Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2011-08-07

Sunday, July 31, 2011

• #DailyBlogTip If you solve a problem for readers in your posts, you might just win them for life. #
• What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread #
• #sundayread Are trees in downtown Birmingham an endangered species? Why? http://mcpo.st/rrQ3A7 #
• #sundayread MTV turns 30 Monday. Vanity Fair’s oral history, including Bham’s Alan Hunter: http://vnty.fr/nETwdv #
• #sundayread El Paso and Ciudad Juárez lie together uncomfortably like an estranged couple. http://nyti.ms/rm09xY #
• #sundayread A community conversation about Birmingham dining, eating local and more: http://itswa.de/bbe-chat #bhameats #
• #sundayread Birmingham can’t prosper with such a thick layer of perpetual poor: http://bit.ly/q7aOI5 (via @ElementaryAP) #
• #sundayread Miami Vice: The Catholic Church’s Secret Gay Cabal: http://gaw.kr/rtq99J #
• #sundayread “Parks and Recreation,” season 3, as told by co-creator Michael Schur: http://avc.lu/oMuiJw #
• #sundayread The Northern Beltline, Birmingham’s billion dollar investment. http://bit.ly/pRXS9g #
• #sundayread “Sauce is what sets Bham hot dogs apart. We take a regular hot dog and make it great.” http://bit.ly/mXs9iM #
• #sundayread What to make of people who eat food that isn’t food at all? The curiosity of pica. http://bit.ly/nTC8VX #
• #sundayread Flashback: A year ago, @RoyWoodJr competed on final season of Last Comic Standing: http://itswa.de/comic-10 #
• #sundayread Will Birmingham’s new swimming/track facility be a boon, or a boondoggle? http://bit.ly/ncQEI1 #
• #sundayread The possible solution to the US debt crisis? Imitate Canada. Yes, Canada. http://nyti.ms/qZ8eR9 #
• #sundayread The 8 Pillars of Innovation: http://bit.ly/nPxUTt (RT @dartdog @brainpicker) #

• #DailyBlogTip Getting started: What do you and your business want to accomplish? Is blogging the best tool for the job? #
• Birmingham parking meter: 1st quarter, 30 min. 2nd quarter, 60 min. 3rd quarter, OUT OF ORDER, risking $30 ticket. Sigh. #
• Ladies and gentlemen, rock ‘n’ roll. MTV turns 30 today. My 25th anniv. Q&A w/ Bham’s Alan Hunter. http://itswa.de/nK0Lx5 #
• Learn about communicating better in the free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://itswa.de/bba-newsletter #
• August @wpbham meetup 7:30 tonight at @PaleEddies, with Brian @Krogsgard on WordPress 3.2: http://bit.ly/pW8Pd2 #bham #
• Bham’s Best Eats: How to host a whiskey tasting, by @seankelley: http://itswa.de/bbe-whiskey #bhameats #
• Do restaurant reviews need new guidelines for the blogging era? http://bit.ly/oXQeF6 #
• NY Times talks Jefferson County fiscal crisis and national debt at @TedsBirmingham: http://nyti.ms/rjyvkp #bham #
• Donor time! (@ American Red Cross) http://4sq.com/q07q83 #
• RT @AlisonAgosti: 1. Open an Etsy store. 2. Make tiny dresses for hamsters. 3. $$$ #
• Mac nostalgia: Using a bent paperclip instead of gigabytes of system updates to fix an ailing computer. #

• #DailyBlogTip Getting started: For blog name, using a topic is less personal, but has better resale value. #
• They promised a Buffy movie, even Veronica Mars. Will Friday Night Lights return to big screen? http://eonli.ne/pHfBVK #
• Does copy protection actually hurt sales of movies, music and ebooks? Essay by @Pogue: http://bit.ly/pOotCu #
• I am now on Netflix streaming. That is, “Interplanetary,” with a cameo from me, is now on Netflix streaming. #
• Bham’s Best Eats: Slow down with sautéed summer corn, by @foodrevival: http://itswa.de/bbe-corn #bhameats #
• How public speaking can guide your business « Birmingham Blogging Academy: http://itswa.de/nwd62T #

