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Meghan Wilker

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Posted on 08/13/10 at 09:30 am in response to Bollywood stars let it all hang out on Twitter

As a longtime Bollywood fan, it's been really fun to start seeing the stars appear on Twitter. And the interesting ways they're using it. Amitabh Bachchan numbers his tweets by day (today is T87) which is sort of fascinating.

I've started compiling a list of the Bollywood accounts that appear to be legitimate here:
http://twitter.com/irishgirl/bollywood

It includes many...

Posted on 01/28/10 at 03:41 pm in response to Not everyone is buying Apple's hype of a 'magical, revolutionary' iPad

I definitely see the utility of a device that exists in the space between an iPhone and a laptop. Where this release falls short is an inability to display Flash, a total lack of ports and the absence of a camera.

I can live without the camera (and I'm sure it will be in a future release). But, if I want to use it to surf the web, I better not go anywhere with Flash. Hrm. Okay...well, how about I take it on vacation with me, instead of lugging my laptop? Oh, well, you can't download...

Posted on 10/27/09 at 10:40 am in response to MinnPost and Razoo: making it easier to donate

This is excellent news! Just this morning, as I was listening to the MPR member drive, I was wondering if there was a way I could set up a recurring donation to MinnPost as well.

I wish I could do $5 a month, though! Does Razoo have any plans to reduce the minimum donation?

Posted on 03/17/09 at 01:29 pm in response to Twouble in Twitterville? Now with 8 million users, Twitter fans add 'fine-tuning'

Thank you for saying that Twitter is not magic and advocating for a thoughtful, strategic approach to adopting new technology tools.

Every year there is a new trend that is looked at as some kind of secret sauce to making millions online: Blogging! Email marketing! Make it viral! No, wait, now I need social media!

These things are neither magic, nor "nothing" as Joe Soucheray and others would have us think. They are simply tools, and their success or failure for each of us...

Posted on 03/11/09 at 12:25 am in response to Minnesotan Justine Nagan makes her mark with lights, camera, action -- and now as head of Kartemquin Films

Interestingly, MinnPost covered Justine's grandmother in 2007:
http://www.minnpost.com/mollypriesmeyer/2007/11/30/237/apron_maker_shows...

Justine comes from a long line of creative, talented ladies!

There's another local connection, too: a bunch of...