February 2009
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Nationwide Tea Party - Santa Monica Pier, Friday,...
Citizens of the Greater Los Angeles Area: Let’s take part in the Nationwide Chicago Tea Party http://www.nationwidechicagoteaparty.com/ The local Facebook event page is here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131230090601 Friday, February 27, 2009 9:00 - 10:00 AM
As a result of Rick Santelli’s rant on CNBC earlier this week, there is now a nationwide movement to hold tea...
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Gmail Down Tonight - #Fail
I wonder if this is karma (if I believed in it) due to a few Google execs love affair with certain shady businesses. You know who you are, bitches. Per usual, just my .02
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Mel Gibson is Colonel Sanders
I tweeted about this tonight and people thought I was crazy, but really, he’s Colonel Sanders. TheColonel Trailer
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“Don’t try to put words in my mouth, or I’ll chew them up and spit...”
– @brooksbayne, er, me…
Facebook Reverts Back To Original TOS
Facebook in response to the mountain of feedback they received when they posted a change to their TOS which implied they would own content after an account was deleted: “A couple of weeks ago, we posted an update to our Terms of Use that we hoped would clarify some parts of it for our users. Over the past couple of days, we have received a lot of questions and comments about these updated terms...
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The Newest Way To Game Twitter - Fake Followers
Last night, fellow Los Angelean, Jason Calacanis (@jasoncalacanis) tweeted about several folks acquiring 30k+ new followers in 6 days. I know Jason pays attention to numbers since part of his business is watching the numbers. Jason’s an industry leader using SEO to promote his business, Mahalo. So, when Jason tweets about something other than his dogs, or poker, I usually pay attention. ...
25 Random Things You Never Wanted To Know About Me...
Aight, so Facebook was busy last month with the “25 Things…” meme. Since I took time to do it, I decided to post it here. Okay, let’s overshare… 1. Orion: I used to trap animals for their hides when I was a kid. I ran what is called a trap line. Fox, muskrat, raccoon and mink were standard critters. I’ll still hunt, but I don’t trap anymore. 2. Gud spelar:...
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California Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in...
San Francisco—The California Supreme Court today announced that it will hear oral arguments on Thursday, March 5, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in three cases challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8, a statewide ballot initiative that was passed by a majority of California voters in November 2008. (Strauss v. Horton, S168047; Tyler v. State of California, S168066; City and County...