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National Film Registery Additions For 2007
2007-12-27 21:36:00
The National Film Preservation Board has made their annual announcement of which films are being added to The National Film Registry. Back to the Future (1985) Bullitt (1968) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Dance, Girl, Dance (1940) Dances With Wolves (1990) Days of Heaven (1978) Glimpse of the Garden (1957) Grand Hotel (1932) The House I Live In (1945) In a Lonely Place ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "National Film Registery Additions For 2007", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/27/nati onal-film-registery-additions-for-2007/" });
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Blogging For Mashable
2007-12-27 04:18:00
I just spent the past four days blogging my little heart out over at Mash able due to it being the holidays. Since I live with my family, and had nowhere to travel to, I went ahead and took all the open shifts, including Christmas day. I figured if I’m going to have my ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Blogging For Mashable", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/26/blog ging-for-mashable/" });
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Dr. Phil
2007-12-26 06:48:00
Can we all just agree that Oprah must be stopped from picking any more protégés? I was perusing TV Squad today and came across this amazing nugget of info. During a holiday party in Beverly Hills this past weekend, Dr. Phil told People magazine that Lynne Spears, mother to Britney and recently pregnant, 16-year-old Jamie Lynn, is ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Dr. Phil", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/25/dr-p hil/" });
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Merry Christmas From My Boys
2007-12-25 22:59:00
My boys wish you all a Merry Christmas . Click any of the images for a larger view. Patrick Henry Winston Churchill Theodore Roosevelt SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Merry Christmas From My Boys ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/25/merr y-christmas-from-my-boys/" });
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Mozilla Launches Weave
2007-12-24 19:38:00
This previous Saturday, an odd day for tech announcements, Mozilla Labs announced their latest project, Weave . For those unfamiliar with Mozilla, they are the makers of my beloved Firefox browser, and Weave is a new concept that will work with that very same browser. Essentially this new product will allow you to go to any computer in ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Mozilla Launches Weave", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/24/mozi lla-launches-weave/" });
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Festivus - A Festivus For The Rest Of Us!
2007-12-23 20:16:00
It’s that time again for me to wax quixotic about a make-believe holiday started by a television series. As I have said before, I was never a big fan of Seinfeld, but I swear this holiday makes more sense to me every year.  I had a heck of a time getting into the Christmas spirit this ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Festivus - A Festivus For The Rest Of Us!", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/23/fest ivus-a-festivus-for-the-rest-of-us/" });
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Snow Addiction
2007-12-23 18:21:00
This is Teddy. Teddy has a problem. He suffers from “snow addiction”. We’re trying to get him in a program, he’s up to a couple inches a day. It’s horrible. (you can click the image for a larger view of his shame) ShareThis
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Signal-to-Noise ratio of blogging
2007-12-22 19:10:00
Wikipedia has the following to say about “signal-to-noise ratio“: Signal -to-noise ratio (often abbreviated SNR or S/N) is an electrical engineering concept, also used in other fields (such as scientific measurements, biological cell signaling and oral lore), defined as the ratio of a signal power to the noise power corrupting the signal. In less technical terms, signal-to-noise ratio ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Signal-to-Noise ratio of blogging", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/22/sign al-to-noise-ratio-of-blogging/" });
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Jamie Lynn Spears & the media
2007-12-22 06:02:00
“Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant!” “Yes… we all know this, thank you mass media outlets.” “Did you know she’s only 16?!?” “Yes.” “But did you also know her boyfriend is either 18 or 19?!? (we don’t know for sure…)” “Yes… thank you, please go on to the next story.” “But did you know we’re going to talk to either family and/or ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Jamie Lynn Spears & the media", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/21/jami e-lynn-spears-the-media/" });
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Google and BlackBerry become good friends
2007-12-21 01:20:00
I’ve already told you that I’m loving my recently purchased BlackBerry 8830, but now I love it even more! This week Google launched a fuller integration between current BlackBerrys and their apps.  You just need to point your mobile browser to m.google.com/sync to download everything.  Perhaps a few of these items were available before and I ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Google and BlackBerry become good friends", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/20/goog le-and-blackberry-become-good-friends/" });
