Twitter – I finally figured it out.
I’ve been actively using Twitter for about two weeks now. I’ve been reading blog posts about it, checked services, downloaded “Tweet Clients” and what not. Somehow, the short-worded world of Twitter didn’t really open up to me that easily. I tend to be wordy, as you know, so the 140 marks -limit really didn’t do it for me. But, I think I finally got the gist of it – in the bloggers point of view. Frankly, if I had stayed on Twitter.com alone, I still wouldn’t get it. Twitter.com is very basic...
read moreThe hazard of social networking: Someone might read what you write
I suppose I am taking a risk here, because I’m speaking in defence of the freedom of speech in a way… Apparently, being honest about your true feelings isn’t appropriate these days. Someone important might get offended. In this case, that someone important was Fred Smith of FedEx for a comment made on Twitter about their town by certain Mr. Andrews who was on his way to give him a presentation of a sort. The unfortunate Mr. Andrews didn’t like Memphis. It seems, that Mr. Andrews should have liked Memphis, or at least...
read moreBlogging quality over quantity
When we start blogging, we are advised that blogging should be done regularly and preferably as frequently as possible to be “done right”. Some bloggers take this to heart and start blogging vigorously to keep up with the Joneses, even if they wrote with a language other than their own. This can seriously damage the quality of blogs you write. Therefore, you should pick a publishing schedule, maybe a post or two a week, or as many as you can comfortably write well. The more serious blogger you are, the more time you should take, as...
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