What I’m Paying Attention To This Week

In yet another interesting idea who’s time may or may not have come, I thought I’d see if I could cobble together a blog post about the stuff I’m reading during the week.

If you’re dropping by to check out the blog, you’re likely tech savvy enough to follow other blogs, maybe some RSS feeds, have a Facebook friend or 200, and may be trolling through Twitter.  Well, it may not describe you, but it fits me to a “t”.

As I wade through all of that information several times a day, there are posts or tweets that either amuse me, cause me to pause, or warrant a deeper investigation later.  When that happens, I star the item.

So, for what it may or may not be worth, here’s what’s risen out of my media clutter in the last week or so presented with either a helpful or caustic comment:

Articles & Posts

Tweets

  • DanielPink Is your organization becoming — gasp — a bus company? http://bit.ly/aHdfU2 (via@ThisIsSethsBlog) – Click through for a snapshot of an industry on the decline.
  • PatriotNews Pennsylvania’s 88th House race has familiar candidates http://bit.ly/d4xLTa – Yes, Margie Stuski is running as a Republican this year in her fourth attempt to win the 88th State House seat.  Yes, her chances are just as good this year as they have been the last three races.
  • NiemanLab Turn your iPad into a laptop…minus the mouse (via @davewiner) http://j.mp/aqo2hb – Pretty damn cool little device.  It’s not in production yet, but looks awful cool.
  • eMarketer Taking “brb” to a new level. RT @SamAlfstad: 1 in 10 under 25 would answer txt messages–during sex http://bit.ly/9QPx0O – No comments necessary here.
  • bydanielvictor Favorite remaining HBG journos who use Twitter for actual conversation: @jlsp30, @MeganHealey, @scottdetrow, @politicspa, @pgPoliTweets. – Picked up a new follow.  Thanks, Daniel.
  • PatriotNews Cumberland County will answer residents’ questions about 2010 reassessment http://bit.ly/azXFSU – We received our assessment this week indicating our taxes should decrease.  A good thing and about time, as county commissioners should have gotten off their partisan horses and made this happen years ago to limit the erosion of tax revenue at the hands of businesses who appealed their assessments due to the spreading common level ratio.
  • bydanielvictor @dan_lat Damn you! I was wondering how long I was going to hold on to my mayorship. – I have been having quite a bit of fun on foursquare the last couple weeks, and just picked up the mayorship at work.  Smirk.  Now back to work.
  • danmcdonough Funny stuff: iPads a hit with senior citizens http://bit.ly/9Vyw6k (via @MediaBot) – Felt the geek cred slipping away when I read this one.
  • ryancduff @dan_lat I did use PN paper. What was left in the fall was tilled under. It was all decomposed when I tilled this spring. – And we find yet another use for The Patriot-News; it breaks down very well in the flower beds.
  • ryancduff RT @markjaquith: I hate customer service lines that make you wait on hold. Solution: http://lucyphone.com/ Calls you when they pick up. – Just reviewed this one.  I will give it a shot on my next foray into voice mail hell.
  • danmcdonough If you remember having Nintendo, you HAVE to check out this Super Mario crossover game. Unreal! http://ow.ly/1ETIk (thanks @jay_peeps) – Oh, this is way too much fun.  Only click through if you have 10 minutes to spare.

That’s all for this week.

Check back for more updates later, and don’t forget to keep up on your Lower Allen news on my Pennlive blog.

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