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

By Wade Kwon

Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012

#DailyBlogTip Beware the plugin that looks fine in your browser but unexpectedly wrecks the site in other browsers. #
What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread #
Project Bulk: Day 49: Milestone. http://itswa.de/pb-day49 #
#sundayread Sandy: “Most (elderly) drowned alone in bedrooms, living rooms, basements that flooded.” http://bit.ly/Qf4e4V #
#sundayread At a loss for words: Digital success for nonwriters. http://itswa.de/S7L1hN #
#sundayread Target, Walmart: fraternal twins of retail, yet strikingly different. By @KTmBoyle: http://bit.ly/SCTRox #
#sundayread My pal Sandra @letters_of_muse candidly reveals her writing anxiety: http://bit.ly/RG6y0a #
#sundayread The journalism tug of war between informing, monetizing, by Danah Boyd @zephoria: http://bit.ly/RG5FVj #
The latest Birmingham news is just a pin away … http://itswa.de/bham-pins #bham #
#sundayread Flashback: Birmingham reporters cover Langford trial with Twitter: http://itswa.de/3aRevP #
#sundayread Worldwide, no set rules for ebook pricing, digital reading, by @LauraHazardOwen: http://bit.ly/RzcAk2 #
#sundayread 31 Ninja Tricks for Making Evernote More Awesome, by Brett Kelly @inkedmn: http://bit.ly/HEwOIf #
#sundayread Behind the scenes at NASA’s hallowed Mission Control Center, by @Lee_Ars: http://bit.ly/Qf8t0D (RT @helmsb) #
#sundayread Fast forward: Project Bulk posts for Day 29 through Day 49. http://itswa.de/pb-blog #
#sundayread Gossip Bad Boy Perez Hilton Pursues Redemption, by@LauraMHolson: http://bit.ly/Qf5SDC (via @ebertchicago) #
#sundayread What journalism can learn from FiveThirtyEight’s election coverage, by @JonathanStray http://bit.ly/RrMHBE #
#sundayread My pal @KimSunee talks with poet @LeeHerrick: http://bit.ly/Qf8aTt / http://bit.ly/Qf8cuB #
#sundayread Rackspace Revitalizes a Defunct Mall Into an Unorthodox Tech Campus: http://bit.ly/RG8TrP (via @GITANAJAVA) #

Monday, Nov. 5

#DailyBlogTip Basic security includes strong password, up-to-date software, check for plugins/themes with malicious code. #
Project Bulk: Day 52: Yogi barely. http://itswa.de/pb-day52 #
VOTE 2012: Races, amendments: all here. Ballots for Jefferson, Shelby Counties. http://itswa.de/SSPpA5 #alpolitics #bham #
Reasons to despise the Birmingham Water Works Board, by @JohnArchibald: http://bit.ly/Qh7Mnx #bham #alpolitics #
Clark Kent, mild-mannered blogger « Birmingham Blogging Academy. http://itswa.de/SOsKa3 #
INFOGRAPHIC: How is Facebook Addiction Affecting Our Minds? http://t.co/p0Ewsz92 11:30:13
Sigh. IRS not enforcing rules on churches and politics: http://t.co/TR5hMBzG 12:30:12
TV: 11 Sitcom Spinoffs that Almost Happened But Didn’t: http://t.co/P2UZwKOx 13:30:25
Know someone who’s had it up to here with politics? Introducing my post-election moving kit: http://t.co/CvNTXIlK 15:20:30
Subscribe to my Facebook profile, and win a pony.* http://t.co/0IDcuzJb (*Pony not included.) 15:51:10
Social South, once a 2009 social media conference in Birmingham, now a MS-based lifestyle mag: http://t.co/nlAg5div @SocialSouthMag 16:30:21
BLOGGING: Why My 1st Blog Failed; What You Can Learn from My Mistakes, by @aliventures: http://t.co/pYG8sFC0 (RT @blondishnet) 18:00:30
Gaze in wonder at my transformation: The Project Bulk Gallery. http://t.co/4xeIFatX 19:30:16
My post-election moving kit will help the sore losers pack it up on Wednesday … http://t.co/CvNTXIlK 21:15:10

