shorthand

Odd to hear that from a journalist. I spend about 5-8 hours a day combing the Internet for news stories, and frankly, most of it is just so sad or bad, we all need a break from it.

Here's your news in shorthand today:

I’m in Washington D.C. today, attending the Small Business Summit sponsored by NFIB and eBay. For those of you who help produce events, you may find the media-gallery we’re producing of interest. It is aggregating Flickr, YouTube and Twitter updates several people are adding throughout the conference.

If you’re a blogger, the people who know you write, will invariably say “Blog This!” Sometimes with middle finger extended. Other times it is with sincerity and a true effort to provide interesting material.

Looks like its gonna be a three way in Memphis again, with the same ol' cast of characters running to represent the 9th Congressional District. This time though, Jake Ford is not running as an "independent Democrat," but rather to be the Democratic nominee along with Nikki Tinker and Rep. Steve Cohen. From the Flyer:

Or anyone with a history of Nashville web design…

Aunt B. is waxing philosophical about the term “and their allies”:

Have you heard that Starbucks is moving towards providing free WiFi? The new deal hasn’t gone into effect yet, but Rob Robinson thinks the new deal where AT&T will take over for TMobile is a win/win:

I’m pleased to see Starbucks taking steps to offer free* wifi at its locations. I think the company’s current agreement with T-Mobile is restrictive, and it benefits the