• Friendships that cultivate through hardships resemble fine wines: they develop a richer flavor with time. Thank you. #
• Cheshire cat smiles enigmatically tonight. The dripping wet moon won’t dampen our high spirits this new year. #

• Off to the movies to see Constantine’s Sword http://tinyurl.com/8aclsy #
• One of Twitter’s attraction is dialoguing w/ people u don’t know. On FB u get updates from ur friends, which presumably are people u do know #
• Just saw the religious documentary Constantine’s Sword. A good complement to Religilous. #
• Just got 4 direct messages in the last 5min. from different people w/ the phishing link. So many are falling for it! Change your passwords! #
• Started using the Power Twitter add-on for Firefox, it rocks http://tinyurl.com/6qqvms #
• Teaching a class tonight on how to integrate social media into journalism education. #

• Amazed at the number of results for migraine: http://tinyurl.com/5ls7ec Me too. Lights out, good night! #
• Retweeting @mashable: Native iPhone App for FriendFeed: WebFeedr ( http://ping.fm/RScEN ) #
• Getting back to planning BarCampMiami. I’ll send out a sponsorship letter on Monday. We’ve raised about half of what we need so far. #

• Saw Valkyrie. Two thumbs up by me! They were so close, so very, very close. What a shame. #
• Happy New Year! #
• New year fail whale was so predictable, it’s almost comforting. It’s still early days hereabouts #
• Good morning 2009! #
• Retweeting @robertmurray First Miami tweetup of the year! Brunch at Dolores today, 1000 S. Miami Ave @ noon. Come join us. #
• I wasn’t the only one ranting abt Twitter influence ranking tools yesterday. Great post by @rdfrench http://is.gd/egB9 via @FvrythingPR #
• Miamians please note: today’s tweetup has been moved to 2pm at Segafredo’s in Brickell. It’s a more reasonable time for Jan 1st #

• I’m mildly amused by the innumerable attempts to measure influence on Twitter. There’s Twinfluence, Retweetrank, Twitter Grader, Twitstat… #
• “A link between any two people does not necessarily imply an interaction between them” -HP Labs research http://is.gd/ak9S #
• “The number of friends users have is very small compared to the number of people they actually follow” http://is.gd/ak9S #
• “Tto assess the size of the network that matters we need to consider people who actually communicate thru dm w each other” http://is.gd/ak9S #
• “Thus the need to find the hidden network; the one that matters when trying to rely on word of mouth to spread an idea” http://is.gd/ak9S #
• Re: that paper, it does’nt account for idea propagation thru search or random behavior. It just says “influence ain’t what you think it is” #
• In other words, “information is social” and your friends can act as information intermediaries. #
• I can’t wait for the #shortyawards to be over. This has gone on far too long! #
• How did this happen? This was not an actual nomination (no slight intended on @macdavid ) http://shortyawards.com/user/MacDavid #
• I wonder if Bjork could buy Iceland? In any case, she’s launching a sustainable investment fund for her country http://is.gd/eioD #
• The Miami tech community rallyes for RefreshMiami today in a bid to rank in Shorty Awards. Please help if you can! http://is.gd/egZK #
• Someone just gave me a compliment about my syllabus. A great way to end the year. Here is another syllabus, by @chimprawk http://is.gd/ej3H #

• So I got home from Israel today with a bit of a cold and slept all day. Finished uploading photos to Flickr. #
• Photos of Jerusalem http://ping.fm/OqjIS and Tel Aviv http://ping.fm/66OKj #
• Fifteen useful tools for Wordpress bloggers http://tinyurl.com/89wotq #
• Checking out the current official Israeli press conference on Summize.com: @israelconsulate OR #askisrael #
• Looking for some levity? Here’s a timely Punjabi version of “Jingle Bells” http://is.gd/edGz via @chrisfullman #
• Just how much time DO you spend on Twitter? http://tinyurl.com/8mjlyp via @zenera Interesting that so many top “Tweetwasters” are in Japan #
• The really lovely (NOT) thing about Flash sites is how you can so easily copy and paste the stuff you need. Argh! #

• Spent the day in Jerusalem, on my way back to Tel Aviv. Kind of tense, lots of soldiers everywhere, stores were closed in the Old City… #
• Boarding the flight now. To the new friends I made in Israel, thank you for your amazing hospitality, I felt very welcome! I hope to return! #

• This jetlag’s been killing me. Staying up ’til late, and sleeping in. Going to a Chanukah party at a friend’s who I haven’t seen in 15 yrs. #
• Here are a few pictures of the Israel tweetup http://is.gd/dGSZ and @nivcalderon posted a video http://tinyurl.com/79ph33 #
• “If there’s a secret to success, it’s understanding your talents and following them with a passion” -miracle drug inventor http://is.gd/dK4i #
• RT @tomguarriello #gaza a perfect example of what @johnbattelle was referring to http://tinyurl.com/6k92e4 #

• People are so supremely friendly here … when not in a queue, that is. If in a line, fend for yourself. Otherwise, mazell tov! #
• iPhone, you sux. Your spell check is lacking. Fohgeddabout the copy and paste failure … #
• Listening to America in Sabarsky’s bar (?). Great song, it’s been ages. Weird song, too. “In the desert …” #
• Chanukah is a great excuse to eat high-carb donuts. I get it! Delicious, by the way … #
• Zavronsky, I think. Great guy. Part Russian, part Armenian. The bar owner. “Nothing really matters … ” -Queen #
• I’ve been saying Mazel Tov all this time. I should have been saying “Lechaim!”. Who knew? #
• “So you think you can tell / Blue skies from Hell …” -Pink Floyd #
• David Bowie now. 80’s blowout. That’s way cool with me. #
• “Age of Aquarius.” Ok. Paying quickly before they get to ABBA. Last call… #
• At the next recommended bar, 40 Allenby St, no longer feeling protected. Agh. #
• Ok. Everybody likes Brazilians. Ronaldinho’s pluses and minuses. Right, buy me a drink, I’ll tell ya… #
• Walking around Old Jaffa, which was founded in 1800 BC #
• Meeting up tonight with @dvirreznik and @nivcalderon #
• Hanging out with @dvirreznik and @nivcalderon at Boya, in the old harbor. #

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