Tuesday, Nov. 6

#DailyBlogTip Bound by no-comment policy? Get feedback through email, form, survey, social media and analytics. 07:01:16
VOTE 2012: Polls now open in Alabama, till 7 tonight. Help for voters: http://t.co/RxBWaYnF #alpolitics 07:02:33
Project Bulk: Day 58: Get on board. http://t.co/wW6mnQUN 08:00:46
VIDEO: A “West Wing” classic to kick off Election Day 2012. http://t.co/N2X3pgPB 08:30:37
My Pinterest pledge: no wedding dresses, end tables, motivational posters or kittens. http://t.co/Axgqqy1o 09:13:19
TV: 2-hour “Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome” pilot debuts Friday … as YouTube webisodes: http://t.co/KN3y3NQn 09:30:12
If anyone whines to you tonight about the election outcome, send them here –> http://t.co/CvNTXIlK 10:30:19
Bankruptcy County, USA: Layoffs taking toll on government departments: http://t.co/NaH3JB5b #bham #alpolitics //Why we vote. 11:30:31
MEDIA: @WeldBham partners with @CBS42: http://t.co/5YyaZLyW #bham 12:30:30
6 hours left to vote in Alabama! Get thee to the polls … http://t.co/RxBWaYnF #alpolitics 13:01:01
VIDEO: Newark mayor @CoryBooker on using Twitter to crowdsource hurricane relief: http://t.co/UjXoWgJG (via @tinyavocados @CrowdHall) 13:30:43
Gave blood yesterday. Voted today. #americanhero [Obligatory pic: http://t.co/P2InF0Hk 15:29:39
Don’t know why I’m so paranoid about privacy filling out ballot. Seems like the one thing I’d want someone to copy off me. 15:31:57
FACEBOOK: Is Facebook “broken on purpose” to sell promoted posts? http://t.co/vqe59GGV (RT @Innerviews) 16:30:08
Flashback: After the 2010 elections … Alabama, better off red? http://t.co/l0xGpkJk #alpolitics 17:13:18
LAST CHANCE: Alabama polls close in 1 hour. 1 hour left! http://t.co/RxBWaYnF #alpolitics 18:01:22
Early exit polls indicate that 100% of ladies love the hat, 75% the swagger, 10% the grill. 19:02:05
Posting Alabama general election results throughout the evening … http://t.co/b3rmiAhJ #alvote #alpolitics 19:40:47
Lots of numbers coming in, one race called so far. http://t.co/b3rmiAhJ #alvote #alpolitics 20:44:24
All House incumbents from Alabama win their races. http://t.co/b3rmiAhJ #alvote #alpolitics 20:56:10
Remember: The saints you vote in today will be the bums you toss in the next election. 21:06:18
As the results come in, be sure to send your frenemies this post-election moving kit … http://t.co/J0qUCd2P 21:27:45
RT @shanistymyers: Alabama Republican Party announces they are closing the bar bc they are out of booze. #alpolitics 21:33:28
VOTE 2012: Up-to-the-minute results, and favorite tweets: http://t.co/b3rmiAhJ #alvote #alpolitics 21:46:42
Something ironic about ALFA sponsoring the election results on @CBS42. #alpolitics 22:00:33
RT @BrandonRittiman: NBC has called the election for @BarackObama with him winning Ohio. 22:15:42
Election Night 2012: More fun than a binder full of women! 22:21:58
Alabama calls for special secession referendum in 3 … 2 … 1 … #alpolitics 22:47:28
Last call: Most Ala. races called, except Chief Justice, PSC prez. http://t.co/b3rmiAhJ #alpolitics #alvote 23:10:19
RT @lyman_brian: AP calls PSC race for Twinkle Cavanaugh over Lucy Baxley. #alpolitics 23:27:35
RT @Jay_Reeves: AP: “10 Commandments Judge” Roy Moore elected chief justice, AL Supreme Court. No Democrat holds statewide ofc. #alpolitics 23:58:25

