Confessions of a Former Political Junkie

Online Social Media and Cryns #3

Toby — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:10:30 +0000

I have been doing some thinking about doing some serious online social media marketing for my band’s new record. Check out this blog post I wrote about it and let me know what you think!

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Give Thanks!

Toby — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:55:24 +0000

I’m on my way up from Chicago, where I spent Thanksgiving with family and my girlfriend. We all have been given much to be thankful for, and it’s nice that we have a national holiday to remind us of that fact. May God continue to bless us!

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Chewbacca

Toby — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:04:45 +0000

Test from iPhone

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No Soliciting.

Toby — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:04:27 +0000

Most of you probably don’t know this, but I am a DVD reseller on the Internets. I sell Matt Wilhelm’s “how-to” video opus, Ground Rules, Vol. 1. I have been doing this for 8 years or so and do pretty well with the term, “Flatland Bike”, on the Google.

Today I received an order with the following special instructions:

No soliciting via email, phone or mail permitted

I was a bit taken aback, because I had never seen this instruction on an order before, and I found it to be a bit rude and uncalled for. Not only is it unethical to send spam mail, phone calls, or email without consent, but it is pretty much illegal (politicians being the lone exception to the rule). Privacy is one of my biggest concerns as a citizen of this fare country, and I would hope that others feel the same way. So I am not disappointed that this person is concerned with her privacy; I just think there are better arenas to address such concerns in.

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Granny Panties

Toby — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:09:38 +0000

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Beardyman on Youtube Live

Toby — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:00:18 +0000

Simply awesome.

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Star Wars Kid

Toby — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:52:12 +0000

Okay, so I realize that I’m about 10 years late on this, but I just saw “Star Wars Kid” for the first time. I found myself empathizing with the kid, because many times I have dreamed about being a Jedi. There might even be some long-lost video of me pretending to be a Jedi. I heard that the kid doesn’t like all the attention he’s getting, and how can you blame him - it’s mostly him being the butt of jokes around the country, on American Dad, Family Guy, and even a Tony Hawk video game!

All that said, at least one of the mashups of “Star Wars Kid” is pretty damn funny! Check this out:

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Nader is Right On, as Always.

Toby — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:07:03 +0000

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The iPhone is the Crappiest Piece of Crap Ever.

Toby — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:57:00 +0000

(Thanks, Dad!)

I actually don’t believe that the iPhone is a piece of crap. In some ways it is great (web surfing) and other ways it totally sucks (um…video support). But the bottom line is this - I love this kid!!!

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To iPhone or not to iPhone

Toby — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:37:11 +0000

I am on the fence with regards to purchasing a new smartphone. What makes a phone “smart”, you ask? Here’s my interpretation:

It looks cool.
It takes photos.
It has access to WiFi internet.
It has access to 3G internet.
It can text-message (Yes, I realize that the Zack Morris phone probably had text-messaging).

Reasons:

I would like to learn more about text-messaging.
I would like to text-message my band’s followers with updates.
I would like to do some mobile-blogging.
I would like to Tweet from the road (not actually while driving on the road, though).
I get lost ALL the time and would love the GPS feature. (I even got lost yesterday while driving a few miles from my house.)

Please send your snarky “I thought Toby would never text message” comments now.

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