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RT @SeanMoffitt not sure people realize how cheesy it is to add a “z” vs....
May 31st
Spymaster - cool twitter app, or annoyance? Throwing sheep?
May 31st
Awesome. http://dorkyearbook.com/
May 31st
Anyone catch any of #bea09 on flip video or other? Links?
May 31st
Surprised to see my mug in @chrisbrogan ‘s Trust Agent’s presentation at #bea09. Wow,...
May 31st
Halo 3 ODST and Modern Warfare both available for preorder. Squee!
May 31st
Finally got around to The Happening from Netflix last night. Meh.
May 31st
From the Hulu Desktop EULA: THE HULU SOFTWARE IS NOT INTENDED FOR USE IN THE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR...
May 29th
So, @ev @jack @al3x can we please have bios in follow notices? I realize you want me to click...
May 29th
RT @wallybock: No book changes your life. You have to do the work.
May 29th
DISPLAY “Happy Birthday” LINE 15 POSITION 10. - Happy 50th birthday COBOL!...
May 29th
will not use the Hulu Software for any purposes prohibited…including…production of...
May 29th
This list of people on twitter from the book industry is amazing and keeps growing. Great resource...
May 28th
RT @elleinthecity: About to vote with my feet - Shatzkin’s talk is not useful at all to me....
May 28th
I needed this today. RT @JohnKremer: You are never responsible for what others do. You are only...
May 28th
Looks like @elleinthecity is sending some good updates from #bea09
May 28th
RT @codinghorror Its (intentionally) hilarious that this HTML5 checklist doesn’t even have a...
May 28th
RT @elleinthecity Convincing buyers to place an order & shipping the book takes 6 wks - this lag...
May 28th
We need to stop thinking about the future of publishing and think instead about the future of...
May 28th
RT @WileyatBEA: “All content should be shorter. Maybe 2 ways to sell a book: longer version...
May 28th
Going to BEA? download free BEA edition of Frommer’s Midtown NYC iPhone app:...
May 27th
A beer festival? I’m in! RT @WileyatBEA: Check out Wiley’s schedule of events at...
May 27th
Hey @aneventapart we would love to see you in Indianapolis!
May 27th
RT @allegra2157: #pubu09 Dave Marx: “Publishers throw away their website by producing little...
May 27th
Wha? “There are 33 different code bases for the Yahoo! homepage.” http://is.gd/He5A
May 27th
Note to self - eBay to be overrun with HTC Android phones starting tomorrow #io2009
May 27th
Zune HD: I agree with @LanceUlanoff - HD Radio + Xbox Live is pretty compelling. Me: Still wont...
May 27th
Emerging out from under the pile left from a week in the UK and a 3 day weekend. What did I miss?
May 26th
Installed Windows 7 RC on @jennylwebb ‘s laptop tonight. Painless install. I cant see us going...
May 24th
For those of you who cant watch the #Indy500 live on TV, next best thing is here:...
May 24th
Listening to the Indy 500 on the RADIO. Yes, the radio.Come on @indytalk - lets watch live on TV...
May 24th
Purchased new fire pit for back patio. Looking forward to a nice fire and a bottle of wine with...
May 24th
It’s Race Weekend in Indianapolis. For those who are not from around here, we don’t...
May 23rd
Saw Terminator Salvation yester day with @jennylwebb. Want to feel old? The first Terminator film...
May 23rd
RT @happygiraffe It is my ambition to have a conversation with a relative without doing tech...
May 21st
OH gate announcement: the facilities on the aircraft are unavailable, please take advantage of the...
May 21st
Ugh, who ordered a 4:00 am airport pickup? Enroute to Heathrow and homeward bound.
May 21st
Charging up the Blackberry on a borrowed USB cable. Can’t leave the office until it’s...
May 20th
When Amazon reviews go very, very bad (or very, very good depending on your point of view) UK...
May 20th
When Amazon.com reviews go very, very bad (or very, very good depending on your point of view) What...
May 20th
Irony (and stupidity) defined: http://is.gd/BGvq
May 20th
Just presented two exciting new books to my UK colleagues.
May 19th
Had great meetings in London today, but just getting back to Chichester. A long day.
May 19th
RT @kyleplacy: If it frustrates you that they don’t allow laptops on the ferris wheel…...
