Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2012-11-04

By Wade Kwon

Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012

#DailyBlogTip Marketing: Make an irresistible offer through compelling call to action, limited time, high value. #
What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread #
Project Bulk: Day 28: Epic fail. http://itswa.de/pb-day28 #
#sundayread The progressive case against Obama, by @MatthewStoller: http://bit.ly/RcHSvN (via @ggreenwald) #
#sundayread ADVANCE CRISIS: @kdoctoron Times-Picayune plan: no way to grow: http://bit.ly/PYyWz9 #
#sundayread “I’m transgender; this doesn’t mean I’m unlovable.” -Lana Wachowski. http://bit.ly/QNrUKI (via @crewless) #
#sundayread Everything from Week 4 of Project Bulk you missed, in one place.http://itswa.de/pb-blog [Big milestone Tue.!] #
#sundayread Study: 83% of Americans age 16-29 read a book in past year. More stats:http://bit.ly/SfCfjS #
#sundayread The Two Rogers, by @AlexBelth: http://t.co/eZkAHu2h (via @CapJournal_AnnW) 14:00:09
#sundayread Flashback: 3 years ago Tuesday, Birmingham had its first female mayor: http://t.co/D2dNc4Ff 15:00:11
#sundayread How to permanently save and store your Kindle books, by @zacwest: http://t.co/SpHAkbVn (h/t @kottke) 16:00:00
#sundayread The Perfectly Picked Pecan: http://t.co/e3UteAdI 17:00:06
My Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: The smartest way to clutter your Inbox. Free signup: http://t.co/Z6BKE3Lx 17:28:12
#sundayread The writer’s unfair advantage in digital everything: http://t.co/j8fy0vLX 18:00:08
#sundayread Birmingham’s Alabama Booksmith featured in new book, “My Bookstore.” By @tsutrav: http://t.co/D9Ke6DUm 19:00:06
#sundayread The truth about Asian kids and NYC h.s. admission tests, by @KyleYSpencer: http://t.co/aNy1053W (via @ramit) 20:00:10
#sundayread Flashback: Napkins and best lines: Writing advice from @CarolynJourdan: http://t.co/OxzuUfWR 21:00:01
#sundayread Ask a Mortician: Caitlin Doughty @TheGoodDeath wants us to embrace our mortality: http://t.co/uVI49Nxf 22:00:00

Monday, Oct. 29

#DailyBlogTip Marketing: Easy: Getting people to your blog. Difficult: Getting people to *return* to your blog. 07:00:10
Project Bulk: Day 29: Tick tock. http://t.co/c9BCHpdZ 08:00:27
My collection of haiku contains more than 2,500 poems. Enjoy: http://t.co/gCTNalR6 #haiku 08:12:22
VIDEO: ♫ “Call Your Girlfriend,” @LennonandMaisy (as seen on “Nashville”) ♫ http://t.co/Wkc1WrGC #musicmonday (via @emtucky) 08:30:38
Tell me what you’re going to do for someone else this week. 09:30:10
At a loss for words: Digital success for nonwriters « Birmingham Blogging Academy. http://t.co/ZkhJ9Fvz 10:30:50
RT @ariksokol: Important info for people in Birmingham that like to eat: http://t.co/VrEnbkRk #bhameats 11:31:39
FACEBOOK: The simplest way for your brand to be in the Top 5% on Facebook is … http://t.co/SlecGNQa 12:31:36
Alternate universe Birmingham News: http://t.co/3hdskRMs / http://t.co/ALMg4kpj #bham 13:30:48
Funny how many bloggers I know who switched to WordPress recently. They’ve tried the rest … 15:16:17
BUSINESS: A look at free rent to spark economic development, Bham’s Avondale as case study: http://t.co/hwIW1Hnt #bham 16:30:14
Writers have an unfair advantage in blogging, social media, email marketing. But only if they use it. http://t.co/j8fy0vLX 18:00:53
That moment when you see most of your friends unknowingly sharing fake hurricane photos … 19:30:14
Sandy downgraded to post-tropical cyclone, still packing 85 mph winds. 2.2m without power. Parts of NYC underwater. #sandy 20:16:50

