Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2012-04-29

Sunday, April 22, 2012

• #DailyBlogTip Even high-traffic blogs receive few comments. Not best metric for determining site quality or audience. #
• What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread #
• #sundayread World Book Night is Monday. And I have free books just for you. http://t.co/9u4YWS4s #
• #sundayread 2 years after Gulf oil spill, BP’s Tony Hayward pockets $17.7 million. Happy Earth Day! http://t.co/jN2TzC0i #
• #sundayread RIP Facts. Obit by @RexHuppke. http://t.co/vKSSBoJb #
• #sundayread A drive up I-65. My trip to PodCamp Nashville: http://t.co/kbZIuSXW #
• #sundayread What does it mean when no book wins the Pulitzer for fiction? By Ann Patchett. http://t.co/Kb0uJwYe #
• #sundayread Why legacy-newspaper media reporters get their own industry so wrong. http://t.co/ee4o74VB (via @SecondFront) #
• #sundayread Flashback: The April 27 tornadoes on newspaper front pages around the world. http://t.co/YSHKNJ6k #
• My tweets, now in convenient Facebook form. Subscribe here: http://t.co/0IDh29Sl #
• #sundayread How Pulitzer contender “On Shaky Ground” developed at California Watch, by @atompkins: http://t.co/YvjYGtJS #
• #sundayread Food’s Biggest Scam: The Great Kobe Beef Lie. http://t.co/ZHp9Plvq (RT @louisianagirl91) #
• #sundayread What Apple’s Ebook Fiasco Means for Amazon and the Book Business: http://t.co/iYUXL0Pz (RT @blondishnet) #
• #sundayread The Guardian’s Open 20: The Top Fighters for Internet Freedom. http://t.co/REDArrfa (RT @jayrosen_nyu) #
• #sundayread Is Time Travel Real? Physicists Say It Happens All The Time. By Adam Hadhazy. http://t.co/pU58aJOU #
• #sundayread How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave, by David Bacon: http://t.co/slkM4Bke #
• #sundayread Good night, Pat Summitt. http://t.co/O85dOz3X #

• #DailyBlogTip Any blog can have tons of posts. Community takes dedication, interaction and camaraderie. #
• 67 counties vote in Alabama runoffs Tue. Guess which one doesn’t have sample ballots yet? http://t.co/lJWxyyOt #alpolitics #
• EDUCATION: List ranks @Montevallo among 20 worst in US for lifetime earnings vs. tuition: http://t.co/YdnOLDKc #bham #
• COMMUNICATION: When compliments go wrong: http://t.co/n5XW4Ly1 #
• Happy Confederate Memorial Day to 1.3 million black Alabama residents! They gave their lives so you could remain property. #
• I give away great advice on communication in the free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://t.co/Z6BPbDUH #
• Giving out free books tonight at @81churchstreet from 5 to 6:30 for World Book Night. Come on by! #bham #wbnamerica #
• RT @IvanUnderscoreF: I didn’t realize how large of a problem this is in our society. http://t.co/LXcPw1Th #
• Stranger: Let’s connect on LinkedIn. Me: No thanks, but let’s meet soon. Stranger: You’re too arrogant. Me: ??? #whysocialmediasucks #
• Plus-plus-dash: Don’t end conversations abruptly. Say 2 positive things (++), and specify time and method to resume (-). #
• Photog extraordinaire @lnweatherspoon at @81churchstreet for #wbnamerica (Sorry, @riceandi, forgot to snap pic.) http://t.co/rgIVr9Sz #
• Come to @81churchstreet for a free book, free coffee and #wbnamerica fun! (@ Churchstreet Coffee And Books) [pic]: http://t.co/ecl0y7NC #

• #DailyBlogTip Share your blog posts via social media over and over. Rewrite and refocus. Promote your good content. #
• POLLS OPEN in Alabama for primary runoff elections till 7 tonight. Go vote, then see WadeonBirmingham|com for results! #
• VIDEO: Why the Ala. school board took control of Birmingham schools. Exhibit A, your honor. http://t.co/wNlOieTD #bham #
• SALES: How to Woo Prospects Without Giving Your Ideas Away, by @CarlaYoung: http://t.co/9fS6CbSg (RT @RedheadWriting) #
• Readers are rock stars! A look at the World Book Night giveaway in Birmingham. http://t.co/dhV3fGar #bham #wbnamerica #
• Ready for #alsocme with @redheadwriting! (@ Hill Event Center) http://t.co/yUMw46m7 #
• Content farms 1, newspapers 0. Chicago Tribune outsources hyperlocal news to content farm Journatic: http://t.co/WU3UPQKq #
• 6 hours left to vote in Alabama’s primary runoff elections. Drop by WadeonBirmingham|com tonight for results! #alpolitics #
• Free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter – your weekly guide to blogging, social media: http://t.co/Z6BPbDUH #
• 56th one to vote at my precinct just now. Bad city, county, school leaders come from you not voting today. #alpolitics #
• POLL CLOSE IN 1 HOUR. Look for Alabama primary runoff results on WadeonBirmingham|com later tonight. #alpolitics #
• Vote 2012: Ala. primary runoff results. Winners: Hughey, Burks, Cavanaugh, Dixon. http://t.co/n3O3tc6l #alpolitics #

