Social Media Updates for 2009-12-06 is a post from Chris Pirillo5 Reasons to Switch to Google Chrome Browser: http://bit.ly/587LaA [I'm sure you could come up with more...] #Classic Video Game Holocaust? http://bit.ly/5m7CKd [Emulation, FTW!] #Christmas Tree: Fake vs Real? #Now the plastic Santa is asking for a Google Wave invite. What kind of pub is this?! #OMG. The plastic Santa talked! Maybe it's just some old dude with severe sleep apnea. What the hell did they put in my drink?! #I just spent a half hour talking to a plastic Santa. #FML #At a pub. Crowdsourcing my drink. What should I order first? #Finally! Find the fastest DNS Server with namebench: http://bit.ly/bNl8J [Free tool - use it now!] #http://etherpad.com/ service back online until base is open sourced! [HT @Stammy] #Used http://www.image-maps.com to edit the IMAGEMAP at the top of http://youtube.com/lockergnome #The Dumbass Remix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSxUUdD156E [Uh-huh, yeah!] #http://www.atari.com/arcade [HT @Mike_Linux_NL] #Your a Dumbass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBdSl7yeIiw #"Special Brownies" for Santa: http://bit.ly/12i2rV [Don't let this happen to you.] #To the person who asked if she could be my "pubicist" today: NO. #People are LEGO: http://bit.ly/5ETTw3 [Finally, we have definitive proof.] #When someone writes: "your gay" – which one are they referring to? #Dude. That "Seeing Eye" dog was total "Smelling Ass." #I'm not sure which was biggest: her vehicle, her hair, or her sense of entitlement. She did NOT have the right of way! #Life is gonna be the death of me. #I ated all my gumdrops. #Curious as to why @NichCarlson used the photo of me in a beanbag for Google article: http://bit.ly/3UAxsT [Where'd he find it?] #I officially hate @MarshallK for introducing me to http://www.lamebook.com/ this morning. #I officially hate @MarshallK for introducing me to http://www.lamebook.com/this morning. #Today's LOL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P20v3oJGK1U [by @TobyTurner] #Scored @hexage's Totemo for free yesterday via http://appventcalendar.com/ [Love it!] #Beware Social Media Snake Oil: http://bit.ly/6NTt37 [via @Atul] #A parting glass for Liam Clancy. http://bit.ly/7DcxmC [Rest in peace.] #To all my followers offended by profanity: I swear, the virus in the back of my throat posted that last thing. #To the virus hanging out in the back of my throat: WOULD YOU JUST FUCKING DIE ALREADY?! #http://twitshirt.com/ #http://www.tweetbookz.com/ #I'm dreaming of a __________ Christmas. #Dear @jason_MrAZ, I'm sorry for slaughtering your music: http://daveryder.com/Im_Yours.mp3 [@DaveRyder is not to blame.] #New Study Indicates Cell Phone Users Have Nothing to Worry About: http://bit.ly/5YKr6F [Only pressing the '0' button makes you go sterile.] #It Sucks to Be Sick – http://bit.ly/72hkPN #The dumbest device on the planet, the Twitter Peek: http://bit.ly/6xVFI2 [Via @SchoolTechTV] #WICKED! Quickly create your own FunTweets: http://funmail.com/timeline?username=chrispirillo&x=99&y=9 [Try it on my timeline!] #If someone offers you a meal with dingleberries in it, DO NOT accept the offer. #psa #Which would you rather lose: your favorite mobile device or your sanity? #Where would you rather have a blister: your heel or your uvula? #Kings are in the moral order what monsters are in the natural. [Henri Gregoire] #Which would you rather have: a broken computer or a broken heart? #Has the way you use Twitter changed from even a year ago? http://bit.ly/6HmUC0 #Which would you rather have: a broken arm or a broken leg? #Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac. [Ronnie Corbett] #More noise, please! [Steven Jesse Bernstein] #Pixel Waffle: http://thepancakeproject.blogspot.com/2009/11/pixel-waffle.html #Pushy phone rep? Cancel any subscription easily. http://bit.ly/5NlUvz [Tell 'em you're a filthy hobo!] #Flying is hours and hours of boredom sprinkled with a few seconds of sheer terror. [Pappy Boyington] #The Real-Time Web and its Future: http://bit.ly/rtwresearch [Am I already living in the past?] #H1N1 email may give another kind of infection. http://bit.ly/4Q1TIa [I'm guessing it's not a love bug?] #DirectX 11: http://bit.ly/7ebBYZ [Is it living up to the hype?] #There is no must in art because art is free. [Wassily Kandinsky] #Wicket & Pixie on the BBC with Russell Howard's Good News: http://bit.ly/8dBSWp [His commentary is hilarious!] #Device Doctor helps update your drivers for free. http://bit.ly/5buUoD [Even without insurance? That's socialism!] #http://www.pencil-animation.org/ #All I need is a big surfboard and a piano. [Dennis Wilson] #Google wants to be your public DNS service provider http://bit.ly/8ezHjc [For free? That's socialism!] #A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg. [Samuel Butler] #New Job? concentrate on impressing your co-workers instead of the boss. http://bit.ly/4BqYCE [Doing your job right should impress all!] #I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone. [Rainer Maria Rilke] #Is Microsoft jumping the gun? http://bit.ly/7Vkz9P [Or is it a fox on the run?] #Tell a man he is brave, and you help him to become so [Thomas Carlyle] #How big is the difference between 720p and 1080p? http://bit.ly/8M2Dvh [360p, I think!] #How Did Friday Get Here Already? – http://bit.ly/5YZInr #Meet a Geek With Money to Give You – http://bit.ly/4VGRLM #Top Ten Things to Do in London – http://bit.ly/6o6aXt #Sweet! @AdriaRichards sent me the LEGO Star Wars AT-ST from my Amazon Wish List: http://bit.ly/8jtkP3 [Thanks!] #The Other Mike from TechCrunch – http://bit.ly/5H2Fb3 #Which will die first: The Mouse or the Keyboard? #How to Create Picture-in-Picture Effects in iMovie – http://bit.ly/6b1pD3 #Who would win in a cage match: The Beatles or The Monkees? #Which would you abandon first: TV or Radio? #Alek's Controllable Christmas Lights for Celiac Disease: http://www.komar.org/cgi-bin/christmas_webcam #Which would you give up first: your sense of taste or your sense of touch? #Could you live without Google? #Hey @Bing – is "Internal Server Error" a new feature or home page design? :) http://bit.ly/6Qv41E [HT @CalgaryGuru] #Could you live without WiFi? #Star Wars vs. Star Trek? #Still more uses for Twitter. http://bit.ly/6kbI5T [Not all of them good.] #By the end of the week, if I'm still alive, I get to write whatever I want about it all. [Michael Musto] #Magnatune is a rare record label that's not out to screw its artists. http://bit.ly/5CEr7z [Or consumers!] #I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. [Kate O'Brien] #Buying http://go.tagjag.com/jotnot for the iPhone now. Scans and processes documents with the camera! #Never underestimate the low tech solution. http://bit.ly/5TxyuM [Take this, scurvy pirate dogs! Hargh!] #What if Shakespeare had had a test audience for Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet? [Brendan Fraser] #SolarWinds newest version of their award-winning TFTP Server is free: #ad http://tinyurl.com/ykk7qq8 [Not to mention reliable & secure!] #"Google Unification" sounds like the creation of a sovereign nation! http://bit.ly/8YGyZb [It's not. Not really.] #Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition. [Alexander Smith] #AMP begins selling thumb drives with content. http://bit.ly/8Cpgcg [Which should make a lot of consumers... content.] #Dogs smoke in France. [Ozzy Osbourne] #Fun Windows 7 feature, for those not in the know. http://bit.ly/4Jqe2l [Revolving desktop backgrounds. Whee!] #A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end… but