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"On 12 February 2009 cities around the world will be hosting Twestivals which bring together Twitter communities for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water.
"Join us by hosting a Twestival in your city, attending an event, or participating online.
"The Twestival is organized 100% by volunteers in cities around the world and 100% of the money raised from these events will go directly to support charity: water projects."
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"EC2 isn't storage — it's compute cycles, the raw power of a server. You'll use EC2 as an insurance policy — instead of buying powerful servers just in case you get a ton of traffic or new users one day, EC2 lets you buy compute cycles like you buy electricity: a lot when you need it, a little when you don't."
"I think sites like GlobalPost, Spot.us and many others I could name are the first inklings of "journalism in the cloud". Just as many tech outfits have figured out that it's too expensive to have too many fixed assets, many news outlets are faced with the fact that they can't support the same number of foreign correspondents or beat reporters. The fundamental experiment that these sites are running, each with their own protocol, is this: How can we make journalism happen where it's needed, when it's needed, and then redeploy elsewhere when things change?"
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Intriguing real-time flight tracking service, recommended by Randy Cassingham
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"As the 111th Congress kicks into gear, many of your elected leaders are starting their own YouTube channels. They're posting videos direct from their Washington offices, as well as clips of floor speeches and committee hearings alongside additional behind-the-scenes footage from Capitol Hill. And in conjunction with both the House and Senate, we're launching two new platforms that will help you access your Senator and Representatives' YouTube channels: The Senate Hub (youtube.com/senatehub) and The House Hub (youtube.com/househub)."
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