Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2012-08-05

By Wade Kwon

Sunday, July 29, 2012

#DailyBlogTip Speed up your blogging by learning and practicing the keyboard shortcuts for your platform. #
What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread #
#sundayread Guor Marial, who lost 8 siblings in civil war, to run Olympic marathon for South Sudan: http://t.co/F8n5SqKb #
#sundayread The folly of striving to be a cool city, by Thomas Frank. http://t.co/eLb1Jfft #
#sundayread Why Most Mass Murderers Are Privileged White Men, @hugoschwyzer.: http://t.co/JV4otXcP (RT @strickel) #
#sundayread US poverty rate to rise to levels unseen in nearly 5 decades: http://t.co/HyUtzW2A (RT @cynical_bombast) #
#sundayread The underrated importance of visual cues in effective communication: http://t.co/oknwIDbz #
#sundayread A beginner’s guide to Alice Munro: http://t.co/cbyICfZE (RT @anyavp) #
Hundreds of Bham restaurants are telling you where to eat today via Facebook: http://t.co/jn4rBbAT #bhameats #
#sundayread Mindful Leadership, by @Bill_George: http://t.co/u8d6l0zL (via @Ormspeaks) #
#sundayread Flashback: How to bridge the gap between social media and business communities: http://t.co/JYwpOczY #
#sundayread Men are from earth, women are from earth. Deal with it. By @mscduffy: http://t.co/nGl0nDHt (RT @heatherbrezo) #
#sundayread What really happens at SEC Media Days, by @thomaslake: http://t.co/6QeAoecV #
#sundayread The sludge of pandering, ostentation in Silicon Valley, by @nickbilton: http://t.co/kS587WSS (via @sunaynat) #
#sundayread Batman fights grassroots socialist commie movement, loses taxable assets: http://t.co/AwHfxdpH (via @crewless) #
#sundayread A Life Worth Ending: A son’s plea to let his mother go, by @MichaelWolffNYC. http://t.co/yissEHxP #
#sundayread Addicted to Longing for Something, by @Carina_Chocano: http://t.co/pIF9GvKt (via @Malbonnington @annaloop) #

Monday, July 30

#DailyBlogTip The ebook in your future might come from the posts on your present site. #
Too often, people struggle in their careers because networking is always on back burner. Integrate it into your life now. #
Weird: Alabama fan Alston Noah wants to raise $1 million to donate to … Penn State. http://t.co/VpomQZx7 #rolltide #
SOCIAL MEDIA: Consultant’s diary: Winning the war on Pinterest: http://t.co/PfaCLfLU #
Character isn’t about what fast-food franchise you patronize. It’s about how you treat others. #
OLYMPICS: Kim Rhode, 1st American to medal in individual event in 5 consecutive Games. Awesome! http://t.co/asx6S4MB #
BLOGGING: @tferriss‘ favorite 21 WordPress plugins: http://t.co/xepujiP8 #blogging #
ADVANCE CRISIS: Ala. journalists’ “info is integral to the health of our city and way of life”: http://t.co/NGKGJyEu #
RT @tsnmike: 30 years ago, about 1% of Olympics was on TV. Now about 95%. People don’t appreciate progress. #
VIDEO: Olympics Opening Ceremony tribute to terrorism victims: http://t.co/BcmzAzQy (NBC showed Seacrest/Phelps segment) #
EDUCATION: Eufaula editorial says Birmingham school board embarrasses Alabama: http://t.co/wnM8TI0I #bham #alpolitics #
Tips, ideas, videos, links, how-tos, etc. in my free weekly Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://t.co/ydfRgeWc #

Tuesday, July 31

#DailyBlogTip If you solve a problem for readers in your posts, you might just win them for life. #
If the Olympics have taught me anything, it’s that fast and extremely fit people can do anything they set their minds to. #
Want to join me at 6 tonight for Birmingham Kitchen Table? Message me and go! #bham #
This is the most Likes I’ve ever gotten on a LinkedIn update … http://t.co/DLDL2ezG / http://t.co/6k2TQq1r #
Learn blogging, social media, marketing, more in the weekly Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://t.co/ydfRgeWc #
POE’S LAW: Facebook page crusades against 8/24 Phish concert in Pelham, Ala. http://t.co/w4LVvEci #bham #
Kyle Whitmire @warondumb departs @WeldBham, leading to online acrimony from the publisher: http://t.co/le5RKh5h #bham #
Not looking forward to “Skyfall” when Bond has his obligatory love scene with the Queen. #
“We now go live …” — said no one on the NBC Olympics team ever #
RIP Gore Vidal, 86, from pneumonia. Literary juggernaut, writer, essayist. http://t.co/MexdGGLZ #

