Notes from the week of 2011-02-06

My PayPal X DevZone writing:

• My new @PayPalX technical article http://bit.ly/fEjEK4 discusses data mining web content just in time for #StrataConf #
• My latest @PayPalX post, how to plug content into Facebook via Open Graph http://bit.ly/gtL89j #
• Learn how to use Facebook's rich social graph data via my latest @PayPalX DevZone post http://bit.ly/i97D5I #

Big data (this week, a focal point was the first ever O’Reilly Media “Strata” conference):

• The rise of data markets continues with, wait for it, DataMarket.com http://bit.ly/egTIq2 via @flowingdata #
• Who to follow at #StrataConf http://bit.ly/gEzLGO courtesy of Jason Sundram http://bit.ly/hTlplI #
• The Guardian in Britain is doing brilliant data journalism and visualization http://bit.ly/gXwMNG (American journalists, please take note) #
• LinkedIn launched a new Skills search and analysis interface today at #StrataConf http://linkd.in/dXfipb (use it to see what's hot) #
• Attendee write-up on the #StrataConf "Data Bootcamp" http://bit.ly/ggPNUD including a link to the source and slides http://bit.ly/fceOVi #
• The same attendee, Jan Willem Tulp, on day 2 of #StrataConf http://bit.ly/gO3LiI (focuses on visualization people, sessions, and tech) #
• Blip video archive of @OReillyMedia @StrataConf http://bit.ly/gVKsXo (watch at least Hilary Mason of Bitly) #
• My answer on Quora to the question: "What is a good definition of Big Data?" http://bit.ly/idd2zf #

Wireless and mobility:

• Android's rising http://bit.ly/ejdnXA Apple's making the money http://ind.pn/hTh1Hk & Nokia's suffering from both http://on.wsj.com/gFbRLu #
• Amazing look at mobile data usage skyrocketing http://bit.ly/hDCz6t via @gigaom #
• Google launches shopping app for iPhone (iOS 4 and above) http://on.mash.to/equ3BT @PayPalX #
• How-to for the new web-based Android Market http://lifehac.kr/eCtT8e via @lifehacker includes this demo video http://bit.ly/e6uZcQ #

APIs (lots of information on Yahoo Query Language aka YQL):

• Access free Open Data Tables http://bit.ly/eTKRQY via YQL console http://yhoo.it/e5FjQB (you can get REST queries from your YQL too!) #
• Fantastic SlideShare presentation "YQL: Select * from Internet" http://slidesha.re/i07liT (really good stuff from slide 46 onwards) #
• Very nice YQL howto http://bit.ly/ehRYyQ from @codepo8 via @smashingmag (great examples to help you grok the possibilities) #
• Another nice YQL tutorial http://bit.ly/eVZC7M via @envatowebdev #
• Another great #YQL tutorial http://slidesha.re/hhY4AA #
• #Python #YQL http://bit.ly/eBPt56 (my gears are turning…) #
• Get answers to #YQL questions http://yhoo.it/fLc0mf via the Yahoo! Developer Network forums #
• jQuery is really slamming other JavaScript libs based on this survey of approx 1M sites http://rww.to/fXdsUR #

Web development and site stuff:

• Techniques for mastering cURL http://bit.ly/eJyW1P especially from PHP (another @envatowebdev howto) #
• Got deep pages to mine? Extracting HTML content with XPath in @YQL might be a good answer http://yhoo.it/hT61vA #
• Need a filtered StackOverflow feed? Here's mine for you to clone: http://bit.ly/gxT7M8 (tag, description, & title filtering; DM questions) #; once you clone the feed, you can change what terms are passed along by editing your cloned Pipe #. Want to filter a different feed instead of StackOverflow? Just change the source feed in the Pipe. #
• A good explanation of event driven programming and the benefits of Node http://bit.ly/goZujV via @rww http://rww.to/gErLpQ #
• Streamlined @PayPalX app approval process is a very good thing http://bit.ly/f3v8eO via @ppalavilli #
• My answer on Quora to the question: "What are the advantages/disadvantages of payment processing providers?" http://bit.ly/fJp9hT #

Personal things (the Blizzard of 2011):

• Battening down the hatches for a big storm in a couple of days http://bit.ly/eeI19R #
• A foot of snow, 30+ mph winds, 5 deg F and falling. Reminds me of my winter in MN! http://twitpic.com/3vi2d2 #
• The snow drifts in front of our house are taller than my first grader! http://twitpic.com/3vi31q #
• Until yesterday, there was a thriving mum in this pot. http://twitpic.com/3vi3or #
• All time single day snowfall record and windchill's below zero and dropping. Anybody have a Tauntaun I can borrow? #
• Snow drifts 3+ ft, windchill tonight of 12 to 17 deg F *below* zero. Crazy for this part of the country! http://bit.ly/g6FRLO #
• Very high on my to-do list this month: Updating my marketing plan. Good tips http://bit.ly/gt9ipj and http://bit.ly/dPRn87 from @gigaom #
• Q&A with @stevenrinella of @intowildwithin http://on.fb.me/dIVndJ (fantastic show btw that explains very well why and how I hunt) #
• My girl loves Pub-D-Hub cartoons http://bit.ly/g74vD8 on our @rokuplayer while I'm enjoying @amazonvideo, @pandora_radio, & @therealmp3tunes #
• If you do this in an email, I hate you. http://bit.ly/guEwQv Indeed! #