not necessarily in that order. [Jean-Luc Godard] #Declaring war on the single party system. http://bit.ly/6zuNG6 [Left or right, "is this your America?"] #All a man can betray is his conscience. [Joseph Conrad] #Acer to launch Google Chromium OS netbooks in 2010. http://bit.ly/6hquwX [Still holding grudges about Vista, I guess?] #Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training. [Anna Freud] #Did Google just blink? http://bit.ly/8ohd3p [I like it better when it winks.] #Education is the Key – http://bit.ly/79N5WA #Are you coming to our "humane holiday tweetup" on Dec 17th? RSVP at http://twvt.us/mikes #mikes #twvt #Seattle #Top Ten Places to Visit in Porto, Portugal – http://bit.ly/4DxlqP #Paris, France Tips – http://bit.ly/5viuir #Gifts for Geeks – http://bit.ly/6JPuKC #To Partition or Not to Partition – http://bit.ly/6vXofy #http://tweetinklingon.com/ (via @KrystynChong) #Paris Tips for American Tourists – http://bit.ly/8OTUAp #Fork vs. Chopsticks? #It Tasted Better Than Soap! – http://bit.ly/4D4zJ6 #Book Store Fail? – http://bit.ly/7Qa0E3 #I had to laugh: http://bit.ly/7Qa0E3 [Was placement a coincidence?] #How to Download Music from YouTube: http://bit.ly/ptBv1 [It's a great way to discover new artists!] #Which could you live without for a week: brushing your teeth, or not using your cell phone? (via @HipsforHire) #Could you live without MySpace? #Could you live without YouTube? #Could you live without Facebook? #Could you live without Twitter? #Watching @Dom at @SeattleChamber @SMCSeattle @hotel_max event. Tons of Twitter newbies in Seattle, apparently? #Seattle #Can Quisk socially turbocharge your browser? http://bit.ly/8OuLUW #What the "Black screen of death" story says about tech journalism: http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1575 #Irony is just honesty with the volume cranked up. [George Saunders] #Who likes free software? http://bit.ly/6E35Lj [Who doesn't?] #In the past, people were born royal. Nowadays, royalty comes from what you do. [Gianni Versace] #Microsoft denies security updates caused Black Screens Of Death. http://bit.ly/7Ae6zA [Plaid Screens of Death, maybe...] #Trying @gazelle_com. Concerned that their customer service is unresponsive. Y'all been happy with 'em? #I always admired Wonder Woman and the Incredible Hulk – but I don't know if I'd be a very convincing Hulk. [Lucy Liu] #Lord of the Rings fans should check out Born of Hope. http://bit.ly/5BNif2 [Only available online!] #Sharing Music on Social Networks – http://bit.ly/6921S2 #Some say they see poetry in my paintings; I see only science. [Georges Seurat] #The thing that sucks about going to Europe is pretty much abandoning my ability to communicate on the go (iPhone). #It's none of your business. Hell, it's none of your personal, either. #Non-malicious malware? http://bit.ly/4XxcvO [An oxymoron, to be sure.] #There's no master plan! I'm just gonna be me and hope it all works out! [Britney Spears] #American Express is really starting to disappoint me. I've had to call THREE TIMES about the same issue this week. :P #In spite of its DRM issues, sales of Amazon Kindle are still strong. http://bit.ly/6vXhNB [Don't like DRM? There's always the library.] #That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude. Also, a tactical misrepresentation. [Alexander Haig] #What to do when FPS games make your tummy grumble? http://bit.ly/7JO0in [RTS will sicken less.] #When my enemies stop hissing, I shall know I'm slipping. [Maria Callas] #Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality. [Nikos Kazantzakis] #Verizon's new FiOS acceptable use policy seems potentially oppressive. http://bit.ly/56adni ["Can you disparage me, now?"] #What time is it? @bluedial says it's time for a new watch: http://bit.ly/7vjACl #ad [Time is the gift that keeps giving...] #Bonjour! I'm headed to Paris: http://bit.ly/6O0G0S [Any tips for me? Thanks to @EllenK76 for housesitting again.] #He's @HardlyNormal: http://bit.ly/8EfzrC [Have you met him yet?] #"The difficulties of life are intended to make us better, not bitter." (via @TraciToguchi) #My interview with the kids from @OmniTechNews is live: http://bit.ly/4sP8EE [And Pixie stole the show.] #Live Skype Video calls via Fring on the iPhone! http://go.tagjag.com/fring [One way over WiFi, but it's a start - FREE!] #The Muppets Take Twitter: @MuppetsStudio [The Great Muppet Twitter?] #Thank you! @DLB1752 sent a "LEGO Star Wars Darth Vader's TIE Fighter" via my Amazon Wish List: http://bit.ly/8jtkP3 [Will build it soon!] #The real meaning of a word is only as powerful or harmless as the emotion behind it. [ @SarahKSilverman ] #Careful! The Koobface warning may actually be the Koobface worm! http://bit.ly/7FPr3N [No, you're a Koobface!] #I never met anybody who said, when they were a kid, "I wanna grow up and be a critic." [Richard Pryor] #Want to start a business but you're afraid you'll lose your health insurance? http://bit.ly/59dvYf #Music is the greatest communication in the world. [Lou Rawls] #Worry continues over Sun buyout. http://bit.ly/4oHfBs [At least the moon's still on the market!] #Sitting in the Kirkland Google complex. What should I search for? #Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man. [Jimmy Lyons] #Did you miss Cyber Monday? Now there are Cyber Week specials. http://bit.ly/6i0Auc [If you have any money left over from Black Friday!] #Some guy hit my fender and I said, "be fruitful and multiply." But not in those words. [Woody Allen] #Batteries aren't always included. http://bit.ly/8gW5iS [Don't forget to keep some spares around.] #I am very involved in Gemstone III, a text-based role-playing game at AOL. [Eric Bloom of Blue Öyster Cult] (More cowbell!) #Radio is dead. Long live radio! http://bit.ly/90Q4Tu [Et tu, shortwave?] #I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity. [Bette Midler] #Microsoft opens Security Essentials beta. http://bit.ly/6J9fS5 #I have a strong moral sense – by my standards. [Rex Stout] #Privacy? Since when does social networking have anything to do with privacy? http://bit.ly/7N1VPs #RT @Ev & @Boctor: @COLOURlovers built a Twitter theme designer: http://colourlovers.com/themeleon/twitter #RT @LeWeb program announced – 1,400 participants confirmed: http://bit.ly/8V2w5I [I'm one of 'em. See you in Paris, @Loic!] #Opera 10.10 Review + Unite: http://bit.ly/56qW2c [That could be a Dropbox killer.] #Egg Nog vs. Soy Nog? #I think most politicians could take a dodgeball in the face. [Ben Stiller] #If your world doesn't allow you to dream, move to one where you can. [Billy Idol] #You rarely pay the rent by doing Shakespeare or Ibsen. [Mandy Patinkin] #McKinnon trial upcoming – is there a problem? http://bit.ly/5sfD4D [Only if the aliens get to him first!] #If you want to stay young-looking, pick your parents very carefully. [Dick Clark] #Anonymous gifts from strangers! http://bit.ly/4MHvuD [Kindness via chaos.] #Thanks to @vmwarefusion, I'm giving away licenses via http://live.pirillo.com/ today. :) #Right foot first. Left foot next. I think you're s'posed to do it to the music. [Allan Sherman] #http://www.tuberadio.fm/ #If you're wondering what a "docent" is, just ask that guy leading the tour group over there. http://bit.ly/4LYYBS #Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put. [Winston Churchill] #VirtualBox 3.1.0 is out: http://www.virtualbox.org/Do you like it more than VMware or Parallels?] #Save 30% instantly on VMware Fusion or Workstation: http://go.tagjag.com/vmware #aff [Limited Time!] #Will you pay to Tweet? http://bit.ly/6u2woq [Hard to call. Some people won't even pay attention, and that's free!] #Via @TechCrunch, @Arrington: http://bit.ly/5yPBLZ [RIP, CrunchPad. I would have purchased and carried one HAPPILY.] #Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. [Mark Twain] #Get personalized M&M's with custom faces, messages, and colors http://bit.ly/4vqH6t (Ad) #Leftystrat figures he'll keep his Droid. http://bit.ly/59h2U2 [Just keep it away from fire and Jawas!] #Honest lack of knowledge is less harmful than false knowledge. [Theodor Mommsen] #What Toy Would You Want for Christmas? – http://bit.ly/5dyP9C #What Was Your Favorite Childhood Toy? – http://bit.ly/7UJ01c #Panned Family Guy clips show up on YouTube. http://bit.ly/7f5kvm [Ah, what might have been...] #Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old. [Jonathan Swift] #Is This a Real Piano? – http://bit.ly/7xtI2Z #How to back up your WordPress blog. http://bit.ly/6jBsFX #The only disadvantage of an honest heart is credulity. [Philip Sidney] #Online Black Friday holiday spending hit $595 million in US – what did you buy? http://bit.ly/5wdBqc [And was it for you or someone else?] #Drink a Wine Before Its Time – http://bit.ly/6PpqTb #Creating Your Own iPhone App – http://bit.ly/7P36GN #Welcome to Cyber Monday: http://bit.ly/4aSO5 [Sales, Deals, Coupons aplenty!] #I'm going to this Toys for Tots benefit: http://bellybollychristmas.eventbrite.com/ [Are you, #Seattle?] #Just added @VueZone personal video network cameras to my wishlist: http://go.tagjag.com/vuezone [Do they really work well?] #A Star Wars Christmas – http://bit.ly/6ypHA3 #This retweet was Sponsored by: #This tweet was not sponsored. #Tweetie 2.1 for the iPhone is out: http://go.tagjag.com/tweetie [with List support and more!] #Social Media Updates for 2009-11-29 – http://bit.ly/6Fkz7f #Sharing Music on Social NetworksSocial Media Updates for 2009-11-29How Often Do You Check Your Email?Tempting You to ClickSocial Media Updates for 2009-11-22How Can Companies Hire Social Media Directors?Word of the Year: UnfriendSocial Media Updates for 2009-11-15How to SurfWhat is Twitter Good For? - 3 hours ago

It Sucks to Be Sick is a post from Chris Pirillo - 2 days ago

How Did Friday Get Here Already? is a post from Chris PirilloI noticed a little while ago that my friend Mark Horvath mentioned that he somehow lost a day, and it’s now Thursday. Well, let’s correct that. Since it’s well after midnight now, it’s actually Friday already! How the heck did that happen? I swear the week just started. You’re telling me it’s over already?!I know I didn’t accomplish everything I set out to get done this week. Did you? How does the time slip away so fast during this time of year? The holidays are creeping in closer and faster, and I’m not ready yet! I haven’t hung my stocking. I haven’t finished decorating my house. I haven’t baked cookies for Santa yet!!! How am I supposed to get any work done with all of these uber-important things hanging over me? Heck – let’s not even TALK about shopping for presents!TGIF, everyone!Just how risky is that domain?What are some great gifts to give Geeks?Concentrate on impressing your co-workers, instead of your boss.How do you manage to express your thoughts when you don’t think it’s possible to?Don’t deal with pushy phone reps. Cancel any contract easily.Is Google the future of the news?What netbook is best for a college student?Is DirectX11 living up to the hype?QWERTY vs Dvorak – what do you use?Google wants to be your public DNS provider.Check out the hottest new apps and software, at excellent prices.It’s official – Google has expanded to offering the kitchen sink.Microsoft has started a new Bing campaign.Comcast buys NBC – does anyone care?Apple has set their sales goals for 2010. - 3 days ago