Wednesday, Aug. 1

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: What do you and your business want to accomplish? Is blogging the best tool for the job? #
Kyle Whitmire’s Weld departure draws an eye-opening 70+ comments: http://t.co/3jehgTb8 #bham #
Hundreds of Bham restaurants are telling you where to eat today via Facebook: http://t.co/jn4rBbAT #bhameats #
OLYMPICS: Tell me your athlete body match! http://t.co/sx7RXpL1 I’m a female British marathoner, natch. #
Do I deserve to be on this @BPL Pinterest board? No. Am I staying? Hell yes. http://t.co/pjsNc5Lm #bham #
words with friends: The coven shared its / secrets, whispers of truth that / were concealed as dirt. #haikuhumpday #
FOOD: Local Farmers Go Online to Sell Direct to Chefs: http://t.co/BFGHcOTH (RT @foodrevival) #
Sad: More people will visit or boycott Chick-Fil-A today than vote in November. #
We saw a journalist lose and regain his Twitter account. Here’s how I got my Pinterest account back. http://t.co/WMTtWrnS #
Today’s depressing must-read: Live trial transcript on Bham school superintendant firing: http://t.co/UgES4wZU #bham #bhamboe #
BLOGGING: How Guest Posting Propelled One Site From 0 to 100,000 Customers: http://t.co/ApCstVAl #blogging #
SOCIAL MEDIA: “The Social Media ROI Cookbook” by @jowyang: http://t.co/iJou52f8 (via @JasonFalls) #
Equestrian: Technically, the horse should get the medal and ascend the podium, no? #
Latest @APTV drama: COO resigns in protest: http://t.co/Jl33GRsj. Commission lawyers up: http://t.co/wftRgmay #alpolitics #
OLYMPICS: Photo essay of all Summer Games since 1900: http://t.co/Ipy8cgWu #
OLYMPICS: Maybe by 2016, NBC can turn the Games into a giant reality show … but until then: http://t.co/yTts7Pb5 #
Every once in a while, you stumble upon something that resonates … http://t.co/FRzSTJeb #

Thursday, Aug. 2

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: For blog name, using a topic is less personal, but has better resale value. #
All things blogging and social. Free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://t.co/ydfRgeWc #
Warning: Possibly the sexiest newsletter you’ll read today. http://t.co/Ey2yAC0k #
OLYMPICS: San Jose Mercury News photojournalist @NhatVMeyer goes behind the scenes in his blog: http://t.co/RYpqEBiV #
ADVANCE CRISIS: Cleveland·com, pennlive·com, syracuse·com infected by redesign [http://t.co/VPGOUVbJ]. And new fonts, colors for nola·com. #
Oscar nominee “The Barber of Birmingham” @BarberofBirmDoc to air on @POVdocs, 10p 8/9 on @APTV: http://t.co/Kcup82Hf #bham #
MEMES: Love flipping through all the “Condescending Wonka” pics … http://t.co/A86rb4xQ #
Everyone loves a gossipy media story. This one started last Thursday downtown … http://t.co/VGpWuIz7 #bham #
Latest @APTV drama: Anniston Star editorial says public should know about reasons behind firings: http://t.co/zUQffl2j #
OLYMPICS: Warmup for tonight’s women’s all-around gymnastics event. Shocking. http://t.co/JJRmzwcg (via @brightsides) #
OLYMPICS: Why are athletes wearing funky body tape? http://t.co/0hbH34Gz #london2012 #

Friday, Aug. 3

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: For blog name, using your name has high branding value, but almost no chance of resale. #
FACEBOOK: Are clickbots fraudulently driving ad revenue? http://t.co/ADi9knj3 #
WEB: Google sponsoring free business workshop: SEO, build a website. Thu, @WorkPlayBham: http://t.co/8OSTXc6T #bham #
Three cheers: They make great sharing on Twitter possible for me! http://t.co/23Jbr8vp #
JOURNALISM: Study says newspapers fail in providing adequate congressional election coverage: http://t.co/Q3rvHc7H #
EDUCATION: @VickiiHowell sings the praises of Alabama school superintendent Tommy Bice: http://t.co/e2ciHNPh #bham #
I used Storify to catalog a community’s sharp reaction to a media “divorce.” http://t.co/oSHNgnCT #
Looking for ideas for your LinkedIn profile? Take a look at mine: http://t.co/GdMSzYWt #
The closest we’ll ever get to a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon. http://t.co/JCabUOfR. I adore this site! (h/t @btw01) #
GAMING: In Virtual Play, Sex Harassment Is All Too Real: http://t.co/qj0QYrc9 #
Latest @APTV drama: Montgomery Independent editor implores governor to save network: http://t.co/1IPvqdch #alpolitics #
NBC: You don’t like our 10-hour tape delay. Fine, here’s 16-year-old gymnastics highlights. #nbcfail #london2012 #
VIDEO: Bane’s voice in “The Dark Knight Rises” reminds me of this stupid “Seinfeld” bit … http://t.co/TN8kuXUP #
See NBC’s Facebook “fans” add tirades to Wall over terrible Olympics coverage: http://t.co/s0Tf21t2 #nbcfail #london2012 #

Saturday, Aug. 4

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: A graphic artist and photographer can help your site launch with polished, distinct look. #
From media releases to Google+, all in the free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://t.co/Z6BKE3Lx #
Coalition for Juvenile Justice includes Judge Brian Huff among 9 recognized nationally: http://t.co/jTJh5YGU #bham #
TV: Say you want to watch “Battlestar Galactica” (2004) but not all ~80 hours … a handy guide: http://t.co/ATrFRFMH #
My pals at @Freshfully, @TheRelax Report win @BhamBizJrnl‘s Entrepreneur Spotlight! http://t.co/91gS5IR2 #bham #
Whenever there’s trouble, we’re there on the double! Mr. Bloodhound isn’t here. #
FONTS: 25 New Typefaces You Need to Know About: http://t.co/YX2xQPdS #
JOURNALISM: Obama administration fights transparency on national security issues: http://t.co/ebddVqrY (via @jayrosen_nyu) #
OLYMPICS: Online video quality BBC > NBC for 100m fly event. http://t.co/arMN2kOs (via @kennysmith) #nbcfail #london2012 #
Consultant’s diary: Winning the war on Pinterest: http://t.co/WMTtWrnS #
Those lovable Paternos, always looking out for No. 1, by @GreggDoyelCBS: http://t.co/egp2yABf (via @tstephensCBS) #