Why I use Twitter

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Recently, there has been some buzz about the microblogging service Twitter, such as the free newspaper De Pers calling Twitter ‘mind masturbation’, and therefore something tossers would use. This inspired an article on the subject by Floor Drees on the IKKI website, which in turn sparked a discussion among its visitors and staff. I am omong those who replied to that discussion. The ideas expressed there, as well as some others I recently came across, have lead me to reflect on the reason I use Twitter.

That Other Steve on Steroids

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I’m a Mac fanboy, and it’s actually a Mac Fanboy Club membership requirement to do a little Microsoft bashing every now and again. So here’s a small video of That Other Steve (Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft), making a grand entrance at a past conference. I know this is old footage, so don’t flame me for it. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvsboPUjrGc[/youtube]

Ophef webrichtlijnen-brief staatssecretaris onnodig – webrichtlijnen wel verplicht!

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Verschillende websites concluderen ten onrechte dat staatssecretaris Bijleveld in haar antwoord op vragen uit het Algemeen Overleg e-overheid zegt dat de webrichtlijnen niet verplicht worden voor andere dan rijksoverheden. Eerder deze week publiceerden verschillende websites (o.a. Webwereld en Digitaal Bestuur ) het bericht dat Bijleveld de webrichtlijnen alleen verplicht wil stellen voor de rijksoverheid. Dit baseerden zij op de zinsnede: …

Open Overheid: Yes We Can!

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Vrijwel direct nadat Barack Obama de presidentsverkiezingen had gewonnen, is zijn team aan de slag gegaan met de transitieagenda. Dit is de wijze waarop de zittende president de macht overdraagt aan de nieuwe. Obama wordt pas op 20 januari ingezworen, maar hij is al volop bezig. En daarbij maakt hij gretig gebruik van Internet.

What does it all mean?

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Today I bought the Steinski album ‘What does it all mean? 1983-2006 retrospective‘ (itunes link). This is an album by hip-hop legend Steve Stein, on which he collected some of the mixes he and Douglas DiFranco (also known as Double Dee) made back in the early days of hip-hop.

Partying with Róisín Murphy

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Yesterday we went to a concert of Róisín Murphy in Amsterdam’s Heineken Music Hall. Róisín is the former Moloko singer. We saw her before twice: once as part of Moloko, and once as part of a Groove Armada concert. Both times she brought great energy and a tight performance to the stage, so our expectations and hopes were high. The …