the next leg of my many travels in July. Haven't had much twitter time... But at least this flight isn't jammed.

@jtobin

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 at 5:29 PM

Got to my first airport 16 hours ago and now I'm taxiing to gate at last airport of the day. 1 hour from hotel. Am I whining? A bit. :-)

Another loooong day of travel coming to an end as we taxi in. Home tonight! Woo hoo. Love Raleigh.

So it's big news that Facebook pics can come back to haunt you? http://shortn.it/puYV

Facebook has a new look. http://tinyurl.com/6gcrpk

Why are 100% of the cars at the chik fil-a drive thru SUVs (including mine)? Coincidence or some deep meaning?

Anyone else think Pandora is going to have trouble ever monetizing these billions and billions of streams? Don't think the ads will do it

I've seen blog aggregation before (like Sun), but employee Tweet aggregation? How cool: http://snurl.com/33mue Note the 3 tabs.

totally digging this new Pandora station I created around the band Live. Not a bad song yet...

Idiot parents name kid "Tula Does the Hula from Hawaii". Judge takes custody to change child's name: http://shortn.it/UIN8

Anyone else seeing their followers/following numbers jump around for no reason? I mean, besides like @Scoble...

Interesting article on how the right is being outflanked in social media by the left. http://shortn.it/hWiq

Retweeting @twitter: More restoration underway http://tinyurl.com/6cxaex

Retweeting @chrisbrogan: Working on your social media efforts? Here are 50 steps to help: http://tinyurl.com/50steps . Good post.

I feel so Cuil. We're not the first social media agency listed (why not?) but we're the only one listed twice on the first page (why?).

"5 Predictions on The Future of Social Media" http://tinyurl.com/587f9u Help me add 5 more?

Thanks for all the great feedback on my 5 predictions on the future of social media. Anyone have other predictions? http://shortn.it/TczD

Anything better than lots of Doritos crumbs? Ya know, at the bottom of the big, big bag, and you hope nobody sees you eat them? mmmm....

welcome @wendycoulter give it time. it'll make sense soon. ;-)

Checking out Twine. I guess I sorta get it, but not really yet. "Tour" didn't really help much...

Can you figure out which of these "social media names" are real and which are made up? (more are real than not) http://twurl.nl/mchftu

Good news out of the SEC! Blogging may count as "public disclosure." Fewer press releases... http://shortn.it/kqpL

Retweeting @steverubel: NYT Magazine has a long story on Internet trolls http://tinyurl.com/5h6rx3 I don't even know what to say. Must read

Just added a new client that I'm very excited about. Great brand and really smart, nice people. yeah...

Someone sent me an animated monkey, doing a little rap, that is supposed to be me. http://shortn.it/OQxJ Funny? Weird? Both.

Massive instant messaging networking study proves 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon is true for all of us. It's actually 6.6. http://shortn.it/VS48

4 important changes for BUSINESS in the Facebook redesign: http://shortn.it/axSo Have you noticed any others?

New worm/virus crawling through Facebook and MySpace. http://shortn.it/h2NH Beware if you're asked to see Paris Hilton toss a midget.

Giving away one limited edition "This is my profile face" t-shirt. http://shortn.it/24cN Just leave a comment to enter.

@93octane Glad you like it. Figured the world needed social media t-shirts, so we went for it. More to come!

Entries rolling in for the free social media t-shirt "This is my profile face." Win it and make your friends jealous. http://shortn.it/24cN

For my friends in other time zones, don't miss out on the social media t-shirt giveaway: http://shortn.it/24cN

heard on radio: "We now offer this service exclusively to our clients!" Ohhkay... Can you really offer this to someone who's not a client?

"Social Media at Work for a Small Business" http://tinyurl.com/6cgojp Good article by Erin in our office...

Still think Feedly is the best way to read your Google reader account. By a mile...

