Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2011-02-27

Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011

• #DailyBlogTip It’s not, “How can I get more blog readers?” It’s “How can I be more interesting on my blog?” #
• What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread#
• #sundayread Flashback: How one person’s great work can have a ripple effect through a community. http://itswa.de/hTGazu#
• #sundayread Is a $50 million swimming pool what west Birmingham really needs? From @bwcitypaper: http://bit.ly/guJpR6#
• #sundayread I can teach you to master the art of speaking for exactly 5 minutes: http://itswa.de/ignite-guide#
• #sundayread Steve Jobs Doesn’t Want to Kill Publishers, But Apple’s Subscription Strategy Will: http://tcrn.ch/hAwpNw#
• #sundayread The how-to guide to practically everything, sort of. http://thecontentfarm.tumblr.com#
• #sundayread A century between Mardi Gras celebrations in Birmingham: http://mcpo.st/ii3ibZ#
• #sundayread The Surreal Life: How Salvador Dali Worked. http://bit.ly/dSqkPC (RT @JesseNewhart) #
• #sundayread Successes like Intermark are few and far between for big empty downtown Bham buildings: http://bit.ly/eE4vga#
• #sundayread Egypt: The Cultural Revolution. http://nyti.ms/erads5#
• #sundayread “Even average memories are remarkably powerful if used properly.” http://nyti.ms/gx73Ih#
• #sundayread Krista Klumpp, Fairhope, Ala., native, makes her “Survivor” debut: http://itswa.de/survivor22-1a#
• #sundayread Brilliant. So you want to be a consultant? http://bit.ly/2fClIv#
• #sundayread To Stave Off Alzheimer’s, Learn a Language? http://bit.ly/eFDSOY#
• #sundayread The Lonely Island has made the novelty song not only catchy, but cool: http://nyti.ms/gZa1Fz#

Monday, Feb. 21

• #DailyBlogTip Who would you like to write a guest post for your site? What’s in it for them? Time to ask them. #
• Why Nobody Can Match the iPad’s Price: http://bit.ly/i5TsTO#
• I have spare ticket to Addys Thu at @ALTheatre. Message me if you’re interested in being my “date.” http://bhamaddys.com#
• FREE: Facebook Webinar: A Review of Upgrades and Marketing Tips from @MariSmith, noon CST Tue: http://bit.ly/h5OwG3#
• Video: Wade Kwon explains why Bham is food capital of the world during Global Ignite Week: http://itswa.de/ignite-guide#
• Most Ignite Birmingham 4 talks are now on the YouTube channel, thanks to @matt_hampton: http://bit.ly/hGdrkL#
• Graphic: How Small Businesses Are Using Social Media, from @mashable: http://on.mash.to/fIIl4P#
• Join us for Lunch Bunch, 11:30a Fri at @TedsBirmingham. RSVP on FB: http://on.fb.me/fPJvL9 #bhamlb#
• FBML apps will be discontinued from Facebook pages on March 11, 2011. Check your page! (RT @wbreaux @laurenkgray) #
• Clarification: FBML will still work on old Facebook pages, but not new ones: http://bit.ly/hHiS5n (h/t @ednoles) #
• Oy. 10 tales of backfiring, condescending efforts to boost morale: http://bit.ly/fRRJ4Z (RT @MsStallings) #

Tuesday, Feb. 22

• #DailyBlogTip Optimize your site’s look for phones, so they can see it quickly and easily. #
• If Apple Made Water: http://post.ly/1ds0k (RT @StephenWolfe) #
• A bicoastal affair: 2011 @BlogWorld West moves to Los Angeles, Nov. 3-5: http://bit.ly/gjQfUI #bwe11 #bwela #
• If you’re free Thu night, come with me to the Addys at the Ala. Theatre as my “date.” Message me if you’re interested. #
• In 5 min., Wade Kwon explains why Birmingham, Ala., is food capital of the world: http://itswa.de/ignite-guide #bhameats#
• Photographers: Get SmugMug photo hosting, save $5 off subscription. It’s worth it. http://itswa.de/smugwade [aff. link] #
• How tough is @BhamBargainMom? Wrote on Facebook page apologizing for lack of updates because of EMERGENCY APPENDECTOMY. #
• If you think negative comments on a blog post scare me, think again. http://mcpo.st/h2Sj4U#
• Since #superbowlhaiku was fun, look for #oscarhaiku Sunday night. Hollywood’s biggest night, 17 syllables at a time. #
• ♫ First Listen: Lucinda Williams,”‘Blessed” ♫ http://n.pr/fX9IfN#
• BlogWorld goes bicoastal, but should you attend? 10 reasons to go … or skip: http://itswa.de/bwe11 #bwe11 #bweny #bwela#
• A drink before two more phone meetings. (@ Parkside Cafe) http://4sq.com/ig40Gb#

