[Humor] Web Side Story: The funniest and most creative video parody about the web, social networks, dating, and more http://bit.ly/8GGssn

[Software Development] @scottabel asks: "Are widgets a format, a delivery method, or content? Or...?

[Social Media] Blogger suggests using #fightspam tag to identify SPAMmers in response to my Twitter post from SpyMaster http://bit.ly/6b1ida

[World AIDS Day] Dec 1 is World AIDS Day; To find an HIV testing location near you in US text message your ZIP code to KNOWIT (566948)

[Humor] RT @douglaskarr Email from my Dad: "After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar says WTF" #funny #wtf

[Vocabulary Humor] Auntie Mame helps Patrick understand some new vocabulary words http://ping.fm/eNb7P

[Video] Google announces machine-generated automatic captions for YouTube video http://bit.ly/5KESAx

[Humor] Millions of Pet Rocks are abandoned each day; Join Pet Rock Relief, upload pictures of lost/neglected Pet Rocks http://bit.ly/5O65g9

[Web Content and TechComm] The Simplicity of Dr. Seuss: Advice for Writers of Web Copy http://bit.ly/4T3qve

[Twitter] How can I find out where auto-follows come from on @twitter? I must have signed up for a service, but now can't find/stop it LOL

[Twitter] At 5 cents a Tweet, TwitterHawk is a good deal http://ping.fm/DAXho

[Sharability] Give your site visitors ability to bookmark/share content with all of their social networks at once http://ping.fm/P4XsL

[Graphic Design] Enter the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable
Logo Design Competition http://ping.fm/GHUtE

[Video] Slideroll Video Creator is an application that turns your slideshows into video http://ping.fm/u313b

[Presentations] The best online slide show software; create, manage, store, deliver all from this service http://ping.fm/MQnVs

[Widgets] Bitty: A Platform to Widgetize and Syndicate Interactivity; It's like picture-in-picture for the web http://ping.fm/FKTgV

[Localization] Brazil: Largest Latin American economy, 5th largest country, home to multinational corps http://ping.fm/MIzds

[Translation] Why pay when you can get it free? Machine translation and volunteer translation (aka crowdsourcing) http://bit.ly/4uLpbD

[International Domains] Meet the next generation of country codes (will China and Russia launch IDNs?) http://bit.ly/6ZVTQg

[Web Globalization] 3 Rules of Global Gateway Design (visual cues used to direct visitors to localized web content) http://bit.ly/6j5dkQ

[URL Shortening] You can't get much shorter than this - bit.ly moves away from its Libyan domain - http://J.mp

[Information Visualization] Country Codes of the World poster: http://ping.fm/sC0rs

[Information Visualization] Country Codes of the European Union poster: http://ping.fm/lfNJS

[Twitter] Twitter Search in Plain English (video explains how to use Twitter in useful ways) http://ping.fm/Oy8NM

[Intelligent Content] Test Drive Google Keyboard Shortcuts http://ping.fm/VgvJk

[Presentations] I wish I'd thought of this tattoo design http://ping.fm/cv4NC

[Collaboration] Google Docs showed up in 82% of the organizations, compared to 33% a year ago http://bit.ly/6jvTKZ

[Operating Systems] Google Chrome OS http://bit.ly/4KTiK9

[TechComm] Great example: Presenting technical content using an online magazine design http://bit.ly/7CclVO (I like it!)

[TechComm] Contingent Senior Technical Writer Opening at LDS Church’s ICS Department in Riverton, Utah http://bit.ly/7vZtqs

[TechComm] XML in Technical Communication by Charles Cowan http://bit.ly/4SwEQX [ISBN-10: 0950645974 / ISBN-13: 9780950645971]

[Gaming and Social Media] Xbox Connection Funnels A Million New Subscribers To Last.fm http://bit.ly/6oo0fB

[Marketing] Awareness-based push marketing is different from participative, collaborative engagement thru social media http://bit.ly/7toQnI

[Augmented Reality] "The Best & Brightest" issue of Esquire magazine (Dec 09) utilizes augmented reality http://bit.ly/8aWQ2H

[Healthcare Content Management] FirstSpirit Case Study: Merz Intranet Portal http://bit.ly/5B9nPo

[Social Networking] Google Social Search demonstration http://bit.ly/4BZMi1

[Technological Innovation] Decade's top 10 Internet moments http://bit.ly/4BgGmB

[TechComm] Watching demo of Linked2, plug-in provides integration between Adobe FrameMaker & Documentum http://ping.fm/EWEwK

