Getler: Politico posted at least 84 stories about the White House correspondents' dinner May 5, 2010 – Pre-CISELY. Should you avoid Gulf seafood? May 5, 2010 How Shahzad Was Caught—And How he Nearly Got Away May 5, 2010 – It’s clear that someone(s) messed up by almost allowing this guy to get on a flight, despite being on the no-fly list. i would bet, though, that, in general, far more attention is given to passengers entering this country than to those leaving it. Keep pouring May 4, 2010 Failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad paid cash for his ticket to…
Shelly's Web of Wonder Posts
I do neglect this poor little blog, don’t I? Plenty of topics interest me, and I often ponder the posts I’d like to write. What I’ve discovered over the past few months, though, is that I really enjoy sharing items via Google Reader, and commenting on them. My takes range from sarcasm to joy, to outrage. I’ve installed a plugin tat will post each day’s shared items (and especially my comments) to the blog. You should know that I read a lot, on topics ranging from tech, to politics, to media, to cute fuzzy kittehs, to cocktails, to Texas news.…
Appearance on the MacJury
Posted in General Store, New Media and Tech, and Pods and Presos
I had the chance to join Chuck Joiner’s MacJury for a discussion of social networking in the age of earthquakes and late night talk show wars. We talked a lot about the earthquake, not so much about the late night TV. We spent a lot of time discussing Twitter’s usefulness, and its place in our respective social media diets. It was a great discussion, with some really smart people from the Mac community. Listen here.
How I Read Now
Posted in General Store, New Media and Tech, and Random Personal Nonsense
Just now, I had a brainstorm. The 20-page PDF files I’ve been studying on my computer screen, as I work my way through an online learning program, could easily be transferred to my iPhone. From there, I will be able to sit in my most comfortable chair and hold the device at a most comfortable distance, with the text zoomed to a most comfortable size. I raced to my computer to affect the transfer. This from a woman who devours audio books, and gazes worshipfully at the shelves full of old paper books I have acquired an read throughout my…
Taste-Making in the Social Media Age
Posted in New Media and Tech, and Podcasting
I’m not here to offer advice to marketers about how to alter the tastes an culture consumption habits of social media users. That sort of thing makes my skin crawl, frankly. I have noticed, though, as I talk to fewer people IRL on a daily basis, and listen to less broadcast media, that my opinions, and certainly the opinions of people who consume way more media than I do, are influenced much more by the online world than they would have been even a few short years ago. As a non-regular TV watcher who reads a lot of tech blogs,…
Hi again, dear friends. I’ve been using Google Reader a lot lately. The decision was forced upon me when NewsGator, maker of my preferred newsreader, NetNewswire, went and killed off its own feed-syncing service in favor of a connection to Google Reader. I can understand why they did it, but, like most people, I hate change when it affects me. I found my old Google Reader account, cleaned it out, and synced it to my NNW stuff. In the process, I discovered the fun of sharing news stories with friends, via the Reader Web page. I still read a lot…
Blog Bullets: iPhone, Fundraising, and Social Media Skills Development
Posted in New Media and Tech, and Politics and Public Affairs
Time once again for a very irregular feature, in which I rattle off some short comments about a variety of seemingly random subjects. If you listen to my podcast, think of it as a text-y Lightning Round(tm). iPhone 3.1, the “oh yeah, that” of yesterday’s Apple announcement, features a bunch of accessibility updates that make me extremely happy, and more likely to use accessibility on a regular basis. These are genuinely updates, not new features, but they are the kind of thing you get in a .1 release that shows Apple’s commitment to accessibility that is useful, not just window-dressing.…
Tangled Up in Tales
Posted in Cocktails and Spirits
Ah, well. No blogging from me during Tales of the Cocktail. A quick look at my favorite “booze blogs” lets me know that I am not the only one who found events on the ground more compelling in real time than going back to the room to write. I also find it a bit difficult to focus (with or without cocktails) on writing while I’m in the midst of a whirlwind trip, hunched over a laptop. tiny screens, squirrelly keyboards, and flaky Internet, y’know? So today I do my penance, writing for you, and for The Spirit World. I’m also…
Tales Bound
Posted in Cocktails and Spirits
Well, it’s finally here; Tales of the Cocktail week. I’m headed to New Orleans to watch and learn, and cover a tremendous event for professionals and enthusiasts alike. Did I mention sampling spirits and cocktails of all varieties? I’ll be filing posts for The Spirit World, as well as offering observations and photos right here. So watch this space.
I’ve had the good fortune to appear on several podcasts lately, discussing iPhone accessibility. I’ve also recorded and written some stuff of my own on that topic. So I thought: why not just post all of those links in one place, for those of you considering the development of a 24/7 Shelly channel in your head? Chuck Joiner graciously invited me to join him on MacVoices for a little explainer on iPhone 3GS accessibility. It was a lot of fun, and I felt like we covered the bases pretty well. I also had the pleasure of joining Josh and Shane…