Part of the reason for starting this blog is to investigate and understand the world of social media. Posting my thoughts to a blog that nobody reads is not going to hold my interest for very long. I know because this is the fourth blog I have started, none of the other three seeing more […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not sure I have too much to say about the content of my blog, as it sort of speaks for itself, but I figured I should cover my list of goals in its entirety. The one thing I learned from my “failed” blogs is that if I’m not excited about what I am trying to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A look at the early days of starting up a new blog and the experience of using Twitter, StumbleUpon and Digg to promote the blog and gain readership.
I came across Triond while doing some general social media Googling. Here is my somewhat sad profile. Triond provides the ability for a user to submit articles to be posted on various other blogs and sites. The articles can be of any topic, though Triond must approve them. The user has no control over where […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just came across this post on Whedonesque: Who will Joss Whedon kill in the ‘Avengers’ movie? Over a month ago I posted Which Avenger Will Die? Epic Fail on my part, I would say. I have not blipped that radar. C’mon, people, I need some advice here. How do I crack that nut? A community […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I wrote an article on the dangers of the internet. It is not just the predators that we have to watch out for. In an effort to continue my social media experiment I have posted it through Triond, but please go ahead and read it. Sorry for all the ads. Article here.
Twitter + Friends = Twiends Twiends is a service indented to help you make Twitter connections and build your Twitter base. The system is based upon a points system in which you give out points to people for following you and you gain points for following others. This does not sound too much different than […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Technorati is a blog directory with an intriguing ranking system. Here are my experiences and thoughts after about 6 weeks of being listed.
My participation in forums has always been inconsistent. I tend to read a lot more than I write, but then I will go through little bursts of increased participation. Ultimately my activity has never been to the level of being recognized as a regular or “one of the gang”, but I do enjoy being a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have already touched on Twitter in past articles, but there is one particular aspect of Twitter that has become the Holy Grail: the celebrity tweet. It is a pretty obvious concept that something tweet by a popular twitter user is going to be seen by a lot of people and therefore have some sort […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
