://ping.fm/sy1RN

[Help!] Trying to find stats on amount of content produced by organizations today and % of time they find what they need when searching

[Publishing] Google unveils Fast Flip; allows users to view news, flip through as fast as they would pages of a magazine http://bit.ly/da6V4

[UFOs] UFO 'filmed for 40 minutes' by Chinese scientists during solar eclipse http://bit.ly/dxKgU

[Jobs] Global Communications Specialist - Badger Meter - Milwaukee, WI; Contact: aziegler@badgermeter.com

[TechComm] Alternatives to XML http://ping.fm/k28ki

[TechComm XML] Court awards i4i $290 million; permanent injunction against Microsoft’s use of XML in Word 2003 & 2007 http://bit.ly/3EtztO

[Medical Publishing] NLM XML, developed by US NIH, is becoming de facto standard of XML specifications for scientific and medical journals

[Facebook] Reader Poll: What should you do when your boss wants to friend you on Facebook? http://bit.ly/3Jy7NR

Poll: What should you do when your boss wants to friend you on Facebook? http://bit.ly/11oUJ4

[Social Media] Over 1/2 of marketers plan to have a presence on social networks as part of their marketing mix in 2010 http://bit.ly/3hUdtb

[Social Media/Location Aware] Uganda authorities to let donors who give at least $1 track individual gorillas online http://bit.ly/2hiHL

[Social Media] Feeds from Delicious, Digg, Facebook, Twitter & Flickr combined into single "lifestream" for AOL IM users http://bit.ly/LOzyx

[Cloud Computing] White House embraces cloud computing; feds unveil 'app store' for U.S. agencies to shop online http://bit.ly/1dsL5

[Publishing/Journalism] Online News Association Conference Oct 1-3 San Francisco http://ping.fm/fbTFE

[Premium Content Protection] Adobe Unveils Adobe Flash Access 2.0 http://ping.fm/DrtNi

[Training] Government of Alberta Learning Centre Seeks e-Learning Development Resources http://ping.fm/omAc5?pn=industry

[RFPs] USPTO Issues Sources Sought Notice for e-Learning http://ping.fm/v8pNG?pn=industry

[RFPs] International Broadcasting Bureau Seeks Mobile Hosted Content Management System http://ping.fm/cuIba?pn=industry

[Personalization] Segmenting your audience is the first step in delivering a relevant message
http://bit.ly/5d9OE

[Environmental Issues] Walking the Walk: How Walkability Raises Home Values in US Cities http://ping.fm/MwXzC

[Smart Content] Submit your proposal for Intelligent Content 2010 in Palm Springs, CA by Sept 21 www.rockley.com/IntelligentContent2010

[Television] The GLEE pilot: http://ping.fm/ataZl (this show is too much fun!)

[Reading Lists] List of books read by backpackers http://ping.fm/9wSbA

[Non-profits] "The problem with non" a great read from marketing guru Seth Godin http://bit.ly/svoNu

[Social Networking] Twitter: 20% of tweets contain requests for product info or responses to requests http://live.psu.edu/story/41446

[Publishing] eBooks: They're catching on! http://ping.fm/CYOPK

[Social Media] Have you searched for your company on Twitter? I just did for my clients. NOT FLATTERING! I was shocked to find what I did.

[Training] Online Education on Website Development Platforms http://bit.ly/HxHRI

[Social Media] Poll results: Which social media tool do you find most useful? http://ping.fm/ii1cY

[Illustration] Dan Fletcher, a great illustrator w/a sense of humor http://ping.fm/XP2dZ

[Classifieds] Alternative to Craig's List: http://ping.fm/ucH9n

[Publishing] eBooks from Start to Finish: Navigating eBook Production & Distribution, Sept 22, 2009 11am EDT * 4pm GMT http://bit.ly/2Jssm

[XML] XBRL Glossary – A List of Technical Terms for the XBRL Specification http://ping.fm/MpNsD

[Social Networking] Is happiness contagious? Yes, say the folks who study the emerging discipline of social contagion http://bit.ly/QgHh6

[Content Management] Trying to find someone who works in the IT area of the Baltimore City Public School System. Ideas?

