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Why I "block" on Twitter

Aug 29th

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I was having a deep philosophical discussion on the Zen of Twitter when I mentioned that I frequently “block” porno-teeth-whitening-10,000-followers-make-money-NOW spamaholics.My friend was amazed. “Why take the time?” she asked. I was amazed back. Doesn’t EVERYBODY block? Guess not, but they probably should.

Here’s why I “block and report” the unseemly ones from my tribe.

1) My Twitter Tribe matters. If I follow you, I choose to do so. No auto-follows, ever. Before I follow, I have read your bio, some of your tweets and probably clicked your link. I have a quality audience and it’s staying that way. I could have had 10,000 followers by now. I don’t care about that. I know the folks in my posse are primo.

2) I want an audience to be proud of. This probably sounds old-fashioned but I don’t want to do anything in my life that I wouldn’t be proud to disclose to my children. And if they examined my Twitter audience, I would not want them to see a bunch of nymphs peddling their videos. Anybody can see who you’re following. What does your audience say about you?

3) I want to protect you. If I block the spamaholics I keep them from my tweets and I keep them, in a small way, from you. I see so many of these folks who copy “Follow Friday” lists trying to lure followers. No. Stay away from my friends dammit.

4) Because I just do not want to play that game. I’m not going to be passive and imply that what they’re doing is OK.

Blocking sends a message. If we ALL blocked them, they would have to go away, right? No, they just would find another way to swarm over us. But I can dream, right?

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A sign that the Twitter apocalypse is upon us

May 1st

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twtjobs
Twitter mania has become hysterical. And I do mean FUNNY! : )

Today I learned of a new site called Twtjobs where job seekers can create a “Twitter Resume.” For the uninitiated, Twitter is a micro-blog limited to 140 characters. My friends, how do you post a meaningful resume in 140 characters? To demonstrate, gentle reader, I became your guinea pig. I’m not looking for a job, but I am always looking for new opportunities, so above is your first glimpse of a Twitter resume. Perhaps your last, too.

More comic relief — In the drop down field for “experience,” the upper limit is five years! I guess they think nobody over 30 is looking for a job, or perhaps their target demographic under 30 is the only group thinking a 140-character resume is a good idea.

So after I posted, what happened? Nothing. I don’t know where it went. I don’t know who read it, or if anybody read it. Are there elf-like recruiters out their looking through these 140-character resumes?

By the way, if you Google Twtjobs, Google will try to correct you by asking, “did you mean titjobs?” (gasp) I guess this is an accurate comment … Both sites are looking for boobs. : )

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Telepathic Tweets

Apr 25th

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The latest issue of Wired features a story on brain-computer interfaces that allow patients to simply “think” of a message and send it to the world through Twitter. While pundits either love or hate this newest social media craze, you can’t help but wonder at the jaw-dropping possibilities of a real-world application like this. Imagine, unlocking communications and opening up the world for people who can think but can’t move. This is not pie-in-the sky. It’s happening now. Read more at:

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/braintweet.html#previouspost

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