Tuesday, Oct. 30

#DailyBlogTip Marketing: Your blog’s personality goes a long way in helping it stand out, attract readers and customers. 07:00:19
Project Bulk: Day 30: It’s what’s inside that counts. http://t.co/8m2q45j8 08:00:33
ADVERTISING: Newspapers lost 31.5 percent ad share in last 4 years: http://t.co/DvXnBFWF (RT @billthomas) 08:30:36
Looking forward to talking about brand management with high schoolers visiting UAB this afternoon. #gouab #bham 09:30:16
BLOGGING: Top 5 Strategies That Kill Your Blog Fast: http://t.co/j3PttDM8 (RT @blondishnet) #blogging 10:30:14
TV: Last night’s Letterman sans audience reminded me of his great 1985 “too tired to do a show” show: http://t.co/6p8KlRqf 11:30:46
1 week till Election Day: Download sample ballots for Jefferson, Shelby Counties. http://t.co/4bqjcCGT #alpolitics #bham 12:30:06
People think blogging = writing only. They’re wrong. How to succeed visually: http://t.co/ZkhJ9Fvz #blogging 13:30:39
DIGITAL: How to Structure Your AdWords Account for Optimal Splits Tests: http://t.co/yO4wBZp7 (RT @JesseNewhart) 15:15:10
CRIME: No. 2 in overall crimes for cities of 100K+ population … Birmingham. http://t.co/5KPZyJZK #bham 15:15:10
SECURITY: 25 worst passwords of 2012: http://t.co/M8CxsAwt //My faves: monkey, dragon, iloveyou 16:30:22
If we know each other, you should be in my special LinkedIn network: http://t.co/GdMSzYWt 17:51:18
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The Peasall Sisters, seen in 2000’s “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” http://t.co/c7pm4pGE //They grew up! 18:00:19
Project Bulk: How I look on Day 1 vs. Day 30: http://t.co/JRUsx1lZ 19:36:57

Wednesday, Oct. 31

#DailyBlogTip Marketing: If your blog is invisible, fix it with high-quality marketing. Show the passion for your site. 07:00:20
all about pacing: Small bites and lots of / chewing can get you through the / feasting holiday. #haikuhumpday 08:00:23
Project Bulk: Day 31: More of me to love. http://t.co/YNVudXd4 08:15:31
SANDY by the numbers: 8m+ without power. 18,000+ flights canceled. 139 mph top wind gust, Mt. Washington, N.H. #sandy 08:30:53
Happy Halloween, y’all! http://t.co/siG9STMa 09:30:07
ADVANCE CRISIS: Birmingham News circulation fell 10% over past year; other Ala. papers see drops: http://t.co/kcT8g8TW 10:30:46
TV: Capt. Janeway explores the final frontier, comedy: http://t.co/1pntcDI5 11:30:44
TECH: Breakdown of usage for smartphones and tablets by age, gender, time of day: http://t.co/seeRguU5 12:30:17
Finally, the Jar Jar prequels we’ve all been screaming for. 13:30:15
My annual Halloween joke … http://t.co/V3k7fTR0 15:15:05
I jammed as much pop culture goodness into this week’s post on visual blogging as possible. http://t.co/ZkhJ9Fvz #blogging 16:30:21
SOCIAL MEDIA: Universities failing at teaching social media: http://t.co/ibNCS7Ma (via @macloo @kennysmith) 18:00:39
Looking for ideas for your LinkedIn profile? Take a look at mine: http://t.co/GdMSzYWt 18:45:25
Hope remains as long as we rally around this enduring symbol of strength during Sandy. http://t.co/oiOn0vwc 19:30:10
Alabama coach Nick Saban turned 61 today, but he’s saving his birthday spanking for LSU on Saturday. #rolltide 21:15:14

Thursday, Nov. 1

#DailyBlogTip Take strategy out of your head and put it on paper/computer. Review it periodically to refresh and adjust. 07:00:54
Project Bulk: Day 34: The questions that remain. http://t.co/P614NI2D 08:00:59
We’re always networking. But most of us don’t realize it, and thus, do it poorly. 08:30:14
GALLERY: 57 amazing photos, Hurricane Sandy: http://t.co/rn6JJnEA #sandy 09:30:29
ADVANCE CRISIS: 2012 digital revenue up 22% from [INSERT IMAGINARY NUMBER]. http://t.co/3Zvy8Lv6 10:30:04
This will help me fulfill my 2 goals in life: Getting rich, and killing my neighbors slowly. http://t.co/SfWYvpNc 11:30:35
TV: @ABC3340 started airing TNN, @RickandBubba on 33.3, 40.3 today: http://t.co/2s9Ssu83 #bham *deletes channel* 12:30:07
ADVANCE CRISIS: al·com’s @dennispillion (my friend who knows better) posts pic of costume competitor in blackface: http://t.co/TfRcoaCS 12:47:31
Fans of photography, graphics, memes and videos: A guide to better blogging. http://t.co/ZkhJ9Fvz #blogging 13:30:22
$12 million more to be cut from Bham schools’ budget; hampered by personnel rules: http://t.co/4LJwF1Hp #bham #alpolitics 15:15:11
The Bham Blogging Academy e-newsletter. Usually Mondays, sometimes Tue/Wed. Always weekly. http://t.co/Z6BKE3Lx 15:38:18
PHILANTHROPY: George Lucas Will Use Disney $4 Billion to Fund Education: http://t.co/ctS0SkdL (RT @BigBlueWest) 16:30:33
VOTE 2012: Why I’ll vote, and why I want you to, by @MediaGuyCarl: http://t.co/Cgiv4YNz #alpolitics 18:00:31

