Storified by Zach Seward · Sun, Oct 28 2012 17:10:21

HPC is saying, basically the models are showing an unprecedented event. They have had to scale it back manually in official fcsts.

— Eric Holthaus · Fri, Oct 26 2012 05:25:03

The duration of the service suspension is unknown, and there is no timetable for restoration. Service will be restored only when it is...

— NYCT Subway Service · Sun, Oct 28 2012 15:28:34

Grand Central is locked. Asst Station Master Cory Harris locks the front door shortly after last departure. #Sandy http://flic.kr/p/doG7sb

— MTA · Sun, Oct 28 2012 17:07:19

Storified by Zach Seward · Thu, Jul 26 2012 13:39:30

@zseward "cord-cutting diary": I have a similar quest, #cellcutting - how & why to drop cellphone plan. I use wifi, Skype, GVoice, hotspot

— Tim McCormick · Thu, Jul 26 2012 13:11:55

@tmccormick Love it. I could *almost* make that work. How's it going so far?

— Zach Seward · Thu, Jul 26 2012 13:20:21

@zseward it’s going great. Some problems picking up calls live, and getting 4G signal in places, but overall I like, prefer & recommend it

— Tim McCormick · Thu, Jul 26 2012 13:30:08

@tmccormick I just pinged @zseward last week about my big bank/credit dumping oddyssey: #cardcutting When do we start our blog network?

— Than Tibbetts · Thu, Jul 26 2012 13:37:21

Storified by Zach Seward · Mon, Jul 16 2012 11:25:51

No Cable? No Problem, AMC Tells "Breaking Bad" Fans

"Breaking Bad", America's favorite meth-dealer drama, kicked off its fifth season on AMC last night. If you missed it, you can probably c...

Do people really want to pay an extra $2-$3/episode for @AMC_TV, when already paying $60+/month for @DISH ???? http://dthin.gs/NwpL4z @pkafka

— Rich Greenfield · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:09:31

@richgreenfield1 Nope. But @zseward doesn't get DISH or any other pay TV. He's psyched to pay $2 (or less, via season pass) per ep

— Peter Kafka · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:26:07

@pkafka @zseward Sure, BUT given lack of success of iTunes TV downloads to-date, does not seem like most consumers want to watch TV that way

— Rich Greenfield · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:31:58

@pkafka @richgreenfield1 So psyched. Curious about how AMC, Apple, cablers influence timing of new episodes' release on iTunes. Any insight?

— Zach Seward · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:31:05

@zseward @richgreenfield1 Apple takes it when it can get (tho curious got it before AMZN). For now, main players are AMC, Sony (studio)

— Peter Kafka · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:37:15

@zseward @richgreenfield1 but DISH is trying to argue that payTV guys *should* have say about that window

— Peter Kafka · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:37:46

@pkafka hard to wait, while everyone else is talking about it..and not on @netflix till next summer; and course @DISH subs have no choice ;)

— Rich Greenfield · Sun, Jul 15 2012 18:29:49

@richgreenfield1 @zseward yup. BUT if cord-cutting ends up growing beyond novelty/vegan status, that stuff becomes more important.

— Peter Kafka · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:34:41

@pkafka @zseward agreed, but its very easy to alter. If cord-cutting grows beyond niche, just make fewer episodes available or a longer-wait

— Rich Greenfield · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:38:09

@pkafka @zseward do you really think people are not subscribing to @DISH because BB is on iTunes day after airing or @Netflix a year later?

— Rich Greenfield · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:39:49

@richgreenfield1 @zseward as we know, real cord-cutter numbers are small. but yes, those that do use iTunes as part of fill-in.

— Peter Kafka · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:43:01

@richgreenfield1 @zseward @DISH @Netflix this guy's having a party https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4067220?start=0&tstart=0

— Peter Kafka · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:44:07

@richgreenfield1 @zseward but yes that's the real q. if trend becomes significant, can they bottle genie - as fox seems to have done w/hulu

— Peter Kafka · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:44:47

@pkafka @zseward or consider AMC_TV where I suspect #WalkingDead will not air next day on iTunes or Amazon unless @DISH is resolved

— Rich Greenfield · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:45:52

@pkafka @zseward also, not making it available on iTunes fuels piracy more than causing people to not signup for @DISH @DirecTV @Comcast

— Rich Greenfield · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:48:14

@richgreenfield1 @pkafka More likely, kids downloading BB on iTunes in their dorm rooms may just never subscribe to cable.

— Zach Seward · Mon, Jul 16 2012 07:45:31

Storified by Zach Seward · Thu, Nov 15 2012 16:27:50

Wilder-Did it work? · Facebook

my phone is named Zach Seward

— Christopher Ljungberg · Wed, Feb 08 2012 16:31:48

I used my own number and got "Zach Seward"??

