Category Archives: social media

What did you do today, raincoaster?

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Ophelia by John Everett Millais demonstrates my idea of repose

Oh, nothing much. Only…

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and ate all the leftovers from Gung Haggis Fat Choy.

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Hymn to the JesusPhone: iPhone Taboo

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See how behind the times I am? The iPhone Taboo video was uploaded to YouTube just over a year ago and I only got my JesusPhone last month! Well, I’ve finally joined the 21st Century at last. While I’d love to have a bunch of clients who pay me with … you know … what do they call it, that stuff … MONEY! Right, right, “money,” that’s what it’s called.

Yeah.

While I’d love to have a bunch of clients pay me with “money” none of the people who currently beg me to work for them seem to have any of that, so instead we have regressed to a primitive barter system: you buy me drinks and you can ask me questions about WordPress until I’ve finished them. You let me stay in your house for a month at Christmas, eating your food, drinking your wine, and annoying your pets and I don’t make fun of the fact you’re still on Blogspot. You give me an iPhone and I will give your blog a good once-over and update things you never even knew you had.

Now all I need is somebody with a liquor store who wants a Twitter account and I’m golden.

All Hail the JesusPhone!

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Martin Luther King Jr. Tweets!

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Martin Luther King on Twitter

Betcha didn’t know HE was on Twitter!

Vanity Fair takes this to its logical conclusion:

At this time every year, commentators across the United States engage in an exercise I’ll call Hypothetical King, in which we try to imagine what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would say about the war in Afghanistan, the bank bailouts, or Mo’Nique winning best supporting actress for Precious at the Golden Globes. We extrapolate from his words and deeds and hope we’re right but can never be sure.

I’d like to engage in an exercise that’s almost the reverse of that. Instead of Hypothetical King existing in 2010, I’d like to imagine a world in which today’s tools exist in King’s day. I want to know what Dr. King would make of Twitter, the insistent social-media service that asks its users to describe “What’s happening?” in 140 characters or less.

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Twitter Tips December 5th, y’all!

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Calling all civilians!!!! This class is designed for beginning or early-intermediate Twitter users, to get them up to speed quickly and teach them how to get the most out of Twitter in the least amount of time.

Not like me.

and cross-posted from raincoastermedia because, well, because BECAUSE, that’s why.

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Twitter in 120 Minutes

A hands-on seminar designed for beginning Twitter users who want to learn effective ways to manage their accounts and stay efficient.

What: a two-hour introduction to Twitter and TweetDeck,

When: 12-2pm, Saturday, December 5th

Where: Tradeworks Training Society, 2nd floor, 87 West Pender Street, Vancouver at the corner of Columbia and Pender in Chinatown

Why: learn powerful applications that can save you time and help you get the most out of Twitter

How: much? $75

The basics of Twitter and the applications of two Twitter tools will be reviewed in the first 30-45 minutes with a hands-on session in the remaining 1:15, where the instructor will be available to guide participants through the basic elements of using TweetDeck and Power Twitter.

Class size is strictly limited to 8: please email bloggingclasses AT gmail DOT com to pre-register.

Payment in advance via Paypal only, please. Paypal accepts debit or credit cards as well as direct e-transfer.

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What Did You Do Today, raincoaster?

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I'm blogging this

Invoiced twice, argued one of them out over Gmail, learned how to use BillingBoss (which is DA BOSS and dat’s all you need to know), edited an occupancy agreement, pitched a commissioned sales job, got about 60 affiliate links done for the Manolosphere and 20 done for myself, got invited to teach social media in Vernon and Kelowna (now to find some classrooms!) accessed the brain trust on Twitter for some advice, followed it, prepped my talk for WordCamp Victoria (WordPress.com vs WordPress.org) [UPDATE: and then drew the pentagram and caused Lolebrity.net to arise from the grave; the undead: so hot right now] and blogged the following:

Which is not bad for a Monday, even if I didn’t get paid.

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