Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2011-07-31

Sunday, July 24, 2011

#DailyBlogTip What to look for in a platform: flexibility, cost, design, support, expandability, number of users. #
What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread #
#sundayread Social suicide: Wade Kwon rants against competitive social campaigns for nonprofits. http://itswa.de/o69Kik #
#sundayread Birmingham-based Books-A-Million to become 2nd largest U.S. bookseller: http://bit.ly/n0ieKL #
#sundayread A gunman in Norway kills at least 85 in a methodical island rampage: http://nyti.ms/pGo0OT #
#sundayread Flashback: Three of these Top 5 Scorching Sites of Bham from 2006 are still active. http://itswa.de/nMhNSV #
#sundayread Alabama the Beautiful has long since become Alabama the Pollutable: http://bit.ly/p3RLpQ #
#sundayread For $1,800, an ex-cop will make your problem child someone else’s problem: http://bit.ly/qA7TkL #
#sundayread Birmingham, nominate your favorite nonprofit group for recognition. http://mcpo.st/yourcause #
#sundayread Should Cities Drive Food Trucks Off the Streets? by @kimseverson: http://nyti.ms/oobWgp (via @cturnip) #
#sundayread How an Alabama Klansman conned the world into believing he was a gentle Texas novelist: http://bit.ly/q6QMzv #
#sundayread The life lessons from 76 episodes of “Friday Night Lights”: http://es.pn/r5BkV1 #
#sundayread My advice to a friend who needs help on whether to hire an SEO specialist: http://bit.ly/pzGE7c #
#sundayread “A paranoid’s dreamy nightmare”: Did the CIA fake a vaccination campaign? http://ow.ly/1uIyf1 (via @jthrashr) #
#sundayread Revisiting tragedy of boxer Davey Moore, who died after ’63 bout: http://lat.ms/q08JLq (via @louisianagirl91) #
#sundayread Can Google institutionalize an innovative mindset? http://onforb.es/rtOdYI (via @louisianagirl91) #

Monday, July 25

#DailyBlogTip Follow the rule of the Internet for each post: Be interesting, be informative or be entertaining. #
Just because you have an iPhone doesn’t make you a photographer. Here’s why your photos suck: http://bit.ly/qsmGcm #
Twitter drives 4 times as much traffic as you think it does: http://bit.ly/mRtNTA (RT @JimMacMillan) #
Social suicide: Wade Kwon rants against competitive social campaigns for nonprofits. http://itswa.de/o69Kik #
Learn about communicating better in the free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://itswa.de/bba-newsletter #
Cross words hidden in the crosswords by News of the World writers. http://tgr.ph/oE1b9d (via @ebertchicago) #

Tuesday, July 26

#DailyBlogTip Higher purpose of your blog could be serving others, through fund-raising, volunteering, informing. #
Alternatives to nutrition facts label (but I think official one is elegant): http://ckne.ws/mH041O (via @michaelpollan) #
“Massive failure of disclosure” by freelancer who wrote Seattle Weekly cover story. http://journ.us/pBC3bi (RT @Poynter) #
Someone’s getting a treat … (@ Gigi’s Cupcakes) [pic]: http://4sq.com/qJ5Nnj #
Ex-Bham News reporter @rapsheet criticized for tweeting bef/after Patriots’ owner’s wife’s funeral: http://bit.ly/pquhPH #
Birmingham, this will make you mad. http://mcpo.st/rrQ3A7 #bham #

Wednesday, July 27

#DailyBlogTip One great way to make your posts better before publishing? Cut excess words. As many as you can. #
All in? How to Migrate Your Facebook Account and Data to Google+: http://lifehac.kr/oFXvrp #
“Good Songs” is a common playlist name on Spotify. And a commonly misused one. #
Ready for our #alsocme guests! (@ Hill Event Center w/ @writeousbabe) [pic]: http://4sq.com/r23xnd #
Fantastic #ALsocme crowd! Thanks to Hill Event Center @altheatre and @urbancookhouse! http://twitpic.com/5wr2x3 #
Who’s gonna miss two little trees … ? http://mcpo.st/rrQ3A7 #bham #
The header alone is full of win. Scary, scary win. http://craftastrophe.net #
Franklin Biggs’ great pesto recipe: 2c basil, 1/4c browned garlic, 1/4c pinenuts, 1/2c parmesan or asiago, 1/2c olive oil. #
Alabama’s tornado tragedy 3 three months ago today. Death toll 243, countless others injured. #WeAreAlabama (RT @spann) #

Thursday, July 28

#DailyBlogTip Experimenting with topics and approaches can be a way to expand your audience or escape a rut. #
$15,000 revenue in 24 hours for ebook that was repurposed tech review blog post: http://jr.ly/bbdv (via @jayrosen_nyu) #
Minimalist Posters for Your Favorite Childrenâ€™s Stories: http://bit.ly/nDZagy (h/t @ikepigott) #

Friday, July 29

#DailyBlogTip Speed up your blogging by learning and practicing the keyboard shortcuts for your platform. #
Stephen @whoatemyblog made a major life decision. Cheer. Him. On. http://bit.ly/osGpeX #
Appalling. Hardest hit during April tornadoes, Alabama receives *least* FEMA help among states: http://bit.ly/ruOj6Z #
SeeTweet maps words/phrases in geographic context. (Great biz potential for brand mapping.) Try it: http://bit.ly/pfPa9E #
Your Inbox tutorial on blogging and social media. Free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://itswa.de/bba-newsletter #
Video: Jean-Ralphio, a celebration. Enjoy, “Parks and Recreation” fans. http://bit.ly/nHt7R8 #
Trolls? Anonymous commenters? This is how I handle ‘em … http://mcpo.st/rrQ3A7 #

Saturday, July 30

#DailyBlogTip The ebook in your future might come from the posts on your present site. #
What do you think of this imagined redesign of NYTimes.com? http://bit.ly/mRjN3A #

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