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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• "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. #

• RT @GrafMartin: Interesting place to offer up your favourite biz book http://is.gd/27Z0W #
• Maybe the best possible tribute to John Hughes. http://bit.ly/1454cj #
• Post: Your Mission Statement: To Be. http://bit.ly/dbfn0 #
• We tend to meet a new situation by reorganizing, creating only the illusion of progress. Original >140chr's: http://bit.ly/YENa7 #
• Keep making exceptions, and all you've done is change the rule. #
• Reading @scottmckain on The Death of Starbucks. The man gets it. http://bit.ly/Rry0W & http://bit.ly/19Zlce #
• Post: Absolut Anthem http://bit.ly/4j7vE #
• The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing (Al Ries & Jack Trout): good summary http://bit.ly/tq9gw #
• Late to the party: just discovered #CatPower – love, love, love her version of (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction. Where have I been? #

• Why is it called a “family reunion” when you get there and hardly know anyone else present? #
• RT @benjaminaaron: “Intuition and its Role in Strategic Thinking” by Gisle Henden http://bit.ly/PkmBY #
• Seth put it brilliantly today: Bear Shaving. Seriously – you don’t need a *link* for that, do you? #
• #mozilla #firefox #popup blocker needs an “allow this once” button. Anyone @mozilla @firefox ? #
• RT @davewiner: RT’ing forces people to mangle what you say until it’s unrecognizable #
• RT @johnaugust: Given recent trends, when bringing a character back from the dead, it is now important to establish her non-zombiehood. #

• RT @gtdguy: Got great advice about advice today: Don’t tell me what to do. Tell me what am I missing. #
• “The most ominous of fallacies: the belief that things can be kept static by inaction.” — Freya Stark #
• A piece from deep in the archives: The RAIN Philosophy. http://bit.ly/2WYs4 #
• Everything you’ve been told about branding is wrong. I think it’s time I went to work on my brand manifesto. #
• Domain knowledge trumps assumptions, says @obsrvationalist – and I agree. #
• Mediocrity is infectious. But then again, so is excellence. #
• RT @estherschindler: RT @sjvn: Canonical to offer Ubuntu desktop support: http://digg.com/d3z8Vp?t Individual user and SMB-friendly plans #