May 19th
Heading into a Team Meeting. You know, with the Team. To meet.
May 19th
RT @PublishersWkly: Number of On-demand Titles Topped Traditional Books in 2008  ...
May 19th
Heading into another meeting. You know, to meet.
May 19th
RT @JamesMaguire: Windows for Dummies author: “Why I Like Windows 7” Yup, better than...
May 19th
and sorry for misspelling Guinness - ‘twas on purpose as I only had 140 characters.
May 19th
Perhaps an obvious question for UK friends - the Guiness I am drinking in a pub in England is...
May 19th
Question for UK friends - the Guinness I am drinking in a pub in England is “real”...
May 19th
Having lunch in London with @colleengoldring and @ctunnicliffe ahead of our meetings at the British...
May 18th
PS: Was unable to secure fudge covered Oreos as requested by my UK team. Went to 3 places -...
May 17th
But I did manage to bring Twinkies. Funny, they all wanted to try them.
May 17th
Cold and rainy here in the UK. Shocking, I know.
May 17th
In the end, the market will tell us what they value.
May 17th
Thinking about the e-book pricing debate. What are you paying for - paper? bits? or is it ideas?...
May 17th
Wrapping up a few last minute items before I head to the UK tomorrow.
May 16th
By the way, from the Credit Where Credit is Due Department, the perfect geek age tweet was via a...
May 16th
This amazing computational knowledge engine goes online tonight http://is.gd/zwQC (via @smashingmag)
May 15th
USAF Airman spots fuel leak on his commercial flight at 35,000 feet: http://is.gd/zXft
May 15th
RT @jenbeal: Wiley-Blackwell Makes Research Publications on Influenza A (H1N1) Freely Available...
May 15th
Ha - re: my recent tweet complaining about those iPhone app commercials - heres the one you will...
May 15th
RT @StrothmanAgency: Follow the Reader has a great post with lots of interesting stats on book...
May 15th
Raph Koster says 1971 was the perfect year to be born a Geek. Born in February, 1971, I agree...
May 15th
Gearing up for the LOST season finale. God, how much of my life have I given to this show?
May 14th
Going through new follower emails. Extra info from Twitter is a step in the right direction, but...
May 14th
RT @davidcushman: Repeat after me. I am not a brand. I am a human being. There. wasn’t so hard...
May 14th
Damn you LOST! See you in 2010…
May 14th
Google and Gmail apparently down. Ah, life in the cloud - are we sure about this?
May 14th
Is there no longer a link to the public timeline on the twitter web page?
May 14th
Alive, but slammed with work. Catching up from a few days out of the office. On the positive side,...
May 13th
Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/wiley to join
May 13th
Finished Collapse of Distinction last night (http://is.gd/xzeh) now starting on Brain Rules...
May 8th
SM marketers, FYI: using the contact form on my blog to send me impersonal, unsolicited spam on...
May 7th
Boggles the mind, the marketing firm and the client are both here on Twitter. I wonder if your...
May 7th
KFC wants me to install a “coupon printer” - .exe file that Avira identifies as spyware?...
May 7th
Amazon press release on Kindle DX includes news on textbook deals with Wiley and others....
May 6th
To clarify, “Amazon has reached agreements with three textbook publishers: Pearson, Cengage...
May 6th
RT @jcwiley: Reading Cuts Stress Levels by 68% by Marie Claire news in the UK. http://bit.ly/1b4XPS...
May 6th
Wider screen on the Kindle DX is a big plus for books with programming code? Fixes wrapping and code...
May 6th
Engadget on the new Kindle DX - http://is.gd/xhCV
May 6th
RT @skydiver: SAD: RIP: Dom Deluise dead at age 75. :(
May 5th
Just saw major US network use an citizen journalist’s SM avatar on national TV. Looked...
May 4th
May the 4th be with you. Almost forgot! http://is.gd/wttQ
May 4th
Happy New Year! Today is the first day of Wiley’s fiscal year and the office is packed with...
May 2nd
Dual booting Windows 7 and Vista - Win 7 RC is slick and fast… so far.
May 2nd
Ordering reprints. What a glamorous publishing life I lead. Ok, I am sipping a Martini…
May 2nd