Daily Archives: August 6, 2009

John Hughes Dead at 59

John Hughes – the director of all those great 80′s films passed today. Including one of the best films ever,  Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and one of Robin’s favs Sixteen Candles. Thank you John. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

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Twitter crippled by denial-of-service attack | The Social – CNET News

This comes on the heels of a conversation in my office about using twitter and other social media to promote a favorable article about my employer in Consumer Reports. I think it’s the competition! Either that or it was the … Continue reading

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Tweets from the beyond: John Quincy Adams Twittering

Starting today, the Massachusetts Historical Society will be offering up excerpts from John Quincy Adams’ line-a-day diary as tweets. The diary entries track Adams’ voyage to Russia, which kicked off on Aug. 5, 1809. Two hundred years after Adams’ journey … Continue reading

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