Wade’s weekly Twitter log for 2012-01-15

Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012

• #DailyBlogTip What’s your blogging fear? Define it, name it, challenge it head on. It’s not as bad you might imagine. #
• What are you reading? What should you read? Let’s share on Sundays. #sundayread #
• #sundayread Why I Decided to Self-Publish My Book, by @NadriaTucker: http://t.co/w23kQMGs #
• #sundayread Bullying kills. Even in the Army. By Jennifer Gonnerman. http://t.co/GjL9pu0A #
• #sundayread On the passing of UAB’s Gene Bartow: http://t.co/N0IHLUpm #
• #sundayread A simple New Year’s Resolution: Eat more real food, by @shaggerty: http://t.co/bIQaShZw #
• #sundayread Louis CK: The Man Who Loves to Hate Himself, by @jonahweiner: http://t.co/nkSe29Tk #
• #sundayread Content marketing: Reputation trumps begging. http://t.co/6OV47E4h #
• #sundayread Rise of the NBA Nerd @Wesley_Morris on b-ball style and black identity: http://t.co/KJCWknv4 (RT @blakedsims) #
• #sundayread Why Authors Tweet, by @atrubek: http://t.co/yBlpTtMb #
• Your Inbox tutorial on blogging and social media. Free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter: http://t.co/Ye5CKylM #
• #sundayread The start of the Alabama Social Media Association started with a friend in Baton Rouge: http://t.co/OEwYbQuH #
• #sundayread Sign up to be a giver for World Book Night, April 23: http://t.co/J2R1HCyU #
• #sundayread What it means to have all music instantly available, by Bill Wyman @hitsville: http://t.co/YRcjQo1M #
• #sundayread Why Content Is Still King When It Comes to Lead Generation: http://t.co/9T5iQFYH (RT @JesseNewhart) #
• #sundayread Essay: Being PC in this day and age, by @msmirandasawyer: http://t.co/f7nvLV89 #
• #sundayread “I was a reporter. I was a writer, wasn’t I?” Life after a brain injury. http://t.co/ukFnXR8V #

• #DailyBlogTip Never start a post with the dull cliche, “I was wondering what to blog about when …” #
• Who wants to contribute to my Birmingham, Ala., Pinterest board? http://t.co/9uThYXde #bham #
• VIDEO: BCS National Championship preview: LSU vs. Alabama: http://t.co/4jQhgCNX #rolltide #
• Don’t miss my talk at WordCamp Birmingham 2012 Saturday! Here’s a preview: http://t.co/bOX400L1 #wpyall #
• Walmart’s consolidation of food industry has dire consequences for all of us: http://t.co/peRBXCIa (via @fedupwithlunch) #
• *sad trombone* Former editors: Newspapers need bolder change, by @melaniesill: http://t.co/mdO4zN7w #
• Bham: EBSCO is an e-marketing site manager and specialist: http://t.co/ZpscV6ij / http://t.co/sk71juMy (via @ednoles) #
• KICKOFF IN 1 HOUR: BCS National Championship preview: LSU vs. Alabama. http://t.co/4jQhgCNX #rolltide #
• It’s time. Rematch of LSU vs. Bama. For the title. #rolltide #
• Battle of kickers? Tide FG makes it 3-0 over LSU with 5 minutes in the 1st quarter. #RollTide #
• Another rematch, another field goal. Alabama 6, LSU 0 with 4 min. left in the first half. #RollTide #
• Halftime. Third FG extends Tide’s lead 9-0 over Tigers. Still frazzled (me, not team). #RollTide #
• First drive of second half nets fourth FG. Alabama 12-0 over LSU. #RollTide #
• Near end of 3rd, Shelley nails 5th of 7 tries. 15-0 Tide over Tigers. #RollTide #
• RT @KevinScarbinsky: Shelley ties all bowl records with 5 made FGs. #RollTide #
• Damn. An honest-to-Tebow touchdown. Trent Richardson does it, then missed PAT. 21-0 Bama. 1st BCS shutout? #Rolltide #
• CONGRATULATIONS, ALABAMA! 21-0 final over LSU. National Champions(?) #RollTide #