Wednesday, Nov. 7

#DailyBlogTip Your blog community isn’t the same as the communities around related social media channels or email. 07:00:31
santa has severe type 2 diabetes: Seriously, what / did you expect from such a / diet of cookies? #haikuhumpday 08:00:43
Project Bulk: Day 62: The 2-month mark. http://t.co/t42qobJ6 08:15:14
“There is a New America every morning when we wake up. It is upon us whether we will it or not.” —Adlai E. Stevenson Jr. 08:30:31
Who won in Alabama Tuesday? In Jefferson Co.? Full roundup, plus best tweets! http://t.co/b3rmiAhJ #alpolitics #bham 09:30:35
Somewhere in a trashed motel room, Nate Silver awakens next to several beautiful strangers and empty bottles of ripple. 10:30:18
Charleston chef @cdeihl tours Birmingham restaurants, tries 4 dinners in one night: http://t.co/VIjRYXRr #bhameats 11:30:10
Alabama, are you better off than 2 years ago? My 2010 essay on an all-GOP government. http://t.co/l0xGpkJk #alpolitics 12:44:08
BLOGGING: Superman is my hero — I’d love to help him become a superblogger. http://t.co/KohVj4My #blogger 14:03:18
This is happening in Birmingham right now, and it’s all on one Facebook page. http://t.co/2hDn79q0 #bham 14:47:16
Project Bulk: Day 1 vs. Day 62: The proof is in the photo. http://t.co/FY9K7OXW 15:57:13
Bham school board schedules replacement interviews at same time Thu. as education summit: http://t.co/6k1KVlcF #bham //P to the A. 16:30:21
Friends, are you unhappy with your newly elected leaders? I’m here to help … http://t.co/CvNTXIlK 18:00:18
How Social Media Remains an Enigma to Big Business: http://t.co/hkHFoGye (RT @JesseNewhart) //I can help with this. 19:30:15

Thursday, Nov. 8

#DailyBlogTip Marketing has to be a factor in your blog content, but it doesn’t have to be a hard sell approach. 07:00:26
Project Bulk: Day 64: When numbers mean more than your (expanding) gut: http://t.co/6f66Y7eI 08:00:59
Wish me luck in the Pawnee Pumpkin Pie Contest … http://t.co/NQTIPqet 08:30:27
You can build a media empire — first Web, then TV — on nothing but evil cat photos. Content matters. http://t.co/GBUHI35q 09:30:13
RADIO: Contemporary Christian @WAYFMBirmingham (HSV-based chain) debuts on 89.9 FM: http://t.co/ZNUqczR9 (via @billthomas) 10:30:40
Tue: Obama re-elected. Fri: Florida stumbles in unshaved, asks “What’d I miss?” then vomits in corner. http://t.co/hpXwXqPf 12:01:00
Check out @WadeOnTweets, as seen on more than 300 Twitter lists: http://t.co/9LOtbpRR 16:25:19

Friday, Nov. 9

#DailyBlogTip Spice up your blog carnival: all guest posts; take opposite position; all photos or videos; under 50 words. 07:00:35
Alabama marks Obama’s re-election with racist tweets: http://t.co/3QaH0QpP #alpolitics Why it’s OK: http://t.co/qi9Wi5qg 08:30:44
BLOGGING: Clark Kent leaves the Daily Planet to start a news site. I give him a few tips. http://t.co/KohVj4My #blogging 09:30:33
Be thankful content marketing is hard. @shelleypringle explains: http://t.co/ND5yOIWP (RT @JesseNewhart) 10:30:51
New client = good day. Today is a good day! 12:43:31
Free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter – your weekly guide to blogging, social media: http://t.co/Z6BKE3Lx 14:10:14
ADVANCE CRISIS: Cleveland Plain Dealer begins pre-emptive push against inevitable 3x/wk paper, cuts: http://t.co/o769vyUD 15:24:55
CIA dir. David Petraeus, former top US commander in Iraq, Afghanistan, resigns over extramarital affair: http://t.co/JfUY08j1 15:52:08
1 year ago today, Jefferson Co., Ala., filed nation’s largest municipal bankruptcy. http://t.co/RXv4cLX7 #bham #alpolitics 18:00:53
Book review: “Diamond in the Rough,” autobiography of Grammy-winning singer-songwriter @ShawnColvin: http://t.co/DAvwgmKJ 19:30:19

