Saturday, January 31, 2009

Dave Winer's Virtual Hug Delivered Daily on Twitter

Dave Winer pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), and and is called "the protoblogger" by the NY Times.

A week or so ago, Mr. Winer started spreading a little bit of happiness on Twitter by delivering a daily "virtual hug":

Dave Winer
davewiner Almost got through the whole day without a virtual hug. So today's virtual hug goes to


Dave Winer
davewiner Steve Jobs. Thanks for the Macintosh, after all these years, there's no doubt who got it together and who kept it together.


Dave Winer
davewiner It's a great computer, and it's stood the test of time. 25 years. Man that's something! And so you're health is not so great, me too, but


Dave Winer
davewiner We keep on truckin, one day at a time, make the best of it. Thanks Steve, and here's your {**hug**}



Steve Jobs Speech at the 2005 Stanford Graduation Ceremony: “This is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation.”

Steve Jobs tells 3 stories from his life:
- Connecting the dots
- Love and loss
- About death

His final advice to the graduating students: "Stay hungry, stay foolish."

References:
Steve Jobs Speech at Stanford Graduation Ceremony
Video: Highlights of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates Interview
“And one more thing” about Steve Jobs’ battle with cancer - Science-Based Medicine, 2011.

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