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On The Twitter This Week: 2010-02-06

• RT @dotboom: Apple should've sold iPad first, then iPhone: "we shrunk the iPad so it can fit in your pocket ... and we added a phone. BOOM." #
• Google's decision to drop IE6 support for Apps will have zero impact on its zombie-like refusal to die. IE6 users are not Google Apps users. #
• Elegant Themes Icon Pack, For Free!-Elegant Themes Blog http://bit.ly/bZBtbE (via @twttimes) #
• Ok, I give up... Multiple trojan alerts from AVG and hijacked Google results on Firefox. AVG/SpyBot/HiJackThis seem unable to clear. Ideas? #
• http://twitpic.com/10s3mw - I love this 1875 "bird's eye" map of Galt... Going to try to get a hi-res capture of it. #
• http://twitpic.com/10s414 - Detail of the downtown area of Galt. #
• http://twitpic.com/10s4u5 - @mdenny, your neighbourhood was a little sparse in 1875 #
• RT @ikepigott: I might be willing to watch the Pop-Up Video version of the Grammys, with the pop-ups coming from select Twitter humorists. #
• RT @andybeal: Sorry Grammys, I'm really happy for you, and I'm gonna let you finish, but the VMAs had the best Taylor Swift award ever! #
• RT @andrewhyde: omg rt @dannynewman iPad spotted at walmart! http://bit.ly/dwMcgP #
• RT @joetech: RT @DotSauce: 13 Useful WordPress SQL Queries You Wish You Knew Earlier http://lnk.gd/03n - Truth! #
• Hangin' out with Hannah (and getting some work done) (@ Melville Cafe) http://4sq.com/7yn7la #
• http://twitpic.com/10wkk8 - The next generation of cafe workers. ;) #
• anyone have examples of good social media practices at a Canadian hospital? #
• damn. Something is still hijacking Google search results in Firefox. AVG & Spybot come up clean... guess I should rip out and re-install FF? #
• anyone have demographic data on mobile SMS donation usage? or just texting in general? #
• Anyone know if Foursquare allows for biz owners, etc. to 'claim' their venues and be notified of activity? That would be very useful. #
• .@saffyre9 @mikedriehorst closest I've found is the promotions form which *could* be used as a claimed/verification process... #
• CIRA says carmichael.ca is reserved for a Canadian municipality. This was all I could find: http://bit.ly/bBZbPR - Really CIRA? #
• trying to decide whether or not to make the trek to Waterloo tonight for StartupDrinks... need some social. #
• I'm heading up to Waterloo early to beat the traffic but need to get some work done ... suggestions? (@melle, @jrodgers) #
• I'm listening to AgeOfPersuasion at double-speed. Pretty sure there should be a law against this. #
• I'm at Coffee Culture (King St) (31 King St North, at Dupont St E, Waterloo). http://4sq.com/8nqOvT #
• I think I've asked this before but here goes anyway. I'm looking for a self-hosted alternative to Ning. Suggestions? #
• I noted today's predictions of 6 weeks of winter. Well, that'll be a nice change. #
• http://twitpic.com/112z4g - I'm strangely amused by this... #
• I'm early for StartupDrinks and being anti-social while I get some food... (@ McMullan's) http://4sq.com/4I3fCG #
• Do you think they know? http://www.wtfgroup.com/ #
• Early night tonight folks. I'm signing off. 'Nite. #
• Writing, writing, writing... (Reports, nothing exciting) (@ Melville Cafe) http://4sq.com/7yn7la #
• Do you think they know? http://www.wtfgroup.com/ #
• RT @jrodgers: Have been saying this for a long while: http://bit.ly/9n5av2 #coworking #waterloo (cc: @ENBdavies @soma__ ) #
• RT @kitestring: The Chamber of Com promotes your biz by mailing your biz card to 500 people. COME ON! Why don't they just drop from a plane. #
• Apparently anything funded by Trillium has a 60-page minimum. They coulda said it in six pages. http://bit.ly/9n5av2 #coworking #
• This G&M article slamming cafe workers is still grating on me... Trying to #ignore... not working. http://bit.ly/cIOfDH #
• ooh... good idea... RT @seyDoggy: debating whether I should make a beatles day. #
• Anyone know if this oft-repeated Gretzky quote is verifiable? http://bit.ly/c2IQKn #
• RT @BiancaFreedman: remind me not 2 go 2 zoots cafe. I try not to complain too much but this article really offends me: http://bit.ly/cIOfDH #
• heh... RT @Szczepko: Why do we want to "own the podium"? I would rent it, as the value is going to fall way off in March. #
• RT @unbrelievable: Any web designers out there looking for contract work available immediately? (cc: @slideawaymedia ) #
• Session meeting - wonder if I'll be home by 10:00pm... (@ Central Presbyterian Church) http://4sq.com/4UrK6T #
• Um... That's a joke, right? RT @isfan: "websites are like bilboards with buttons" - Allan Isfan #
• i love a little irony... RT @sarahcasm: Valentine's Day has been shortened to VD? Really? VD... #
• RT @davefleet: OH: "Apparently Ashley Maddison is the new preferred supplier for the PGA Tour." [LOL] #
• minimalism to the extreme... http://bit.ly/8XZw1O #
• RT @ENBdavies: RT @wendyhoomo: I'd like to see where this hash tag will go. Please RT! Thanks #hashtagDemo #
• RT @jrbizzy Know any small non-profit orgs pushing a green initiative in an urban neighborhood? I want to write a news story about them. #
• RT @jaybaer 11 Mind-Blowing Reasons Your Company Needs Facebook http://bit.ly/cyuhoE #
• anyone know off-hand how much of GM & Chrysler the CDN and US governments own? #curious #alreadygoogledit #
• Wow... Kitchener-Waterloo MP Peter Braid gets smoked on CTV: http://bit.ly/d98Ine #
• And in the category of missed opportunities, http://bit.ly/aQLXJS #
• RT @noprorogue ChangeCampTO: Designing a Civic Engagement Toolkit http://bit.ly/aysvuO #
• about to try AppMakr - are there better options before I click the go button? #iphone #
• Watching CPAC... wow this guy talks fast... has he taken a breath yet? #cdnpoli #
• On a few Facebook fan pages I admin, imported notes are showing up in fans' newsfeeds but not on page wall. Is this normal? #

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