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Twitter Updates for 2010-02-28

Erich — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:25:00 +0000

A collection of favorite Mac OS X Hints tips | Mac OS X | Mac OS X Hints | Macworld http://ff.im/-gETfo #

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-27

Erich — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:25:00 +0000

Master Multiple Firefox Profiles for More Productive Browsing – Productivity – Lifehacker http://ff.im/-gC4Av #
Google Buzz: 5 Opportunities for Small Businesses http://ff.im/-gC4Az #
http://i.imgur.com/E0oS8.jpg http://ff.im/-gC4AT #
The Missing Google Analytics Manual http://ff.im/-gC4AI #

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-26

Erich — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:25:00 +0000

100+ Remarkable Free Fonts http://ff.im/-gy4Ed #
15 Best Websites that can make you a Web Designer | SaveDelete http://ff.im/-gyCqQ #
Design Your Own Wordpress Theme Easily With Constructor http://ff.im/-gyCr8 #
Erich Just got done snowblowing…Turned around and looked and it needs it again! It's gotta be snowing a few… http://ff.im/-gzvZy #

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-24

Erich — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:25:00 +0000

I got recommendations from: @alysonkendall, @greekfood, and @BeachNight. See yours here too! http://mrtweet.com/erichmiller?v=rr #
Erich My head is so stuffed – I want to pop it off and put it in a drawer… http://ff.im/-gsuua #

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-23

Erich — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:25:00 +0000

A Guide to Creating Professional Quality Logo Designs http://ff.im/-goXn6 #

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-22

Erich — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:25:00 +0000

Bloom Box: Bloom Energy Powers Your Whole House with a Box [VIDEO] http://ff.im/-glemR #
45+ Excellent Fresh Free Wordpress Themes Around | Showcases | instantShift http://ff.im/-glemQ #
SIGNS http://ff.im/-glE0N #

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-20

Erich — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:25:00 +0000

25 Best Websites For Downloading Free Html/CSS Templates | SaveDelete http://ff.im/-gdnS1 #
Joe Satriani – "I Just Wanna Rock" (Live in Paris) http://ff.im/-gftEQ #

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-19

Erich — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:25:00 +0000

40 Single Page Mini Templates http://ff.im/-g9C3p #
35 Useful jQuery Plugins for Slideshows, Graphs and Text Effects – Noupe http://ff.im/-gbJxH #
How to Build a Facebook Landing Page for Your Business : Technology :: American Express OPEN Forum http://ff.im/-gbJxD #
You Can Use CSS3 Right Now | Design Informer http://ff.im/-gbJAV #
Smashing Magazine http://ff.im/-gbJxF #

Don’t Lose Any Tweets Over It

Erich — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:11:45 +0000

“That follower has followed me for so long, and now look, they think they’re special by unfollowing everyone they followed while 10,000 plus still follow them.” Has that ever gone through your mind when glancing through people that have unfollowed you? Maybe you don’t keep track, but the people over at TwUnfollow.com have made it easy to see a list each day of who stops following you.

But the question is, should it bother you that people suddenly do this? The simple answer is no. While it’s true that there are some scammers out there that deliberately do this to appear noteworthy, there are many others who simply want to start again. They miss the time when their twitter stream didn’t fly by like a flash. When they could actually read through what others said, and not be pages behind after only reading a few tweets.

Was it their fault in the beginning for not following a small amount to begin with? No. We all do it. We all have probably stumbled into the “I’ll follow you if you follow me” attitude at one point. But Twitter shouldn’t be about who is following you. It should be about who YOU follow. And you should be able to answer WHY you follow someone. “I like her humor”, “He posts interesting graphic design links”, “I’d like to know when they are having their next big sale.”

When others can value what you put in to Twitter, the followers will come by themselves without any force. And when they follow you, don’t feel compelled to follow in a knee-jerk reaction. Take the time to look at their tweets and see if they offer something valuable. Hopefully, they are following you on the merits of your own posts. If not, they know where the door is.

Don’t get caught up in the hoopla of the follow-me-follow-you game. I did, and I wasted a lot of time. Unfollow the distractions. Follow what you value and care about. In the end, that is what will make Twitter more valuable to you.

Catch the (Google) Wave?

Erich — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:34:31 +0000

I recently received my invite to try out Google Wave – the new social media sharing application that Google has been advertising for quite some time. Needless to say, I was quite excited to give it a spin.

As I loaded it up and took a look at it, I noticed something real quick. It was almost as if I was starting with Twitter all over again – I was in a huge empty room. As with most social apps, if you don’t have friends in your circle who are using the same thing, things can get lonely fast.

I navigated away and came back to it a few days later and saw a few posts sent to me by the Google Wave team. They had given me 8 invites to send out to friends to try it out as well. I sent most of them this evening and hopefully someone tries this with me – otherwise it’s going to remain one big empty room.

Have you tried Google Wave yet? And if your friends aren’t on it yet with you, have you found any uses for it for yourself?