Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2012-01-22

Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012

#DailyBlogTip Wade Kwon’s rule: Content first. Monetization second (or never). #
What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread #
#sundayread What does less factory work mean for us? “Making It in America” by @pm_adamdavidson: http://t.co/rl6okgTL #
#sundayread How to Win Awards and Influence Readers, slides for my Wordcamp Birmingham talk: http://t.co/YqhVxcZl #
#sundayread How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body: http://t.co/N56BNFzf #
#sundayread Young, Black and Frisked by the NYPD, by Nicholas K. Peart: http://t.co/u28nbqGM (via @kristenmstewart) #
#sundayread Most interesting thing I read in weeks: The secret language of stamps: http://t.co/XZooodlH (RT @brainpicker) #
#sundayread Newspaper front pages from Ala., La. on 2011 BCS National Championship game: http://t.co/NOH9yLH9 #
#sundayread As child, she inspired charity running phenomenon. Now, she runs. http://t.co/eu5vOSaA (RT @kristenmstewart) #
#sundayread The Greatest Running Shoe Never Sold, by @BobParks: http://t.co/Zu5JTFWt (RT @lou_dubois) #
#sundayread Novice discovers extreme fear of conducting professional orchestra. http://t.co/SFYSL42E (RT @matthiasrascher) #
#sundayread Used to be called “hitchhiking.” How slugging takes thousands of cars off DC highways: http://t.co/wjSaSsMw #
#sundayread In the age of iPad, not “How should novels be?” but “Why write novels at all?” http://t.co/V1HGCaTT #
#sundayread Soaring feral cat/dog numbers, and cities’ inability to deal with them, by @Will_Doig: http://t.co/C0nI41Kf #
#sundayread 10 Awesome Ad Campaigns You’ve Never Heard Of: http://t.co/0thIydvS #
#sundayread Why I refused to go to school, by @jennashworth: http://t.co/pocleOwN #

Monday, Jan. 16

#DailyBlogTip For the Martin Luther King Day of Service today, donate your post to a local nonprofit org. #
Great job by @saracannon on Wordcamp Birmingham this weekend! Conference grew and prospered under her direction. #wpyall #
Bham freelancers: @kellyhousholder starting a freelance meetup group. Contact her to sign up: http://t.co/vOofJNOf #
VIDEO: Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! A look at the life of the civil rights leader: http://t.co/8tporO43 #
.@AlabamaBloggers lunch, 11:30a 2/3 at @JimNNicksBBQ Homewood. http://t.co/EB8jZe9Z #AlaBlogMeet #
Google+ traffic leaps 55% in December: http://t.co/pksKqXCv (via @mitchjoel @shelisrael) #
PROJECT: Cardboard Desk Lamp, the perfect item to light up my Cardboard Kindle: http://t.co/AKAlqUIR #
MLK Day spotlight: Alabama Social Media Association: http://t.co/YfIJf0cr #ALsocme #
From media releases to Google+, all in the free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://t.co/Ye5CKylM #
Good thoughts for @JennWarren85, who ceded her iPhone to me for 48 hours for a voluntary tethering sabbatical. #guineapig #

Tuesday, Jan. 17

#DailyBlogTip Read http://t.co/jOaEkn6H for tips, ideas and trends in blogging. #
VIDEO: Scott Douglas of Greater Birmingham Ministries discusses HB56 on “The Colbert Report”: http://t.co/jmKzzsA1 #bham #
SLIDES: Take a look at my new presentation on advanced content marketing: http://t.co/YqhVxcZl #wpyall #
On pins and needles: What are you pushing on Pinterest? http://t.co/X1XlSVgc #
Million dollar idea: Exercise DVDs with alternate voice tracks: regular, drill sergeant, inspiring, music, ocean sounds. #
It’s 24 hours since @JennWarren85 ceded her iPhone to me for a voluntary 48-hour tethering sabbatical. #48hoursphonefree #
GALLERY: 40 dramatic pictures of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster: http://t.co/lJX5CpmY #

