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Is this like double-secret probation? Like absolute zero? Apple CEO: "We're going to double down on secrecy" cnet.co/L1gL8o about 4 hours ago via web
Love when @NPR hosts are @sixthandi interviewers. Robert Siegel + Colin Powell tonight = MT @NPRgaryknell What NPR does best. about 4 hours ago via web
Oh my, the Planet Money iPhone app is live. Beautiful. Big congrats to @tehpennycook @dwjr @planetmoney @jen2e and team. 4:56 AM May 25th via Twitter for iPhone
@loudguitars You're gonna love it. It follows NPR Music in breaking out of a "headlines" app model and then hits lots of new ground. 8:51 PM May 24th via web in reply to loudguitars
mattyglesias What happens when you actually ask Siri to remind you to put the gazpacho on in an hour. It's ugly: onefoottsunami.com/2012/05/23/ove… 7:50 PM May 24th via TweetDeck Retweeted by btrpkc and 77 others
And can't wait for other @NPR iOS arrival very soon. Sneak preview from @davewrightjr: instagr.am/p/LBKNgVo_tw/ 8:04 PM May 24th via Instagram on iOS
Excited to see update for @NPR News iPhone app arrive. 100% rearchitected. Big stability, audio wins. Congrats to the team! 8:00 PM May 24th via web
ftrain I moved your cheese. 2:49 PM May 24th via web from Manhattan, NY Retweeted by btrpkc and 6 others
@daniel_jacobson Joanne passed along your email to our team today. Thanks, it meant a lot. Can't wait to get the data on more platforms. 7:37 PM May 23rd via web in reply to daniel_jacobson
@cheesecoursedc Thanks for class Monday! Just blogged about it: bit.ly/KbZ9VT. @lagrisham and I had a great time. 7:21 PM May 23rd via web
Our latest project is live. Getting @NPR slideshows out of Flash and into a better design and our API: n.pr/JxF4eU 9:07 AM May 23rd via web
@loudguitars Ha! Yes. This time, I'm pretty sure they'll act the same. It's more like "What crazy use-cases did we not think of..." 6:34 PM May 22nd via web in reply to loudguitars
Always nervous the night before a code release. You think of everything that can go wrong. And knowing that, you proceed. 5:21 PM May 22nd via web
Even if it's a disaster, I'll watch it. It'll be a great disaster. Baz Luhrmann's Great Gatsby trailer: bit.ly/LlNnb5 5:18 PM May 22nd via web
@mpacatte Real-life shouldn't be a checkout line. 7:00 AM May 22nd via web in reply to mpacatte
@skenigsberg @brianboyer Always good to have more @MedillSchool in the house. @cohennic @princea 6:52 AM May 22nd via web in reply to skenigsberg
Want to work with @alicyp @brianboyer and lots of cool others at @NPR? Lead our investigations team: bit.ly/Kw9PfK 6:41 AM May 22nd via web
Winning the week's good-karma award: Reds fan catches back-to-back home-run balls, gives both away. n.pr/K8kqOQ 6:39 AM May 22nd via web
Welcome, Brian! Really glad to have him coming here. MT @JSucherman Thrilled that @brianboyer is joining us @NPR 12:04 PM May 21st via web
I love Mount Vernon. Unfortunate indeed! @ Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens instagr.am/p/K3B82-vPad/ 12:16 PM May 20th via Instagram