Eoghann Irving
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Eoghann Irving
I'm curious. How many of you enjoy watching old black and white movies? I've noticed that amongst my peers there's a tendency only to watch movies from the late 70's (or sometimes 80's) and onwards. I suspect this is relates to the age of the people and what movies they grew up watching.
116 weeks ago from Film
Thomas Kohn:
I like both old B+W and NEW b+w. But it's really a matter of the screen writer, director, or actor for me. For a new b+w, I strongly suggest ...MoreI like both old B+W and NEW b+w. But it's really a matter of the screen writer, director, or actor for me. For a new b+w, I strongly suggest seeing The White Ribbon by Michael Haneke.
104 weeks ago
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Rob Smart:
I watch old black and white films (and more recent, like The White Ribbon). As the director in Wim Wender's film The State of Things, "in black ...MoreI watch old black and white films (and more recent, like The White Ribbon). As the director in Wim Wender's film The State of Things, "in black and white you can see the shape of things."
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Android 2.1 Non-Release – A Case Study in Real Time News Failure - http://www.brazencareerist/2010/02/22/android-21-non-release-a-case-stud...
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Why the iPhone Is Not The Future of Mobile - http://www.brazencareerist/2010/02/14/why-the-iphone-is-not-the-future-o...
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The Online Identity Crisis in Social Networks - http://www.brazencareerist/2010/03/10/the-online-identity-crisis-in-soci...
Ryan Paugh
Anyone out there watching V tonight? Am I the only dork on Brazen Careerist who watches that show? Someone? Anyone?
Lauren Shanks:
I watched last night and thought it was decent. I'll probably keep watching, but am not obsessed with it. It's no LOST!
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Ryan Paugh:
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112 weeks ago
Ty Unglebower
Back again with more questions. I still only have 49 followers. I follow 50 people directly. But via lists, I follow 133 people that I don't follow directly. I am thinking most of you would say that I am more likely to expand my useful network if I followed people instead of just listing them. But my fear is an uber-cluttered feed. I guess I just can't decide when someone would be worth putting in said feed, even though I find them interesting enough to list. Any advice?
Chelsea Merget:
Hey Ty,
Don't worry too much about a cluttered feed. Lists are a great thing. Create and read your own lists to keep your feed organized. That ...MoreHey Ty,
Don't worry too much about a cluttered feed. Lists are a great thing. Create and read your own lists to keep your feed organized. That way you can follow whoever you want. I follow 163 people directly and I am not overwhelmed at all. Happy Tweeting!
Chelsea
113 weeks ago
Don't worry too much about a cluttered feed. Lists are a great thing. Create and read your own lists to keep your feed organized. That ...MoreHey Ty,
Don't worry too much about a cluttered feed. Lists are a great thing. Create and read your own lists to keep your feed organized. That way you can follow whoever you want. I follow 163 people directly and I am not overwhelmed at all. Happy Tweeting!
Chelsea
113 weeks ago
Ty Unglebower:
Thanks everyone, for your views. I may have to check out some of those applications mentioned.
One of the biggest problems is not so much the ...MoreThanks everyone, for your views. I may have to check out some of those applications mentioned.
One of the biggest problems is not so much the number of followers I have, or even the quality. (I follow some good people.) But They are spread to the Four Winds. I am not having much success so far in networking with local people. (Something at which I confess I am not very good in real life so far.) I have several locals on lists, but like some of you mentioned, they are on a test-run, to see if they are worth following full time. I try not to be too "scientific" as some of you have said, but I do want it all to work out.
113 weeks ago
One of the biggest problems is not so much the ...MoreThanks everyone, for your views. I may have to check out some of those applications mentioned.
One of the biggest problems is not so much the number of followers I have, or even the quality. (I follow some good people.) But They are spread to the Four Winds. I am not having much success so far in networking with local people. (Something at which I confess I am not very good in real life so far.) I have several locals on lists, but like some of you mentioned, they are on a test-run, to see if they are worth following full time. I try not to be too "scientific" as some of you have said, but I do want it all to work out.