[Blogging] @TomJohnson revamped my website, moved it from Expression Engine to WordPress. What do you think? http://ping.fm/FAV3O

[TechComm] Free Bay Area Event --> DITA FEST 2009 http://bit.ly/2PgaqT

[Consumer Behavior] Observing three screen behavior of consumers at home http://bit.ly/10UkFO

[Facebook] @ signs now work on Facebook; encroaching on Twitter turf --> http://ping.fm/gzpSe

[Gigs] Presenter needed to lead 300 person workshop on Internet marketing in Bangalore; total fee $4,800 bangalore@speakersite.com

[Publishing] For those who missed this --> Welcome to the Library -- Say Goodbye to the Books http://ping.fm/LSEtf

[TechComm] 4050: Number of members in The Content Wrangler Community on Linkedin http://bit.ly/5tHCo

[Content Management] Chaos Content Management: Is RedDot Dead? http://ping.fm/hhvl2

[Content Management] OpenText will migrating RedDot customers to Vignette, a completely different platform. Kinda scary for RedDot customers

[Advertising] Twitter amended its terms of service to make it possible for the site to host ads targeted to users based on their tweets

[Training] www.cliptraining.com -- web-based training firm to announce issue-based learning CMS tomorrow; great for video training!

[Content Strategy] Rahel Bailie on Content Strategy http://bit.ly/dO45x

[Social Media] Facebook @Mentions: Five Ways They Could Impact Twitter http://ping.fm/u9pT7

[Privacy] There's no such thing as privacy, just ask Brad Pitt - you don't ned to understand Dutch to "get" this video http://ow.ly/15OCcZ

[Content Management] Chaos Content Management: Is RedDot dead? - by Jörn Bodemann, CEO, e-Spirit http://ping.fm/BaH23

[Accessibility] RT @tbabinszki @mmiller20910 100 Useful Tools for Special Needs Students & Teachers http://bit.ly/QaSTF #specialed

[Twitter] How Twitter Changed My Life slide deck (by MinXuan Lee) http://bit.ly/CRsf0

[Twitter] For those of you who would like to see my Twitter presentation slide deck http://bit.ly/3dgRB4

[IM] RT @MikeElgan Turns out SMS is ideal for parental nagging http://bit.ly/Hz02l

[Travel] Flying on 9/11? Every year since 2002 I've been on an airplane on this day. http://ping.fm/ka67l

[Publishing] “When I look at books, I see an outdated technology, like scrolls before books,’’ said James Tracy http://bit.ly/2lij7T

[TechComm] Heading to venue to present. "Twitter: Who Cares What You're Doing Right Now, Anyway?" - STC East Bay chapter

[Social Networks] I just got second contract this week thanks to Twitter! Also got quoted in a magazine and invited to speak at conference.

[Innovation] Wireless power experiment from NASA http://ping.fm/DD7eP

[Social Networking] iTunes is now integrated with Facebook and Twitter http://bit.ly/hoPQJ

[Translation] Translation Automation User Conference, Oct 28-30, Portland http://ping.fm/r6D60

[Content Management] Join me on BusinessWeek Business Exchange http://ping.fm/1qBxu

[Records Management] ARMA International's 55th Conference & Expo, San Francisco, Calif., November 5 – 10, 2010 http://bit.ly/TIWKz

[TechComm] I'm presenting "It's In The Mix: User-Generated Software Documentation - The FLOSS Manuals Story" at STC Tucson, Oct 8

[Social Media] STC East Bay - I'm presenting on Twitter tomorrow night - members/non-members welcome! http://bit.ly/k3JOZ

[Web Content Strategy] Get Your Web Content Under Control - Kristina Halvorson's new book - it rocks! http://ping.fm/sYPKT

[Content Management] Rahel Bailie Provides A Content Strategy Primer http://ping.fm/9JoUh

[Technology Fashion] Big Daddy (Bioshock) Halloween Costume http://bit.ly/N4rfN

[TechComm] The Content Strategy Special Interest Group of the Society for Technical Communication http://stc-cs.org/ - good job #rahelbailie