If anyone is trying out Rejaw, you can find me at http://rejaw.com/jtobin

Review of Rejaw so far: http://tinyurl.com/5a5spt

@waynesutton Be sure to check this out for your blog: http://shortn.it/UNUq

Thanks @waynesutton Let me know when you install the follow me wordpress plugin, http://tinyurl.com/67rvvw Want to hear your thoughts.

Watching Cheap Trick, live. Thank god for beer.

"I want you to want me. I need you to need me." ok, cool. A song I know.

Final tally for Cheap Trick: 3 songs that I knew. Who wants the over/under on Heart?

2 songs in, and Heart is already kicking Cheap Trick's ass. 'He's a magic man.'

Heart was seriously good. Journey is next. I have low expectations.

TODAY is the last day to win your "This is my profile face" t-shirt. Be the alpha social media geek on your block: http://shortn.it/24cN

two hours left to enter for the free "profile face" t-shirt: http://shortn.it/24cN just leave a comment and you're in. Tick tock...

Just checked my calendar for tomorrow and there are NO meetings on it at all... Wow. It's like getting a birthday present...

I have a pretty cool job, but the best part may be that my office window opens. Love the fresh air...

Interesting find: http://blippr.com is Twitter-style reviews of movies, music, books, etc. Keep it short...

Ebay losing customers to niche auction sites: http://shortn.it/N122 Couldn't happen to a nicer behemoth...

Looking for info on Enterprise 2.0? @leewhite is doing a seminar in Durham, NC in October. info at: http://shortn.it/sjzg

This is just going to be one of those "head-down" days. Lots to plow through...

I don't think I've ever seen a finish like that Phelps/Cavic swim. I mean, Phelps was dead and then "wham". Stunning. Stunning.

Ok, 11 p.m. Friday night, still working. At least, when Bob Costas doesn't call me into the living room. He's been doing that a lot lately.

Getting fired up for Collective Soul tonight. I'm going to the band meet n' greet in their tour bus before the show.

So I've been traveling all these years and nobody mention's seatguru.com to me? I feel so behind the times...

Watching Collective Soul in concert. They are awesome

What happened to fencing? Used to be elegant and a little weird. Now it's guys in spacesuits lunging at each other with reckless abandon.

Someone sent me a MS Publisher file (eek) and couldn't convert it to PDF. Just discovered http://zamzar.com which did it free. Neat!

WUNC broadcasting dead air for 5 min and counting. Ouch

Long, but funny cartoon on the various social networks: http://twurl.nl/mbzv78

is anyone else concerned that we owe $9.5 trillion? http://shortn.it/O86M

MySpace speaker says 68% of social networkers do so during prime time

73% of social networkers say they are never bored when using it.

40% of social networkers report they have discovered products/brands they like

Moms and MySpace called XY moms, born btw 78 and 92, use lots of tech to stay in touch with world

My "primary care" doc just refused 2 requests to see my kid today. Even though doc has office hours and kid is contagious. What a jerk.

It's not marketing, it's "murketing". Hmm.... http://twurl.nl/j0qlqt

"FriendFeed’s New Design" http://tinyurl.com/6h72a4

Waiting for my 8 a.m. meeting, but guy is 10 minutes late. He called, so I have time to email, Tweet, etc.

Pouring through web stats. I really enjoy looking for the truth in them...

Man, I love my job. Even the pain in the ass stuff is interesting...

Sushi for lunch. Too expensive, but I've been craving it like a killer whale... Finally had to scratch that itch...

Why do the last edits of the book take the longest??? So close.... So close...

Fun fact 1: the average woman's profile on a dating site reports a weight 20 pounds below that of the average American woman and...

Fun fact 2: The average man's profile on a dating site reports a height that is 1 inch taller than the average American male. Hmmm...

Out on the boat in Falls Lake with the Maples. Looks like rain may be coming our way.

Got off the lake just before a huge storm hit. Whew!

About to see the Dark Knight (finally) in Imax.

If Google's Chrome can lessen Micro$oft's grip on all of us, then bless them...