Twitter updates for 2011-05-25

"excitement drives action" : @aaker #
'one small individual act, when repeated, can create big change' : @aaker #
Great talk by Prof. Jennifer Aaker (@aaker) on the power of social media at the @Stanford Professional Women event. #
"we use to communicate by post [snailmail], and to some extent we still do [twitter posts]" : @aaker #
Yet another indicator that #email still rules the roost — @Twitter now doing email notification for @replies #
Great pick by @CarnegieMellon for it's commencement speaker: Aron Ralston (his story was basis of the movie 127 Hours) http://k9.vc/lPpvyJ #

Twitter updates for 2011-05-24

If I hear of 1 more startup that wants to help find things relevant to my tastes, interests or likes… they failed in that mission already. #
Nothing turns me off more than #BuzzwordBingo compliant emails and pitches. #

Waiting for the Coke Zero and Mentos mess @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/EizyX/ #
Metal and fire. Great combo @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/Eiuzf/ #
Also Human Powered @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/Eitbn/ #
Human Powered @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/EitRp/ #
OH at Maker Faire: 'it's a Maker Faire, not a Breaker Faire!' #
My fried Yi watching the iPad! @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/EilcG/ #
Awesome soap bubbles — coolest part of Maker Faire @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/Eieu4/ #
LEGO trains @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/Eia8W/ #
The Princess Bride in LEGO! @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/EiacW/ #
PR2 in action @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/EiZoM/ #
/robots.txt @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/EiZDJ/ #
MakerBot @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/EiXHW/ #
Electric Giraffe @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/EiWVO/ #
Pedal Power! @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/EiTnd/ #
Fresh Cheese (really!) @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/EiJq5/ #
Musical Fountain @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/EiIrk/ #
Model trains @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/EiGSQ/ #
Phhh… Kids play! 😉 @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/EiFmw/ #
Fire Jam @ Maker Faire 2011 http://instagr.am/p/EiFPq/ #
Here's a pic I took @ Maker Faire Bay Area http://gowal.la/p/eFDo #

Congrats Dave Smiddy & @avenkataraman on joining @GetJar RT @VentureBeat GetJar buys Infrinity to improve app discovery http://t.co/zD19CTX #
I've made plans for 7th Founder Showcase http://planca.st/aPz #
SSELabs has done an awesome job. WSJ: @Stanford's @SSELabs Creating Entrepreneurial Buzz In Silicon Valley http://on.wsj.com/jmw040 #
Getting liquid chocolate w/ @cdouvos @ Monique's Chocolates http://gowal.la/c/4gqwQ #
I'm at Willow Garage in Menlo Park, CA http://gowal.la/c/4giXN #

LinkedIn: The Startup Ecosystem and the “Zuckerberg Effect” http://t.co/ZD309Tm #
“Make something that people want.” #SolveARealProblem RT @TechCrunch: The End Of Blippy As We Know It http://tcrn.ch/llQMJ4 by @alexia #
Startups: Just say NO to outsourcing, contracting, and distributed teams by @ManuKumar http://k9.vc/NoOutsourcing #
"25% of high-tech startups in the U.S. were founded by immigrants." – @BarackObama's speech on immigration #StartupVisa http://k9.vc/jld95K #
Cool infographic RT @VentureBeat: LinkedIn’s $8B IPO — Silicon Valley, get ready for housing recovery http://bit.ly/iy18b5 #
Funny to see the @LinkedIn stock spiking as the west coast wakes up 🙂 #
Venture Capital Roundtable @ Stanford Park Hotel http://gowal.la/c/4fQVi #
Huge congrats to all my friends @LinkedIn! @EllenLevy @emiliemc @dpatil @dtunkelang @adamnash @robbykwok @Bowei @sidviswanathan @sudeep_y #