[User-Generated Content] Interview w/Tom Murphy at Search Engine Strategies 2009 Conference, San Jose http://ping.fm/HNg1Z

[Information Development] Rare Bird Award 2009: Submission Summary http://ping.fm/Jpxht

[iPhone] Learning to use Voice Control on the iPhone - Cool and useful - http://ping.fm/6qDUz

[TechComm] Next stop on the Twitter train, this Thursday, East Bay STC: http://ping.fm/apllg

[Computing] What if Steve Jobs had never returned to Apple? http://ping.fm/YRpX9

[Call for presenters] Intelligent Content 09 - Got a project that uses the power of XML and automation? Let me know scottabel@mac.com

[XML] (new book - out soon!) DITA Specialization, by Zarella Rendon http://ping.fm/scw5t

[Publishing] Join me for "eBooks from Start to Finish: Navigating eBook Production & Distribution", Sept 22, 11am EST http://bit.ly/8USPJ

[Localization] I'll be blogging from Localization World, Oct 20-22 in Silicon Valley, CA http://ping.fm/ny6l4

[TechComm] User-generated documentation is a reality! See the FLOSS Manuals video http://ping.fm/hYrnX

[TechComm] I'm speaking about Twitter at STC Phoenix tonight: http://ping.fm/5Dku4 All are welcome, members/non-members alike

[XML] XSLT is like an Injection Mold, says Dorothy Hoskins http://ping.fm/hKoes

[iPhone] How to watch live television on your iPhone http://ping.fm/OL4LO

[iPhone] Now you can start your car, open/close your car windows remotely using your iPhone http://ping.fm/pboZb

[Music] "Looking Back is a Losing Game" - mashup by Phil RetroSpector; Amy Winehouse and Oasis http://ping.fm/x3NGc

[Poetry] Ambition and Survival: Becomimg A Poet - by Alan Cox, Your Inner CEO Blog http://ping.fm/tckQA

[TechComm] Remote gig: Technical Writer/Web help developer w/ Robohelp 8 (samples required); More info: lpickett@proedit.com

[eBooks] Actual Numbers – Kindle for iPhone, eBook App Stats http://ping.fm/OWjFR

[eBooks] Looking for folks working on LDS eBook projects; Researching eBooks and religious/non-profit orgs - Contact scottabel@mac.com

[XML and Process Automation] Call for presenters - Intelligent Content 2010:
Making the Magic Happen http://bit.ly/2h7Zjv

[Crowdsourcing] Stuck in traffic? Get TrafficTweet. iPhone app uses Twitter to "crowd source" traffic info www.mobomo.com/applications

[TechComm] DITA, Metadata Maturity & the Case for Taxonomy, Sept 02, 1:00pm EDT http://ping.fm/L0r9t

[TechComm] Test-Drive Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2 in minutes, no trial download required http://bit.ly/LAHCW

[Content] Just got my review copy of "Content Strategy for the Web" by Kristina Halvorson

[Iconify Yourself] Madmen icons: http://ping.fm/itHW4

[Macintosh] Alrighty now ... Snow Leopard is in my possession. Let's speed these Macs up!

[Intelligent Content] Call for presentations: Intelligent Content 2010, Feb 18-19, Palm Springs - Submit yours today! http://bit.ly/2h7Zjv

[Social Media and Content] Networks need to increase their content offerings to lure more users http://bit.ly/186Obs

[Social Networking and Medicine] Be careful about how you manage your online identity warns Facebook doctor http://bit.ly/eRodT

[Twitter] Martha Stewart offers 140 character recipes http://bit.ly/xmzo9

[Marketing] Social media meets coupon clippers: http://bit.ly/23clRU

[Facebook and Retail] How Old Navy keeps it simple on Facebook (and still sees results) http://bit.ly/20iAcP

[Blogging] Jobless and homeless, blogger scores Elle job http://bit.ly/AnE2R

[TechComm] Watching demo of Linked2, enables collaboration between FrameMaker & Documentum much better than does XMetaL http://bit.ly/265uhT