10 Quick Bits About Twitter

I realize everyone offers their advice about Twitter, but I want to offer a few quick observations about using Twitter as a blogger.

1. There are ZERO hard rules. This is the Wild West of the Internet! Posse justice and all that!

2. Numbers are irrelevant- interaction is not. Who cares if 1,000,000 people are following you? If you can't RT or do something, you may as well have ZERO.

3. Follow or list-following those that interest you. There are so many ways to read through the JUNK that there is little to no excuse to NOT follow people.

4. EXCEPT, you might want to not follow certain folks. Again, it is up to you!

5. People have guides and strategies out the ying-yang and there is nothing wrong with them, but first- know why you are on there!

6. Nothing wrong with SOME personal stuff, too much is too much. As with anything, moderation.

7. If you have several accounts, don't expect me to follow all of them if you are only repeating the same thing on both (I'm just sayin').

8. Paper.li is a pretty cool way to digest certain things. Plug and play, plug and play.

9. Twitterfeed is a SWEET way to get lots of content for different purposes. Find those feeds and pump them.

10. Hootsuite STILL rocks for scheduling Tweets! Considering most Tweeters disappear on the weekends, it makes me wonder if some are actually "conversing" or have auto-set those Tweets!

Slow Death or Rebirth for Myspace?

Are we really watching the slow inevitable death of Myspace? With the integration with Facebook complete and the push towards what appears to be a mobile only function , isn't it time to call this one? One report says that Myspace is making $200 million less this year. They are functionally giving up on Myspace Music , which was always their bread and butter. Without the music tie in, why would people BOTHER with Myspace? I'm talking about it because my wife's band has used every medium known to mankind to promote themselves online and Myspace has been nothing but dead weight from the very beginning. Only bands and their most ardent fans go there. The rest are on Facebook. There is talk of selling Myspace, but who in their right mind would consider it? This will have some interesting implications for bands down the road. Many use Myspace as their de facto website, just pushing their domain name onto the customizable site. Now apparently, Reverbnation , a North Carolin

Check out my appearance on the The Toddcast Podcast

Click and watch the podcast recording of my appearance on the Toddcast Podcast Such a fun time!

New Life

It's weird, sad and slightly freeing. I've been headed towards a completely different life for a lot longer than I even knew. It took me a while to catch up to realize it was happening. Thankfully, I was cognizant enough to see it finally and mostly ready for it. It's amazing when you have the rug completely pulled out from underneath you. The adjustments are jarring. I made mistakes, but like most I learned from them, adapted, and tried my best to do better. The reason you see that truck next to a storage place? That's the sum of my life right now. Never take for granted that you will work hard for something or someone, and it will end up meaning very little. You are guaranteed nothing, owed nothing, promised nothing. Anything and everything can be taken away in a heartbeat. I wrote this to my kids a while back: I tried to be the best father I could be based on what I knew when I knew it and how I could. One of the lessons for your life needs to be: you need to b

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