Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2018-04-15

By Wade Kwon

Sunday, April 8, 2018

#DailyBlogTip Strong headlines make marketing through social media way easier. Write compelling, clear ones for impact. 07:00:23
What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread
My picks: https://t.co/KnuxYqkI28 08:00:02
Learned a lot from Neil Postman’s “Amusing Ourselves to Death” (1985). I see the commodification of news, plus the drawbacks of the Information Age, in a whole new light.
[aff. link] https://amzn.to/2uTSa3T #sundayread 09:00:16
The End of Typing: The Next Billion Mobile Users Will Rely on Video and Voice
By @EricBellmanWSJ
(RT @kikiochieng) #sundayread 10:00:06
Why We Forget Most of the Books We Read
By @JulieEBeck
https://t.co/R5LCSq1mEt #sundayread 11:00:05
Flashback: One year ago, newspaper front pages on Alabama governor Robert Bentley’s ouster.
https://t.co/4Vi6xY4Y5v #sundayread #alpolitics 12:08:02
The latest from the Birmingham dining scene: https://t.co/GDcHl2A6qv #bhameats 12:15:08
How Productive Failure Leads to Better Learning
By @CourtneySeiter
https://t.co/MDODGO884n (RT @Vanessa_Atim_) #sundayread 13:00:01
Mr. Smith’s Funhouse: How Pittsburgh shaped one of skateboarding’s biggest stars
By Liz @BloomPG
https://t.co/mVPaFVweMp #sundayread 14:00:11
Flashback: Spring cleaning for sites and blogs
https://t.co/NSVfMhHFBC #sundayread 15:00:00
Across Canada, educators are changing the way they teach history to better include Indigenous perspectives
By @Wendy_Stueck and Caroline Alphonso @calphonso
https://buff.ly/2GD15fg #sundayread 16:00:06
From the archive: Email defense: https://t.co/xgxFhulykD 16:35:03
10 Great Books on Autism
By Med Kharbach @medkh9
https://t.co/Mhbg0eHemt (@via Butterflies_Hav) #sundayread 17:00:04
Flashback: Y’all Connect: Spring cleaning for social media
https://t.co/kOjVtqL9JF #sundayread 18:00:00
On female rage
By Leslie Jamison @lsjamison
https://t.co/uNWehopOQu #sundayread 19:00:30
Guantánamo, Forever
By @AmosBarshad
https://t.co/z0KeIMyeeH (via @reportermike) #sundayread 20:00:01
Silicon Valley has been humbled. But its schemes are as dangerous as ever.
By @EvgenyMorozov
https://buff.ly/2Jt57EU (via @OlafSteenfadt) #sundayread 21:00:09
My Life in a 36DD Bra, or, the All-American Obsession
By @EveBabitz
https://t.co/y55Np4YIfJ #sundayread 22:00:01

Monday, April 9

#DailyBlogTip Your blog strategy needs a plan, tied to action steps and deadlines. Map out how your blog will succeed. 07:00:04
“Protesters should get a job.” “Protesters should grow up.”
Poll: Since 2016:
— 1 in 5 Americans have participated in protests.
— 50% are college graduates.
— 44% are 50 or older.
— 36% earn more than $100,000 a year.
https://buff.ly/2q8HhX8 08:30:15
From the archive: For WordPress admins, a dangerous default setting: https://t.co/m0U6agfaDN 11:30:31
Remember that time I chatted with you on Twitter? Me neither. This will help: https://t.co/gP5AZziifi 17:40:07
Gonna make a killing on my 👎 ZUCK FUCKERBERG T-shirts. 21:37:52
TV: See how HBO examined salaries and fixed pay parity going forward, a small step for #MeToo: https://t.co/ohAOHdiDMk 23:21:10
Multiple viewpoints on “The Simpsons” and Apu, a discussion worth having:
— https://buff.ly/2qiLI1o
— https://buff.ly/2qfHGqM
http://pic.twitter.com/utS0FT239W 23:22:29

Tuesday, April 10

#DailyBlogTip Give mobile visitors a choice: Special mobile version or regular desktop version. 07:00:26
From the archive: Revisiting the question of catering to smartphones: https://t.co/dXSuDjg6uP 14:01:24
This Twitter list features Birmingham nonprofit organizations: https://t.co/6ZewpjQvQU #bham 15:35:05
THEATER: A gender flip for Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” in West End run: https://t.co/X1j5l4tahe (via @emilynussbaum) http://pic.twitter.com/Hn7w1yOfe8 23:00:25
TV: A love letter to the incandescent “Jane the Virgin”: https://t.co/aKN0O9xntq https://t.co/uEkuG5WcHT 23:13:56
After nearly 50 years and nine editions, feminist health guide “Our Bodies, Ourselves” to end: https://t.co/hOeSoxtMBB 23:16:01
John Bolton is the perfect choice for National Security Advisor for this administration. https://t.co/MMFfyBDBF4 (via @NatashaBertrand) 23:26:31

Wednesday, April 11

#DailyBlogTip Good audio for your video posts isn’t difficult. Buy a microphone, test it and use it. 07:00:03
a dare-to-be-great situation
Buy, sell or process?
As long as you get paid a
princely, tidy sum.

