Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2012-05-13

By Wade Kwon

Sunday, May 6, 2012

What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread #
#sundayread Technically, Bill Johnson is living out a common male fantasy. Technically. http://t.co/3LrRcepy #
#sundayread Are more unpaid internships exploiting the terrible job market? http://t.co/vS7CzAj9 #
#sundayread Q&A with author Neil Gaiman @neilhimself: http://t.co/FbvZzjoo #
#sundayread Catch her if you can: The bizarre story of “Sarah Phillips” and ESPN, by @koblin. http://t.co/G5DD7o7e #
#sundayread The World’s Greatest Con Man: http://t.co/G28p5hXa #
#sundayread Flashback: 2 years ago, Hank Williams wins a posthumous Pulitzer special citation: http://t.co/nNx24wYf #
#sundayread Rodney King, 20 years on: “I had to learn to forgive.” http://t.co/OiqjfyCl #
#sundayread Why fiction is good for you, by Jonathan Gottschall: http://t.co/DCI3cijE #
Learn about communicating better in the free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://t.co/Z6BPbDUH #
#sundayread A brush with death persuaded me to go from fat to fit, by @ajjacobs: http://t.co/zl4QOyIa #
#sundayread Flashback: Dear graduates: Before you conquer the world, go see it for yourself. http://t.co/gbXnbMjo #
#sundayread How Chicago house got its groove back, by Michaelangelo Matos @matoswk75: http://t.co/uhI62HjE #
#sundayread The frequent fliers who flew too much, by @kenbensinger: http://t.co/VdDQXzFW (RT @louisianagirl91) #
RIP George Lindsey, Jasper, Ala., native and Goober on “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Hee Haw”: http://t.co/YUrB4PmV #
#SundayRead The Imperiled Promise of College, by @frankbruni: http://t.co/EukXcKpm (RT @jaredasutton) #
#sundayread Is Alabama out of running for new car plants? by @Dawn_Kent http://t.co/Ix71mTm0 (via @JohnMcCarter80) #

Monday, May 7

#DailyBlogTip A top security measure is regular offsite backups of your blog. Don’t wait till catastrophe strikes. #
My weekly Bham Blogging Academy newsletter. Learn for free from me: http://t.co/Z6BPbDUH #
SPORTS: @BuzzBissinger says to ban college football, citing Alabama and UAB: http://t.co/pycWD39S (via @atompkins) #
TV: Bham’s @CBS42, 16 other New Vision TV stations sold to Providence, RI-based LIN Media for $330m: http://t.co/uGlUsaCg #
INFOGRAPHIC: Benefits of Blogging for Businesses: http://t.co/rx0D1Wwl #blogging #
Each time I work with someone on their LinkedIn profile, it reminds me of the items I should (and will) fix on my own. #
Cornell wins Ivy League baseball championship in 11th inning over Dartmouth: http://t.co/CUuJWT71 #
RT @beardfoundation: Best Chef: South: @chrishastings00, Hot and Hot Fish Club, #bham #

Tuesday, May 8

#DailyBlogTip Shorter headlines work better than longer ones. Five to seven words, tops. #
RIP Maurice Sendak, Author of ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ dead at 83. (RT @largeheartedboy: @nytimes) #
SOCIAL MEDIA: Using @ifttt to quickly make Twitter lists of your retweeters or chat participants: http://t.co/pWKmVVQY #
JOURNALISM: Alt-weeklies using apps, social media marketing to survive through innovation: http://t.co/FpAb5fy9 #
What did Bham centers get from disabled veterans “charity”? Cough drops, hand sanitizer, M&Ms. http://t.co/COu5t74Y #bham #
My day at @Freshfully. http://t.co/QvDykZWM #bhameats #
BLOGGING: 11 Topic Ideas for Nonprofits: http://t.co/m6Mc66EH #blogging #
GREENSPACE: Hoover adding 99 acres to 250-acre Moss Rock Preserve for $5.35 million: http://t.co/6s4nTeg6 #bham #
All things blogging and social. Free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://t.co/Z6BPbDUH #
The smart move? Bring 30 parents with video cameras next time. Then 100. http://t.co/9bY2Ffpo #alpolitics #
CONTENT MARKETING: Adventures in retail: The story of a super market. http://t.co/lj9K7lX6 #
IMAGE: Earth’s water visualized in volume compared to rest of planet: http://t.co/BSdSfDXK (RT @thinkgeek @AGrumpyOldMan1) #

