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Have you been living under a rock recently? Probably not, so you've surely heard of -- and probably even gotten sick of -- the hub-bub over "Antenna-gate". For those of you who haven't been caught up in the story (lucky you!), it's actually quite familiar, and the nonprofit sector can certainly find a few key takeaways.  Here's what happened:

In case you haven't heard, we're not just opening submissions for session ideas for the 2010 conference this week, we're also seeking an NTC iPhone application developed by someone in the community!

That's right, in addition to all the things you're used to -- like more amazing sessions than you can physically attend, enough networking opportunities to create those on-going partnerships and friendships, plus, you know, penguins -- we'd also like to feature an Official 2010 NTC iPhone App at the 2010 conference in Atlanta.

Flickr Photo: TravlrAfter I sent out a message announcing our Drupal Webinar Series, my in-box filled up with "Isn't the first one of those scheduled for Inauguration Day? Aren't you going?" messages. It was only after I started composing an auto-responding "Hey, buddy, some of us have to work" snark that I realized I was jealous.

While we will be projecting coverage on the wall here at the NTEN office, those of you actually attending can help the rest of us share in the inaugural experience, social media-style.

We're still days away, but you can try to make the time go faster by participating in Slate's "The People's Inaugural Address", an experiment in collaborative writing. Then, you have to get there, which may be no easy task. To help:

Flickr Photo: DunechaserI'm shovelling my way out of both snow and email this week.

The snow part has been humorous (because Portlanders don't do snow). The email in-box project has also been surprisingly fun: I found quite a few tidbits -- or this n'at, as Pittsurghers would say -- worth sharing.

Here are some of the things I came across that you might also enjoy:

Who says the New York Times doesn't have a sense of humor?