Our government can build the best schools with the best teachers on Earth, but we still need fathers to ensure that the kids are coming home and doing their homework, and having a book instead of the TV remote every once in a while. Government can put more cops on the streets, but only fathers can make sure that those kids aren’t on the streets in the first place. Government can create good jobs, but we need fathers to train for these jobs and hold down these jobs and provide for their families.

I look forward to learning more about how Predident Obama would like to support an economy that requires less absent fathers and permits more present fathers.

stoweboyd: Another example of Obama’s team waffling on openness http://bit.ly/1274hC #UnfollowObama about 2 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @stoweboyd I’m on your case today :O is this a “social media” link or non-social-media link? ;D maybe an anti-social-media link? ;P about 1 hour ago from web · Reply · View Tweet ·

stoweboyd: @nmw Could you please stop about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck · Reply · View Tweet ·

nmw: @stoweboyd WHAT?!? stop being apart of social media?!? WTF ?!?!?!?!? about 1 hour ago from web · Reply · View Tweet ·

nmw: @stoweboyd I think you owe me an explanation for what you mean with this. IMO it’s an outrageous -in fact even a preposterous- thing to say. 39 minutes ago from web · Reply · View Tweet ·

stoweboyd: @nmw I meant ’stop barraging me with your messages’. I wasn’t suggesting you quit Twitter or something. 26 minutes ago from web · Reply · View Tweet ·

nmw: @stoweboyd yesterday you pretended that you didn’t agree with my view of social media; now it turns out you’re negating what you said… 19 minutes ago from web · Reply · View Tweet ·

nmw: @stoweboyd you seemed a little condescending and arrogant (”I’m not confused”). Now you DO seem a little confused + then tell ME to shut up? 16 minutes ago from web · Reply · View Tweet ·

nmw: @alexdc trying to wrap my head around ur beginning of a definition - wld u call digg buttons social media? iframes? if frames then what not?

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alexdc: @nmw Check out the definition on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media about 19 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet

alexdc: @nmw The buttons in themselves aren’t social; they’re utilities that help make media shareable (part 1/2) about 19 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet

alexdc: @nmw Data those buttons gather indicate what media is being shared _ recommended and thus those sharing services accumulate value (part 2/2) about 19 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc “information content created by people using highly accessible and scalable publishing technologies” sounds like most of the web about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

alexdc: @nmw Not all online publishing tech is accessible and/or scalable. As recently as 4 years ago, little of it was (accessible, at least). about 19 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc I use social media to contrast web with traditional publishing - some eg @timoreilly view online apps other than browsers as non-web about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc actually, defining non-web apps (whether online or on client) is a can of worms I’d rather not try to touch in 140 chars… ;D about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

alexdc: @nmw It’s not enough to say it’s social just b/c it’s online. At the lowest common denominator all media is social: radio, TV, paper, DVD… about 19 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc according to wikipedia definition, it’s the “information content” that is social media, not the “online publishing tech” — right? about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

alexdc: @nmw Three parts: 1) accessible tech 2) social activity and 3) building shared meaning (social construct) See slides 10-13 http://is.gd/mkJg about 19 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet

socialtechno: @alexdc @nmw At the lowest common denominator all media are social? I beg to differ. about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc 1) accessible tech = BROWSER 2) social activity = NAVIGATION/CLICKS and 3) building shared meaning (social construct) = DOMAINS about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc e.g. to “google” means to USE google.com; to “digg” means to USE digg.com (etc.) about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

alexdc: @nmw A browser alone doesn’t allow you to publish; there needs to be a supporting tech platform, like Wordpress, Flickr, Facebook, Delicious about 19 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet

alexdc: @nmw Navigation and clicks can produce useful aggregate data for others when they’re shared through some platform, like Digg, delicious … about 19 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc right, or FTP, etc — many such technologies are available + accessible (right?) about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

alexdc: @nmw A domain by itself isn’t a social construct The socially co-created content + activity on a domain may or may not create shared meaning about 19 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet

socialtechno: @alexdc @nmw I find Stowe Boyd’s definition of Social Media works pretty well. http://is.gd/qK0A about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc yes, and this (Nav+Clicks) is the “publishing” aspect: I am interested in X, approve of X, will buy X, etc. about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

alexdc: @nmw Is FTP accessible to most? IRC? Are these as accessible as Email? As texting? As a blog? There’s a continuum from hard to easy. about 19 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc disagree (vehemently) A registered domain is just as much a social construct as the ownership of property (a deed) = a social const. about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc it took over 200 years after Gutenberg for literacy to reach even a small portion of the population; FTP etc. will go much faster about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @socialtechno yes, I find this very close (or in fact equal to) my own way of thinking about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

