Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2012-08-19

By Wade Kwon

Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: Most important feature to include is email capture system, for a newsletter or an ebook. #
What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread #
#sundayread Decades of willful ignorance: David Pelfrey narrates the decline of Birmingham schools. http://t.co/4TVMcBO6 #
#sundayread Alberto Salazar and the art of exhaustion, by @Malcgladwell: http://t.co/ZNegwksN (via @georgetalbot) #
#sundayread Infographic: NBC coverage breakdown of the 2012 Summer Olympics: http://t.co/iNoP9txY #
#sundayread How I Got a Kindle eBook Autographed by the Author, by Brett Kelly @inkedmn: http://t.co/gXUlWOkx #
#sundayread George Will says modern pro football is too dangerous for human body. http://t.co/Z7Y7mdZP (via @vsisson13) #
#sundayread @NiemanReports‘ special report on how news orgs verify info on social media: http://t.co/0jL6QdqJ #
#sundayread The Chase is the Thing, the Thing is the Chase: Learn to Love Failure, by @ChrisGethard: http://t.co/t9LXCctr #
#sundayread How to get nearly 150 retweets on Twitter: http://t.co/Wb9LHg4F #
#sundayread Apple, Amazon security flaws could wreck your digital life: http://t.co/LIHq38zH. 1 fix: http://t.co/y6lblyWS #
#sundayread The story behind Instagram, valued at $1 billion, by @StevenBertoni: http://t.co/yqGTYBPs (via @YelpBham) #
#sundayread Being David Hasselhoff, by @EmmaBrockes: http://t.co/zb6Q6y04 #
#sundayread Inside Mississippi’s last abortion clinic, owned by Diane Derzis (who owned Bham one): http://t.co/rpqpCT8F #
#sundayread Circus of the Oxford American: http://t.co/2Vs5MpxY / Marc Smirnoff’s bizarre retort: http://t.co/nDNxHpMY #
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#sundayread A Day in Naharia, by @jcafesin: http://t.co/AWba92kP #

Monday, Aug. 13

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: Stockpile completed posts, to get your blog off to a smooth start. #
If only all the medal counts had been done this way … http://t.co/mzq3h8qW (via @edsbs) #
MUSIC: ♫ @Alabama_Shakes to perform on @JimmyKimmelLive, 11 tonight on @ABC3340 ♫ http://t.co/EYsdL8Sw #musicmonday #
ADVANCE CRISIS: Bend over, Staten Island – you’re next. http://t.co/Thsi4n6D. 10th for makeover: http://t.co/VPGOUVbJ #
New “Red Dawn” occupying army? North Korea. More realistic: South Korea, North Dakota, American Samoa, TSA, PETA, KAOS. #
I’m proud of all Olympians. What dedication they have and what sacrifices they have made to be the elite of their sports. #
Printable Paper has more than 900 free templates for common styles: check register, graph, lined … http://t.co/JuViIHWn #
CAREER: 5 Questions Great Job Candidates Should Ask: http://t.co/W3q6WLSQ #
The big stories, as told by you. On my Storify page. http://t.co/XyUzSTFX #
After a long day of working on Facebook and Twitter, I just want to come home and relax on Twitter and Facebook. #
TV: Bham native @RickeySmiley‘s sitcom “The Rickey Smiley Show” debuts at 9p 9/18 on @THECW21: http://t.co/dVHRr7Y0 #bham #
VIDEO: NBC bravely cut hour of closing ceremonies for monkey sitcom. What you missed: http://t.co/7M4hTLid (via @alexweprin) #
Will new BP claims admin for 2010 Gulf oil spill respond quicker? http://t.co/rkXmsITx (via @KaraKennedy @georgetalbot) #

Tuesday, Aug. 14

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: It’s not the platform, the computer, the desk, the look. It’s you that makes it go. #
Perspective: I pay taxes in Birmingham for schools. But instead, I’m funding a circus. http://t.co/tVSlw23f #bham #
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Quick inspiration: “Twilight Zone’s” Rod Serling tells where ideas come from: http://t.co/JmiP7lIf (via @brainpicker) #
Sign my online petition to end online petitions. #
SOCIAL MEDIA: As explained by “Groundhog Day” … http://t.co/gnL8qubL #
TECHNOLOGY: Soon, we’ll all be replaced by Libby … http://t.co/Eut4XaHr #
JOURNALISM: Adventures in animated GIFs. http://t.co/ninsFb1b #
Fun kids’ project: How to Make a Marble Roller Coaster: http://t.co/xOvxwehK (RT @ShellyKramer @botbkc) #
VIDEO: 4.5-hour interview with legendary children’s TV host Fred Rogers: http://t.co/8B2926f1 #
VIDEO: ♫ Double shot of @Alabama_Shakes on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” ♫ http://t.co/JdiG0pWK / http://t.co/Y5awPLhX #