[Sci-Fi] "Hey, wrong movie!" R2-D2 discovered in latest Star Trek film...that's right, Star Trek, not Star Wars. http://bit.ly/7vT7cI

[Interaction Design] Facebook Connect Primer for Agencies http://ping.fm/WAq84

[Jobs] AOL is seeking part-time news writers on contract http://bit.ly/6Waz5T

[Information Visualization] Julius Caesar word frequency pie chart http://bit.ly/4X9xsW

[TechComm] Five Things You Should Know About 3D CAD Software http://bit.ly/8Kdz6n

[Calendars] Outlook tips and tricks for calendar item entry http://bit.ly/8RXYte

[Social Media] The # 2 trending topic on Twitter now is #ShameOnYouABC in response to Adam Lambert's canceled GMA performance. Dumb ABC!

[Social Media] NASA gives 100 Twitter users front-row seats at Kennedy Space Center for Nov. 16 liftoff of Atlantis http://bit.ly/90cD2h

[Social Networking] Developers start your engines: Linkedin API is now open http://bit.ly/8S0uyQ

[Advertising and Twitter] A Friend’s Tweet Could Be an Ad http://bit.ly/6tDuAz

[Mobile] Think you're getting a cell phone for free? No way! Your 'free phone' cost $240 (more than an iPhone) http://bit.ly/6yVPwJ

[Web-to-Print] Create custom photo books, photo calendars, cards, and more http://fotobox.whichbox.com - save 10% w/ code: friendsofbettina

[Content Management] Vendors get together to work on Content Management Interoperability Services standard http://bit.ly/88by5m

[Research] IBM and MIT: Those w/ strong social connections to a manager produce $588 more revenue per month over norm http://bit.ly/6q7Rya

[Social Networks] IBM video shows the value of social networks at work http://bit.ly/8SuFeL

[Social Media] IBM scientists say every email in your address book is worth $948! http://ping.fm/QbAks

[Retail] Making Translations Work In Retail http://ping.fm/WetW8

[Twitter] How to Build a Better Twitter Bio http://bit.ly/7fSTHg

[Quote] "reTweeting is the sincerest form of flattering" - Guy Kawasaki

[Twitter] Three tips for new Twitter folks from Guy Kawasaki http://ping.fm/TSEvb

[Open Source] Google makes Chrome OS open source http://bit.ly/6DuRke

[Innovation] SLEEP RUNING: What if we could go for a jog and get a nap at the same time? http://ping.fm/2sf5U

[Social Networking] A Map Of Social (Network) Dominance by Country http://bit.ly/eB9CU

[Software Industry] 2010 CODiE Awards judging delayed until after Turkey Day - good news for me!

[Humor] "Some people are like Slinkies-not really good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs."

[Marketing] Brand Sweepstakes Get Twitterized
Will adding social features extend their reach?
http://bit.ly/8jKxcO

[Advertising] Microsoft Bing lives, but for how long after $100 Million Campaign ends http://ping.fm/EYFN9

[Marketing] You're chatting, they're listening: IBM, Harrah's Are Guided by What Consumers Are Saying Online http://bit.ly/4BopP9

[Publishing] Google reCAPTCHA is digitizing the library of The New York Times http://ping.fm/4hZWK

[XML] Traditional publishers advised to take look at XML for eBooks to discover new markets for device agnostic content http://bit.ly/6F8jR

[TechComm] Look! XML, single-sourcing, content management and personalization find their way from techcomm to publishing http://bit.ly/6F8jR

[eBook Publishing] Is B2B is the Real Market for E-books? [Yes, it is!] Dev Ganesan explores XML in publishing industry http://bit.ly/6F8jRL

[TechComm] Case Study: Word to FrameMaker Conversion http://bit.ly/8EJeeL

[iPhone] Over 1 million Flash developers can now develop iPhone Apps with Flash http://bit.ly/7EVJWl

[Comedy] "Curb Your Enthusiasm" finale includes recreation of "Seinfeld" - George is iPhone developer! Too funny!!! http://bit.ly/5yLvd1

[Social Media] Facebook spells out updated privacy policy http://bit.ly/66sdjl

[TechComm] DITA Metrics: Developing Cost Metrics by Mark Lewis http://bit.ly/78LnZA

[TechComm] DITA Metrics: Savings Trend With Reusable Master Topics by Mark Lewis http://bit.ly/7e3Eam

[TechComm] Test drive Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2 online! http://bit.ly/3UntRM

