david in manhattan.

Twitter/Pownce/FriendFeed/Identi.ca/Plurk. Jesus!

David — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:41:43 +0000

I am so tired of the conversations about which site is better. Twitter/Pownce/FriendFeed/Identi.ca/Plurk. Jesus! What I said from day one on Twitter was that it’s the population, not the platform.

Sadly, the population at Twitter is migrating. Steve Rubel, Dave Winer, Scobelizer, all going elsewhere. Which is sad. Because they are a large part of why I first became so enamored with Twitter.

Leo Laporte just Tweeted:

leolaporte It’s funny to see all the Twitterati flock to http://identi.ca - we’re all so desparate for a Twitter that works. Why not just clone it? 2 minutes ago from twhirl

My response:

davidbadash @leolaporte I just checked out http://identi.ca. Everyone there’s saying they like Twitter better. This battle of the bands needs to end! less than 5 seconds ago from web in reply to leolaporte

So, find a community that works for you. And support it.

Four Things

David — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:31:18 +0000

Four jobs I have had in my life:

1. Shift leader at Baskin-Robbins
2. Sheets sales person at Bloomingdale’s
3. Store Manager at Banana Republic
4. District Manager at Pottery Barn

Four movies I’ve watched more than once:
1. Blade Runner
2. Batman Begins
3. The Broken Hearts Club
4. Gattaca

Honorable mention: Donnie Darko

Four places I have lived:
1. Stamford, CT
2. Albany, NY
3. Norwalk, CT
4. Manhattan

Four T. V. Shows that I watch:
1. The Colbert Report
2. Countdown With Keith Olbermann
3. Battlestar Galactica
4. Dirty Sexy Money (hopefully soon!)

Four places I have been:
1. Honduras
2. Guatemala
3. Florida
4. San Francisco

People who e-mail me
1. My Mother
2. My sister
3. Chando
4. Fred

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Ice Cream
2. Mexican - fajitas & margaritas!
3. Pancakes
4. Anything chocolate

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Venice
2. Disney World
3. London
4. Paris

Four friends I think will respond:
1. Ed
2. Robby
3. Caleb
4. Jeff

Things I am looking forward to this year:
1. Launching new blog sites
2. Yaz and Madonna concerts
3. Obama winning the presidency
4. Vacationing at the Jersey Shore

Tags: Twitter

Colbert & Rain

David — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:59:06 +0000

Hardball: It’s Not Just For Breakfast Anymore.

David — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:53:26 +0000

Media Matters continues its focus on the embarrassing antics of MSNBC’s host of Hardball, Chris Matthews, via its “Matthews Monitor.” Friday it exposed the ridiculous coverage of Barack Obama’s visit to an Indiana diner, during which the candidate ordered an orange juice, declining coffee.

You can see the transcript between Matthews and Schuster on Media Matters’ website, and catch the video at the end of this post.

But here’s my take:

For what it’s worth, orange juice, well, oranges, are grown in America. Coffee, not so much. Maybe Obama was showing his national pride by wanting to consume a product made in this country. What, with the Columbian trade agreement going nowhere, perhaps he didn’t want to be accused of drinking Columbian coffee instead of American OJ. I’m just saying.

Enough said?