Wednesday, Aug. 15

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: Build time into your schedule for blogging, lest it become a non-priority. #
half a song: Lyrics blossom like / syllabic shoots. Music stays / stuck in hidden notes. #haikuhumpday #
Learn about communicating better in the free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://t.co/Z6BKE3Lx #
Great morning talking about Facebook pages for libraries. Look forward to gabfest lunch w/ @jenbarnett at @BottletreeCafe! #
You look at your blog and see few posts and failure. I look at it and see unlimited possibility to share your personality. #
*catches you staring at my updates* “Hey, take a screenshot … it’ll last longer!” #
WWKCD? http://t.co/N4Dz5HqO #alpolitics #whatwouldbonerdo #

Thursday, Aug. 16

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: Vow to make each post informative, inspiring or entertaining. Hopefully, all three. #
In the future, everyone will be a meme for 15 minutes. #
INSPIRATION: Consider what hasn’t been done, then do it. A roadmap. http://t.co/sVRb4Fuk / http://t.co/hLK6LyS3 #
TWITTER: One of the best tools I’ve seen in years: Fake Follower Check. http://t.co/7dWUT2Z4. Absolutely essential. #
JOURNALISM: Study shows many lack understanding of “fair use” in copyrighted works: http://t.co/awQ3MkEe #
ADVANCE CRISIS: The last site awaiting 2012 redesign is … http://t.co/ovC0WejZ. Best guess: Tuesday. #
Birmingham friends: Can you recommend a board training company, for members of nonprofit orgs? #bham #
VIDEO: Cullman mayoral candidate admitted to affair, got into fight… on “Jerry Springer”: http://t.co/CIUE4Chn #alpolitics #
BIRMINGHAM: Carol Garrison @UABPrez stepping down after 10 years: http://t.co/F6iMAo7A #gouab #bham #
My Facebook profile has more than 200 subscribers. Are you next? http://t.co/0IDcuzJb #

Friday, Aug. 17

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: Investing money in a site makes it real, ups your commitment to make the blog work. #
PINTEREST: @BethBryan shares incredible tips on going viral: http://t.co/HaPRVku6 (And shows off @ObjectivityRach‘s rear.) #
Congratulations to New York Times columnist @Pogue and the future Mrs. @Pogue! http://t.co/ToQ4yllm #
ADVANCE CRISIS: Top execs to discuss Michigan’s results in digital first strategy: http://t.co/H2K4rN2J. Facts or spin? #
Get drunk at the Flora-Bama this Sunday … on Jesus. http://t.co/7hgj8ly3 #
TWITTER: One of its biggest problems: MILLIONS of unregulated fake accounts: http://t.co/xapmbOqm / http://t.co/KbN0Zeiq #
.@VickiiHowell traces GOP efforts on JeffCo Commission to cut ties with Cooper Green 15 years: http://t.co/rYVF694M #bham #
TWITTER: Service muscling out 3rd-party apps: http://t.co/hYnVCXSN (via @JesseNewhart) Will this kill all growth? #
PHOTO ESSAY: Abandoned Olympic sites around the world: http://t.co/6L7o1PLk Will London escape this fate? #
Subscribe to my Facebook profile, and win a pony.* http://t.co/0IDcuzJb (*Pony not included.) #

Saturday, Aug. 18

#DailyBlogTip Getting started: Plan your editorial calendar with assigned writers, deadlines and art. #
[corrected channel] TV: Bham native @RickeySmiley‘s sitcom “The Rickey Smiley Show” debuts at 9p 9/18 on TV One: http://t.co/dVHRr7Y0 #bham #
How Alabama coach Nick Saban’s Process™ has infected all corners of college football: http://t.co/wFAiWdC8 #rolltide #
When Facebook allows me to block photos with text, I will turn it on and stare into an empty abyss. #
JOURNALISM: How Management Killed the Village Voice: http://t.co/5qbP7jsH #
VIDEO: @StrongtheDoc, a look at an Olympian, Cheryl Haworth, and her challenges in sports and life: http://t.co/q9RfvxmO #
Hundreds read my free Bham Blogging Academy weekly newsletter to become smarter. Sign up: http://t.co/Z6BKE3Lx #