[Wikis] "Wikis in the workplace" - Alan J Porter writes: http://ping.fm/4wvDp

[Translation] Free beta translation memory tool from WordFast http://ping.fm/j94L2

[TechComm] 3 U.S. reviewers needed to review DITA 101 book. Send postal mailing info & when/where review will appear to scottabel@mac.com

[iPhone Apps] Service builds iPhone apps online in minutes; build for free and save; pay when it goes live http://swebapps.com/

[TechComm] Enter Magnum Opus Awards - recognizes “little” things custom media makers do http://ping.fm/DMPQk

[TechComm] The game changed! Users can now be part of online help improvement process; Introducing Adobe Community Help http://bit.ly/7d37BQ

[Social Media Automation] Claim your brand name on 100+ social media sites at once http://ping.fm/SyGou

[eBooks] Kindle for iPod Touch/iPhone http://ping.fm/zTBJO

[Advertising] AirTran selling space on the back of every tray table of every seat of every plane in its fleet http://bit.ly/8p1TW9

[Webcasting] A service I found useful this week is BrightTalk; useful, designed well, not sure how affordable http://ping.fm/i0pmU

[TV On Demand] Vudu http://www.vudu.com/

[TV On Demand] Netflix http://ping.fm/drF6t

[TV On Demand] Hulu http://www.hulu.com/

[TV On Demand] Boxee http://ping.fm/srUyd

[TV On Demand] iTunes and Apple TV http://ping.fm/krw0p AND http://bit.ly/6Ah5i8

[TV On Demand] Amazon on demand http://bit.ly/7hxodT

[HELP NEEDED] 5th Grade class geography class seeks postcards/letters from 50 states/other countries. Get address email me scottabel@mac.com

[TechComm and Localization] Writing for Translation: Internationalization Skills for Content Developers - http://bit.ly/6St8Zf

[TechComm] The "Going Rogue" Index Sarah Palin didn't put in her book (courtesy of Slate Magazine) ROTFL http://ping.fm/hrtvD

[TechComm] Incorporate Social Media into Your Technical Communications? November 25, 09 http://tinyurl.com/yclzmzg

[TechComm] 18th Annual Conference for Software User Assistance, March 21-24, 2010 Seattle http://ping.fm/IDGU7

[Indexing] The "Golden Turkey Award" goes to Sarah Palin / HarperCollins ('Going Rogue') for misadventures in indexing http://bit.ly/6bhgho

[Publishing] Newspaper ad revenue drops 28% to $6.4B in 3Q http://bit.ly/5PlKHl

[Information Visualization] Impact of Riding Bike to Work on Obesity http://bit.ly/2ds1Mi

[Information Visualization] Global Emissions Ranking http://ping.fm/RdlpZ

[Sound] What is sonic branding? http://ping.fm/X549O

[Sound and Marketing] Sonic branding: What do your customers hear? http://www.sonicid.com/

[Mobile] Use your mobile, eat, drink or text behind the wheel, you could face prosecution by North Wales Police http://bit.ly/3JEwdJ

[Telecommunications] When Credo mobile has access to the iPhone, they'll actually get people to switch to their service. Until then #fail

[Computer Science] 24 video courses - artificial intelligence, machine learning, data structures and more http://bit.ly/33Btrd

[Publishing] High volume ePub Conversion Software to be unveiled Dec 1 from Aptara http://ping.fm/I5dZN

[Tranlsation] Google Translator Toolkit and more http://ping.fm/XrX5g

[Publishing] The roster for Digital Book World looks really good http://ping.fm/L3pDd

[Twitter] Twitter rollls out new RT functionality to specific users. Are you seeing RT or the new retweet icon?

[Jobs] Leading Content Agency Seeks Web Content Strategy Guru - Greensboro, NC (full-time) - let me know if interested - scottabel@mac.com

[Information Technology] Anyone viewed any interesting information technology-related videos lately (YouTube, etc.). Looking for suggestions

[Retail/eCommerce] High Volume, Short Turnaround Making Translation Work in Retail http://bit.ly/1EvofP

[TechComm] Need an XML-savvy tech writer with experience in DITA and who understands content management? I know a few. scottabel@mac.com

[TechComm] Top 50 Technical Writers on the Web (sadly, I didn't make it - LOL) http://bit.ly/2ME0uV

[Privacy] Still think you have some. Ha! Got a Google account? Visit http://ping.fm/0Eqs5 and get ready to feel your skin crawl.

