Tweetlog for August 29 through August 31

Opening day schedule (Monday) of the Republican National Convention #RNC08 expected to be greatly reduced due to Hurricane Gustav's arrival.

Now Tweeting: tweeters watching the last "30 Day Challenge" live show on ustream http://twurl.nl/ozuftr #30dc

11 Tweets for the "Mercenaries 2: World in Flames" release today http://twurl.nl/7ip0vs

Standing room only for uber-geek Wil Wheaton's panel at PAX

Amidst excitement of today's release of the game "Mercenaries 2" comes a real call for mercenaries to aid New Orleans http://twurl.nl/61vzks

(BBC) Israeli PM Olmert and Palestinian Authority Pres Abbas met in Jerusalem for further US-backed peace talks http://twurl.nl/d7vpqx

"Go straight to Angola." Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200. Mayor Nagin talks tough to would-be looters.

Retweet: cnnbrk: President Bush, Vice President Cheney to skip Republican convention because of Hurricane Gustav, White House says.

"oh no you didn't" -- Twitter Mercenaries loving the new Mercenaries 2 TV ad - YouTube video: http://twurl.nl/xl41c7

"oh no you didn't" -- Twitter Mercenaries loving the new Mercenarios 2 TV ad - YouTube video: http://twurl.nl/xl41c7

Two interesting sites to monitor election tweeting: http://www.govtweets.com/ and http://www.politweets.com/

New Orleans has begun "contraflow" procedures: both sides of interstate highways are going outbound from the city only.

From the neat science experiments dept - (NY Times) Lines and Bubbles and Bars, Oh My! New Ways to Sift Data http://twurl.nl/gvnut6

(NOAA) Gustav now Cat 3 hurricane. Max winds of 120mph. Expected to strengthen to Cat 4 before landfall on Monday. http://twurl.nl/ncsg0o

(engadget-Nilay Patel) First plug-in Priuses to hit fleets next year http://twurl.nl/5oqqgl

Tweet Heat: (Daily KOs-ArcXIX) Sarah Palin is NOT the mother of Trig, her daughter Briston is. http://twurl.nl/iosdl8

15 Tweets during Clemson v Alabama College Football Game - August 30, 2008 http://is.gd/250J

One week ago today: the birth of Twitalytics http://is.gd/250I

(CNN) New Obama ad avoids criticizing Palin, keeps focus of message on McCain. Video: http://twurl.nl/kyxlp0

(Xinhua) BEIJING: a 6.1 mag earthquake hit China's SW Sichuan province Saturday, killing 22, injuring more than 100 http://twurl.nl/346g0i

Twitter Viewers are watching Rick Sanchez of CNN on TV who likes to tweet while he talks

NOAA: The worst of Gustav is expected to hit New Orleans between Sunday night and Monday night.

NOAA: The worst of Gustav is expected to hit New Orleans between Sunday night and Monday night. http://twurl.nl/8mgn1y

15 Tweets during Clemson v Alabama College Football Game http://tinyurl.com/5watsm

uhm ... this isn't cool: (Salon) Massive police raids on suspected protestors in Minneapolis http://twurl.nl/klqlzd

from DC @RedCross: pass the word -- get help or give help during Gustav 1-800 REDCROSS

Breaking tweets: police in Cretin, MN have pulled over an "Earth Justice" bus on I94 in St. Paul bound for #RNC08 ... "much police activity"

College football: Michigan succumbs to Utah 25-23. Now tweeting: Clemson v Alabama

(CNN) Mayor Ray Nagin "strongly, strongly encouraging everyone in [New Orleans] to evacuate" http://twurl.nl/jt8lsh

Twitter's Bumberfans rocking out at Bumbershoot - Seattle's Music and Arts Festival. http://www.bumbershoot.org/

(AP) Planes missed each other by 15 feet in near collision at Fresno Yosemite Int'l airport http://twurl.nl/58fha0

Bihar, India: Flood hits hard requiring three army medical teams, five army choppers and 84 boats to help carry out relief measures

Big Ten College Football: we're watching the Michigan-Utah game. Michigan scored first.

College football upset: East Carolina (ECU) beats Virginia Tech (VT) 27-22

Gustav upgraded to a fearsome category 4 hurricane

Day two at PAX gets under way. Gamers recovering from last night's parties. No clear show-stopper games yet.

New Orleans gas pumps running dry, some Louisiana residents being ordered to evacuate by 4pm

Now Tweeting: How to "roll your own lightning at sunset desktop" at Lifehacker.com http://tinyurl.com/6ju3kg

California police searching for serial killer who killed at least 11 prostitutes and drug users over 23 yr period http://tinyurl.com/58qkfk

Trekkies making final voyage to Star Trek: The Experience. This Las Vegas attraction is closing its doors Monday. http://tinyurl.com/5q7oo8

Roddick and Federer advance to the third round at the US Open

McCain/Palin ticket puts Roe v Wade in spotlight. Dems concerned un-informed voters will thinks Palin, as a woman, would be pro-choice.

