The frequency of my tweets has been a bit lower lately, which means I’ve been busy and/or not as close to my PC. Still some good stuff in here though, including a few favorites.

1. RT @errolmorris: OK. If I must. The best commercial ever made, http://bit.ly/952Eyc. about 17 hours ago
2. Post: Noted over the Past Two Weeks (to April 17, 2010) http://bit.ly/bCIehl
3. @JeffreyGroks thanks for the nod!
4. RT @JeffreyGroks: http://bit.ly/9agizt $quote: Tactics applied w/o effective strategy are the noise before defeat. – Sun Tzu 9:21 AM Apr 16th
5. Outdated Adjective: “digital”, as in “digital camera”. #redundant, like “non-antique camera”. #language 9:15 AM Apr 15th
6. Why I love Linux http://bit.ly/auWaly #linux #foss 4:10 PM Apr 14th

Another week, another batch of tweets… this represents a selection of pith and linkage to items of note along my meanderings over the last week.

1. New on Aging Ink: : Word Count for Novels and Children’s Books http://bit.ly/ccwMVN
   about 3 hours ago via Twitter Tools
2. RT @dsearls: re: a friend’s report on #sxsw, the phrase “Social every fucking thing there is” was uttered. We have dubbed this #SEFTTI | ha!
   about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
3. RT @fastcompany: Bizarre twst Google v China: CN censorship firewall went world-wide took down Youtube Facebook Twitter http://bit.ly/9OuPIv
   about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
4. My to-do list looks like a mindmap with way too many nodes. Brain short-circuiting…. bzz–zzzbttt!
   about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck
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The weekly Twitter summary has been awol for the past while now… this is the blog catch-up for the Twitter-impaired. My favorite from this batch may have occurred on February 19th.

• RT @debbiestier I love it. An unemployed copywriter’s resume on Google Maps http://bit.ly/9QGlnR (via @gizmodo) 10:15 PM Mar 9th
• I never met a penguin that wasn’t a snappy dresser. Mar 12th
• Never try to out-McDonalds the competition. Eventually you end up just cutting margins to get and stay ”ahead”.
• @davewiner: Google shld pay community bldrs http://r2.ly/xyfy | theoretically get +$ from +page views; adsense could pay ?$ to smaller sites about 23 hours ago
• RT @davewiner: Why Google Rleass Apps: Dsprate 4Cntnthttp://r2.ly/xyfy| Yes adv-appetite 2big2 sustain if 3rd prty: why bought YouTube etc about 23 hours ago

• RT @obsrvationalist: Everyone deserves at least one person who believes in them. #
• Could anything be more quotidian on Twitter than the Fail Whale? #artwiculate #
• Chris Brogan: 5 Things Small Business Owners Should Do Today Online http://bit.ly/m7QdK #
• RT @danielvnw: “The process of going into business is going to make anybody who tried it better, smarter and more capable.” — Kevin Reeth #
• Doc Searls "On value and valuation" (valuing twitter, RSS, the web, and the cluetrain) http://bit.ly/2aeTtx #
• Jumping the shark: Starbucks to start selling instant coffee. Ugh. #
• Seth Godin on Cultural Wisdom: aka, how a cheesy website will lose you business. http://bit.ly/WxYtG #

• "Genius is eternal patience." – Michelangelo #quotes #
• Unavoidably, the air finally fills with a distinct chill that isn't cold, but unmistakably marks the beginning of autumn. #
• RT @chrisguillebeau: Daily Ass-Kicking: "We are all resigned to death; it’s life we aren’t resigned to" -Graham Greene #
• A website is not a business card. Entirely different animal. Can you tell the difference? #
• Sometimes I think too loudly. #
• RT @SherriGarrity: 'you can't be in survival mode and growth mode in the same time' says @donnakrech #
• RT @zappos: Embarking on a social media strategy to help w/ marketing is like embarking on a facial muscle strategy to help w/ smiling. #

• "Genius is eternal patience." – Michelangelo #quotes #
• Unavoidably, the air finally fills with a distinct chill that isn't cold, but unmistakably marks the beginning of autumn. #
• RT @chrisguillebeau: Daily Ass-Kicking: "We are all resigned to death; it’s life we aren’t resigned to" -Graham Greene #
• A website is not a business card. Entirely different animal. Can you tell the difference? #
• Sometimes I think too loudly. #
• RT @SherriGarrity: 'you can't be in survival mode and growth mode in the same time' says @donnakrech #
• RT @zappos: Embarking on a social media strategy to help w/ marketing is like embarking on a facial muscle strategy to help w/ smiling. #

• RT @KathySierra Dumbing-down doesn't work. You want, "OMG I'm actually getting this [f'n thing]!" Don't strip hard stuff, make it "gettable" #
• 50 things that are being killed by the internet http://bit.ly/ipaL2 #
• Someone has done up a Google spreadsheet listing every TED Talk with speaker, topic, summary, and link http://bit.ly/1aarsF #
• Handy Firefox plugin to preview destination of 'shortened' urls: http://bit.ly/2r3DYE #
• RT @aquabooks: The Worst Mission Statement Ever… http://tumblr.com/x0c34y6bv #
• Jajah to bring free VoIP to Twitter http://bit.ly/nSrab #
• RT @kinnon: Dan Brown's 20 worst sentences. Hilarity from the Telegraph. http://bit.ly/11GbXS |attn writers: talent & book deal don't follow #
• #ff writers/writing @obsrvationalist @aswinn @johnaugust #

• Settling into my reading chair with a nice RFP and a pencil. #
• Proposal to write today… must think about blogging again soon. #
• RT @estherschindler: RT @dangillmor Kraft doesn't want your hyperlinks. So there http://is.gd/39kz2 (via BoingBoing) #
• RT @missrogue: RT @mdufort: Checkout the hashtag #911WhereIHeard for answers to [the question as to where you were on 9/11]. #
• Proposal delivered: time to gear down early for the weekend. #

• 24% tweets are bots http://bit.ly/16VEXT I use http://tweetlater.com handy; I'm off-grid, tweeting in absentia this week… same w/blogging. #
• Where the original http://cluetrain.com was wrong: updates for the 10th anniversary ed., aka Cluetrain 2.0 http://bit.ly/Ljzl0 #
• Do you pay attention to pre-flight video presentations? What if the flight attendants were attired only in body paint? http://bit.ly/4eka9M #
• Quote: Bill Bernbach on getting your message heard http://bit.ly/Va0kW #
• Lego stifles creativity: http://bit.ly/19yvK2 they 'got it' but then apparently lost it, since they don't 'get it' anymore. #
• Prerequisites For Setting Up Business-Driven Web 2.0 Effort http://bit.ly/AZMbp Metrics for Social Media/Social Business http://bit.ly/dj6G2 #

• RT @chrisguillebeau: Citibank just told me their site doesn't support Firefox… said use IE or AOL <– Citibank does NOT get the Internet. #
• Just got back from Cuban pavilion at #Folklorama – Yes, there were cigars, including ones rolled onsite while you watched. mmm…. #
• "Yes I lied, I'm a writer. I give the truth scope." — Geoffrey Chaucer character in A Knight's Tale #
• RT @wallybock: Fm the NY Times: You Want Insights? Go to the Front Lines http://bit.ly/Shr0f #
• Fighting City Hall: inane parking SNAFU meets with great Guerrilla marketing tactic: http://bit.ly/44u9Vp – well done, @aquabooks #
• Marty Zwilling – Entrepreneur: Your Friend is not your Mentor http://bit.ly/Juam2 | Takes wisdom to fill both roles… possible? I think so. #