[Social Media] To write well in social media is not about being the most polished writer, or a creative copywriter... http://bit.ly/3YurRi

[AOL] Time Warner to spin off AOL on December 9 http://bit.ly/1Dm1rk

[TechComm] User-generated Community Help model uses points to reward participants http://bit.ly/1QIjfh

[TechComm] As I predicted... Community Help - the next generation of user assistance http://ping.fm/RsrNg

[Publishing] College-educated, technology optimists and higher earners are more likely to pay for online newspapers http://bit.ly/1J5rR

[Mobile] The British have taken to smartphones like the iPhone and Blackberry with gusto, according to new research http://bit.ly/1u4qnb

[Social Media and Life Sciences] The FDA hearing on use of social media: One woman's view http://bit.ly/22JvTF

[Publishing] 74% of US adults read print news at least once a week http://bit.ly/2hooi5

[Intelligent Content] Two bloggers at www.intelligentcontent2010.com, February 25-26, 2010 Palm Springs. Free admission. scottabel@mac.com

[Presentations] Register for the SlideRocket web seminar, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs with Carmine Gallo - http://bit.ly/XGppM

[Twitter] Guy Kawasaki’s top Twitter tips for businesses (video) http://ping.fm/kclLP

[Twitter] Most Fortune 100 Companies Don't Get Twitter http://bit.ly/1tWhfG

[Humanity] National Day of Listening http://ping.fm/89c8o (a great idea!!!)

[Comics] http://ping.fm/6h4Dr 15 things Worth Knowing About Coffee (It all started with dancing goats)

[Translation and TechComm] Automated translation for technical documentation – Can it deliver? http://ping.fm/Ci3Yz

[Localization] Internationalizing your content: Authoring with localization in mind http://ping.fm/nXEGF

[Web Content] Google announces SPDY: Designed to make web twice as fast! http://ping.fm/xPdfB

[Geek Gifts] O USB! O USB! A wonder of technology; Fiber Optic Christmas Tree http://ping.fm/ss1sE

[Globalization Survey] http://ping.fm/wQ1tw

[Marketing] The Power of eMarketing Conference and Expo http://ping.fm/dJnHC

[Content Quality] Tedopres wins Defense Innovation Competition 2009, http://ping.fm/5XSyN

[Facebook] Facebook buys FriendFeed: Is this a big deal? http://ping.fm/YM6WV

[Online Communities] Community Manager Compensation Study - women paid less than men http://bit.ly/4bATz0

[TechComm] Unlocking the Special Powers of the English Language http://bit.ly/3OdKPv

[Crowdsourcing] Tom Sawyer – A crowdsourcing pioneer? http://ping.fm/pJN1u

[Music] Mashup artist CB Shaw - home page with downloadable tracks http://ping.fm/aKehP

[Advertising] Ad Agencies Slow to Harness Social Media; Few shops leverage such tools for client prospecting http://bit.ly/1FfG3T (dumb!)

[Twitter] Neil Patrick Harris joins Twitter, picks up 33,121 followers in seven hours http://bit.ly/3hlxhf

[TechComm Geek Gifts] "Declare Variables, Not War" t-shirt http://bit.ly/NSP77 (perfect for the holidays)

[Intelligent Content 2010 Palm Springs] Scott Abel presents "Intelligent Content Meets Intelligent Hardware & Software" http://bit.ly/1eIZQi

[TechComm] Test drive the Adobe Technical Communication Suite online! http://ping.fm/n4vza

[Best tweet du jour] @JoshuaDriver says "Congratulations on getting your texting while driving charges reduced to a DUI." - ROTFL

[Intelligent Content] The Parker, Palm Springs: Host hotel for Intelligent Content, Feb 25-26 2010 - $150/night http://bit.ly/3aoEVy

[Advertising] Apple is so brilliant a company, even smart people don't see where they're going; advertising patent info http://bit.ly/LN36Q

[Location-awareness] PublicEarth, the wiki for places is live today! Here's the link: http://ping.fm/uoaOc

[Marketing] Create contests for social networks: crowdcampaign.com First 25 users receive FREE license, $4,995 value. Code "contentwrangler"

[Personalized Marketing] Personalized URLs: Case Studies http://ping.fm/gqJou

[Personalized Marketing] Personalized URLs: An introduction to cutting edge marketing programs (video) http://bit.ly/372HKC

[Personalized Marketing] Variable Data Direct Marketing w/ Personalized URLs: Caterpillar case study http://bit.ly/1aikTX

[Jobs] Cha-Cha pays you to find answers to questions submitted by users: http://ping.fm/VEujG

[Mashups] www.publicearth.com helps users find afternoon escapes, kid friendly places, romantic places, cultural events & more. Smart!

