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Which Column Are You In?

February 3, 2010
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I use TweetDeck to organize the people that I follow on Twitter and Facebook, and I have the application divided up into many columns. Three of the columns are Do Not Miss, AM (for Affiliate Marketing) and Autos/Companies. I always pay close attention to the people that I’ve put into the Do Not Miss column. [...]

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Six Ways to Use FourSquare Without Annoying People

January 22, 2010

It’s been said that 2010 will be the Year of FourSquare (via Peter Shankman) but it’s also been called annoying and worthless by folks who’d rather not see FourSquare updates on Twitter and Facebook. Like any technology or social application, there are ways to use FourSquare without annoying anyone – or, with minimal annoyance at [...]

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What the Hell is Wrong With People?

November 9, 2009

Imagine you are a software developer, a writer, or an artist. You have something to sell. You walk into a boardroom, a party, or a social gathering where people are interested in what you’ve got to say about your product. Chit-chat is encouraged, people are making small talk. You talk about yourself and talk up [...]

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WordPress on the iPhone: Not Quite There

October 31, 2009

This post is being written on my iPhone using the WordPress iPhone app – which I would link to if it weren’t such a hassle.
That is my major gripe about the app, and it’s one that can’t be stressed enough: writing HTML on the iPhone (on any phone, I imagine) is an exercise in frustration. [...]

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How to Avoid Ads on Twitter with Filtering

October 27, 2009

With both legitimate marketers and spammers setting their sights on Twitter, it is only a matter of time before spam becomes a major problem.
Anyone at all can send you an “at” message, and unfollowing someone is a very final solution. What if you like 90% of what someone tweets but they throw in a few [...]

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Porn Bots, Spammers and Marketers of All Stripes Welcome!

September 28, 2009

Everyone, and I mean everyone, is welcome to follow me on Twitter. That’s not exactly an earth-shattering statement, but according to many Twitter users, some followers are less desirable than others.

Porn bots – Twitter accounts that have a scantily clad avatar, are following 1,000-2,000 people, and have ten tweets that are variations of “come see [...]

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