Screenshot of Birmingham Pulse
We wanted to take a moment to welcome all of our new followers on Twitter (BTW – want to follow us? It’s bhamterminal). We also wanted to make sure that you knew about a new site that allows all of us in Birmingham to keep track of each other using the popular service.
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Tagged aggregator, AL, Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham Pulse, information, links, Online, screenshot, Twitter, website
This weekend there will be a lot of folks at the Innovation Depot downtown participating in Birmingham’s second ever BarCamp (April 12 information). So you may be asking, “What is BarCamp?” It is our own “un”conference. OK, you probably need a little more info.
It’s a conference where the content is provided, chosen and presented by the attendees! It’s a great way to meet members of the local technology community and it’s FREE! You can sign up to attend and learn more about the sessions that are already being proposed by checking out its website. You may also follow their Twitter feed. You may also want to take a look at some of the sessions that are being proposed, including a chance to hear about some ideas for a certain website…
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Tagged AL, Alabama, BarCamp Birmingham, BarCampBirmingham2, Birmingham, information, innovation depot, links, sessions
Screenshot of the Birmingham Public Library’s Twitter page.
There have been several groups that have recently signed up with Twitter, tweeting to their heart’s content. The latest major addition to the network is our own Birmingham Public Library. If you visit http://twitter.com/bpl, you’ll be able to keep up with the latest happenings throughout the system. Twitter allows you to follow on your computer, you cell phone or in your existing instant messaging program.
Click here to learn more about signing up (courtesy of the folks at the library’s computer center) and don’t forget to follow a certain local hub as well.
FYI, they’re also on Flickr and YouTube if you’re interested…
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Tagged account, AL, Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham Public Library, information, profile, Twitter
… and it’s definitely a mix of opinions across cyberspace. It appears that even though the story broke several months ago, mainstream national media is just now beginning to report about the pending arrival of our school system’s XO laptop computers and it’s getting really interesting.
Posted in Citywide, technology
Tagged AL, Alabama, Birmingham, blog posts, city schools, opinions, sub $300 laptops, technology, XO laptop
Screenshot of Birmingham View’s News Portal.
Birmingham View editor in chief (and frequent Terminal contributor) Vickii Howell announced the creation of a virtual news portal in her monthly e-newsletter yesterday. This new addition to the publication’s website will allow for her to post stories as they happen that would otherwise not be able to appear on her television show or in the print edition. It also provide links to other sites that provide daily content, including a certain hub.
Head on over and check it out.
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Tagged Birmingham View, daily updates, news portal, Vickii Howell, website
Screenshot of Commuter Feed
So, you’re sitting in traffic along U.S. 280 and you’re wondering just what’s keeping you from continuing your journey. CommuterFeed.com seems like it could be the next answer to our need for that kind of information.
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Tagged Alabama, bhamterminal, Birmingham, Commuterfeed.com, Traffic.com, Twitter
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