- New issue of I and the Bird. Charles Darwin and Edgar Allen Poe conversing over a couple of beers with the Great Auk https://bit.ly/tB2G1 #
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- Been sick since yesterday afternoon with a high fever and slept until now – 17 hours. Just got up and feel a bit better. #
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- I don’t Twitter, therefore I am…..not? Reply on Facebook re my blog “I twitter, therefore I am” https://bit.ly/2dGjNK (thanks Kathy) #
- “Go-to-Peru-and-get-High Tours. 5 ways to get wasted in Peru” -update of humour blog post – with some serious comments. https://bit.ly/1b1BV5 #
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- How can I find out how many readers subscribe to my blog via RSS? #
- RT @problogger: I’m going 2 have 2 put the srt date of the 31 Days 2 Better Blog challenge back a week due 2 a number of circumstances š #
- RT @problogger: the new start date for #31DBBB will be next Monday (6th April) – sending email shortly to notify. #
- RT @TrevorHampel: RT @Kimota: Please RT. New post: Top 50 Aussie Writing Blogs – Update https://tinyurl.com/cabc3e AND I’M ON THE LIST #
- It’s a girl. 4 months to go before Luciana gets a sister and I’ll be father again at 49. #
- Blogging for birders https://bit.ly/1Byjy #
- Seen the best sales pitch flash intro for a bird book ever made? https://www.oliviagentile.com/ The book s now on sale. #
- Twitter comics. A good laugh. Do you recognise yourself https://bit.ly/14nGR (via @GuyKawaki ) #
- Updated “I Twitter, therefore I am” https://bit.ly/2dGjNK #
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- Aiming for a solid top 10 among birding blogs on Nature Blog Network. Subscribe to my RSS feed now! https://bit.ly/16gPYY Thanks! #
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- Did an easy 8K with Luciana in her new Jeep Overland Jogging Stroller. 4K to a playground playing for an hour and back. My arms are sore! #
- “My life was so boring until I’ve begun to twitter about it!” Changed the illustration of yesterday’s blog. https://bit.ly/2dGjNK #
- RT @problogger: just checked and 31 Days to Build a Better Blog has 5127 signed up – still time to join at https://bit.ly/AEoy #31dbbb #
- Should I sign up to My Space? Any advantages? Any birders there? #
- Figuring out Google Reader. Will blog about my results! #
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- Here is a thought: If I could get all my clients on Facebook and Twitter , they would see when I’m spending too much time. Back to work! #
- With Luciana at the playground. Saturday=Daddy &Luciana Day. #
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- [at]nycmike don’t think they should have a problem as Twitter is open source and invites to app building. #
- [at]martinrstone Great stuff Martin, I will have to penetrate some of those services to get to know them better. #
- I am experimenting with Stumble Upon. https://tinyurl.com/cp49v5 You find some of my posts there. pls vote on them #
- [at]Dawn the toolbar is a great stumble search tool. With the TAG, you select up to 5 tags i.e. “birding”,then click Stumble! & get surprise #
- [at]Dawn My stumblepage is pretty bleak &un-organised IĀ“m afraid. IĀ“m new at this & also forget I have it. https://birdingperu.stumbleupon. #
- OMG Once again is my blog mentioned on the sidenotes of number 1 birding blog https://10000birds.com/. Must be doing something right? #
- just realizing I have not been on facebook today, whay did I miss? #
- I Twitter, Ergo I am! #
- [at]nycmike thnx The full address if you want to skip my business pages (nobody wants to bird in Peru, right?) is: https://bit.ly/Nqjar #
- Suicidal Penguins https://ajbatac.posterous.com/penguins-11 #
- I Twitter therefore I am ! Memo to self! #
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Twittero,Ā ergo sum
Had RenĆ© Descartes been living today – I am sure he would have a philosophical view on Twitter. Maybe even doubting its existence or his own. How trivial can twitter really become?
I had a great laugh yesterday checking out this video.
The cartoon guy in the video says:
“Twittering is just randomly bragging about your unexceptional life.”
Although, I admit having tweeted about what I am eating or drinking at times, and made other trivial comments, I have to agree that too much of such stuff is a sure way to loose followers as explained in How to loose twitter followers in 1o steps. In spite of the time sink sometimes, one can find many useful ways to use Twitter. I have learnt much about Blogging and Social Media through Twitter. You can also get instant advice from your Twitter friends when needed.
Use Twitter wisely. How to avoid the Twitter Time-sink.
Here are some useful links.
- 4 simple tips for avoiding the Twitter time sink
- 14 tools of highly effective twitter users
- 12 ways to use twitter to increase your productivity
Additionally, a few days ago web-designer depot wrote the ultimate Twitter guide.Ā in fact it is so popular that right now as I am writing this it can not be accessed. Must have blown the server! Bookmark this article and come back in a few days and I am sure it works again.
Twitter for birders
I am sure most of my birding friends have seen my two manuals on Twitter for birders. If not here they are again:
- Twitter for birders, part 1. An introduction
- Twitter for birders, part 2. Hashtags, RSS and Twitter can be used as a mobile Rare Bird Alert
There is yet another Twitter-like application in Beta version called Chirp-tracker. It is more directed to birders. The big advatage for a birder is that there is less noice.Ā Only birders are participating and chirping about birds. It will most likely become a huge success among birders. I hope it will become more like a proper Twitter-client in the future, so I can use it instead of Tweetdeck also for my non-birding tweeting. To try out the beta version. Get on Twitter and follow @chirptracker and ask to try out the beta version.
Let me know your favorite articles about Twitter and tips about applications.
Cartoon from Geek and Poke under creative commons license
- highest number of page visits ever on my blog today 426 views so far and 4 minutes to tomorrow according to WP stats! https://bit.ly/Nqjar #
- In case you missed it. “1000 birds to see before you die” https://bit.ly/1zad #
- Listening to TV on the radio. #
- I have decided to change theme to Thesis. What to do first? Install WP 2.7 before or after? #
- I need more suggestions for “1000 birds to see before I die. See https://bit.ly/1zad #
- Just 5 more to 1K Facebook Friends. Good for the EGO in hard times. And I do expect to get 1000 birthday wishes on July 25! #
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