Gustav becomes category 3 hurricane off the shore of Cuba. New Orleans residents have begun evacuating.

Eraserheads reunion concert in Manila cut short Saturday night. Front man Ely Buendia was rushed to the hospital during intermission.

Elite triathlete Barbara Warren (65) died from bike crash at Santa Barbara Triathlon. She placed at Kona Ironman 5x - http://twurl.nl/gvaag6

Growing Twitter trend: for every BREAKING NEWS tweet, there's at least one more tweet saying "it's not breaking news anymore"

Barack Obama's acceptance speech at DNC08 posted on YouTube: http://twurl.nl/cklm8m

5.0 magnitude earthquake rocks the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal http://twurl.nl/ajpmos

Twitter Meme: 25 Little Known Facts about Sarah Palin http://is.gd/23FV

NY bound Delta Air Lines flight nearly collided with Russian-registered passenger jet near Puerto Rico yesterday, aviation officials said.

Forecasters fearing Gustav could be packing 111 mph winds by the time it hits landfall somewhere along the US's gulf coast

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer blasts McCain's VP pick Sarah Palin: "worse than Dan Quayle" "almost no experience" http://twurl.nl/pz33xo

Jamaica Gleaner News: Gustav leaves some communities of Portland Parish in shambles http://twurl.nl/gqv66f

From the "that's just sick department" -- Mom Found Guilty in Microwave Baby Death -- http://twurl.nl/e7xlz6

(AP) New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin tells residents to be prepared to evacuate.

Active Twitter meme: nice sample of 25 "little known facts" about Sarah Palin http://twurl.nl/htzhvd

Twitterdom is posting a little known fact about Sarah Palin. Well, actually many little known facts. Funny stuff!

Comments from people who witnessed first hand MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech and Obama's acceptance speech: http://twurl.nl/eo4qqs

GM recalls 944,000 cars, trucks for electrical flaw http://twurl.nl/na1yzj

10 Weblog Engines Reviewed: includes Wordpress; Movable Type; ExpressionEngine; Drupal; TextPattern; Joomla; Mephisto http://twurl.nl/krmoic

On 3rd anniversary of Katrina, New Orleans is preparing for Gustav as it heads for Cuba. Could become Cat 3 video: http://twurl.nl/fdkyp4

Lindsay Lohan's grandfather died on Thursday from colon cancer prompting a cease-fire between Lindsay and her dad http://twurl.nl/soc5pi

38 million tuned into view Obama's speech, highest rated convention in history http://twurl.nl/mmefrr

Hands-on iriver's SPINN -- the first true iPod killer? http://twurl.nl/4j8z3q

What Tweeters are saying now: "doesn't Sarah Palin look like Tina Fey?"

Thailand sank deeper into political chaos as demonstrators forced the closure of key airports and railway lines http://twurl.nl/0ceciw

Hurricane Gustav winds blowing at 75 mph, heading for the gulf's "Loop Current" where it can pick up deadly strength http://twurl.nl/r33yc7

David Duchovney checks into rehab for sex addiction. He's married to Tea Leoni ... of course he's addicted. http://twurl.nl/rib8ci

Twitter buzzing about the cheerleaders who introduced McCain in Ohio - the general reaction seems to be WTF?

Twitterville contemplating the Palin pick. How exactly is she supposed to woo independents? Because she's a woman? Nope, it won't be enough.

QuarkBase: New tool enables you to view everything about a Web site you'd want to know ... nicely done! http://www.quarkbase.com

Heating up on Twitter: Sarah Palin's Wikipedia bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin

Now tweeting: Senator John McCain picks Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his VP running mate representing the Republican party

Now Tweeting: YouTube video of Pat Buchanan gushing over Barack Obama's historic acceptance speech. http://twurl.nl/a61nc5

Now Tweeting: YouTube video of Mythbusters drawing the Mona Lisa in 80 nanoseconds! http://snurl.com/3kys0

Twittershire laughing at a customer whose bank password "Lloyds is pants" was changed by Lloyd's to "no it's not" http://is.gd/21Dk

Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination for the President of the United States and delivers an historic acceptance speech.

Free report from Communications Research “New Media, New Influencers & Implications for Public Relations” pdf 2.68MB http://twurl.nl/jw06dt

TechCrunch: Yahoo Shuts Down Mash, 0-4 On Social Networking http://twurl.nl/kklqoj

WashingtonPost: The East Coast Greenway - a bike trail that runs from Maine to the Floriday Keys http://twurl.nl/6kvd74

Twitter rerun: cartoon about Twitter dating by Rob Cottingham on ReadWriteWeb http://twurl.nl/27wvpb

John McCain congratulates Barack Obama video. YouTube: http://twurl.nl/hfuw8y

Olympian Shawn Johnson opened DNC with the Pledge of Allegiance, then American Idol Jennifer Hudson performed the Star Spangled Banner