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Blogging Goals For 2008
2007-12-20 00:23:00
I’m taking part in the Group Writing Project over at Daily Blog Tips, and I’m going to publicly state my blogging goals for 2008 . Some of you may remember a similar project awhile back when I did a post about 3 Ways To Get Me To Not Visit Your Blog Again. This feels a bit ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Blogging Goals For 2008", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/19/blog ging-goals-for-2008/" });

High School Musical 2 Dolls
2007-12-19 04:58:00
No, this isn’t my typical entry, but I had to share my thoughts on this. As I’ve been cruising Wal-Mart as of late (usually at 1 AM or so as I like to avoid interactions with customers there as much as possible… part of small town living), I’ve spent a lot of time in the toys ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "High School Musical 2 Dolls", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/18/high -school-musical-2-dolls/" });
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Writer?s Strike Week 7
2007-12-18 06:25:00
We’re in week 7 of the Writer ?s Guild of America (WGA) strike.  And we have a new wrinkle: The late night shows on NBC are coming back without the writers. It seems the Peacock network is holding the support staff of and  The Tonight Show With Jay LenoLate Night With Conan O’Brien hostage.  If the ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Writer?s Strike Week 7", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/17/writ er%e2%80%99s-strike-week-7/" });
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New WordPress Plugins
2007-12-17 00:46:00
Well, new to me at least. These are in addition to the ones I posted about before. I discovered these by a post on Daily Blog Tips linking to a post about 50 must have plugins on QuickOnlineTips.com. Admin Drop Down Menu - Finally, the admin menus as drop downs! Instead of ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "New WordPress Plugins ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/16/new- wordpress-plugins/" });
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Blog to live, live to blog
2007-12-16 06:29:00
Okay, I think I’ve had my fill of blogging. Since I got up today, it’s all I’ve done. BLORGE, Mashable, a new blog that hasn’t opened up yet, and now over here, and after here, I have more to do. It’s not that I mind the blogging as an act, but the fact it’s ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Blog to live, live to blog", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/15/blog -to-live-live-to-blog/" });
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Cloverfield Footage
2007-12-14 22:29:00
I, of course, have no delusions about being the one to get their widget grabbed the most (I’m guessing it will be 1-18-08 Project Cloverfield , personally), but I still wanted to share this with everyone as I have been talking about this stupid film for months now.The footage brings some stuff to light finally about ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Cloverfield Footage ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/14/clov erfield-footage/" });
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Merriam-Webster word of the year isn?t even a word
2007-12-14 06:24:00
So, Merriam -Webster conducted a poll of what their visitors thought the word of the year was. w00t… w-zero-zero-t This isn’t a word people, it’s a sound.  It’s like the dictionary adding “d’oh” from The Simpsons, it annoys me as it is not a real word.  Sounds should not be in the dictionary, I’m sorry, but I just ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Merriam-Webster word of the year isn’t even a word", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/13/merr iam-webster-word-of-the-year-isnt-even-a- word/" });
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Twitter - Take 2
2007-12-12 23:49:00
I tried out Twitter earlier in the year, and I just didn’t really take to it for some reason. The idea of going over to a website to post 140 characters about what I was doing just didn’t strike me as interesting, or fun. So, the other day when Mashable was covering the new $5.4 ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Twitter - Take 2", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/12/twit ter/" });
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The RIAA Rides Again
2007-12-11 22:35:00
You know, I’m awfully tired of being a pirate. I mean, it’s hard work, ya know? You’ve always got this parrot on your shoulder, ruining your clothes… you throats all sore from saying “arrrrrrrrr” all the time… and this peg leg is MURDER on my hip! You see, the RIAA, is up to their shenanigans again, ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The RIAA Rides Again", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/11/the- riaa-rides-again-2/" });
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Dofollow No More
2007-12-10 16:38:00
Remember when I said I was now going to do dofollow commands on my comments? Yeah… that’s dead. It seems that it may not appease the Google gods, so out it goes.   I’m getting a little tired of how Google has seemingly gotten a stranglehold on how the web works.  They dangle your PageRank over your ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Dofollow No More", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/10/dofo llow-no-more/" });
