Twitter Summary

• @themediaisdying: 7hrs/month on Facebook = c. 14 mins/day = rough avg time spent reading a newspaper http://bit.ly/9Autnq in reply to themediaisdying #
• @allisterk leaving ie6 workarounds out of design lowers dev cost and time, increases function and form, and encourages users to upgrade in reply to allisterk #
• @allisterk also, standards compliant helps sites work on other platforms, mobile, tv, etc. in reply to allisterk #
• atlanta progressive reporter fired for "trying to be objective" http://bit.ly/a3iVas hat tip @laureninspace #
• @briandonohue best thing about keeping backyard chickens is the very tasty exit strategy. mmm, fried chicken in reply to briandonohue #
• @bdresher @ksablan bbc is best case that gov-funded news media can be awesome, and force freemarket competitors be extra awesomer in reply to bdresher #
• FYI, the 6-million-dollar-man would cost $27,186,000 to build today, adjusted for inflation. not accounting for defense contractor gouging. #
• @kristenbecker http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/college/?scp=2&sq=middlebury%20climate&st=cse in reply to kristenbecker #
• I'm at investigative reporting workshop #
• I'm at Tunnicliff's Tavern (Eastern Market, Washington). http://4sq.com/90qDcT #
• I'm at rumsey natatorium #
• hi #wjchat interactive journ prof at American U, I research serious games and social media. my site: http://bit.ly/9gVkui #
• common thread in #wjchat is journalists as taxomomy. still and video photographers, designers, writers, coders – we are ALL journalists. #
• comp sci develops languages and pushes technology, pro communicators put those languages to use in practical applications, like journalism #
• comp sci develops languages and pushes technology, pro communicators put those languages to practical uses, like journalism. #wjchat #
• #wjchat Q7 1st: basic html/css, 2nd sql/scripting lang (mysql/php/cfusion/asp), 3rd framework and oo language like ruby or django/python #
• it is very popular to hate on flash right now, but it still is insanely powerful for many, many things #wjchat – and it drives ads #
• #wjchat flash haters should try to build a object oriented casual/serious game — flash is not just multimedia, AS3 can make engines #
• @brianboyer #wjchat and the shiny distraction is the danger for the newbie – like tacky powerpoints – not flash's fault. but crashing is! in reply to brianboyer #
• @webjournalist @brianManzullo not learning html/css/servers is like trying to learn to read without learning the alphabet. markup is base in reply to webjournalist #
• i hate that you can't save out of firebug. #wjchat we need a browser based coding environment that really works #
• thanks to all #wjchat start with a big bang. more accessible to a wide range than irc where we old h4xors hang. kudos! #
• @kleinmatic perl is the duct tape of interwebbing. in reply to kleinmatic #
• @berkod yeah, but i'm betting some troll is gonna try to steal my idenity and sign me up for a bunch of tiger beat mag subscriptions. in reply to berkod #
• @journatweets start with basic markup (html) then style with css. next, pick one scripting lang, like php, to learn to talk to dbases … in reply to journatweets #
• @journatweets then you'll be able to appreciate frameworks like django or go to object oriented languages like actionscript3 in reply to journatweets #
• @allisterk substitute "leaded gas" or "fluorocarbons" for ie6 statements. netscape 4 was the last deamon. change is good, and a constant. in reply to allisterk #
• rereading #wjchat – so important to not think coders VS journalists, but coders AS journalists. journalism is a pupose for the practice. #
• @greglinch i think they either get it or are getting it. and hopefully, they don't get it before it gets them. what the hell am i saying? in reply to greglinch #