• #DailyBlogTip Blogging is about making mistakes. Success in blogging is about making them and learning from them. #
• VIDEO: Tide defeats LSU in rematch to earn BCS title: http://t.co/l2FQxq84 #rolltide #
• The Bham Blogging Academy e-newsletter. The one your mother warned you about. Sign up: http://t.co/Ye5CKylM #
• WEBINAR – Your LinkedIn Profile: Your Ticket to a Better Job , noon Thursday, $15: http://t.co/NIb4zHkk #
• 13 great tips to make you a Pinterest pro, by @StephMBuck: http://t.co/ifstMdXb [Let me know if you need an invite.] #
• All 365 #DailyBlogTip tweets from Wade Kwon: http://t.co/AcGbRiG5 #blogging #
• CLEVER: Printstagr.am turns Instagr.am pics into stickers, poster, mini-pics and mini-books. #
• “In 2007 (JeffCo) Gen Svcs had 350 workers. 2008=250. Today=90. Not enough to run elections.” -Petelos (RT @ikepigott) #alpolitics #
• Year of Alabama Food site, yearofalabamafood.com, aka Stuff White Alabamians Like. Thought we’re in heart of soul food. #
• Get a verified Twitter account. 1. Create fake account. 2. Complain to Twitter. Voila. http://t.co/qQEO6EhX #
• Join me for my 1st webinar ever on Thu. It’s on how to make your LinkedIn profile work for you: http://t.co/NIb4zHkk #
• GALLERY: Alabama wins 2011 BCS National Championship: newspaper front pages: http://t.co/NOH9yLH9 #rolltide #

• #DailyBlogTip Read other blogs, and leave meaningful comments. Good for ideas, networking, marketing. #
• roadmap to tomorrow: Generations of the / future, pay heed: We really / did wing it most times. #haikuhumpday #
• HANGOUT: Come spend an hour with me on Google+ discussing LinkedIn. Noon CST today: http://t.co/zzMvPtZ4 #
• GALLERY: Alabama wins BCS title: newspaper front pages: http://t.co/NOH9yLH9 #rolltide #
• Greater Bham Ministries’ Scott Douglas on “Colbert Report” Mon., to talk MLK, HB56, civil rights: http://t.co/GW1Z9jBk #
• WEBINAR – Your LinkedIn Profile: Your Ticket to a Better Job, noon tomorrow, $15: http://t.co/NIb4zHkk #
• IN 15 MIN.: Ask me anything about LinkedIn during my hourlong Google+ Hangout. Noon CST today: http://t.co/zzMvPtZ4 #
• GOOGLE+: The master-plan for integrating it ever more deeply into Google’s ecosystem: http://t.co/OcYWd2zJ #
• 180+ registered and counting! What to expect at WordCamp Birmingham this weekend: http://t.co/bOX400L1 #wpyall #
• Michael Redding, new owner of Tuscaloosa and Gadsden, Ala., newspapers, loves noncompete agreements: http://t.co/Czyt8kw9 #
• Subscribe once, reap rewards every week. Free Bham Blogging Academy weekly newsletter: http://t.co/Ye5CKylM #
• Just wrapped webinar rehearsal w/ @jenbarnett. Still 12 hours left to RSVP for LinkedIn workshop: http://t.co/NIb4zHkk #

• #DailyBlogTip What’s your comment policy? Define it, publish it, enforce it. Boundaries are important. #
• LAST CHANCE: 90 min. left to sign up for my LinkedIn webinar at noon CST today. Don’t miss it! http://t.co/NIb4zHkk #
• Who wants to contribute to my Birmingham, Ala., Pinterest board? http://t.co/9uThYXde #bham #
• He zagged as Amazon zigged. That helped Wayfair earn half a billion dollars in 2011 furniture sales: http://t.co/zq6saIsT #
• Disqus study claims users with pseudonyms contribute more blog comments, and higher quality ones: http://t.co/9OWLufWM #
• TONIGHT: @bwcitypaper Thursday Club Cinema kicks off with “The Big Lebowski”: http://t.co/LtjIB5mi #bham #
• Thanks to everyone who came to my 1st webinar. It was great fun! Special thanks to producer @jenbarnett of @Freshfully. #
• IN 2 HOURS: “The Big Lebowski” starts Thursday Club Cinema at @ALTheatre: http://t.co/LtjIB5mi #bham #
• The Bham Blogging Academy e-newsletter. Usually Mondays, sometimes Tue/Wed. Always weekly. http://t.co/Ye5CKylM #