[Location Awareness] PublicEarth debuts tomorrow! Try it now at http://ping.fm/xGeAe id friends@publicearth.com; pword publicearth

[TechComm] DITA 101: Free Chapter on Content Reuse http://ping.fm/Y8n7I

[eCommerce] http://ping.fm/o4Z1D is more than strategy game; it's a socially-enabled eCommerce/marketing platform. Interesting approach!

[TechComm] Old school, 3-panel online help systems suck - they don't provide a good user experience. Users expect more. Give it to them!

[TechComm] Had great conversation about user assistance w/ @rjacquez. Changing user expectations creating need for big changes in techcomm.

[Marketing] How to present cross-media marketing to new and existing clients: Nov 17, 1:00pm EST http://ping.fm/X7YNJ

[Findability] Finding relevant online databases got you down? Learn about ISEN - Internet Search Environment Number http://bit.ly/2sOBZt

[iPhone] Apple & AT&T declining to accept Google Voice as an App for the iPhone is why one man a bought Android-phone http://bit.ly/3rjmtP

[Facebook] Oh the irony: More than half of 18-24-yr-olds say Facebook is "diluting the quality of relationships." http://bit.ly/3Kp1gP

[TechComm Jobs] Senior Documentation Manager, MathWorks, Natick, MA - Contact Joe Smith, Recruiter http://ping.fm/FIaBL

[Web Design] YUCK! This site could use the help of a designer - just proves not all gays are good at design - LOL http://ping.fm/7Nu5w

[Predictive Technology] Data-driven college admissions predictions http://ping.fm/Ferxv

[Social Media] What are the best socially-enabled services on the new that you've discovered? Send suggestions to me at scottabel@mac.com

[TechComm] An excellent example of a dictionary mashup - another example of content as a service http://ping.fm/Bozi4

[Music] API allow MP3 downloads, streaming ad-free music from your computer, social sites and mobile phones http://lab.playme.com/

[Geolocation] Create embeddable maps in Adobe Flash; distribute them through websites, blogs, or social networks w/ http://www.umapper.com/

[Video and Twitter] A service designed to help you share videos via Twitter http://vidly.com/

[Television] Americans spent four hours and 49 minutes a day on average in front of the TV in 2008-09, an all-time high http://bit.ly/2vFVjA

[Life Sciences] Dec 8-9 Washington DC - FDA Structured Product Labeling Forum http://ping.fm/HDvsD

[Open Source Ideas] The Public Knowledge Project http://pkp.sfu.ca/ (open conference systems, open publishing, open indexing and more)

[Video] The Do’s And Don’ts Of Creating Original Video http://bit.ly/1IyM7u

[Social Media] Inclusion of social media content in search findings will require businesses to become even better at targeting their content

[Social Media] 'Elf Yourself' returns with Facebook and Twitter power http://ping.fm/5QLjD (smart move OfficeMax)

[Localization] LISA China Focus --> Register now: http://ping.fm/q9mxp

[Future and Technology] @aDigital_Future A great blog with some practical views about technology adoption http://ping.fm/M8dgR

[Locailzation] Best Practices and Worst Mistakes Businesses Make on their Global Websites http://bit.ly/3u4lsj

[PR] Poorly designed online newsrooms damage corporate reputations. Find out if yours is hurting or helping your efforts http://bit.ly/Ai37o

[Localization] Yahoo Unveils Spanish-Language Mobile Site http://ping.fm/3xyuK

[Advertising] 58% of mobile-marketing's users are men; verage age of mobile-marketing audience is 39.2 http://bit.ly/ZS81a

[Advertising] Life Sciences: Google, Yahoo call for expanded online drug ads http://bit.ly/12SR5q

[Localization and Marketing] Top Global Online Brands Show Uptrend in Website Globalization http://bit.ly/1I8Cb4

[More Than Search] Popular Science Names Wolfram|Alpha the “Best of What’s New” in Computing for 2009 http://bit.ly/2UTmh4

[Urban Planning] Ideas for Cities: Google Analytics for Learning
http://ping.fm/oPp0r

[Social Media] The Über-Connected Organization: A Mandate for 2010 (Harvard Business) http://bit.ly/2A7ITc

[Music] On this day in Beatles history: http://ping.fm/OmD3Y

[Twitter] Huffington Post "let loose w/ a torrent (of Tweets), & the results, as people quickly noted, weren’t pretty" http://bit.ly/3GO6FN