yvetteferry: @alexdc @socialtechno @nmw More on the definition of social media, by SMPhD Vivek Kumar. Others are sure to come. http://tr.im/ifMR about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

alexdc: @nmw Is an empty lot a social construct? How does that change if it’s used as a playground? What if a house gets built on it? Or a store? about 19 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @socialtechno haven’t followed @stoweboyd yet. I started thinking about this stuff about 30 years ago (as a teenager will follow now, thx about 19 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc YES! diplomatics (I’m trained in info.sci. / archives man., but diplomatics is traditionally field of law) is all about ACTS+DEEDS about 18 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

alexdc: @nmw Sure, but our shared meaning of that empty lot transforms as we interact w/ it over time as a playground, a house, or a store. about 18 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @stoweboyd chatting w @socialtechno + @alexdc I put forth the proposition that “social media” is roughly equivalent to “online media” (Y/N?) about 18 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc all of space is socially constructed this way. Even notions of “empty” + “filled” = socially constructed concepts. Language = Social about 18 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

alexdc: @nmw See how different these are in meaning: a parked domain, a 404, a blog, a wiki, a gaming site, eBay.com, or a large brand’s website … about 18 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet

stoweboyd: Social Media Defined repost from 6 Dec 05 b/c of buzz by @socialtechno @alexdc @nmw - stands up pretty well - http://bit.ly/N5LHf about 18 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc I differentiate between a website (eg HTML) and a web site / domain (eg ebay.com or alexdc.org) so your comparisons = apples+oranges about 18 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc it’s SIMILAR to the title of a document (Bible, Consitiution) vs. how that document is presented (hardcover, paperback, scroll, etc) about 18 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet ·

alexdc: @nmw It depends whether that document has already been written or not. A brand new book title stores potential meaning. about 18 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @socialtechno @stoweboyd doubtful whthr 5-word phrase (people formerly known as audience) can be singly attributed (near current res.area about 18 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @socialtechno @stoweboyd more extreme case 2 word phrases eg “bad loan” (who invented that?) maybe Chomsky knows (after all: green thought;) about 18 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @stoweboyd “In the end, the booger is in the eye of the beholder” (Frank Zappa, Chester Thompson or Napolean Murphy Brock? @socialtechno about 18 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @stoweboyd the point, however, is not so much whether YOUR definition is TRUE or not http://twitter.com/nmw/statuses/1452040176 but rather.. about 17 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @stoweboyd that many people seem to use the SAME TERM with very DIFFERENT MEANINGS, and therefore this leads to meaningless babble+confusion about 17 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

stoweboyd: @nmw Ok. But I’m not confused. about 17 hours ago from TweetDeck · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @stoweboyd LOL! But what about saving the world from mixed-up confusion? ;D I think our views are in agreement: ALL ONLINE MEDIA = SOCIAL M. about 17 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

stoweboyd: @nmw I don’t agree. about 17 hours ago from TweetDeck · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @stoweboyd So from your point of view there are online media that do not fulfill what you referred to as social media? Which online media? about 17 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

stoweboyd: @nmw The typical press release, most of the NY Times, and innumerable other old media sites. about 16 hours ago from TweetDeck · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @stoweboyd yes, not VERY social media, but there is still publishing going on: I type nytimes.com+press return = a HIT! I published interest about 16 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @alexdc Thanks, BTW for a VERY GOOD discussion; I think this is a big issue: IMO “social media” is not clearly defined (@stoweboyd or not about 15 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

adamkmiec: @skydiver how would classify @darthvader - or are fake characters ok because they are fake? #journchat

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dawnriversbaker: @adamkmiec Aren’t there differences between a persona (even a famous one) and a brand and a celeb? #journchat about 7 hours ago from TweetDeck · Reply · View Tweet · Show ConversationHide Conversation

adamkmiec: @dawnriversbaker in all seriousness what happens when they are 1 in the same, for example Big Bird #journchat about 6 hours ago from TweetDeck · Reply · View Tweet · Show ConversationHide Conversation

dawnriversbaker: @adamkmiec I would argue that Big Bird isn’t a celeb; more of a brand. @darthvadar is a parady, different rules apply. #journchat about 6 hours ago from TweetDeck · Reply · View Tweet · Show ConversationHide Conversation

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But has your mind become totally controlled? Been stuffed inside Google’s Search Mold?

What the Fumble?

No “foul play” here: It’s exclusively main stream media (MSM) that’s being pushed.

Google = Main Stream Media?

