If you look up the term ‘#1 douchebag‘ in Google, you will find that Micah Baldwin (@micah on Twitter) holds that spot. This is because he asked people to link to him using that term as an anchor link. Some people would probably shake their head, but after hearing his presentation at WordCamp Chicago 2009,
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I had the awesome opportunity to listen to a presentation from Erin Blaskie (@erinblaskie on Twitter) at WordCamp Chicago 2009. Erin ran an interesting social experiment just by doing something she loved, gaming. She made videos and blogs, and even twittered her activities… and became a success in a few months. Having a successful blog
[Continue Reading...]Tweetmeme: The Next Step in Social Bookmarking
During WordCamp Chicago, David Dalka, one of the speakers treaded upon the topic of Tweetmeme. First he asked, “What is the most popular social media site launched in 2009?” I am sure as you all read that, you thought it was Twitter. Nope! It is Tweetmeme. Tweetmeme is a site that people can tweet through
[Continue Reading...]WordCamp Chicago: I Felt Like A Fangirl!
Yes, I did the blush and giggle as I shook Matt Mullenweg’s (@photomatt on Twitter) hand at the end of Day 2 for WordCamp Chicago. I could not help it. He was cute, and actually, I am a fan of WordPress. I use it almost religiously. And yes, I just said he was cute. It
[Continue Reading...]MyTweetFollowers: Experiment Conclusion
Last week I blogged Follow Frenzy with MyTweetFollowers.com?. While in a way it does own up to what it says, there was one thing I did notice as well as some of my followers. The following message was sent more than once in the stream in a day. 100 NEW FOLLOWERS A DAY!!! http://mytweetfollowers.com From
[Continue Reading...]You Can Own Your Followers: Buytter.com
Yes, you can now buy and own your followers at Buytter.com. No, you will not own them for real, but it is a real fun Twitter application that you can buy your followers and see how much you are worth to them. Yes, in a way, it is another vanity-type application, but it is still
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