Today was Friendapalooza Day! Don’t worry if you missed it, just pick a day and make your own. I lost count of how many people I friended on Twitter, FaceBook, and Flickr today, but it was around ten or so. Some were “old” friends I’d met on Twitter (so that would mean by definition I’ve known them less than 2 months at most) and some were brand new, nice to meet you!
I wish I had more time to spend on it, I had fun! I’ll have to do it again sometime.
Somehow I missed this till today (I know, I’m as shocked as you are!). Jim Long is a veteran camera operator for NBC News. On Sunday he twittered a bit while he was on the set of Meet the Press, recommending that we watch the show.
I’m not a big talking-head news show fan, but it sounded interesting, so I decided to check it out based on Jim’s recommendation, and I sent out a twitter saying as much.
Jim’s blog post explains what came next.
So my Twitter friend, Annie Boccio tweets back with this:
So that translates into one “confirmed” person who was influenced by my real-time behind the scenes reporting. And as DC Media Maker, videoblogger and media consultant Jonny Goldstein points out:
The kind of people who use Twitter are highly connected people who use technology to spread ideas; many of us are bloggers, like me for example. We may well blog about what Jim reports. This multiplies the effects of Jim’s messages.
Jonny goes on to suggest that Tim [Russert] should give me a hug for my enterprise. I don’t know if that will be forthcoming, but I’ll surely Twitter it if he does.
Jim’s been twittering his reactions to covering the VA Tech tragedy this week. If you have any interest at all in the intersection between old and new media, I highly recommend reading Jim’s blog!
NJ.com covers the NJ blog stream (not mine) and uncovers this controversy:
How soon is too soon to joke about a governor who is in the hospital after a serious car accident?
Atlantic County Republican Chairman Keith Davis caught some criticism last week when he posted this joke about Corzine’s car crash on his blog two days after the accident.
Blue Jersey fired back, calling the joke “pitiful and disgusting.” Atlantic County Democratic Chairman Ron Ruff issued a statement calling for Davis to “withdraw” the joke.
I’m independent, but tend to side with the Democrats in general. In this case, though, really - it was a joke. A dumb joke, but certainly not a partisan or mean-spirited anti-Corzine joke.
We need humor in times of crisis. When we start to laugh it means we’re healing, or at least regaining our footing. That’s why we love Jon Stewart! Tens of thousands of people have died- and continue to die- in Iraq. Does this mean we shouldn’t laugh at “Mess’optamia”? Sure, some humor is tasteless, and I was happy to see Don Imus go due to market forces (finally!) But handled well, and I think Davis obviously didn’t have mean intentions, jokes are good. As is freedom of expression, which is why the call to “withdraw” the joke is just silly.
I think Gov. Corzine’s doing a pretty good job with the mess that is NJ, and I hope he continues to improve and returns soon. I feel for his family.
Wear your seatbelts, and don’t drive 91 freakin’ MPH, even on the GS Parkway!
This is interesting. Usually I take these types of quizzes and fall squarely into the NJ/NY & sometimes NE camp, but now that I think about it, those are focused on words used, not pronunciations. My initial reaction was to just answer “properly” the way I was taught phonetically back in first grade. Instead I said the words aloud, and even took the quiz twice with the same results because I was sure I had more of a New Jersey accent! I know I have a regional tone to my voice, because people from outside the area have told me so, but I guess it’s not all that strong. I do know that I very easily slip into the accents of the people around me. One summer I happened to work with a bunch of people who’d moved to NJ from Georgia, and by the end of August I was y’allin’ right along with them.
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Your Result: The Midland
“You have a Midland accent” is just another way of saying “you don’t have an accent.” You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio. |
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A good voice for TV & radio? How about podcasting ;)?
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