Wednesday, May 9

#DailyBlogTip Have you asked your community for help? A strong blogger and a strong community deserve each other. #
guest for breakfast: All the bird wanted / was a little company / and our granola. #haikuhumpday #
PHOTOS: Me posing with pretty ladies at a grocery store. http://t.co/HsFJOHU5 Yes, you must look. #
SOCIAL MEDIA: What food trucks can teach us, by @courtneyseiter: http://t.co/j9RJePgD (via @JusticeMitchell) #
MOVIES: @FilmCritHulk on Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk in “The Avengers”: http://t.co/Zk9Qu6sN (via @crewless @WonderMillFilms) #
FOOD: Why the campaign to stop U.S. obesity crisis keeps failing, by @garytaubes: http://t.co/ohPoFTwT (RT @jehawbaker) #
Airplane seats in US are designed to keep people 170 lbs. and smaller safe. Might be time for an update. (RT @atompkins) #
ADVERTISING: Why a local Chicago digital ad network failed, by @vouchey: http://t.co/w1FmIcOY (via @LynneMarek) #
DESIGN: 100 ideas that changed graphic design: http://t.co/W1DVaL2M (RT @largeheartedboy) #
If we know each other, you should be in my special LinkedIn network: http://t.co/GdMX7z5D #
TV: Birmingham’s @TaylorRHicks among celebrity bachelors on Fox’s “The Choice”: http://t.co/kg2dMR2H #bham #
CAREERS: When Choosing a Job, Culture Matters: http://t.co/Kj4aogHD #

Thursday, May 10

#DailyBlogTip No amount of marketing will sell an inactive blog. Some time must always go to content creation. #
Freshfully, part 1: An inside look at Birmingham’s newest grocery store. http://t.co/QvDykZWM #bhameats #
Pinterest is my playground. See what I’m sharing today: http://t.co/AxguY82i #
Freshfully, part 2: The importance of having a great story. http://t.co/lj9K7lX6 #
Meningitis almost killed me at 18 — instead, it gave my life purpose: http://t.co/uOquYB8G #
BLOGGING: My pal @MelissaHCrane shares a surprising lesson from food blogging: http://t.co/uXwQseLo #blogging #
♫ Muscle Shoals’ The Secret Sisters to perform on “Front Row Center,” 11p Saturday on @APTV ♫ http://t.co/7vGurEw1 #
TV: Bham’s @CourteneyCox gets 4th season of “Cougar Town,” as show jumps from ABC to TBS in 2013: http://t.co/VPLxMIzu #
If that’s Time’s cover, I can’t wait to see the centerfold! #
If you use reusable grocery bags (and you should), please wash them regularly. Here’s why. http://t.co/f9Z4MHiW #

Friday, May 11

#DailyBlogTip Shake things up with surprises. Don’t be predictable; be interesting. Keep readers on their toes. #
Stronger. http://t.co/MEYxKdFc #
Two Birmingham farmers markets now accepting food stamps: http://t.co/CZOeQKeC #bhameats #
Who has 2 thumbs (maybe no testicles) and watched every episode of “Desperate Housewives” up to Sunday’s series finale? #
PHOTO: I can *never* relax as long as a misspelled word mocks me. http://t.co/4UKoDhLE #
STORYTELLING: How @KatMcAlister turned a 40-minute audio segment into a compelling 2.5-minute tale. http://t.co/uOquYB8G #
WORKING: What it’s like to work at Google: http://t.co/jrETPL2d #
USFL might return to Birmingham. Hoping that XFL, CFL, WLAF, etc. also return to form Avengers of mediocre pro football. #
An easy way to post Twitter conversations via Storify and Tweetbot: http://t.co/WCJImdPN #
SOCIAL MEDIA: Bitly says tweet 1-3p M-Th, update Facebook 3p Wed., post on Tumblr after 7p: http://t.co/QW33p5o3 #
The Bham Blogging Academy e-newsletter. Usually Mondays, sometimes Tue/Wed. Always weekly. http://t.co/Z6BPbDUH #

Saturday, May 12

#DailyBlogTip Tell your site developer to create mobile theme for your blog, focusing on content useful in the field. #
Nearly 40% of New York’s 911 Calls Are … Butt Dials: http://t.co/zS0eMzsD (RT @atompkins) #
$8,900 Bham City Council site is ho-hum (http://t.co/QdBRmROG), but Facebook page? A disaster. http://t.co/m9UrA5nT #bham #
Birmingham headlines, photos, videos, posts and more, on my fab Pinterest board: http://t.co/9uThYXde #bham #
TWITTER: Mediocre @JesseSSimmons has no interaction, few (dull) tweets, but 4,000+ followers. Your thoughts on how? #