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* ** @amy_c_rankin: ** And now the concert is being poorly re-enacted on #octranspo * ** @MAllinotte: ** Sparks shooting out of her boobs and crotch. Again, somehow not surprising. * ** @amyboughner: ** I'm assuming the harpist never pictured this life for herself * ** @mpearson78: ** OMG, @ladygaga just admitted she drinks Bud Light. ...

Here are two graphs taken from a Google Realtime search for “Ottawa” . The first one shows Twitter activity for the keyword “Ottawa” during the month of February so far. The tall peak happened on February 10. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/twitter-fisher1.gif) ...

The Ryerson Review of Journalism has a good article about how blogs, twitter, social media, and BlackBerrys are affecting political coverage in Ottawa. And it includes this great line: In an Ottawa where BlackBerrys are unholstered and placed on tables like guns in a spaghetti western, the ubiquity of smartphones has changed how the news is produced, consumed and digested. ...

Last week, Kim had a craving for fries and asked which Ottawa restaurants served up good ones. We put the question out to our twitter followers and here’s where they suggested. Do you agree? * Baton Rouge * Black Dog (Manotick) * Chez Lucien * Darcy McGee's in Bells Corners * Elgin Street Diner * The Exchange * The Fry Shack (chip truck at Bank/Sunnyside that's open year round) * Jean Albert's * JP's * Hintonburger * Le M&R (Chelsea) * Manotick Prime 360 * Metropolitan * O'Gradie's Outpost * Patate LouLou (Aylmer) * Pelican Grill * Royal Oak's spicy fries * S&G * The Works Please eat responsibly and sorry if we’ve missed up your resolution to eat healthier. ...

** * [ Things that OC Transpo smells like ](http://ottawastart.com/things-that-oc-transpo-smells-like/) * [ New twitter feed posts food safety violations at local restaurants ](http://ottawastart.com/new-twitter-feed-posts-food-safety-violations-at-local-restaurants/) * [ I want a mayor who... ](http://ottawastart.com/i-want-a-mayor-who/) * [ Nuns watching a gay rugby match on the front lawn of Parliament Hill ](http://ottawastart. ...

Yesterday, Claire Bronwell tweeted: Dear Ottawa tweeters: Can't we all just work together and pick a hashtag? #ottawa #OTT #YOW #OTTnews #hashtagconsistency She’s right, there are far too many Ottawa hashtags out there. My vote is for #OTT or #YOW because they’re short & sweet. ...

* "anyone else finding their thoughts turning to Alex Munter a lot tonight? Ottawa's basically admitted it made a mistake" (@kateheartfield) * "the only bad thing about this election will be that we won't have a mayor who looks like lex luthor" (@BoogieHowser) * "I can live with Jim Watson. ...

1. It rained [ a lot ](http://twitter.com/Biff_da_Bear/status/25977078463) in September. 2. Andrea has some great suggestions for [ where to see the fall colours ](http://www.quietfish.com/notebook/?p=9259) . 3. Kaitlin took a beautiful shot of fall colours on the [ Voyageur Pathway ](http://heartfulmouthful. ...

1. Where did the summer go? Hockey is back tonight at Scotiabank Place. Here's a [ video of the ice going in ](http://ottawastart.com/video-ice-installation-at-scotiabank-place/) . 2. Christopher [ reinvented ](http://nachosatmidnight.com/2010/09/23/my-new-transitway/) the Transitway 3. [ Flashmob in the Byward Market ](http://youtu.be/Icki232VEnk) 4. ...

1. OC Transpo had [ another shitty week ](http://twitter.com/ihateoctranspo) . 2. Clive Doucet gets [ jiggy ](http://ottawastart.com/awesome-ottawa-breakdance-graffiti-video-from-house-of-paint/) with it 3. We launched our [ Skyscraper Art ](http://ottawastart.com/skyscraper-art-on-ottawastart/) project 4. The OPP searches for stolen [ beer ](http://twitter.com/crimegarden/status/24601004087) and a stolen [ port-a-potty ](http://twitter. ...