Saturday, Nov. 10

#DailyBlogTip What is the one problem your blog could solve for users outside the home? Make that a goal for mobile. 07:00:27
Project Bulk: Day 70: Good posture is hot. http://t.co/jyFLkgJw [Note: Blog is “caught up” to real time.] 08:30:31
Last line of my talk on social media to h.s. kids: With your freedom comes responsibility for owning what you say: http://t.co/wcEnRg3I 09:30:23
The best bargains are still in Birmingham. Shop local this holiday season! http://t.co/6byFjhjm #bham 10:30:11
Content marketing should be viral-worthy, irresistible. Lessons from Trader Joe’s: http://t.co/i522sxl5 (RT @zacksyl) 11:30:13
Bham schools: Students at poverty level twice US average; 25% switch schools in a given year. http://t.co/R6bLHYBO #bham 12:30:19
From media releases to Pinterest, all in the free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://t.co/Z6BKE3Lx 12:57:12
KICKOFF: No. 15 Texas A&M at No. 1 Alabama. A beautiful fall day for a big game. #rolltide 14:46:32
Ouch. Aggies score on their opening drive. 7-0 over Tide, 10:34 1st quarter. #rolltide 14:54:25
AJ McCarron throws 1st interception in 292 passes; last one 363 days ago against Mississippi State. #rolltide 15:02:42
2 drives for Texas A&M, 2 TDs. Manziel = for real. 14-0 over Bama, 7:59 in 1st quarter. #rolltide 15:05:56
Mizzou beats Tennessee 51-48 in 4OT. My thumb’s tired from flipping between games. 15:19:34
Holy hell. A&M makes Bama pay, 1st 3 drives, 3 TDs. 20-0, still 1st quarter. #rolltide 15:30:09
Bama offense took wrong bus, arrives at Bryant-Denny during 2nd quarter. 20-7 Aggies, #rolltide 15:45:22
Lacy’s Red Bull/5-Hour Energy cocktail kicking in. 20-14 TAMU just before halftime. #rolltide 16:11:02
RT @edsbs: Nick Saban is trying to bitchslap America through the television. //Face it, America, we deserved it. 16:28:33
Bama closing in with FG, 20-17 TAMU in 3rd quarter. Switched to radio during weekly neighborhood blackout. :/ #rolltide 17:05:27
Aggies’ field goal makes it 23-17 over Bama early in 4th quarter. In other news, power back on. #rolltide 17:21:49
Texas A&M’s kicking woes could be Alabama’s salvation. Luck always runs out eventually … #rolltide 17:36:21
Mr. Football is on fire. Texas A&M 29, Alabama 17, 8:37 left in game. #rolltide 17:48:23
McCarron to Cooper TD breathes new life into flagging Bama. 29-24 TAMU with 6:09 left. #rolltide 17:58:38
McCarron has two modes: lethargic and HURRYUPHURRYUP2MINUTESGOGOGO. #rolltide 18:05:11
McCarron intercepted on 4th and goal at the 2. Oy. 1:36 left. #rolltide 18:08:20
FINAL: No. 1 Alabama 24, No. 15 Texas A&M 29. 1st loss since LSU 2011. Next: Western Carolina. #rolltide 18:15:02