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May 2010

Memorial Day Weekend – Don’t Forget the Troops.

May 28, 2010
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As we all head out to our Memorial Day weekends, I hope everyone stays safe and spends some time remembering everyone in the military and all that they have sacrificed to protect our freedom. Here is a little video tribute that was forwarded to me earlier in the week… Check out mattdenisemusician‘s Youtube channel — Unknown Solider [...]

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Empire State Building in Mets Colors

May 25, 2010
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Here is some video of the Empire State Building lit up in Mets colors due to their recent Subway Series win. It’s only for one night and is easily missed.

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Wild Turkey Sighting – Long Island NY

May 23, 2010
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Some footage I put together from this morning. To think Long Island used to be overrun with Wild Turkeys. The first settlers of Long Island documented how these flightless birds just overran the island at that time. Today they’re pretty rare but these wild turkeys are starting to make a comeback. Related articles Biologists assemble for answers to declining [...]

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Google Wave

May 22, 2010
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I’m trying out google wave for a few projects I am working on with people who are scattered all over the country. It’s pretty interesting and the Official Google Blog explains how it works with some video tutorials. Thought I’d share for anyone else who has to work projects with people who are scattered all [...]

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Ghostbusters Visit the NYPL

May 19, 2010
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I was wondering why the ghostbusters made an appearance at the Stephen A. Schwarzman branch of the NYPL Library while I was working. Now I know… Improv Everywhere – For their latest mission, they brought the movie Ghostbusters to life in the reading room of The New York Public Library at 42 Street. The 1984 [...]

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Quit Facebook Day – May 31st 2010

May 17, 2010
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Image via Wikipedia What a response! America is speaking up! Users of facebook are deleting their accounts in droves. No one really knows how many accounts are being deleted everyday but a small movement is growing and a quit Facebook day is being organized. Through twitter I learned about the site QuitFaceBookDay.com which is getting a lot [...]

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Don’t Close the Book on Libraries

May 16, 2010
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Image via Wikipedia This is my open letter to Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn in response to the $37 million in budgets cuts planned for the NYPL, reducing the days the Library is open from 6 to 4. – Dear Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn, Now is not the time to close the book on [...]

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Twitter 101 – Using SMS on Twitter

May 14, 2010
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I have been using twitter now since May 2008 when it was mostly an SMS service. Texting was big “way back then” and twitter allowed me to use my old blackberry to communicate with a large group of people via SMS or text message. The same still holds true today but most people have forgotten [...]

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