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Social Media Automation, Free Goodies, Free WordPress Templates

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Optimizing Social Media Automation

Mike Troiano writes convincingly that automation in social media is something that should be handled with care. Read More →

Free Goodies

I always like to get something  for nothing. Here are some services, downloads and sites that are 100% free. Free Goodies Here →

Free WordPress Templates

Here a few gorgeous free WordPress templates. Free Templates →

Twitter Child

Twitter Child

Are you new to Twitter? Maybe you ask yourself “Why should I care about what all these strangers are chattering about?”or “This doesn’t make any sense” and “What am I supposed to say to these people?” Don’t worry about it! Just about every one of us on Twitter felt that way at the beginning. Relax, grab a favorite beverage, take off your shoes, and get ready to have a blast on Twitter, one of the fastest growing social networks in the world.

Video: Getting Started on Twitter

Beginner’s Advice

Would you care for some tips for getting started on Twitter? Get Twitter Started>>

Intermediate/Advanced Users

If you are an intermediate or advanced Twitter user, this extensive list of Twitter applications should provide you with hours of geeky discovery goodness!

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Rules? We Don’t Need No Stinking Rules!, DoINeedAnUmbrella, In-Flight Internet

Airbus 380

Read about five people who got tired of the time proven, sound advice of the “media experts”. They marched to the beat of a different drummer and won – against the odds! Read More Here

DoINeedAnUmbrella I already use, Yahoo Upcoming looks interesting. Are there any Cool Websites and Tools you like?

I have flown on average once a year for the past five years. I have never used the internet on any flight, although I would consider it on a long, boring flight. Here is an article on the state of in-flight internet

Who’s on Crack in Tech, Celebrity Twitterers, Palm Pre Video

Rainn Wilson is on Twitter

Once more we visit those organizations that must have been hitting the pipe when they made recent decisions. Who’s on Crack

Although I haven’t yet chosen to follow any celebrity twitterers, an entertaining article I read almost made me do so. These folks are famous and they have something to say (in 140 characters or less). 10 Celebrity Twitters

First it was the iPhone. Next came the T-Mobile G1. Soon it will be the Palm Pre that has my pulse racing, while I begin to salivate.  If you have lots of time on your hands, here is a Palm Pre walkthrough video (run time: 30 min.)

Social Networks Unhealthy? Pogue’s Tidbits – Power Bricks and Ethel Merman

Can social networking be unhealthy? I think the thrust of this article is that anything done to excess can be bad for you. Yes spending tons of time in front of the computer can result in weaker social interactions, and poorer social skills. This in turn can directly affect one’s health. On the other hand I have seen social networking lead to people getting together. For example, people on Twitter regularly have “tweetups” where they get together and socialize. The bottom line is: it’s all about being balanced – social networking can be a double edged sword. One can use it to enhance one’s sociability, or, it can be used as a crutch to replace face to face interactions. Read Article Here

David Pogue writes a technology column for The New York Times. His articles are almost always on point, informative , and entertaining.  Read Pogue’s Tidbits