[TechComm] Lots of great whitepapers here - DITA, Intelligent Content, content management... http://ping.fm/nqVJt

[Thanksgiving Recipe] Southwest Buffalo Stuffed Pumpkin http://bit.ly/2GLeFO

[Science] Old memories may get the boot from new brain cells http://bit.ly/20hyXp

[Broadcasting] Kidstar teaches children about radio broadcasting http://kidstar.org/

[Social Media] Doctors using the social networking tools like Twitter to bring patients' families into operating rooms http://bit.ly/2XeSkG

[Jobs] Head hunters, recruiters and paid job postings feeling pinch as employers target candidates using social media http://bit.ly/2CYCLo

[Multimedia PDF] WOW Your Audience with Multimedia PDF Documents (video) http://bit.ly/26Z9VS

[TechComm] XMLMind DITA Converter download: http://ping.fm/Qubit

[Life Sciences] FDA Grapples With Regulating Social Media Ads http://bit.ly/NK2Ah

[HIV/AIDS] World AIDS Day is December 1, 2009 http://worldaidsday.com

[HIV/AIDS] Are you living with or impacted by HIV/AIDS? If so, consider sharing your story: http://ping.fm/CjCup

RT @Sue Heim @FakeAPStylebook "Wannabe" is a one word & can be pluralized, as in "The Chicago Manual of Style editors are lame wannabes"

[Audio Books] Sniplits publishes audio short stories by new/known authors (iPod, smart phone-friendly DRM-free) http://www.sniplits.com

[Marketing[ A social tool for customizing and managing Twitter-powered campaigns http://ping.fm/XrwpM

[Life Sciences] Podcast: The FDA, Pharma and Social Media http://bit.ly/11BCBG

[Search] 66.1% of searches in US are done using Google; Yahoo in second with 15.4% http://bit.ly/31zO4f

[Travel] Interesting travel magazine, books, blogs, television and events from AFAR http://www.afar.com/

[iPhone] The iPhone audio blogging app - AudioBoo - http://audioboo.fm/

[Content Management] The CMS arena is a giant toolbox. In it there are a few tools that are right for the job. The rest are the wrong tools.

[Intelligent Content 2010] Quark, SDL XySoft, Vasont, DocZone, MarkLogic, and Xyleme first to sponsor event http://bit.ly/QOBzH

[XML] Registration open for Intelligent Content 2010, Feb 25-26, 09 Palm Springs CA http://ping.fm/8EP2j

[TechComm] Basic 3D PDF - webinar December 16, 2009 10am PT/ 7am ET http://bit.ly/4rwZsJ

[Social Media Marketing] Women jump at the chance to earn online points/virtual dollars, according to a new report http://bit.ly/rOZ

[Life Sciences Marketing] Drug Makers to Press for FDA for Guidance on Web Marketing http://bit.ly/2M43eL

[Twitter / Advertising] Ashton Kutcher tweets involvement in Nikon Film Festival, a user-generated content contest http://bit.ly/2fXnXE

[Advertising] YouTube to Test Ad-Skipping Option http://bit.ly/3rlyp8

[TechComm] Thoreau said "Simplify, simplify, simplify". Emerson responded "Don't you think one simplify was enough? (via @bokardo)

[TechComm] Out of work? Why not write & publish a "How To" article to show off your skills? Do it here: http://ping.fm/NBxyo

[Usability] Happy Usability Day [Designing for a Sustainable World] http://ping.fm/w6Lmb

RT @GeorgeDearing -->Narcilistic: Constantly checking what Twitter lists you're on. [via @PurpleCar]

[Jobs] Top-Notch Content Strategist Needed! Leading Content Agency seeks full-time content pro - Greensboro, NC. Contact scottabel@mac.com

[Advertising] Google is making a $750 million bet on future of mobile display advertising w/ acquisition of AdMob http://bit.ly/4rJYbP

[Intelligent Content] Draw a zone on a map, when specified vessel enters, alert sent via email, SMS, cell http://ping.fm/ydeBR

[Advertising] 8th annual Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Awards http://www.iacaward.org

[Jobs] Got streaming video experience and interaction design and want full-time gig in Littleton, CO? Let me know! scottabel@mac.com

[Healthcare] WebMD Founder Matches Marketers With Consumers Who Have Health Concerns http://bit.ly/4prHiM

[Twitter] Linkedin posts now can be auto-tweeted to Twitter http://ping.fm/4MEU3

[Graphic User Interfaces] Got Mac envy? Turn your Windows GUI into a Mac-like environment http://rocketdock.com/

