Archive for March, 2009
Who’s tweeting who?
Twitter are notoriously guarded about user information and Twitter usage statistics. In August 2008 I wrote about the Twitter usage figures and Twitter demographics that were available – data from Hitwise and Compete.
As Twitter has grown there is more information available – yet still nothing from Twitter officially and statistics generally do not take account of usage of Twitter tools like Tweetdeck and Twhirl.
10 Social Media People You Should Meet
For all the panels, parties and networking, the best part of SXSW was meeting some truly amazing people. There was an A-List of the “who’s who” at the conference, and many of whom I had met – like Erin Kotecki Vest, Brian Solis, Stephanie Agresta, and the list goes on- and many I looked forward to meeting for the first time.
Here is my list of the top ten Social Media rockstars that I met at SXSW (in no particular order). I believe everyone should meet these influential folks in 2009:
Camp Mack Trail Map Draft v0.3.d2
I should have posted this new draft over the weekend but didn’t get a chance. Received some map corrections from Matt Meyers (of SAMBA) on Saturday and will incorparate changes in next week or so. Hoping to complete the trail information within the next 14 days and then publish 1.0 dta and mpas within 30 days.
Feedback is welcome…
Hot Dog!
Lunch with Carter @ Rosey’s Lunch
Stumbling upon history
Today I came across a quote by Earl Warren in an InfoWeek email bulletin: “Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.”
Not really knowing who Earl Warren was I found out quickly he was Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court from 1953 to 1969. One of the most influential men of his day he is largely responsible for the Miranda Warning, secured a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education, headed the Warren Commission that studied JFK’s assassination, affirmed inter-racial marriage, and interpreted the Sixth Amendment to require all criminal defendants to receive publicly funded counsel. Wow! Warren turned out to be a much more liberal justice than Eisenhower intended at the time of his appointment.
Other Earl Warren quotes of interest to me:
- To get what you want, STOP doing what isn’t working.
- The police must obey the law while enforcing the law.
- I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.
So, other than picking up a few quotes that affirm my personal preferences this little excursion into history makes me ask the following question: if the courts wield so much power why don’t we pay more attention to them? Why don’t we learn about Supreme Court Justices like we learn about past Presidents?