— Amy Caryn Warneka · Tue, Feb 07 2012 21:00:36

Zach Seward!! lmfao wow classic

— Jacob Brainsky · Mon, Feb 06 2012 18:40:54

Apparently my phones name is Zach Seward.. I'm a bit disappointed.

— Ashley Barrett · Wed, Feb 08 2012 18:17:23

@zseward my phone has your name :)

— Jozy DLC · Wed, Feb 08 2012 00:00:00

Zach Seward is the name of my phone apparently #wtf

— Amy Marie Powers · Wed, Feb 15 2012 16:05:42

Mój telefon nazywa się Zach Seward, a je błędnie mówiłam do niego James ; C

— Klaudia Bieber · Sat, Feb 11 2012 05:10:37

"Zach Seward" Así se llama mi celular :)

— Juan Camilo Loaiza V · Wed, Feb 08 2012 16:24:02

My cell phone name is Zach Seward #random

— Mr. Marcus White · Thu, Feb 09 2012 19:04:52

The Inbox of an Accidental Facebook Voyeur

"Just wanted to let you know it seems like your always on my mind these days," someone wrote to me last night on Facebook. "Sorry if that...

Photos tweeted today by @WTCProgress

Storified by Zach Seward · Fri, Feb 03 2012 12:36:29

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Here are the @WSJ tweets that spread furthest this year, according to Favstar. Five of them concerned Steve Jobs, and six included the word "breaking."

Storified by Zach Seward · Thu, Dec 22 2011 07:08:28

Abercrombie & Fitch offers money to 'Jersey Shore' lead to not wear its clothes. Now that's A Situation http://t.co/REL2ZcB

— Wall Street Journal · Tue, Aug 16 2011 20:53:00

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life." The best Steve Jobs quotes: http://t.co/gyf6ra8o

— WSJ · Wed, Oct 05 2011 17:19:15

Breaking: Apple says Steve Jobs has died. http://wsj.com

— WSJ · Wed, Oct 05 2011 16:37:57

BREAKING: Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple

— WSJ · Wed, Aug 24 2011 15:41:50

Breaking: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has died http://t.co/13MFhrj1

— Wall Street Journal · Sun, Dec 18 2011 19:16:15

Breaking: Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple, according to a press release. http://t.co/eEHmqVe $AAPL

— Wall Street Journal · Wed, Aug 24 2011 15:39:14

Breaking: Bank of America is dropping its plan to add a $5 monthly fee for debit-card purchases. http://t.co/CJYfCxIo

— Wall Street Journal · Tue, Nov 01 2011 08:37:39

Breaking: We've confirmed that Verizon will announce on Tuesday that the iPhone is coming to its network http://on.wsj.com/gta0Gd

— Wall Street Journal · Fri, Jan 07 2011 14:29:37

Apple statement: "We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today." http://t.co/rXYRdUaG

— Wall Street Journal · Wed, Oct 05 2011 16:47:53

How an I.T. consultant in Pakistan accidentally live-tweeted the attack on bin Laden http://on.wsj.com/kA0OVU

— Wall Street Journal · Mon, May 02 2011 01:51:59

Lots of people tried out sparklines embedded in tweets after my post. I'm collecting some here.

Storified by Zach Seward · Thu, Oct 27 2011 01:49:57

▁▁▃▇▁ bird species by month in 2011 (trying out the #sparktweets)

— martytdx · Mon, May 09 2011 08:31:09

▅▇▆▅▂▃▃▅▅▇ Así es que me gusta poner el ecualizador en iTunes porque va perfecto para toda la música que escucho #sparktweet

— algarcia · Mon, May 09 2011 18:34:34

#Tigers #Sparktweet of the day: Verlander earned runs last 5 starts: ▅ ▅ ▅ ▅ ▁ [3 3 3 3 0 = 12]. Scherzer: ▃ ▃ ▁ ▇ ▁ [2 2 0 5 0 = 9]

— BobbleHeadGuru · Mon, May 09 2011 10:04:41

@indians record 2011 to date: ▄▄▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄▄▀▀▀▀▄▀▄▄▄▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▄▀▄▀▄ #sparktweet

— stu_spivack · Mon, May 09 2011 22:51:42

▁▁▂▃▆▇▇▅▅▃ US home prices are still over Jan 2000 price, thanks @Zillow @StanHumphries. Src bit.ly/mgdbc6, tool bit.ly/iOlEAv #sparktweet

— dsjoerg · Tue, May 10 2011 12:00:52

▂▁▇ A sparktweet history of Skype acquisitions: Ebay for $3.1bn, Private investors for $1.9bn, Microsoft for $7bn. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703730804576313932659388852.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