[Social Media Marketing] "Social media is not a budget question, nor a revenue question, it's a listening question" http://bit.ly/zk5Sl

[Social Media] "My customers are going to be glad I'm honest with them" - great video from small biz that sells pop in LA http://ow.ly/B8bO

[Time] Converting time zones doesn't have to be hard, so why don't phones and software help us do it? Urgh! http://ping.fm/PT3Kl

[Writing] Writing Opportunity: The Quilter Magazine http://bit.ly/3RYkA7

[TechComm] Webinar: Troubleshooting PDF Creation Issues - Wed, Dec 02, 2009 10am PT / 7am ET http://bit.ly/1dF28o

[Music] 25th Miami Winter Music Festival: March 23 - 27, 2010 Eden Roc Beach Resort, Miami Beach, FL http://ping.fm/UG2W2

[Stock Photos and Images] My favorite stock photo/image service is Fotolia http://us.fotolia.com/

[Writing] "The road to hell is paved with adverbs." --Stephen King

[Writing] "The idea is to write it so people hear it and it slides right through the brain and goes straight to the heart."--Maya Angelou

[Mobile] Webinar: 10 Practical Strategies for Supporting a Next-Generation Mobile Workforce: Nov 18 09 10AM PST/1PM EST http://bit.ly/3Ib1h4

[3D Images] Learning Center: Tutorials
Manipulating a 3D PDF file http://bit.ly/2bzkjo

[Learning] "New Frontiers in Learning and
Innovation", Jan 14-17, 2010, Houston, Texas http://ping.fm/9Eodt

[Media Players] Cross-platform, open-source multimedia player http://ping.fm/EQXiO

[Crafting Careers] @GingerLui --> Example of the new net entrepreneur: Wearing multiple hats to make a living http://ping.fm/o40Kk

[Content Management] Another example of misinformation about CMSes. They manage content, not just website content!! http://bit.ly/363m7d

[Facebook] Wake Up Call: 289 open groups (without administrators) taken over http://bit.ly/1LZuGb

[Social Media Manners] Today's emphasis on Twitter and constant connectivity has created new etiquette norms http://bit.ly/3ZTJZL

[iPhone] Services that do the coding for you make it easy for nontechies to create iPhone apps http://bit.ly/3Y1rVv

[Adobe Acrobat] Best Kept Secrets of Acrobat 9.0 Revealed: Batches, Fixes, and Checks (video) http://bit.ly/2cjglX

[Advertising] Online Ads Are Booming, if They’re Attached to a Video http://bit.ly/42MhZE

[Web Content] EU law requires internet users' consent before cookies can be placed on their computers http://ping.fm/BhroU

[Healthcare] Social networking and healthcare http://ping.fm/JpffW

[Marketing] A Guide to Creating Email Newsletters - some useful tips http://bit.ly/4EDfjx

[Social Media Marketing] Honda works Facebook: http://ping.fm/xxAEW

[Content Management] Holding a content-related event? Add it to the event calendar http://ping.fm/axG0K

[Audio/Social Media] Enterprise-class, voice-content platform; integrates into existing web environments/social networks uhaveaudio.com

[TechComm] Need technical writing help? Contact Spectrum Writing, LCC.
http://ping.fm/B09Ex

[TechComm] Skipping #STC 2010 Summit. Instead participating MarkLogic User Conference. Much more interesting to me. Your mileage may vary.

[TechComm] Add your techcomm events to The Content Wrangler Community calendar - free publicity http://ping.fm/jackp

[Facebook] Thinking of using Facebook to run a contest or give-a-way? Not so fast! http://bit.ly/9bvSy

[Twitter] At this school, it's okay to 'tweet' in class - we're gonna see a lot more of this! http://bit.ly/3MHbz

[Information Visualization] The funniest Venn diagrams; Make your own here: http://bit.ly/2qF04I

[Controlled Language] Content QualityAssurance: Results of HyperSTE Simplified Technical English survey http://bit.ly/3bCTL5

[TechComm] RT @Tom Johnson New Post: How Microsoft Visual Studio Is Doing Help http://bit.ly/1SB0uP

[Telecommunication] AT&T filed a lawsuit this week against Verizon Wireless over ads w/ tagline “There’s a map for that" http://bit.ly/IwsE9

[TechComm] The techcommers who defend using Excel for tracking content reuse probably use Photoshop to take care of their financials

