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The Mic is On: It’s About Weird Dreams and Nightmares

July 15, 2008 by Liz


It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

The Mic Is On

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

Do you have sleeping dreams that you remember? Weird ones, scary ones, ones that could be made into a movie? Ever had a recurring dream that came back over and over, or dreamed about the first person you loved years ago?

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Tonight it’s about weird dreams and nightmares:

  • dreams that stick with you after you wake up
  • dreams that move you to action
  • dreams that you knew you were sleeping while you dreamed them
  • dreams that came true or told the future
  • ahem . . .

And, we’ll talk about whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey . . . and flamenco dancing (because we always get off topic, anyway.)

Oh, and bring links about weird dreams and nightmares to share!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: Let’s Talk About Weird Dreams …

July 15, 2008 by Liz

Join Us Tonight

… and Nightmares

Weird ones, scary ones, ones that could be made into a movie. Ever had a recurring dream that came back over and over, or dreamed about the first person you loved years ago? We might talk about sleeping dreams that we remember, and whatever else comes up, even flamenco dancing.

Oh, and bring links to share — about weird dreams and nightmares.

The rules are simple — be nice.

Do be nice. 🙂

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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JS-Kit Acquires HaloScan: Commenting Goes Multi-Media

July 8, 2008 by Liz


Check Out that Profile

JS-Kit logo

At noon CST, widget maker, JS-Kit, announced that they’ve acquire HaloScan — the largest hosted comment service on the web — and they’re building out some enticing new features to make the new product a full-service commenting engine. Key traits are that it allows embedding of YouTube and audio in comments and is completely removable — you won’t lose your comments should you decide to opt out at a later date.

Last night JS-Kit CEO, Khris Loux explained that his team is working feverishly on a build out that will offer commenters ever-increasing ways deepen their profiles and manage their information. He strongly emphasized his core beliefs that content belongs to the producer and that great customer relationships will be forged by serving that idea.

New features include:

Portable Visitor Profile

The new profile feature gives users access to their comments made across JS-Kit 550,000 publisher sites and encourages cross-domain traffic. When you mouseover a comment by a JS-Kit commenter you’ll see a profile that looks like this:

JS-Kit profile

Synchronization

You can add or remove JS-Kit Comments without risk of losing comment data. Import and update existing comments from Blogger or WordPress. The integration panel looks like this:

JS-Kit integration

100% SEO Support for Comment Data

I haven’t tried it yet, but it sure sounds promising. Khris encourages feedback so that the product offers you the most useful features and usability. You can find out more at JS-Kit Comments.

-ME “Liz” Strauss
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The Mic is On: It’s About Pirates!

July 1, 2008 by Liz


It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

The Mic Is On

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

We’re talking about Captain Hook, Bluebeard, Swashbucklers, and the rest. Playing pirates is always my favorite Tuesday Night Open Comments.

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Tonight it’s about playing pirates like we did when we were kids:

  • pirate ships
  • jolly roger
  • pirate treasure
  • Captain Hook

And, we’ll talk about whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey . . . and flamenco dancing (because we always get off topic, anyway.)

Oh, and bring links about pirates to share!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: Let’s Talk About Pirates!

July 1, 2008 by Liz

Join Us Tonight

Captain Hook, Bluebeard, Swashbucklers, and the rest.

Playing pirates is always my favorite Tuesday Night Open Comments.
Tonight it’s about playing pirates like we did when we were kids. We might talk about pirate ships, jolly roger, pirate treasure, Captain Hook… you get the idea, and whatever else comes up, even flamenco dancing.

Oh, and bring links to share — about pirates.

The rules are simple — be nice.

Do be nice. 🙂

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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The Mic is On: It's About Sibling Rivalries!

June 24, 2008 by Liz


It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

The Mic Is On

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

We’re talking about love between…

siblings.jpg
  • brothers and sisters,
  • sons and daughters,
  • aunts and uncles,
  • you get the idea…

We sometimes have problems with folks who share our spaces. They say “absence makes the heart grow fonder.” Is that the way it was growing up for you with your siblings?

And, we’ll talk about whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey . . . and flamenco dancing (because we always get off topic, anyway.)

Oh, and bring links about sibling rivalries to share!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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