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Twitter is my fix

Elaine — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:58:30 +0000

If blogging came as effortlessly to me as tweeting, this site would be stacked with witty, thoughtful posts, (and uproarious humor). Today the top Trending Topic is “No God’. That got me going for at least two hours worth of tweets, some of the funniest wing nut @replies I ever got and a follow by the amazing @TheBlogess.

I do not have a short attention span and I like blogging. I like any kind of writing. But there is something amazingly addicting about shooting off a one liner and getting 20 immediate responses. The only thing I can compare it to is my one ill fated encounter with a crack pipe.

The first zinger I tweet in the morning is so sweet, I chase it the rest of the day,

I’m counting this as a blog post. I’m going to try to do better.

Twitter and Bloggers Take the Lead #IranElection

Elaine — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:25:57 +0000

IRAN’S TOP CLERIC
DENOUNCES ELECTION

LATEST UPDATES: State Department Contacts Twitter Over Iran…
Foreign Press Coverage Banned, Reporters Confined To Hotels…
Iran Council Agrees To Partial Recount… Ahmadinejad Speaks From Russia…
(via Huffington Post)

Q&A with Clay Shirky on Twitter and Iran
(via TED)

Green support icons for Twitter #iranelection campaign
(via Creative Bits)

SUPPORT NET NEUTRALITY

FOX NEWS and Entertainment?

Elaine — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:47:51 +0000

From a land where Rupert Murdoch reigns free (no not Australia)….

Thanks to Jipsi K. Pause the video; he’s the guy standing in front of Tim Horton’s.
Please feel free to re-post! You can follow Jipsi on Twitter @Jipsi

Rob Corddry and… me.

Elaine — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:53:04 +0000

Today is a dark day. One of my first Twitter followers, Rob Corddy (@robcorddry) has dumped me. When I made this information public, thousands of high profile Twitter users blocked Rob Corddry. His WB web show was canceled. They pulled his name off of IMDB. Jon Stewart bitch slapped him…. and his last hair fell out. Corddry apologized, but the dye was cast. His wife has already filed for divorce and taken his children to Tijuana and sold them to gypsies.

I should be happy, right? Still, I feel an odd emptiness. You never forget your first B-list comedian.
Baby, come back. You can blame it all on me.

Elaine — Mon, 11 May 2009 18:44:15 +0000

I woke up with morning, with renewed vigor and recommitted to three things. 1. Finish the treatment for the screenplay I am working on with Travis Rink. 2. Cut down on the cigs (I know I know). 3. Posting a daily blog entry. Number three- done!

Please enjoy these two video clips I discovered this morning via Twitter posts. The first came (to me) via @feliciaday. If you still don’t know who Felicia Day is… Google immediately. Then, go out and fly your geek flag high.

This second video link, I received from a new follower, @Wzzy, who I don’t really know yet, but who I like already. Link via @iamkhayyam and @theconstruct.

The Kevin Pollak Chat Show

Elaine — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:29:43 +0000

Six weeks ago, actor/comedian Kevin Pollak threw his hat into the ring as a talk show host. Going right passed the television networks, Pollak who is a Must Follow on Twitter, was so impressed by the social networking community, he decided to produce a show for his “followers” and air it on the internet. It’s a mix of Charlie Rose and Dinner For Five, with a lot more humor, a bit less production value, and no pesky waiter (actor?) interrupting the talk. It’s a roaring sucess. Pollak is relaxed, funny and genuine and the show is intimate and engaging in a way that exceeds any talk show on traditional television.

The Kevin Pollak Chat Show has a couple of mottos… The first is “We’re not ready” and while there have been a few techinal issues, they only add to the show’s charm. The second and more significant motto is “This is Your Show” and more than anything else I’ve seen online, KPCS (as it’s referred to on Twitter) is fan-centric and interactive . Viewers can comment and ask questions to Kevin and his guests in a live chatroom or by posting on Twitter. Fans can submit their original music to be used as the show’s theme music. Every week Kevin plays the game, “Three Degrees of Kevin Pollak” (because Kevin Bacon is a pussy if he needs 6). The live audience throws out any actor’s name and regardless of how obscure, so far nobody has stumped Kevin and his crack staff.

Another fan favorite is the weekly Larry King Game. At the end of each interview, Kevin asks his guest to do a bad impersonation of Larry King, reveal something personal and throw to the phones using a hopefully funny city name. This has spawned the Larry King Game on YouTube (see below).

Previous guests have included actors Joe Mantegna and LaVar Burton, and comedians Doug Benson and Jim Gaffigan. Last week Kevin hosted Christopher McQuarrie, the writer of The Ususal Suspects and actress Paget Brewster. The McQuarrie segment alone ran over two hours, but I’d be surprised if anybody watching even took a bathroom break. Pollak really is that good at this.

The Kevin Pollak Chat Show airs live on Sundays at 5pm PDT from Maholo Studios in Santa Monica. You can view the show live at Stickam or for more info go to KevinPollakChatShow.com. Follow Kevin @kevinpollak on Twitter. This weeks guests are Alex Albrecht, host of Diggnation and The Totally Rad Show and… yes I’m gonna say it, be still my heart, Golden Globe Winner for his role as Don Draper on AMC’s Madmen… Jon Hamm!

If you’ve missed the first five shows, they are available on itunes. If you want to post your best (or worst) Larry King impression to the Larry King Game click here.

Here’s our entry… I was behind the camera, as usual.