[Facebook] Everyone's got a photo that needs to be washed away. From the makers of Wisk detergent comes Wisk-it http://ping.fm/2AJ6F

[Content Strategy] Content strategists in NYC meetup http://ping.fm/DcyMZ

[SPAM] I just unfollowed @iamnow on Twitter. First contact was how to make money on Twitter pitch. Yeah, like he can show us. LOL

[Web Content[ The Future Of The Web: Where Will We Be In Five Years? http://bit.ly/3tJjGZ

[Privacy] You don't have any. Google has finally revealed all it knows about you—and it's a lot http://bit.ly/3Dp7aO

[Writing] New Contest for Wannabe Travel Writers Includes Assignment in Japan http://ping.fm/1L6Il

[Marketing] Demographic and lifestyle targeting data is NOT "precision marketing"; we're individuals, not groups http://bit.ly/3t6Rk7

[Jobs] Fulltime Sr. Content Strategist at Razorfish. Interested? Email vicki.paulsen@razorfish.com

[iPhone] Love you iPhone a lot? Getting married soon? Order the iPhone wedding cake http://bit.ly/2YfPPC

[iPhone] Best Halloween costume idea: Human iPhone http://ping.fm/2W0DX

[Typography & Cartography] Great typographic interpretation of world globe map http://bit.ly/44jNue

[Marketing] 48% of 3,000 people surveyed said they will search for a brand they see mentioned on Twitter http://bit.ly/3hwCJc

[Social Media] Employees who work remotely can use social networks to ward off loneliness (works for me) http://bit.ly/42Ujq7

[TechComm] Autodesk creates the documentation; users edit and augment it. Brilliant! http://ping.fm/OFM7q

[Social Media] Honk helps you find out what others think about their cars http://www.honk.com/

[Marketing] Social media marketing is not about clicks, it's about brand building and trust http://bit.ly/1P3MZv

[Google Wave] Developers check out the Google Wave Federation Protocol; experiment in the Wave Sandbox http://ping.fm/dYbup

[Navigation] Free Google Maps Navigator aims at Garmin market http://bit.ly/4wklP8; Apple has similar product offering for fee via AT&T

[PR] Apple media relations still not returned calls. I've left messages, followed online instructions. HELP! Someone? Anyone?

[eBook Publishing] eReader.com hardware/software requirements alienates much of market; no iPhone? support for Palm? http://bit.ly/1eRDZa

[Typography] I was raised on Mac desktop publishing, so I love fonts. If you do, too see Periodic Table of Typefaces http://bit.ly/1Su9pw

[Twitter] Absolutely loving Co-Tweet! Highly recommended. http://cotweet.com

[Content Management] Consider adding content management reference materials (books, papers, etc) to BusinessXchange http://bit.ly/4GiuNl

[News Publishing] BusinessWeek gets bigger, glossier and more international http://bit.ly/4xzlu9

[Marketing] Snack food makers use "augmented reality" to attract new audiences http://bit.ly/h7GRr

[News & Publishing] My bet is on social media; Forbes slashes 50 jobs, eliminates bureaus in LA & London http://bit.ly/Tsjif

[iPhone] Amazing global spread of the iPhone; China, coming soon http://ping.fm/mlsrp

[Television] ABC has new social features aimed @ viewers who stream their favorite shows http://bit.ly/3VLfsl

[Twitter] 19 Twitter Apps compared http://ping.fm/dNqsH

[eBooks] If you thought eBooks were a big deal today, you ain't seen nothin' yet http://bit.ly/2vHRJW

[Software Development Humor] You might be surprised how lava lamps are involved in software development http://bit.ly/2cKmrk

[Mashups] Help needed to create mashups of Prop 8 data for various CA cities; end product should be like this: http://ping.fm/lyhpk

[Mashup] See where people live in San Fran, Salt Lake & Orange county who donated $ to pass Prop 8, CA gay marriage ban http://bit.ly/1MRoKP

[Twitter] Twitter user age stats; More 18-44 year-olds are on Twitter now compared to last year http://ow.ly/zz6o

[Ganjapreneurs] Using Marijuana Stores to Market Sushi http://bit.ly/Bqn4s

[eBooks] Working on article for trade publication about eBook distribution and delivery. Very interesting.

[PR] @Apple PR guy Jason Roth just tried "here's the online PR library, look for it yourself" approach on me. Are you kidding me?

RT @MarketingVeep Brands Battle Online Badvocates (example of how GM invited basher David Meerman Scott in for a 1:1) http://bit.ly/4b1Sth