Tweetlog for September 4 through September 5

What we're not tweeting enough about: Haiti has been ravaged by three storms. People there need a lot of aid. And now Ike is coming at them

TaTweeting Up: tatango began offering its free group texting service to the public today http://tatango.com/

(espn) White Sox lose Carlos Quentin due to wrist surgery possibly for remainder of season http://twurl.nl/un1war

(CBS/Hilzoy) Factchecking Sarah Palin's remarks during her acceptance speech: http://twurl.nl/jnn8ud

(MarketWatch) McCain's acceptance speech drew more viewers than Obama's. Total viewing audience 38.9M to 38.3M across all covering networks

Think you know the issues? Play this game at ABC to see who you really agree with. http://twurl.nl/sjaad3

Twitterland anxiously awaiting official launch of Spore (sim game by SimCity creator) on Sept 7 http://twurl.nl/ub60ks

(npr/John Ridley) A pocket guide to speaking "Palinguage" http://twurl.nl/1y6735

(AP/Mercury News) US Coast Guard helicopter crashes off Hawaii coast. 3 crew members dead, one missing. http://twurl.nl/2x5vdz

Tweeting up: Adobe unveils Genesis at Office 2.0 conference -- a collaborative mashup client based on Adobe AIR for enterprise workers

(AP/Yahoo) A brewing cat fight? Obama campaign to employ more high-profile women in effort to blunt Palin's appeal http://twurl.nl/k4tzwy

(CNNMoney) US jobless rate hits 6.1% -- highest in five years http://twurl.nl/gibhlj

(MSNBC) Condoleeza Rice makes historic first visit to Libya -- highest ranking US official to visit in 50+ years http://twurl.nl/j8hgjs

Ike is now a category 3 hurricane expected to hit populated areas of the Carribean by Sunday and is on a path to hit South Florida next week

Time magazine (Joe Klein) response to Palin/Giuliani mockery of Obama's community service http://twurl.nl/dwfrpo

Michael Moore: on Larry King Fri @ 9pm ET/6pm PT. Release of "Slacker Uprising" http://twurl.nl/i8nh2o - Mike's Election Guide #3 NYT's best

East coast states from Georgia to New Jersey bracing for Hannah. "State of Emergency" issued in North Carolina and Virginia.

On behalf of Tweeters everywhere, TGIF!

Chants of USA USA USA means another protestor has been spotted and removed

Nice line by McCain: "we are all Americans and that 's an association that means more to me than any other"

Protestor in the RNC08 hall getting great coverage

John McCain now taking the stage at #RNC08

While we're waiting for John McCain to start, here's a priceless video from Jon Stewart: Sarah Palin Gender Card http://twurl.nl/2mfuw1

Twitterland reactions to Cindy McCain's speech: put the video back on!!

Twitterland reactions to Cindy McCain video: we could all use a tissue right now

Tom Ridge has taken the stage at #RNC08

Video about Sarah Palin now playing at #RNC08. Theme: mother, maverick, moosehunter, maverick, mayor, maverick

Twitterland reactions to Senator Graham: wondering if speech was really written in anticipation of Joe Lieberman getting the VP nod

Senator Lindsay Graham speaking now at #RNC08

Tweeting up: Barack Obama being interviewed by Bill O'Reilly

Twitterland reactions to Senator Brownback: fell flat. Also, feeling he ripped off Hillary's "yes we will" line

Twitterland reactions to the new Bill Gates/Jerry Seinfeld TV commercial aired during the football game: not good

Now tweeting: Governor Tim Pawlenty just finished his speech at #RNC08 -- Twitterland reactions: boring

What we're watching: NFL season opener - Redskins vs Giants - Giants up 10-0 with 11 mins left in first half

Tweeting up: Sarah Palin's new theme song playing at #RNC08: "Barracuda" by sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart

TO check the truthfulness of remarks made by the candidates, follow @politifact or visit: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/

Mass retweet: Good quote from my friend Jody: "Jesus was a community organizer. Pontius Pilate was a governor." Original: http://is.gd/2efK

Kevin Keegan has resigned as Newcastle United's manager

Cheney, speaking in Azerbaijan about Russia's invasion of Georgia "this act has been condemned by the international community." Ironic, no?

Latest predictions have Hannah making landfall in North Carolina early Saturday morning, then scooting up the east coast to Maine by Sunday

More Tweet buzz from last night at the RNC: "hick-hop" star Cowboy Troy's reading of the pledge - no one appears happy with that one

Now Tweeting: David Allen delivering keynote address at Office 2.0 conference - http://office20.com

Twitterville undecided: is it "pit bull" or "pitbull"??? According to Wikipedia, the AKC and rest of Web, it's two words -- "pit bull"

Tweeting from Thailand: PM Samak refusing to step down

Now Tweeting: tonight's NFL season opener kickoff time moved up to 7pm to avoid conflict with McCain's speech

Now Tweeting: tonight's NFL season opener kickoff time moved up to 7pm to avoid conflict with McCain's speech

Ike holding steady as a category 4 hurricane over central Atlantic ocean and moving west

Georgia issued a tropical storm watch for coastal areas in advance of Hannah

A moving van is in front of the Detroit Mayor's mansion. 'nuff said

C'mon America ... it's time to vote! Not for president silly, it's time to vote for your favorite tweets and tweeters http://twurl.nl/4erl0k

Ike has become an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane but is still out in the middle of the Atlantic away from any land masses.

Hanna downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm. Lingering over Bahamas and Turks & Caicos. It'll play as a dog-leg right when it hits SC

Twitterdom reactions to Sarah Palin: she brought her "A" game and delivered. Most were very impressed with her.

Twitterdom reactions to Rudy Giuliani: besides the Drill Baby, Drill chants, it was a good speech but fierce and full of attack

(Guardian) If elected, Obama/Biden may press criminal charges against the Bush administration http://twurl.nl/ttx20w

Breaking News: Plane crashes in Cassville, WI. Two U. of Dubuque students on board now in the hospital.

What Twitterdom had to say about Mitt Romney: he wants to throw big government liberals out of Washington. Twitterdom's reaction: HUH??

What Twitterdom had to say about Carly Fiorina: she knows John McCain, that's about it

What Twitterdom had to say about Meg Whitman: awful speaker