#crashTED Failed at Crashing #TED

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Tonight some of the Long Beach Tweeps tried to crash the TED Block Party that blocked off blocks of downtown Long Beach.  Our numerous attempts to @kevinrose to get us in we're unheard.  Not even the man who waved in my Qik video would help us get in either!
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Couple Killed on NYE Moving Car for Street Sweeping

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Upset at getting a ticket for street sweeping the day after Christmas. I had tweeted about it and many had expressed their annoyance with their tickets.  On New Year's Eve, a couple in Long Beach was killed while moving their car for fear that they might get a parking ticket the next day for street sweeping.
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Documenting No on Prop 8 Rallies

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One of my favorite topics to write about are ones that spark passion, activism, and community building.  This weekend I particularly got to experience all of that by documenting the rallies of No on Prop 8 this weekend.
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LBCTweetup: Tweeples Meet in Long Beach

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Last Friday night I went to the very first Long Beach Tweetup where people are on Twitter and live in the Long Beach area, get together and just have great conversations in person!  LA, San Diego, and a few other major cities have already organized their own Tweetups and a few us in the Long Beach area decided to create our own group.
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