Friday, Nov. 2

#DailyBlogTip Test your mobile theme regularly. And borrow others’ phones to see display, interface, navigation. 07:01:22
Project Bulk: Day 40: An expanded vocabulary. http://t.co/25sb5kvC 08:00:57
SPORTS: Birmingham to hold 2014 NCAA women’s gymnastics championship at @BJCC_News: http://t.co/SRO6gR1O #bham 08:30:55
GADGETS: Samsung’s $249 Chromebook: Web on the cheap. http://t.co/waiiBz9K 09:31:26
TV: What are 14 years of “Seinfeld” reruns worth? $2.7 billion. Billion. http://t.co/Z0vkp96l 10:30:23
Hundreds of Bham restaurants are telling you where to eat today via Facebook: http://t.co/jn4rBbAT #bhameats 11:27:15
BLOGGING: Writers vs. photographers. Who can do a better job? http://t.co/ZkhJ9Fvz #blogging 11:30:20
GADGETS: Walmart selling $99 Boxee TV, with $15/mo. cloud DVR: http://t.co/IG1Kmd4U (via @JesseNewhart) 12:31:02
PR: California court makes troubling decision on media releases, by @ginidietrich: http://t.co/f1KRGmaC (via @ikepigott) 13:30:30
Voting Tue.? Practice, practice, practice. Ballots for Jefferson, Shelby Counties. http://t.co/4bqjcCGT #alpolitics #bham 15:15:09
New York City Marathon Will Not Be Held Sunday: http://t.co/AoIGqmNS //No word yet on another date. 16:25:55

Saturday, Nov. 3

#DailyBlogTip Frequency of posts: Start out with quantity, improve with practice, then hold out for high quality. 07:00:33
Project Bulk: Day 46: Fat pants. http://t.co/c1TGlZyL 08:01:28
VIDEO: NBC Hurricane Sandy fund-raiser, w/ Christina Aguilera, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi: http://t.co/K9ttrICg #sandy 08:30:30
What the … Ha ha, very funny, Scott. http://t.co/m8nzxv8o 09:30:15
SANDY: Katrina survivors cheer on New Yorkers (and others) post-hurricane on Tumblr: http://t.co/bfXpyurV #sandy 10:30:34
BLOGGING: How to Blog Every Day for a Year, @thejenwestquest‘s tips to @writeousbabe: http://t.co/6fL9n4aK #blogging 11:30:22
VOTE 2012: Damage from Hurricane Sandy threatens to disrupt voting Tuesday: http://t.co/vYRCPWvg 12:30:12
Birmingham spends $583K on Magic City Classic, without council approval: http://t.co/xZBaZZR8 #bham 13:30:11
My pal Megan Marr @meganalain walks Sunday to raise money, awareness for suicide prevention: http://t.co/VZxZnNKB #bham 15:15:16
Daylight Saving Time: Set your clocks back 1 hour, change your smoke detector batteries, donate to Red Cross for #Sandy. 16:30:15
My Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: The smartest way to clutter your Inbox. Free signup: http://t.co/Z6BKE3Lx 16:37:14
Rematch! No. 1 Alabama at No. 5 LSU. 3rd game in 363 days. It’s on. #rolltide 19:07:14
LSU draws first blood. 3-0 over Bama in 1st quarter. #rolltide 19:40:44
Lacy TD run makes it 7-3 Tide over Tigers. 8:17 in 2nd quarter. #rolltide 20:11:26
McCarron keeper right before halftime. 14-3 Tide over Tigers. #rolltide 20:47:10
Adjusting for inflation, the Million Dollar Band is worth $13,265,336.90 in today’s dollars. #rolltide 21:03:20
LSU TD fires up the home crowd. 14-10 Bama. 3:35 in 3rd quarter. #rolltide 21:42:53
And a Tiger TD helps LSU retake the lead. 14-17 early in 4th quarter. #rolltide 22:03:22
Yeldon last-minute run TD! 21-17 Bama over LSU with 51 seconds left. #rolltide 22:45:07
FINAL: No. 1 Alabama 21, No. 5 LSU 17 in a stunner. Next: No. 16 Texas A&M. #rolltide 22:48:13