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Entries Tagged as 'Twitter'

10 best Twitterers to follow for your soul, not your career

March 19th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Digressions, Twitter

I always see these “top Twitterer” lists of people with high follower counts touted by social climbing social media DBs. Those people bore me. Instead I’m inspired by people with a unique perspective on the world around them, unique voice and style, who make me smile or think differently or challenge me to be a [...]

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Watch me on The Big Web Show

June 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Consulting, Pleasure, Twitter, User Experience

Last Thursday I had the absolute pleasure of joining the lovely Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin on the eighth episode of The Big Web Show (read my previous post). If you weren’t able to catch the live broadcast, be sure to check out the video and podcast. We talked about how I’ve used Twitter to [...]

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Using Twitter for Friend Advice

January 14th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Twitter

I ask questions on Twitter all the time on a wide variety of topics, and I usually get really useful responses — but never as many as when I ask about interpersonal issues. A little while ago I posed this question: “What do you do when someone you really care about won’t respond to your [...]

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Take our Twitter survey for a chance to win a $200 Amazon gift card

December 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Twitter

It would mean a lot to me if you could please take a moment to complete the survey below. I’m helping to design a new Twitter client and your input will be invaluable. Thank you. Survey link: http://bit.ly/4mMZWJ Fill out my Wufoo form! Tweet this survey! Related Posts: Seeking All Independent User Experience Professionals in [...]

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What I did while Twitter was down today

August 6th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Pain, Twitter

Twitter had a Denial of Service Attack this morning, which affected its uptime all day today. Therefore I was forced to figure out what to do without it. Here’s what I came up with: I noted my frustration on Facebook I actually looked at my friends’ pages on Facebook I reached Inbox Zero in Google [...]

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