Wednesday, Jan. 18

#DailyBlogTip I got rid of Google Adsense on my blogs. Maybe you should, too. #
friendly coaching advice: No matter how loud / I yell at the flat screen, the / QB doesn’t hear. #haikuhumpday #
Thoughts on WordCamp Birmingham 2012, by Richard @AR_Kirby: http://t.co/Ot8ey1Tk #wpyall #
AMAZING: Cardboard Creations: 45 Recycled Works of Art: http://t.co/jqYxuk6i (via @DarrellOQuinn) #
HURRY: @wordcampatl has 15 tickets available right now for sold out conference Feb. 3-4, $40: http://t.co/OEiEhFOr #wcatl #
Pro tip: What Senators understand: calls, letters. What they don’t understand: site blackouts. #
Being a journalist is tough. And being a vegetarian on top of that … http://t.co/wLm8Seih #
Just started a Hangout. Come discuss SOPA/PIPA for the next 45 minutes live! http://t.co/3Muaz0wM #
“Survivor: One World” cast includes Monroeville, Ala., student Colton Cumbie: http://t.co/bYSwkPQH / http://t.co/yBMv8Ya8 #
Has @JennWarren85 survived her 48-hr tethering sabbatical? Does she remember what her iPhone looks like? #48hoursphonefree #

Thursday, Jan. 19

#DailyBlogTip Reach out to another blogger by e-mail, or even by phone. Build your network one connection at a time. #
Today’s Bham Living Social mentions a special website, w/ @foodimentary … http://t.co/knVekGA3 (h/t @iGoBOGO) #
Facebook rolls out 60 apps for Timeline: http://t.co/iKF5CXeq #
VIDEO: 20 years of annoyed grunts. Spoiler: Homer says “d’oh” a lot. http://t.co/IZLpM4Lc #
Little jealous of Chattanooga: 1st city in Western Hemisphere offering 1GB/sec. Internet service: http://t.co/iZU3sGFs #
Tell me your deepest, darkest Pinterest secrets. Confession is good for the soul. http://t.co/X1XlSVgc #
TONIGHT: “Donnie Darko” at @bwcitypaper Thursday Club Cinema at @ALTheatre: http://t.co/LtjIB5mi #bham #
New client = good day. Today is a good day! #
TV: “Archer” returns tonight! Judy Greer talks about Cheryl, “totally bitchy and crazy and slutty”: http://t.co/XZFFtODj #
What’s needed in newsrooms is clear, but will colleges & journalism students step up? By @mattwaite: http://t.co/0JQbm2dV #
VIDEO: Scott Douglas of Greater Birmingham Ministries discusses HB56 on “The Colbert Report”: http://t.co/jmKzzsA1 #bham #
In @nvyoung‘s #wpyall photos, I spy @saracannon, @acsearles, @mjschindler, @meremo, @coloringblue: http://t.co/BGohz7Ip #

Friday, Jan. 20

#DailyBlogTip It’s not about the blogging platform I recommend. It’s about the one that helps you go faster. #
REALTORS: Are you a socially savvy agent? My video Q&A with Tom @appraisalsource has great tips: http://t.co/zTdQS1s3 #
My spotlight on a favorite nonprofit group: Alabama Social Media Association: http://t.co/YfIJf0cr #ALsocme #
LAST CHANCE: Tell me about your Pinterest page, and win a free blog post: http://t.co/X1XlSVgc #
RIP Etta James, 73, died from complications from leukemia. 6-time Grammy winner, “At Last.” http://t.co/NZwppXiX #
My Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: The smartest way to clutter your Inbox. Free signup: http://t.co/Ye5CKylM #
SLIDES: My new presentation on advanced content marketing: http://t.co/YqhVxcZl #wpyall #
Bham: Mobile/Social Marketing Project Manager 3-month position available. Message me if interested. #
Looks like @bonappetit is joining the Southern cuisine trend: http://t.co/7mbfQ7Tc (via @MagicCity_Mama @angelpostell) #
63% of US households spend 35% more on technology bills than on utilities: http://t.co/L3bQkgWK (RT @TomMartin) #
Enjoying a celebration dinner with @seankelley, @thechubbybird, @liquifried, @jenbarnett. (@ Mr. Chen’s) http://t.co/twAEQMoX #

Saturday, Jan. 21

#DailyBlogTip Offer to do guest posts for your favorite blogs. You’ll almost never be turned down. #
RIP Joe Paterno, 85, Penn State coach for 46 yrs, from lung cancer. Fired for Sandusky abuse scandal. http://t.co/oDMPjHSQ #
CBS Sports backpedaling, blaming Penn State student site Onward State, which has retracted Joe Paterno death story. #
The free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter – learn right from your Inbox: http://t.co/Ye5CKylM #

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