Tag Archives: Twitter

The Perception of Criticism Online

It’s that time of year again. The time we look back on the last 12 months, and try to gain some wisdom from lessons learned while at the same time looking forward to the next year with resolution. I have a list of things I’ve learned, or at least things that I’ve become more aware [...]

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#MixCD10 Temporary Download

There was a lot of excitement around the mix CD trade I put together on Twitter a few weeks ago. It was a fun project to work on, and I am still receiving mixes in the mail! I’ve uploaded the mix to yousendit.com for you to download* on a first come, first serve basis. Basically, [...]

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Taking Twitter To the Post Office

If you follow me on Twitter, then you’ve probably heard me talking about mailart a lot, lately. I’ve been attempting to send every 50th follower a piece of mailart. I even organized a mix CD exchange that I turned into a mailart project. I have met some great people through Twitter, and I’ve been able [...]

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Handmade Mix CD Package and Mailart

A few weeks ago I asked if anyone on Twitter would like to have a mix CD swap, and got instant takers. I limited it to 10 peeps (11 including me), and I am still looking forward to listening to the contributions. It’s not easy making a mix for people you don’t really know so [...]

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The Worst Twitter App Ever Makes For a Great April Fool Prank

When planning out Stikky Tweets, my humble attempt at an April fool prank, I was uncertain of what I should expect. How would I measure it’s success? Would I be happy if only my friends got a laugh out of it? Was the goal to really get people to believe such an app existed? Was [...]

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Stikky Tweets: The Best (fake) Social Application Online

I’m very proud to announce a new Twitter application, Stikky Tweets. The idea is simple: tweet less, be heard more. [This was an April fool prank. Please read about it here.] I wrote a while back about why Twitter might die. Some people agreed, some mocked me. Well, in a continued effort to save Twitter [...]

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Why Twitter Might Die

It was a hot afternoon. I was finishing up a long day at work, thinking of what to make of the evening ahead of me. Get drinks with co-workers? A bike ride? Dinner with my wife? Nope, even better. I joined Twitter! My fist tweet, like many others, was quite profound. At 5:37pm on July [...]

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