#haikuhumpday #haiku #poetry 08:00:31
RIP Mitzi Shore, 87, founder of the Comedy Store in Los Angeles: https://t.co/ZkLeLQPZEf https://t.co/MsUEdjYoOK 12:55:57
VIDEO: The Birmingham channel: Now is the spring of our discontent: https://t.co/vEzL84kz5W #bham 13:16:59
From the archive: Email marketing (3 of 3): Big numbers, big rewards: https://t.co/DY7lus7sXU 16:00:58
I have a year’s worth of blogging advice to help you: https://t.co/r8zxVxBZjH #blogging 17:05:09
MEDIA: Tronc underpays women and people of color at the L.A. Times: https://t.co/n9FksqLLVY
Report: [PDF] https://t.co/dhk5teNptV 23:44:31
Q&A with producer and director Judd Apatow: https://t.co/mIE6JyQXpN 23:58:04

Thursday, April 12

#DailyBlogTip In changing platforms, research who can help with upgrades, fixes and design over long haul. 07:00:05
One list, 1,200 restaurants, all Birmingham, all Facebook: https://t.co/qGiWQnrcaL #bhameats 13:55:09
From the archive: No excuses: https://t.co/6iHnJ6AjaY 19:50:03
MEDIA: Research: Sinclair Broadcast Group does cut local news, increase national news and tilt its stations rightward: https://buff.ly/2GKWDep (RT @JillGeisler) 22:43:21
MUSIC: ♫ Stream the “Complete” John Coltrane Spotify Playlist: 900+ Transformative Tracks ♫ https://t.co/p3dPsrWVOH (via @openculture) 22:47:43
RT @bymariandrew: https://t.co/7NGK4bvgZs 22:58:12
Three Days in a Georgia City Where It’s not Segregation, It’s “Just the South.” https://t.co/T08c1Y07iZ 23:12:05

Friday, April 13

#DailyBlogTip Don’t let hackers into your blog: Use long random alphanumeric passwords, and store them securely. 07:00:28
From the archive: Video: The Power of Digital Storytelling [Pine Belt Entrepreneurs]: https://t.co/EmvDYw008H 07:05:10
My writing advice is cheap and easy … https://t.co/9T8HwsGEXO 08:20:09
Today’s library find:
— The @FloridaProjecton DVD from Titusville branch @bpl
— A Storm of Swords on Playaway from Trussville
#bham http://pic.twitter.com/3ziFYT1cQs 13:37:34
POP CULTURE: Why do studios keep doing prequels if fans hate them? And why do fans hate them so much? https://t.co/IF8ntuVv0R 17:34:38
Birmingham videos from
• @lifetimetv
• @savcookster
• @alnewscenter
• @EPenn26
• @livesatnews
• @gburn1974
• @freshwaterlt
• @peak_greg
• @therpmstandard
• and more!

https://itswa.de/2qom37w #Bham 21:15:00
ART: The 6,000-Year History of Blue Pigments: https://t.co/t0LHHvTsel (via @18thStreetArts) 23:51:15
AUDIO: “Fresh Air” interview with Birmingham’s @roywoodjr: https://t.co/3d84eoBVOL #bham 23:57:06

Saturday, April 14

#DailyBlogTip Want more comments? Ask questions, take an unexpected stance and pursue hot button topics. 07:00:27
From the archive: What’s the next big social media network? https://t.co/QURz1XPg8U 07:05:06
Stan Lee Needs a Hero: Elder Abuse Claims and a Battle Over the Aging Marvel Creator: https://t.co/Jf0xH53ZnR 08:30:10
Maybe we don’t deserve Sandra Oh … https://t.co/edayBKl1ca 13:09:04
RIP Milos Forman, 86, Oscar-Winning Director of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”: https://t.co/yLHdKAZwa4 https://t.co/no8QQYgfLy 13:51:12
What’s for lunch? See what 160+ Birmingham restaurants are tweeting … https://t.co/GDcHl2A6qv #bhameats 14:55:04