• #DailyBlogTip Getting started: For blog name, using your name has high branding value, but almost no chance of resale. #
• You can catch more flies / with honey than vinegar. / Flies with a sweet tooth. #haikuhumpday #
• Engineers finish study of Tuscaloosa tornado damage. Interactive map: http://bit.ly/nUWyoN #WeAreAlabama (RT @spann) #
• Bham’s Best Eats: The beauty of bánh mì (Vietnamese sandwiches) by @glennybrock: http://itswa.de/bbe-banh-mi #bhameats #
• Talking it up … How public speaking can guide your business: http://itswa.de/nwd62T #
• VIDEO: For Chrome users: the clever OK GO “All Is Not Lost” clip in sparkling HTML5: http://www.allisnotlo.st/ #
• My ex-employer Time Inc. to put US mags on tablets: http://bit.ly/pddGTD. I’m sure it’ll be as good as its sites. *cough* #
• Here for my ALsocme peeps. (@ Pale Eddie’s Pour House) http://4sq.com/nRWRgJ #

• #DailyBlogTip Getting started: A graphic artist and photographer can help your site launch with polished, distinct look. #
• The free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter – learn right from your Inbox: http://itswa.de/bba-newsletter #
• “We must be entrepreneurial, nimble, creative.” – @PamSiddall. Entrepreneurial = buyouts, furloughs. http://bit.ly/pD0Fga #
• Bham’s Best Eats: Gilchrist and the old South rarity, tomato aspic, by @foodimentary: http://itswa.de/bbe-aspic #bhameats #
• You’ll love this video. Move: http://bit.ly/nYW2ON #
• I’m presenting at the Bham AAF August Lunch on “Fighting Social Media Fatigue,” $20, 8/19. FB: http://itswa.de/oVjH1j #
• Apparently the new Facebook virus is groups named “You Knew You Grew Up in ____ if …” #

• #DailyBlogTip Getting started: What is the one way you shine? Helping others, making them laugh? That’s your blog focus. #
• I’m presenting at the Bham AAF August Lunch on “Fighting Social Media Fatigue,” $20, 8/19. FB: http://itswa.de/oVjH1j #
• Bham’s Best Eats: @bikeskirt goes a lil’ pie crazy! Tomato tart, blueberry pie recipes: http://itswa.de/bbe-pie #bhameats #
• BREAKING: Jury convicts 5 current or former New Orleans officers charged in post-Katrina shootings. (RT @rolandsmartin @AP) #
• How can public speaking can guide your business? Wade Kwon shares his insights … http://itswa.de/nwd62T #
• All the poetry that’s fit to print. Wade’s 101: Haiku retrospective 21: http://itswa.de/rfPc6Z #haiku #
• From media releases to Google+, all in the free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://itswa.de/bba-newsletter #
• Great seeing @mcbrihk, @mykelalvis, @dartdog, @insomniactive and @chriscreates at #barcampbham mixer tonight! #

• #DailyBlogTip Getting started: Personality goes a long way in making your posts sparkle. Don’t shy away; embrace it. #
• Greetings from #barcampbham 5! Good morning! (@ UAB Business-Engineering Complex w/ @dartdog @joshself @chriscreates) http://4sq.com/qvTxgK #
• My pal @andreafwalker dropping knowledge on startups, entrepreneurism. People still say “dropping,” right? #barcampbham #
• Startups: Do your research before moving ahead with your business plan. (Amen!) -@andreafwalker #barcampbham #
• Next: @chriscreates will show how to film, edit and publish videos using just iPad or iPhone. #barcampbham #
• iOS apps for @chriscreates‘s video work: Splice (free version), Photoshop Express, Dropbox. #barcampbham #
• Video editing time on iPhone/iPad was comparable to using desktop Final Cut Pro. -@chriscreates #barcampbham #
• RT @SaraOflaherty: Daniel @socialmediabham is doing his presentation barefoot. [Something about the loud cobbler’s children?] #barcampbham #
• Bham’s Best Eats: Chicago Mike’s in Homewood reviewed by Chicagoan @messyepicure: http://itswa.de/bbe-mikes #bhameats #

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