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As of this writing, Pierce County police-killing suspect Maurice Clemmons (right) isn’t in custody yet, but there’ve been more than half a dozen searches in Seattle today - as shown in this Google Map assembled by @captaingentry, circulated via Twitter [...]
If you’re seeing smoke near The Bridge - it’s a truck fire in the 3200 block of 16th SW on Harbor Island (map). Heavy black smoke, as you can see in the cameraphone photo we just received (thanks!). 11:59 AM UPDATE: Via Twitter, @brucecmoore says the [...]
Update 12:09 p.m.:
Microsoft says it foiled attempts by Mac fans to hijack their Twitter feed in the Saks Fifth Avenue window display in New York. The Huffington Post earlier reported that Mac fans were using the #holidaywindows hashtag Microsoft had set up for holiday wishes to instead promote [...]
Richard Benjamin just released the 'Sleepless in Seattle' EP within the past hour and is doing so in a clever way to build with his audience through the use of Twitter. I've gone ahead and given you a taste of this 4-track EP with one of' [...] In a video making its way virally around The Twitters (another Mr. Chan-ism from my dad), Microsoft employees broke out into the electric slide to the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" at a Microsoft retail store.
Check it out below, and then compare to Oprah's flash mob at her 24th' [...]
The Blue Beanie on our Twitter avatar, and you’re likely seeing elsewhere on the Interwebs, represents International Blue Beanie day. We’ve got our blue beanie on early for our colleague Jeffrey Zeldman and in support of Web Standards. The day itself is [...]
I will be livetweeting the Microsoft shareholders meeting at 8 a.m. today. They are meeting at Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. You can follow me in the right corner of the Pri0 blog or at www.twitter.com/sharonpianchan.
[...]The Washington Technology Industry Association held its annual predictions dinner tonight at the Grand Hyatt in Seattle, with a group of tech entrepreneurs and investors sharing a few thoughts on what may happen in 2010.
Speakers include Greg Gottesman, managing director of Madrona Venture Group; Bill Bryant, venture partner at [...]
How Can Companies Hire Social Media Directors? is a post from Chris Pirillo
I came across an interesting link today while browsing Twitter. The author writes about how companies who are new to social media are failing miserably when it comes to writing job descriptions for their newly-created [...]
Let’s face it. Most of us don’t have a lot of spare cash these days. Yet occasionally we still want to go out for dinner and have a nice meal. Here are just a few tips for dining out and while still sticking to your budget.
Use Twitter. Many of [...]
LOS ANGELES -- I will be livetweeting today's keynote featuring Windows President Steve Sinofsky at 8:30 a.m. You can either look in the top right corner of the Microsoft Pri0 blog for the Twitter feed, or you can follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/sharonpianchan/.
Other speakers at the second-day [...]
We have a variety of ways to talk to each other on Bike Hugger — via Twitter, Flickr, comment threads, sending us tips, saying hello, and now with a community.
We tried out the community app — built with TypePad Motion [...]
(September 2009 photo by Christopher Boffoli)
… two months later, it’s a clothing-optional swim at Southwest Pool, just announced on Twitter. Seems the folks behind the bike ride also sponsor a series of skinny-dipping evenings at city pools - usually at Ballard Pool, but a closure [...]
Earlier today I was at the Apple Store in University Village and overhead some employees talking abut riding to work in the rain. As you’d expect I engaged the conversation:
At the Apple Store answering questions about riding in the rain with their staff — via Twitter 4 [...]
Still nothing happening between parties to the best of my knowledge, but a couple hours ago we got this from Jon Heyman's Twitter:
#mariners gm zduriencik: Felix is our property. we're going to have him the next 2 years."
That's a bold statement from someone who isn't ordinarily so bold.
Something to" [...]
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An acquaintance of mine, Deb, made an interesting assertion at the [re]Think Hawaii conference last week. She suggested that Twitter is where conversations are happening. I suggested that that isn’t [...]
Last night, we reported on another holdup at Tervo’s Mini-Mart in The Triangle. Today, thanks to a Twitter tip, we learned there was a second convenience-store robbery in West Seattle last night - Delridge Deli Mart (map) also was held up. Official police information may be [...]
Our lights have been flickering every once in a while and I'm seeing via Twitter that parts of Queen Anne and Magnolia have had power outages. West Seattle Blog reports a tree is down in The Junction.
Luckily we have low tides right now or we would probably be issuing a' [...]
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Phil talked to us about science communication online, and how the “new” (now teenaged, in more ways than one) media has affected it. Specifically how instant info – passed on Twitter – [...]