• #DailyBlogTip Start comment club with 10 reliable bloggers. Trade comments on member sites regularly. -@johnchow #
• a pint for courage: One more tug of beer, / a sip and a gulp. Ready / for trouble, as such. #haikuhumpday #
• Newspapers should’ve invented and mastered Groupon model. Instead, @aldotcom dumps its daily deal: http://t.co/ODkoRl7U #
• I wish other broadcast journalists pondered ethics in coverage as much as @Spann does. http://t.co/LoOlWIyP #alwx #
• What happens when a dozen Birminghamians blanket the city with free books? This –> http://t.co/r3XuwFwy #bham #
• Results from Tuesday’s primary runoff for Alabama and Birmingham metro area: http://t.co/zFEcoyWz #alpolitics #
• I love the thoughtful comments on my latest post about how to give meaningful compliments. http://t.co/n5XW4Ly1 #
• New @Shawn_Colvin makes everything better. New CD AND her memoir, “Diamond in the Rough,” out 6/5! http://t.co/cYUgFj0n #
• What Money Can’t Buy: The Skyboxification of American Life: http://t.co/RQVm1w1R (RT @jengraham) #
• STYLE: The 8 T-shirts Every Guy Needs: http://t.co/ZmwVpmbf. Dudes, read this. #tshirtsaresexy (RT @eternallyelisa) #
• Your Inbox tutorial on blogging and social media. Free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://t.co/Z6BPbDUH #
• NEWSPAPERS: 8 strategies for reaching elusive young readers: http://t.co/KNwv4Ec2 #
• Great tips! A Journalist’s Guide to Doing Social Media, by @tanyaott1: http://t.co/qvBVt7hz #
• Say goodbye to this Southside mural, Birmingham. http://t.co/llKbC2LY #bham #

• #DailyBlogTip Exclusive mobile content: dining tips, grocery lists for recipes, short stories, slideshows, fun videos. #
• A super secret message in Linn Park … http://t.co/pSVEaOe3 #bham #
• “VIDEO: “Revenge of the Electric Car.” ★★★☆ A sequel of sorts to “Who Killed the Electric Car?” http://t.co/Jn5GQCMU #
• I am spoiled. Your Craigslist must be this awesome for me to notice … http://t.co/6wsQF65Z #
• The Bham Blogging Academy e-newsletter. Usually Mondays, sometimes Tue/Wed. Always weekly. http://t.co/Z6BPbDUH #

• #DailyBlogTip Photos to use: ones you shot, public domain, bought stock photos, Creative Commons, secured permission. #
• Meet me for lunch at @Freshoffthebun Vietnamese food truck at @MagicCityAart today at 11:30 for some bahn mi! #
• Having bahn mi for lunch at @magiccityart. #bham (@ Linn Park) http://t.co/1kacPtnC #
• Did I ever tweet you? Check here. http://t.co/5QNe2QqM #
• April 27, 2011. We mourn the 252 souls lost in Alabama, when more than 60 tornadoes tore through our towns. #
• If you need more metal, Dethklok is coming. “Metalocalypse” returns Sunday. http://t.co/uPHKD81u #

• #DailyBlogTip Support plugin developers by buying their work or donating directly to them. #
• All things blogging and social. Free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://t.co/Z6BPbDUH #
• New Yorker covers too hot to handle!!! http://t.co/dzv1UrJn #
• BLOGS: Gawker continues to reinvent the mass commenting system … http://t.co/edkQgpc3 #
• Pew: 17 percent of Americans get no news daily. http://t.co/aS99bp1a #democracyfail #
• How do you compliment someone? http://t.co/n5XW4Ly1 #
• The night we gave away hundreds of books across Birmingham. http://t.co/sBnlbDhs #

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