• #DailyBlogTip Design vs. content. Only one really matters to audience, search engines — and it’s not design. #
• On pins and needles: What are you pushing on Pinterest? http://t.co/X1XlSVgc #
• 5 more movies in @bwcitypaper Thursday Club Cinema at the @ALTheatre: http://t.co/LtjIB5mi #bham #
• All 365 #DailyBlogTip tweets from Wade Kwon: http://t.co/AcGbRiG5 #blogging #
• LAST CHANCE: You will learn a ton about killer content marketing from me at WordCamp Bham: http://t.co/bOX400L1 #wpyall #
• GALLERY: Alabama wins 14th national championship, as seen on 18 front pages: http://t.co/NOH9yLH9 #rolltide #
• I don’t understand why people think money is corrupting American politics … http://t.co/nE867cFI #
• RT @CoryBooker: Democracy isn’t spectator sport. We can’t sit on sideline yelling about what others should do. Want change? Get in the game. #
• Drinking toast tonight to my childhood friend Julie, died Thur. after battling cancer. She will be terribly missed. http://t.co/oByGeP13 #
• Serious Eats’ Hot Dog of the Week: Gus’s Hot Dogs: http://t.co/Yt4v4IrV (via @NadriaTucker) #bhameats #
• Pre-Wordcamp get-together. (Still gotta finish my slides.) #wpyall (@ Cantina) http://t.co/HaAH61lP #
• Hundreds read my free Bham Blogging Academy weekly newsletter to become smarter. Sign up: http://t.co/Ye5CKylM #

• #DailyBlogTip Label your embedded videos for SEO purposes. #
• Wordcamp Birmingham 2012 is under way! Follow #wpyall for updates and info. (@ BJCC East Ballroom w/ 2 others) http://t.co/rlVOCMgP #
• Checking out @jhous1 on “WordPress Ecommerce: Not so scary anymore!” Note: Need more wrestling vids in my preso. #wpyall #
• Welcome to Birmingham, Wordcampers! Hope y’all get a chance to try great food at dinner tonight. See me for recs. #wpyall #
• Come see my talk on Advanced Content Marketing, track 2, 3:20p today. Fun + informational = funformational! #wpyall #
• Watching Joel Norris of @ahsodesigns on “Using Theme Frameworks for rapid development and sustainability.” #wpyall #
• Just starting with @VidLuther of @thezippykid on WordPress for Business. #wpyall #
• RT @wordcampbham: Drink machine is down stairs and all the way around the corner. Right of East Exhibit Hall 3. #wpyall #
• Three @wordcampbham Twitter lists: http://t.co/APhjxm1Q / http://t.co/M5fTdTKT / http://t.co/hQ1mKDP0 #wpyall #
• AWESOME: 270 registered for @wordcampbham today! #wpyall #
• How to Win Awards and Influence Readers, track 2, 3:20p today. Bring your questions and blogging caps. #wpyall #
• People are oohing and ahing over QR codes. Must be WordPress designers. 🙂 #wpyall #
• Proud of my ALsocme colleague Michelle Amaral @brainscientist2, talking @altornadopets and WordPress. #WPyall #
• Learning about Extendable Extensions with @_mfields. #wpyall (I’m next!) #
• RT @shadowhelm: 1 thing I know for sure, I should’ve moved to WordPress from MT years ago. WP community is awesome. #wpyall #
• My slide deck for “How to Win Awards and Influence Readers” is now posted: http://t.co/YqhVxcZl #wpyall #
• Free Bham Blogging Academy newsletter – your weekly guide to blogging, social media: http://t.co/Ye5CKylM #
• Enjoying dinner with Wordcamp speakers. Cheers! #wpyall (@ Urban Standard w/ 3 others) http://t.co/2v8Q33CL #

Also:

• Past Twitter logs
• Follow @WadeOnTweets on Twitter