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The Week In Tweets

May 24, 2013, by No comments yet
  • Coolest Thing Ever (so far this week) – PULP-O-MIZER: the custom pulp magazine cover generator: http://t.co/8qDX0BHgJa RT @channel37net ->
  • Funny stuff: "Warning: Population of Content Marketing Experts Surging Out of Control" http://t.co/Nr5ScHXTlA ->
  • More marketing satire from the Onion: Sponsored Content Pretty Fucking Awesome: http://t.co/Bu91XfEwpD ->
  • Typing like it's 1969: Free typewriter fonts for your computer http://t.co/0Uz38tp9Cf ->
  • Apple's web of tax shelters, empty "subsidiaries" avoid paying billions in taxes: http://t.co/0DkG2mnBIL Happy I use #Linux! ->
  • Apple, Google, Coca Cola And 14 Other Companies Avoid Taxes By Keeping Billions Of Dollars In Cash Offshore: http://t.co/OkspbIITx6 ->
  • RT @yvealexander: “You just don't know writers. They'll use anything, anybody. They'll eat their young.” Dennis Potter #amwriting ->

The Week In Tweets

May 17, 2013, by No comments yet
  • Is the Internet destroying the middle class? Jaron Lanier's "Who Owns the Future" says yes. On my reading list. http://t.co/diUMpMTylz ->
  • Uh oh… U.S. Secretly Obtains Two Months of A.P. Phone Records – http://t.co/NcBaKqBses http://t.co/NjXNGU92gq ->
  • Oh, Canada — Celtx Screenwriting Software Doubles User Base: http://t.co/PTXBCKDLLQ ->
  • "The 30 Harshest Author-on-Author Insults In History – Flavorwire" http://t.co/j5QuaEP6d6 ->
  • Outrageous French copyright grab denies even current authors their rights: ReLIRE Goes Live http://t.co/xQKlaNSYHd ->
  • Onetime "killer" spreadsheet Lotus 1-2-3 retired by IBM (which of you used it, and now feels old? [raises hand]): http://t.co/iroPnlSO7U ->

The Week In Tweets

May 10, 2013, by No comments yet
  • The slow death of dedicated e-readers? Barnes & Noble turns its Nook HD line into full-powered Android tablets http://t.co/EdqFghiw5G ->
  • RT @leegoldberg: The Author Exploitation Business http://t.co/GyntxT13l1 via @DavidGaughran ->
  • Software developer shoots spot for new screenwriting software in… a typewriter shop (one I'd love to visit): http://t.co/xykkxqkHQF ->
  • Ha! NASA drops Windows from International Space Station in favor of Linux: http://t.co/LibnWIyTbX ->
  • I fail the geek test, but funny: Old Spock battles New Spock in the greatest car commercial ever http://t.co/1sazm4Tu52 ->
  • 23 “ultraconserved words” that have remained largely unchanged for 15,000 years: http://t.co/g8koGo7zYt ->
  • RT @activestate: #Komodo 8.0.2 is out! Download IDE: http://t.co/XY6dxOfXX4 and Edit: http://t.co/KTyWkfkzHh ->
  • Mark Zuckerberg's Fwd.us PAC draws fire for its nasty political ads: http://t.co/RuFkm5GS8i ->
  • Tom Albrighton writes a wholly dystopic view of a "hyper-social" future. You'll never log into Klout again: http://t.co/y98i5Mi3gY ->

The Week In Tweets

May 3, 2013, by No comments yet
  • RT @tommangan: Another totally excellent word: Boondoggle. Penultimate Word Blog says it also means "lanyard" – who knew? http://t.co/vShIg… ->
  • RT @tommangan: good one from @bgindra "Life is a sexually transmitted disease that is always fatal. Great line by Tim Gehring " ->
  • Orvis throws down a matching grant for donations to stop Pebble Mine (your $50 becomes $100): http://t.co/brlaObR9kq ->

The Week In Tweets

April 26, 2013, by No comments yet
  • The downside of "Content Marketing — blurring the lines between news and somebody's paid-for "content": http://t.co/1jHizHDo7V ->
  • Cynical, funny and (at times) cutting: "What Writing Programs Ought To Teach You When They Teach You About Writing" http://t.co/ALmhG06H09 ->
  • Hiarious Mitchell & Webb video about the kind of advice every writer receives, but wishes he didn't: http://t.co/sEdUh7IqAa ->
  • Funny stuff from McSweeney’s: A Field Guide to Common Punctuation. http://t.co/UbCcI9nSq3 ->

The Week In Tweets

April 19, 2013, by No comments yet
  • RT @joshuagreen: I defy anyone to top this headline: http://t.co/AVZJwYMbxW ->

The Week In Tweets

April 12, 2013, by Tom Chandler No comments yet
  • Apple, Google, Intel conspired to not poach workers, judge rules (stay classy you "morally responsible" tech firms) http://t.co/pB6uV9s4o6 ->

The Week In Tweets

April 5, 2013, by Tom Chandler No comments yet
  • Yay! Google says it won't sue open-source software developers over specified patents unless sued first: http://t.co/hdW3FAg3Ua ->
  • Amazon Buys Goodreads Book Site, Says It's Going To Attack Tokyo Next (New Writer Underground post): http://t.co/xTJGkV7Le7 ->
  • Software for writing & designing interactive games (Haven't tried it, but think it's cool it even exists) http://t.co/51SFkk5Kc8 ->

