Social Media Research: learning to learn

It is a special feeling to stand up in front of a crowded room with nothing prepared and 20 minutes to be interesting. I got that special feeling moderating a session on Social Media Research at the Unsummit unconference.

I got good feedback about the session. People were interested, and they liked unconference-style participation. My notes are below, with examples marked. Others also have notes. Thanks to all who participated!

Synchronizing Requests in App Engine

Sometimes, it's useful to have synchronized sections of code, where only one thread of execution can run at a time.