Positively!

shirleybrady: The Twitterati offer their favorite time management tips and tricks to BusinessWeek - smart #timetips here > http://is.gd/mLgp

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nmw: @shirleybrady I think it*s fascinating that twitter is NOT seen as a PRODUCTIVE tool, but rather as a WASTE of time — time to reevaluate T? about 8 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

shirleybrady: @nmw A lot of folks find Twitter incredibly productive — like everything, just not enough hours in the day! about 5 hours later from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @shirleybrady I guess you mean something like: the opportunity costs are too high? or is there a steep “diminishing returns” slope? (more) about 3 hours later from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @shirleybrady IMO productivity could be vastly increased - the simple +straightforward way: favor specific over general/”one-size fits-all” 2 minutes later from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @shirleybrady (con’t) Twitter is a “one-size fits-all” community - that greatly reduces productivity, because too much is irrelevant / noise 3 minutes later from web · Reply · View Tweet

shirleybrady: @nmw Depends who/how many you follow; and you can always filter w/tweetdeck etc. 5 minutes later from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @shirleybrady I don’t think so - unless people create multiple twitter accounts (1 for each ROLE they perform - so followers could select) 4 minutes later from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @shirleybrady that way if you had an account for @shirleybradythedogowner then I could follow that separately from @shirleybrady (or not 2 minutes later from web · Reply · View Tweet

nmw: @shirleybrady ps: according to the Wisdom of the Language www.sn.im/wisdom-link dog-related discussions will tend to focus / move to dog.TLD 7 minutes later from web · Reply · View Tweet

shirleybrady: @nmw Love me, love my dog.

christinelu: re: tragic murder/suicide incidents. there’s often a link to antidepressants & SSRIs that no one wants to talk about in public. guns blamed.

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moritherapy: RT @christinelu re: tragic murder/suicides. often a link to antidepressants & SSRIs that no-one wants to talk about in public. guns blamed. about 11 hours ago from Power Twitter · Reply · View Tweet

JamesOReilly: @christinelu Was wondering about anti-depressants. Other day on tv, roll call of side effects for Abilify had me falling over laughing. about 11 hours ago from web · Reply · View Tweet

moritherapy: @christinelu: RT @blueberrio re: murder/suicide. Easier 2 blame BOTH big pharma & guns than 2 examine underlying problems with dom. violence about 11 hours ago from Power Twitter · Reply · View Tweet · Show ConversationHide Conversation

christinelu: @blueberrio never mentioned that SSRIs are the only cause. and trust me, factoring them in does not equate to ignorance of facts on suicide. about 11 hours ago from twhirl · Reply · View Tweet · Show ConversationHide Conversation

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Pretend that in a coutry of about 250 million people, about 150 million people belong to the labor force.

Scenario #1: 1 Employer, 150 million jobs (as “employees”)

That would essentially be: nationalization of all industries.

Scenario #2: 150 million Businesses (each with no employees)

Under this scenario, there would be no jobs — only the “self-employment” type of work.

Which would you prefer?

If you had to choose between these extremes, that is.

Many People Seem to be Opposed to Nationalization

That would then appear to mean, that they are in favor of “self mployment” (especially if “big business” is going bust left and right). So then the logical consequence is to ask: How can the government make it easy for peopl to “start their own business” — and (or course) become profitable?

over the past couple months, and I have come to conclusion that it’s a bogus hoax. In truth, people should be talking about complanies that are too big to survive.

IT’s a Small World

After all, small is lean. Online, small is clean. Most of all: small is competitive. The world is small — it’s actually just a dot. No one should be talking about landing on Mars, we need to concentrate on landing a deal with our own planet that will allow us to survive, and we need to land deals with our brothers and sisters that will keep us healthy and safe from strife.

The Future is in the Home Office

If you want the “quick and dirty” straightforward slogan: We don’t need no employers. The World 2.0 is a global village. What we need are contracts that work. What we need are healthcare systems that aren’t tied to the notion of employment, because employment is DEAD. Think about that the next time you buy something on ebay.

What We Need are People Skilled in Web Skills: Online Reading, Online Writing, Online Communications, Online Interaction,…

These are the skills that will enable business entrepreneurs to hammer out sucessful businesses tomorrow — and that is why we need to invest in such human capital … today!

is going through a major crash-test right now… and that it is (as Obama has said before) basically like pressing the reset button now.

What America Needs

is a new New Deal — I don’t think an old-fashioned New Deal will be sufficient to make the USA competitive in the New World economy.

What do you mean — “New World Economy”?

The World has change significantly since the last “Great Depression” almost 80 years ago — in the early 30’s, sustainability was not an issue. Today, it the teh issue. And in this context, technology in the USA is very outdated.

First and Foremost

Americans need to listen to President Obama’s speech in Berlin, and the citizens of the United States of America need to restart their own egos: America is no longer the leader — America is now the laggard.