48 tweets | 10 @tweets
48 tweets | 10 @tweets
modernevil: Podcast episodes for tomorrow are ready to go. Next weeks', too - I'm going to be at #TOC, so I got them done early.
modernevil: @evo_terra Wait - Am I going to be seeing *you* at #ToC? Man, if that's the case I don't know if I'm excited to go any more... :p
: @modernevil Nope. I'm not going to #ToC this time around. Would love to, but it ain't in the cards.
modernevil: Morning. Don't feel like crap, so that's better than average, lately. Church, soon, then "getting ready" for #ToC tonight.
modernevil: Packed for #ToC - going to head to the airport WAY early & try (standby) to get on an earlier flight. Tomorrow is a travel day.
modernevil: This just in: I have little/no cocktail party skills/experience. Sitting quietly by myself. #ToC
modernevil: Doing much better at 2nd party (#ToC tweetup). Completely different energy here.
modernevil: Walking 'home' to my hotel. Feet sure I should have given up long ago. #ToC bright & early tomorrow.
modernevil: Tomorrow's red shirt ironed; too tired to do others. Find me at #ToC Tues: 1st to mention midnight ironing gets a free copy of my new novel.
modernevil: - My view from breakfast at #ToC - relaxing before a very full day of sessions
modernevil: Breakfast chatter at #ToC makes me think Europe will lead the way with open standards like epub.
: This EUer says that's good to hear! RT @modernevil: Breakfast chatter at #ToC makes me think EU will ld the way with open sndrds like epub.
modernevil: It's weird living a life where people like Cory Doctorow & Chris Brogan seem like celebrity sightings. #ToC
modernevil: Bob Stein now explaining the CommentPress idea, which I love. #ToC
modernevil: BookGlutton & CommentPress people need to talk; they're working toward similar opportunities/platforms. #ToC
modernevil: Brantley is a proponent of the semantic web. Use it to fulfil the potential of hyperlinks we've been missing, integrate all information #ToC
: Who's attending #ToC? @modernevil (Teel McClanahan) is there getting edumicated. I expect a full briefing when you return, young man!
modernevil: I read Doctorow's columns & follow digital publishing, so ... Nothing new here, yet. Probably good for everyone else? #ToC
modernevil: Tight crowd around the EBM - OnDemandBooks is very popular with this crowd. #ToC
modernevil: Plastic Logic's new eReader is even sexier & sleeker (&thinner!) in person. #ToC
modernevil: Front & center for Scott Meyers, Authoring Challenges in a Multiplatform World. #ToC
modernevil: At #ToC? Know what I was doing at midnight last night? You could get a free copy of my new book!
modernevil: I know it's "professional" dress, but being surrounded by publishing pros all dressed in black makes #ToC feel like a funeral for old pub..
modernevil: @jwikert Sitting front & center to hear what y'all have to say. Impress us. #ToC
: by @modernevil: Plastic Logic's new eReader is even sexier & sleeker (&thinner!) in person. #ToC
: RT @modernevil: Plastic Logic's new eReader is even sexier & sleeker (&thinner!) in person. it is! #toc
modernevil: @chelseagreen Not just PDFs, probably you'll hear epub & multi-form like Smashwords, but all hopefully DRM-free. #ToC
modernevil: @totai I think it's just David Rothman pushing "p-books" for paper books. But it's picking up a bit of stickiness. #ToC
: @modernevil @totai There really hasn't been a good "one-word" term for print books vs. e-books. I still prefer tree-books, though. #toc
: @modernevil I'm for anything DRM free and universal. #toc
modernevil: @TAC_NISO In a year: flexible screens means a bigger eReader screen that fits in your pocket. #ToC
modernevil: Sitting in an empty row w/ Cory Doctorow - too meek to approach him & give him a copy of my new novel (that I brought w/ him in mind). #ToC
: @modernevil DO IT! #toc
modernevil: iPhone almost dead again. Gonna try lightning demos for a while, maybe switch to roundtables if it doesn't hold my interest? #ToC
modernevil: Presenters doing Lightning Demos like ignite; trying to keep up with their 5min timed auto slideshow. O'Reilly likes this format. #ToC
modernevil: Anyone in NYC/#ToC doing something interesting I should come participate in?not tired yet, and the alternative is solo wandering.
modernevil: I guess I should iron tomorrow's shirt. It's green. Still offering a free book to first person at #ToC who mentions my late-night ironing.
modernevil: Oops. Overslept. Gonna have to hurry to get to #ToC this morning.
modernevil: New Reading Habits, New Distribution Models is the first session for me at #ToC, today.
modernevil: Applying Jarvis' "The room is the panel" on the subject of New Reading/Dist. Models at #ToC, really intelligent room.
modernevil: Wiley seems to be both going long & on the wrong side of eBook ISBNs. #ToC
: by @modernevil: Wiley seems to be both going long & on the wrong side of eBook ISBNs. #ToC
modernevil: Challenging Notions Of Free panel finally starting. #ToC
modernevil: Notions of Free panel: very dry presentation so far, and vague/ambiguous. #ToC
modernevil: No negative impact from free, positive impact unclear / differs based on factors like author platform, genre.Not related to prior sales #ToC
modernevil: wiki panel next (not typing out panel's silly name) #ToC
modernevil: @KatMeyer If your panel were now, I'd switch. SF stories not doin' much for me. #ToC
modernevil: Wondering if UM rep is saying "um" more as repitition of brand. SF #ToC
modernevil: As I become increasingly aware that I'm certainly competent & knowledgable enough to be a speaker at #ToC I'm feeling more confident here.
modernevil: Next up: Youth & Creativity #ToC
modernevil: Too much good info in Y&C panel to tweet from my iPhone. Taking paper notes - more than almost any other session, already. #ToC
modernevil: Just had an awesome conversation with Chris Baty & Mark Coker at #ToC. Surprised to be the one to introduce them to each other.
modernevil: Last 2 speakers at #ToC do not seem to have attended rest of the conf. Nina Paley seems unaware of eBooks, digital cinema, Internet video..
modernevil: Nina's #ToC meat: relationship between free online & $physical editions. Gradual build v. short shelf life w/ long (c) preventing availabili
modernevil: Any #ToC tweeps doing anything interesting tonight? Before I wander off on my own...
: @modernevil Thanks for tweeting #ToC, between @doctorow and thee I think it's been a surreal experience-by-proxy.