— kleinmatic · Mon, May 09 2011 19:14:58

▁▂▃▅▆▇ ProPublica office temperature (h/t @bcgoyette)

— A_L · Mon, May 09 2011 15:12:30

@johnmusser A sparktweek of tweets about sparktweets for this week: ▇▅▁▁▁▁▁

— johnherren · Mon, May 09 2011 15:12:36

Loading #DisneyGiveaway, follow @Disney to participate and standby: ████░░░░░░░25%

— Disney · Wed, May 11 2011 10:03:05

My last 10 runs by distance (oldest to newest) ▁▁▂▁▁▁▇▂▁ #sparktweet #nike+

— smorgasbord · Wed, May 11 2011 09:47:53

Just a few of my favorite Twitter accounts at The Wall Street Journal (and some representative tweets). More to come!

Storified by Zach Seward · Thu, Oct 27 2011 14:10:43

I've never done #followfriday, but today I'm going all-in with shout-outs to WSJ Twitter accounts you may not know but should... #ffwsj

— zseward · Fri, Mar 25 2011 07:34:41

His newspeg is death, but his beat is life. Stephen Miller is, truly, @obitsman, tweeting links to great obituaries around the Web. #ffwsj

— zseward · Fri, Mar 25 2011 07:39:56

OBIT 1st national spelling bee champ, Frank Neuhauser, dies at 97. Won in 1925 with G-L-A-D-I-O-L-U-S. Pre-Tiger Mom. http://wapo.st/icrp8G

— obitsman · Tue, Mar 22 2011 09:17:30

Filling up my Instapaper queue with social science: @WSJIdeasMarket, which wisely knows we haven't cornered the market on ideas. #ffwsj

— zseward · Fri, Mar 25 2011 07:58:36

Difficulties with the neurological assessment of humans after a chimp attack: http://1.usa.gov/dRTMFD (@tylercowen)

— WSJIdeasMarket · Fri, Mar 25 2011 09:37:15

Hard to overstate the importance of the AT&T-Mobile deal. To sort it out, I'm following @PreetaTweets @Shayndi and @schatzwsj. #ffwsj

— zseward · Fri, Mar 25 2011 08:18:23

If you think about it, AT&T/T-Mo deal is really about Apple. $AAPL #allroadsleadtoApple

— PreetaTweets · Sun, Mar 20 2011 19:19:29

A reader: Every time I choose a smaller service provider, along comes AT&T to gobble it up. I want a divorce but they won't grant me one.

— Shayndi · Mon, Mar 21 2011 15:48:14

Don't see anything new in Genachowski's speech at CTIA from text and he's not commenting on AT&T/T-Mobile.

— SchatzWSJ · Tue, Mar 22 2011 06:59:38

He's taking a few days off, but @daiwaka's tweets from northern Japan: evocative, harrowing. (Find our Tokyo bureau at @wsj/japan.) #ffwsj

— zseward · Fri, Mar 25 2011 08:49:54

It's snowing pretty heavy in Sendai and it's sticking. It'll be a long night for people here without fuel for stoves and no electricity

— daiwaka · Thu, Mar 17 2011 01:36:34

Never took Econ 101. Instead, I follow @philizzo @SaraMurray @reddy @davidmwessel @jasonzweigwsj. Market price of their tweets is $0. #ffwsj

— zseward · Fri, Mar 25 2011 09:16:55

Lots of cool charts in here http://bit.ly/gndBWO I'm partial to the Fed profit projections and holdings by maturity date

— philizzo · Wed, Mar 23 2011 12:00:06

Food stamp rolls surge in Western "pick-you-up-by-the-bootstraps" states http://on.wsj.com/hvbjFW

— SaraMurray · Wed, Mar 16 2011 07:22:10

42% of millionaires do not feel wealthy. The new target: $7.5 million http://reut.rs/fOuodo (via @pdacosta)

— reddy · Mon, Mar 14 2011 12:58:55

New Yorkers suggest places the city should place barcodes meant to be scanned by your cell phone.

Storified by Zach Seward · Thu, Oct 27 2011 14:25:44

Asking again: Yesterday NYC introduced QR codes on construction permits. Where else would QR codes be useful to you?

— rachelsterne · Wed, Feb 23 2011 06:19:36

@rachelsterne On locator maps (you are here). Provide tourists with a downloadable version or link to GoogleMaps with pin dropped

— tim_nolan · Wed, Feb 23 2011 06:50:49

@rachelsterne MTA subway stations. I'd like to give direct feedback as to how they are doing when they look up from their phone/newspaper

— shacheng · Wed, Feb 23 2011 06:45:31

@rachelsterne It would be pretty awesome to have QR on MTA notices no? Scan and direct to mobile MTA site w/ alt route, map, & more info

— helloericho · Wed, Feb 23 2011 06:32:50

@rachelsterne #QR codes at subway sta exit for customized maps of where connecting buses stop, see no. 7 Main St for best opportunity

— jrab · Wed, Feb 23 2011 12:28:06

.@rachelsterne please consider putting QR codes in cabs. Increased rider safety, possibility of reconnecting with lost stuff.

