Tom Altman’s Wedia Conversation

• Oh, So Now You’re Interested In Customer Retention
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• Blogs for Market Research
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Wow - you would never think three letters could be so enlightening. As I look over all the offerings about Content Management Systems. I think every programmer at some point in time has looked at/for/or buit a CMS system. And they have published them all to the web for sale.

I’ve really been focusing on the open source options - because what I read tells me there is no real advantage to the for pay models. There are no less that 3-4 really hot free ones: drupal, joomla, django and wordpress seem to top the list. It seems like that is the problem when I look at Microsoft alternatives - it really shows the power of opensource when you look for .Net options.

I’ve been a .Net/Microsoft guy for about 10 years and I really like it, but there are so many more opportunities elsewhere.

The host I use for a personal site offers free scripts for joomla. Now I have not figured out the site skinning and templates yet, but I seriously had the joomla site up in 4 minutes. I pushed a script and walked through a series of setup screens…boom, I was going.

So it would be great to hear your CMS story - and I will continue to share mine!

• Howstuffworks “How Web 3.0 Will Work”
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• VW Rabbit gets a carrot from Consumer Reports - Autoblog
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• That’s impossible! | Math-Blog
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• JSON: The Fat-Free Alternative to XML
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• Why I Should EVER Buy a House?
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• Craigslist, Kijiji & Oodle: The Geographic Distribution of Classifieds 2.0 | RyanSpoon.com
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• Change We Can Stomach - New York Times
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• VEIL Solar Shades - Josh Spear
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• Peel & stick solar fulfills the need … for speed! ( solar, panel, roof, commercial, energy,)
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• Alta Blind Bowler Rolls 300 : The Storm Lake Times : Top Story
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• ‘t Is Goud - WalletCards on my iPhone
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• Here Come the Geo-Smart Apps: Yahoo! Opens Location Database to Developers - ReadWriteWeb
  (tags: webdevelopment api yahoo GeoLocation)
• Preparing For EC2 Persistent Storage
  (tags: ec2 amazon aws storage s3 howto linux CloudComputing hosting)
• MediaShift Idea Lab . Can the classifieds be saved? | PBS
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• the Constant Observer: What Lane Merrifield can teach newspapers and businesses about online communities
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• Welcome to the SiteGround Joomla 1.5 Template Gallery
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• Welcome to the SiteGround Joomla 1.5 Template Gallery
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• TwitterFone: Send Messages to Twitter with Voice
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• UnixCommandLineKungFu - Fullscreen
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• neurokinetikz.com
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• Why Filtering is the Next Step for Social Media - ReadWriteWeb
  (tags: aggregation socialmedia web2.0)

• When the CEO Comes Knocking: 10 Steps for Achieving Social Media Success « Bernaisesource
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• Culture shock » Invisible Inkling
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• Band “shoots” video by sending Data Protection Act requests to CCTVs that caught them performing - Boing Boing
  (tags: Music Video privacy cctv Security band)
• Verizon promises to play by the 700MHz open-access rules - Engadget
  (tags: verizon 700mhz wireless)
• Microsoft Outlook: Track Phone Calls with Outlook’s Journal
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• 34 mpg at 83 mph: Why I Like Diesels | Car News Blog at Motor Trend
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I’ve been working in the office setting for approx. 10-12 years.  And when I sit in my chair I like to find the highest desk I can, then hit the low rider chair, then roll up under the desk leaning back as far as I can.  At, approx 135 degree angle.

You can imagine the looks and wisecracks I get - telling me about ergonomics and talking about my bad sitting habits.  Well all I have to say is “BOO-YA BABY!”  Read this post from the B-B-C and weep! :)

Sitting up straight is not the best position for office workers, a study has suggested.

Scottish and Canadian researchers used a new form of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to show it places an unnecessary strain on your back.

They told the Radiological Society of North America that the best position in which to sit at your desk is leaning slightly back, at about 135 degrees.

The just of the article says we need to get a little more active in our office life.  Have you seen the treadmill desk…keeps you going about 2 mph while working.  Now that is living!

• 7 Keys to DIY Graphic Design on No Budget
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• ACAP - Automated Content Access Protocol
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• How To Build Games With the Popfly Game Creator | Sarah In Tampa | Channel 10
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• U.S. online video game subscriptions generate $1 billion in revenues per year » VentureBeat
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• TwitterLocal
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• Get a Deep Zoom App in Less Than 5 Minutes | Sarah In Tampa | Channel 10
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• BlogEngine.NET - An open source ASP.NET 2.0 powered blogging engine
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This has to be the 10th time I’ve had to say awesome for VW - but I really hope this isn’t one of those times when I have to say…but the VW said no.  (VW Will Sell a 200 MPG Car in 2010)

So you’re excited about the 2010 Prius, with its modest mileage gains. Or maybe you really want a Chevy Volt, with a 40 mile all-electric range. 2010, as we’ve noted, is going to be a good year for green cars. But, well, this is ridiculous.

So - save your money and let hope this one makes it!

• MceFM: Last.fm in Windows Media Center
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• How Corporate RSS Supports Collaboration and Innovation - Managing Technology - Dennis McDonald’s Blog
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• How to Change the World: The Art of the Business Card
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• A Picture is Worth…Tulips in Holland : TreeHugger
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• Why I Subscribe to 700+ Feeds
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• Seth’s Blog: The Media markets
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• MindTouch Goes Polyglot, Gets Nod From Mozilla - ReadWriteWeb
  (tags: opensource Wiki mindtouch dekiwiki)
• So, Are You Fed Up With Facebook?
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• Sprint, Clearwire Announce $14.5 Billion WiMax Deal, Terms - Silicon Alley Insider
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