The Week In Tweets

March 29, 2013, by Tom Chandler No comments yet
  • It's the Text Editor Texas Chainsaw Cage Match (March Madness for text editors). And the final comes down to… http://t.co/UeG7t8LOOS ->
  • RT @copylogicusa: The end of "whom?" Megan Garber writes about growing obsolescence of a pronoun: http://t.co/TuY2Wqq5el ->
  • Sex in space may be dangerous, study says (thus endeth my support the US space program): http://t.co/LgmXLfuXpg ->
  • RT @celtx: A Look Inside The Sketchbooks Of 10 Terrific Creatives http://t.co/RDB7oG5fp0 ->
  • RT @celtx: Call For Entries: Tribeca Film Festival's #6SecFilms Vine Competition | Tribeca http://t.co/byrRRqxqVB ->
  • Animated GIFs of Calvin & Hobbes (the best kid cartoons ever): http://t.co/7E6lofPqFP ->
  • The Best Outlining Tool For Writers? A Few Reasons Why It Might Just Be The Lowly Index Card: http://t.co/WkLXKZf87S ->
  • 18 obsolete words which never should have gone out of style: http://t.co/wKnewhc2l3 ->
  • RT @rosefox: Add as many Os as you like. I got all the way up to "goodreads nooooooooooooooooo" before I hit zero search results. ->

The Week In Tweets

March 22, 2013, by Tom Chandler No comments yet
  • RT @celtx: Shriekfest 2013 International Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival and Screenplay Comp http://t.co/aF1Q4RWqEg ->
  • Uber sci-fi writer/director Joss Whedon’s Top 10 Writing Tips « Aerogramme Writers' Studio http://t.co/XGpdRsm4MD ->
  • “Are we going to declare war on commas, outlaw full stops?” http://t.co/7DkVPvb8Sh ->
  • Uber-screenwriter John August releases Highland — a screenplay editor and format converter: http://t.co/Iq2C1tSBZJ ->
  • Cory Doctorow: Writing in the Age of Distraction (hint: kill your word processor): http://t.co/3j8boBBU5j ->
  • 5 Award-Winning Screenwriters Discuss How They Approach Their Craft (videos): http://t.co/Vtt9ZLT8t2 ->
  • RT @estherschindler: What a great answer to the "work for exposure" ads! http://t.co/W4S5Xp47DB ->
  • A young reporter bails on the journalism profession, offers well-written explanation why: Why I left news: http://t.co/9EMIVUlq8v ->
  • What if we tore up book contracts and started over? "Things publishers can't do (yet)" – Charlie Stross: http://t.co/uJhwqFwCvk ->
  • Massive Geek Alert: The new Star Trek movie trailer (and yes, it looks good): http://t.co/4DV0ZGzM5y ->
  • As a writer, would you endure six years of dashed hopes? Ang Lee and the uncertainty of success: http://t.co/4F6cBHd145 ->

The Week In Tweets

March 15, 2013, by Tom Chandler No comments yet
  • Invest in readers, not MFAs – http://t.co/LR9ezYOlwJ http://t.co/0BaKEHqFay ->
  • Linux triumphant: Chrome OS resists cracking attempts in Google hacking competition: http://t.co/Ze73DVsC58 ->
  • The real story behind The Comic Sans Nightmare (hint: blame Microsoft): http://t.co/M2SfNauN6w ->
  • New free version of nice text editor (Mac, Windows & Linux): Komodo Edit 8: http://t.co/KTyWkfkzHh ->
  • First day back from vacation, walked right into a client website nightmare (sitemare). Things so dire calling AT&T for help (Ha!) ->
  • Best response ever (so far this week) to Yahoo's new rule ending work-from-home arrangements for employees: http://t.co/6mCX0Q9jDL ->
  • RT @grahamstrong: Wordifying has a special spot in my heart @RandomHouseCA Do not be afraid to make up your own words http://t.co/wYn6ndWQo8 ->
  • (This is the simple-yet-powerful text editor I use for 95% of my writing): Sublime Text 3 Beta 3019 is out now http://t.co/2ALattJq1a ->
  • The college graduate as unpaid intern: You didn’t really want that sexy dirty money, did you? (Eric Garland) http://t.co/3YnybCXvvR ->
  • After enduring buckets of fresh, hot criticism, Random House changes terms at digital Imprints (Hydra, Alibi, others) http://t.co/4lAA16uH77 ->
  • With the death of Google Reader, Google abandons toolmaking in favor of platform building (why that's bad): http://t.co/hpmDI3FWID ->
  • Joy Williams’s Daily Writing Routine: http://t.co/66kcYdgiyM ->
  • I'm not ashamed to say it — I like the Oxford comma too: "Commas and Feelings" – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/uAgQgQoNgz ->

The Week In Tweets

March 8, 2013, by Tom Chandler No comments yet
  • Publisher pulls Jonah Lehrer’s “How We Decide” (his second book) from stores after finding "significant" problems: http://t.co/DhkLiCahu8 ->
  • RT @vikkirosswrites: Amazing wall of 12,000 coloured pencils: colourSPACE on @designmilk http://t.co/IcpozgPgkf ->
  • RT @theatlantic: A day in the life of a digital editor in 2013 http://t.co/W0m2xTnoH4 by @alexismadrigal ->
  • What's writing really worth to online publications? Turns out, not very much… http://t.co/1pC5RsXwof ->
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  • RT @yvealexander: “You just don't know writers. They'll use anything, anybody. They'll eat their young.” Dennis Potter #amwriting
  • Apple, Google, Coca Cola And 14 Other Companies Avoid Taxes By Keeping Billions Of Dollars In Cash Offshore: http://t.co/OkspbIITx6
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