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Where’s the Twitter-based event meetup application? I’ve not seen one, but until then here is a work-around that does some of the goodness. If you’re using Twitter on a mobile device and have a mobile feedreader, this is for you.

Even though many people I follow on twitter will be at the same events as me, there are always lots of folks who will be at conferences and meet ups I don’t know. I have found that Summize’s new Twitter search is a great way to get those folks into my Twitter stream - or at least follow them during (or after) the event using my mobile - provided they’ve tweeted at least once about the show or plans to attend.

The process couldn’t be easier.

1. Hit Summize.com and click on the “Twitter Search” link.

2. Add keywords related to your event. For SMX Social Media I added “SMX” because it was a nice short acronym I felt would capture most action related to this event. If anyone were tweeting about it, they’d include this. If you didn’t have such a convenient one, you may need to include the venue name, etc. (curious that there is no SMX Social twitter user we could all follow and send @’s to “where’s the party at?”. this would at least make backchatter more fun.)

3. After you search Summize, click on the upper-right side link for “Feed for this Query” link. For SMX Social Media I used this.

4. Drop that into your favorite mobile feedreader, such as google reader or newsgator go.

5. When you see people tweeting about the event, but haven’t yet met them, you can head over to twitter and follow them. This serves to get you into their Twitter stream and to let them know that you’re interested in meeting them.

Now, as event-related stuff happens, you’ll be in the loop and it’ll make socializing that much easier.

When you take pride in your work, it shows. Sometimes, it’s downright artistic. These guys take pride in the work. What’s more, almost nobody will ever see it. This is behind the scenes cabling that makes things like this website work. Anyone can pull wire, but only certain people can make it look like a masterpiece.

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another two photos after the break

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Coupons, YAY!

Before you dive in:

1) Coupons are fickle and the web moves fast. Some have date ranges. In general, the quicker you use them, the better.

2) I f they don’t work, I’m sorry but I cannot fix them. No need to contact me.

3) Before you “check out” make SURE you’ve applied the coupon and that the discount shows up!

4) I don’t get a % of sales or anything like that. This is just my way of thanking you for subscribing.

5) HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

Scott Clark

COUPONS AFTER THE JUMP!!!

(All coupons expired)

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Well, I’ve started holiday shopping a bit today.  I came across these two amazing Steampunk Items and another sweet J Peterman authentic item that you have to see.  They are in very limited supply and will probably sell out before you start shopping, if you’re like most people.

Check this list of 11 things that will sell out before you start holiday shopping.

J Peterman Steampunky Cufflinks, Pubsigns and Gothic Clock.  

I consult for J Peterman sometimes, but first and foremost I’m and admirer and customer.  Their stuff always gets people gathered around it at parties.

Postscript: Please review the “issues” list at the bottom. Added Tips are AFTER the jump

My new eStarling Frame arrived from amazon.com. I had low expectations after trying the last version, and hearing about the first. For those of you saying “this is old news” keep in mind that this is a new, bigger 8″ 800×600 eStarling, not the low-res little one that Gizmodo reviewed back in May.

NEW COUPON CODE : ThinkGeek Has The eStarling Frame: Click Here to Get it.  Use Coupon Code RAMEN

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As the Holidays approach, shutters are going to be ‘a clickin’. Being able to spread smiles digitally is truly a magical use of web technology. Grandmas and Grandpas, Aunts and Uncles can all keep track of family members’ special moments effortlessly thanks a few tools, including FrameChannel.com. Geeks have long aggregated feeds from photo sources for display using special software, such as Yahoo Pipes and Greasemonkey Scripts, but getting Grandma to run through that is not always simple. But now at least one new tool, FrameChannel allows building a photo channel from multiple web sources for distribution to various display surfaces:

• One or more RSS feeds
• emailed photos
• manual uploads to framechannel

RSS feeds are by far the most powerful. Emailed photos can be handy (e.g. after a field trip. ask parents to send photos to you@framechannel.com and they’ll appear in this source.) Manual upload is slow and probably not best.

Let’s say you have a digital camera or hard-drive of photos that you’d like to distribute to friends and family members “live.” Here’s how to push the photos in a nutshell. (more…)