— annelibby · Tue, Feb 22 2011 17:22:50

@rachelsterne Application of QR codes in NYC mass transit could be modeled on DC or Santiago: http://j.mp/aGMCnv #gov20

— digiphile · Wed, Feb 23 2011 06:29:57

Augmented Reality Coming to DC Bus Stops Today (Photo)

Gov 2.0 advocates have printed a run of QR (2D barcode) stickers they will stick at bus stops all over Washington DC today, allowing mobile phone users ...

@rachelsterne on health dept. grading signs -- and on street vendors carts

— mecredis · Wed, Feb 23 2011 06:42:20

@rachelsterne How about QR codes on Parking tix, EPA Tix, tax and water bills that bring up city payment page?

— jsullivannyc · Wed, Feb 23 2011 06:27:17

@rachelsterne A grocery (or really any other paper retail) receipt with a #QRcode containing a CSV of everything on it.

— doriantaylor · Wed, Feb 23 2011 06:22:33

@rachelsterne Parking meters in case a car gets towed, landmarks, zoos, dog runs. Different usages of course...

— MikeDuda · Tue, Feb 22 2011 17:42:35

@rachelsterne #QR codes could be placed on trashcans, bus stops and other civic infrastructure to flag lack of upkeep. What about cabs too?

— proxyMark · Wed, Feb 23 2011 07:41:28

@rachelsterne you can use them as location beacons for ambulances or emergency construction work.

— The_NEW_steve · Wed, Feb 23 2011 07:22:40

@rachelsterne do peeps know what QR codes are?

— xanthm · Wed, Feb 23 2011 06:21:46

Storified by Zach Seward · Thu, Oct 27 2011 14:37:15

Why is it that cheap motels like the one I'm staying in are more likely to have free WiFi than expensive hotels?

— zseward · Sun, Dec 26 2010 05:51:08

@zseward Businessmen can expense the cost of pricy wifi at fancy hotels, so they don't think twice about the price.

— karstendick · Sun, Dec 26 2010 07:25:41

@conservexx Well, I thought about that, but expensive hotels are competitive for customers, too. The economics of that industry are strange.

— zseward · Sun, Dec 26 2010 07:00:15

@zseward For the same reason cheap diners have brunch specials.

— palafo · Sun, Dec 26 2010 07:19:58

@palafo Hmm, sure, but expensive hotels are competitive, too. Maybe prices are less transparent. No "free HBO, heated pool" roadside signs.

— zseward · Sun, Dec 26 2010 07:51:21

@zseward @palafo: my theory is high-end hotels charge because they know people can afford it, but that wouldn't be true for cheaper hotels

— mathewi · Sun, Dec 26 2010 08:08:06

@mathewi @palafo Think you're right, but my basic understanding of economics suggests that only works up to a point. Price elasticity fail.

— zseward · Sun, Dec 26 2010 08:20:28

@zseward @mathewi @palafo Free Wi-Fi => usually an open router. Easy. Paid accounts => security, infrastructure, all of which costs $.

— tcarmody · Sun, Dec 26 2010 08:30:23

@mathewi @palafo @zseward High-end hotels are also competitive, but not on price of Wi-Fi. Think about airlines charging now for luggage.

— tcarmody · Sun, Dec 26 2010 08:39:46

@mathewi @palafo @zseward Or how hotels charge for room service, candy, alcohol... Less elasticity *post*-initial decision than *pre*.

— tcarmody · Sun, Dec 26 2010 08:41:10

@tcarmody @zseward @palafo: that's all true -- although high-end hotels should have fatter margins and thus be able to absorb the cost

— mathewi · Sun, Dec 26 2010 08:37:09

@tcarmody @palafo @mathewi This is fascinating, thanks. Makes sense that having multiple points of sale creates new opportunities.

— zseward · Sun, Dec 26 2010 09:36:32

@tcarmody @mathewi @zseward If you are paying for those it is not high end; it's the middle class feel rich spend more plan.

— palafo · Sun, Dec 26 2010 09:08:13

@mathewi @zseward Extras go back to "free"/included in very high end places frequented by those who don't look at the price.

— palafo · Sun, Dec 26 2010 08:44:09

@mathewi @tcarmody @zseward Here is an example of the very high end with free wifi http://nymag.com/listings/hotel/london-nyc/

— palafo · Sun, Dec 26 2010 08:56:42