Wednesday, Feb. 23

• #DailyBlogTip Include your site URL in every video, so viewers know where to go next. #
• It may not be so much that I’m doing blogging and social media right, as it is that so many others do it poorly. #
• BlogWorld 2011: Should you go? My advice, plus comments from conf. organizers: http://itswa.de/bwe11 #bwe11 #bweny #bwela#
• At the @AlabamaBloggrrs lunch with my fave people: bloggers. #alablogmeet (@ Dale’s Southern Grill) http://4sq.com/dY76AP#
• Quick preview of tonight’s “Survivor” with Fairhope, Ala., native Krista Klumpp: http://itswa.de/survivor22-2 #survivor#
• At the @MagicCityPost meetup! #MCPBlackwells (@ Blackwell’s Pub) http://4sq.com/geZ4ca#

Thursday, Feb. 24

• #DailyBlogTip Plugin/widget checkup: Take out every plugin not needed. Slim down your site. #
• How did Ala. native Krista do on last night’s “Survivor: Redemption Island”? http://itswa.de/survivor22-2a #survivor#
• Photographers: Get SmugMug photo hosting, save $5 off subscription. It’s worth it. http://itswa.de/smugwade [aff. link] #
• What the New Facebook Pages Mean For Users and Owners, from @mashable: http://on.mash.to/gaazFn (RT @KristenHeptin) #
• Tacky: Natalee Holloway’s mom lands Lifetime reality series, “Vanished with Beth Holloway”: http://bit.ly/eIu1V4 #bham#
• Bham ranks 6th: South dominates Forbes’ list of “brain magnets”: http://bit.ly/iglCLW (via @alabamapossible @facingsouth) #
• Professional speaker training in latest Bham Blogging Academy newsletter. Sign up today: http://itswa.de/bba-signup#
• 5 reasons to avoid the biggest social media conference in the world. http://itswa.de/bwe11#
• 10 Little-known Ways to Get Traffic to Your Blog: http://bit.ly/hmHvBy (via @InnovativeSMM) #
• The @godaddy support site: e-mail reply in 4 hours, then 3 hours, then 24 hours. So far, 2 estimates are outright lies. #
• My hometown, Birmingham, is food capital of the world. Here’s why: http://itswa.de/ignite-guide #bhameats#
• For numbers nerds, lots of Census 2010 trend data about Birmingham: http://bit.ly/ftjHRn #bham#
• Last meeting of the day. (@ O’Henry’s Coffee) http://4sq.com/hTHIAO#
• Everyone’s in their fancy duds (including me) for the Bham Addys! (@ The Alabama Theatre w/ @cturnip @eatbhm) http://4sq.com/eeE69G#

Friday, Feb. 25

• #DailyBlogTip Tag every post. Great for SEO, and helps with finding related content on your site. #
• Make your resume stand out: Focus on achievements, not duties. Be specific; exclude anything unrelated to your next job. #
• Post-Addys: Birmingham ad community is deeply talented, but their social media inexperience is telling. #bham#
• Facebook is corporate America’s most-blocked site, by @griner: http://bit.ly/fexHT0 (Some of you will never see this.) #
• Ready for Lunch Bunch and peach cobbler! My first time here. #bhamlb (@ Ted’s Restaurant) http://4sq.com/evshEL#
• 5 reasons to attend the biggest social media conference in the world: http://itswa.de/bwe11#
• Video of me in action in the latest Bham Blogging Academy newsletter. Sign up today: http://itswa.de/bba-signup#
• Videos/photos added. How did Alabama native Krista do on “Survivor: Redemption Island”? http://itswa.de/survivor22-2a#
• It’s the most natural ice cream flavor in the world … http://n.pr/fZIUJy (via @TomMartin @ashleytravels) #
• Man, someone should give Charlie Sheen his own sitcom … that would be hilari– wait, what? Oh, OK, never mind. #
• Interesting: “About 1% of the queries on Google are for recipes”: http://ow.ly/439YD (via @epicenterblog @courtenaybird) #

Saturday, Feb. 26

• #DailyBlogTip I love the blogs that show off their commenters’ most recent blog post. Good karma. #
• Proud to be on @PRCA_State conference roster w/ @MackCollier, @socialtweetia, @JulieWard, @ednoles: http://itswa.de/dIHoTL#

Also:

• Past Twitter logs
• Follow @WadeOnTweets on Twitter