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How To Strong-Arm A Charity
2007-12-09 23:38:00
The Performing Rights Society, a UK based organization charged with watching over musical copyrights, whom I have discussed before, are back with a new doozy of a story. Dam House in Astley, near Manchester, UK, is a historical site and is open to the public. On the premises they have a tea room with fresh ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How To Strong -Arm A Charity ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/09/how- to-strong-arm-a-charity/" });
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Buffy Season 8, Issue 9
2007-12-08 07:08:00
***MAJOR SPOILERS*** SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Buffy Season 8, Issue 9", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/08/buff y-season-8-issue-9/" });
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Writer?s Strike Talks Break Off
2007-12-08 06:11:00
Brace yourself folks, we’re looking at months it seems. Of course both sides have their versions of what’s happened.  You can find the Writer ?s Guild of America (WGA) version of events here, and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) side of things is on the front page of their site currently. There is a ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Writer’s Strike Talks Break Off", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/07/writ ers-strike-talks-break-off/" });
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Cocker Spaniels Who Need A Home
2007-12-07 20:49:00
Laura of TLD Cocker Spaniels has her hands full with cocker spaniels at the moment.  (For those who follow along, Laura was the breeder of my Winston and Patrick)  Besides her usual puppies, which the current litter is ADORABLE, she has three adults that need homes. Pictured here is Monte.  He was born December 16th, 2006, ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Cocker Spaniels Who Need A Home ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/07/tld- cocker-spaniels/" });
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Yet Another Cloverfield Update
2007-12-07 01:04:00
I know… I keep talking about this, and I am sure people are bored with it, but too bad! You have to give it to JJ Abrams, the man has turned viral marketing in to a damned art form. As I discussed in the last update of the mystery movie known as Cloverfield , the film ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Yet Another Cloverfield Update ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/06/yet- another-cloverfield-update/" });
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G.I. Joe Is There!
2007-12-06 06:45:00
Back when I was writing in the 1990’s, it was almost always about toys, more specifically action figures. At the time I was considered one of the leading experts in the industry on action figures of the 1970’s and 1980’s, but I always had a soft spot for G.I. Joe, specifically the 3.75″ line. I ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "G.I. Joe Is There!", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/05/gi-j oe/" });
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The Return of Debra Lafave
2007-12-05 06:13:00
Its been over two years since Debra Lafave first graced this blog.  For those who don’t remember her, this is the Florida teacher who slept with a 14-year old student.  While she was found guilty during her trial, the judge decided she was too pretty to serve time in prison. Yes… too pretty… it makes the ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Return of Debra Lafave", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/04/debr a-lafave/" });
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Writer?s Strike Week 5
2007-12-04 06:59:00
Welcome to week 5 of the Writer ?s Guild of America (WGA) strike. Where is everything at? On Tuesday, the WGA will return to negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP). The last talks resulted in an insulting, and quickly rejected, offer to the writers. There is a lot of speculation that ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Writer’s Strike Week 5", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/03/writ ers-strike-week-5/" });
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Sensationalist Journalism At Its Finest
2007-12-02 10:24:00
The media never ceases to amaze me. Emily Sander was a 18- year old student at Butler Community College in Kansas who went missing. She has unfortunately been found, murdered. The man suspected of killing her, Israel Mireles, is on the run with his girlfriend who is seven months pregnant. In the course of this ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Sensationalist Journalism At Its Finest ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/02/emil y-sander/" });

What Was Facebook Thinking?
2007-12-02 06:46:00
I’ve been doing  a lot of coverage lately of this whole Facebook Beacon debacle.  I honestly can’t fathom what they were thinking when they came up with this whole thing. For those not up to speed, back on November 6th, Facebook announced the launch of “Beacon”, a social advertising initiative that partnered with large websites like ... SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "What Was Facebook Thinking ?", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2007/12/01/face book-beacon/" });
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