113 weeks ago
Ty Unglebower
Question on "Follow Friday" etiquette. Do you tag everyone every Friday? Just people who are new from the last Friday? Only people you want? Or is there no real pattern to who should and shouldn't be tagged with #FF?
John E. Bredehoft:
In my view, if someone were listing my handle EVERY Friday, it would begin to feel like spam after a few weeks.
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113 weeks ago
Ty Unglebower:
I know that you are in theory supposed to make your own rules, and for the most part I Have. But I have noticed Twitter people can sometimes be a ...MoreI know that you are in theory supposed to make your own rules, and for the most part I Have. But I have noticed Twitter people can sometimes be a little testy with breeches in etiquette.
113 weeks ago
113 weeks ago
Kristi Leach
I have a personal twitter account, http://www.twitter.com/kristil, where I also post for my professional group. What do you think about separate accounts for personal and prof? I don't think it's necessary, except for news orgs. For friends, I end up following both and getting duplicate tweets. I wouldn't bring a cardboard cut-out to a live mixer to represent my company.Maybe I don't worry as much as a I should about tweeting about a delicious beer and an event within a 20 minute span. :/
Dana:
The person who tweets for my professional org has a separate account for her personal stuff, which I think is good for two reasons. First, what if ...MoreThe person who tweets for my professional org has a separate account for her personal stuff, which I think is good for two reasons. First, what if someone else needs to take over the tweeting for your professional group? Everyone who follows your professional group will need to start following the other person, and you may lose followers. Second, I follow the tweets to find out what my professional org is doing, not what she is doing. You may turn off some followers who are only interested in the professional group. Plus, I agree with Eoghann Irving that some stuff for your friends would not be appropriate for the other group, and you may not want to self-censor that much.
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116 weeks ago
Kristi Leach:
Before I get started, let me say that I tweet as @Kristil about technical communication, the Suncoast Florida Chapter of the Society for Technical ...MoreBefore I get started, let me say that I tweet as @Kristil about technical communication, the Suncoast Florida Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC), online journalism, content strategy, and St. Petersburg, FL.
I guess my philosophy is that I won't be having certain conversations online under any guise. Twitter is a certain audience and purpose for me--making friends with technical communicators and the people that hire them. And Tampa Bay bloggers. :) That means I reveal some personal things, but I mostly avoid religion and politics unless I'm tweeting a resource or expressing about my day. This is just like work, I think. Facebook is a bit more revealing as far as my opinions and whatnot, but there's family and close colleagues there, and if anyone cared enough to dig dirt they could find me there. So I'm not going to get "ugly" online anywhere. Who wants to be ugly anywhere? I'm going to be myself everywhere. I don't have time to worry that "myself" is not ok with someone. I don't want to deal with that someone, anyway. I don't disparagingly of my employer or organization or give away proprietary info ANYWHERE--that's not in MY best interest.
By having one account, I am avoiding overhead and maximizing the benefit of making authentic, transparent connections. The fact is, I'm deeply involved in our organization, and if you don't like me, it's not going to be fun to connect with us.
That's a good point about when someone else takes over. I'll direct followers to that person and remain a champion for the organization. For now, I don't think that challenge outweighs the benefits of keeping one account.
115 weeks ago
I guess my philosophy is that I won't be having certain conversations online under any guise. Twitter is a certain audience and purpose for me--making friends with technical communicators and the people that hire them. And Tampa Bay bloggers. :) That means I reveal some personal things, but I mostly avoid religion and politics unless I'm tweeting a resource or expressing about my day. This is just like work, I think. Facebook is a bit more revealing as far as my opinions and whatnot, but there's family and close colleagues there, and if anyone cared enough to dig dirt they could find me there. So I'm not going to get "ugly" online anywhere. Who wants to be ugly anywhere? I'm going to be myself everywhere. I don't have time to worry that "myself" is not ok with someone. I don't want to deal with that someone, anyway. I don't disparagingly of my employer or organization or give away proprietary info ANYWHERE--that's not in MY best interest.
By having one account, I am avoiding overhead and maximizing the benefit of making authentic, transparent connections. The fact is, I'm deeply involved in our organization, and if you don't like me, it's not going to be fun to connect with us.
That's a good point about when someone else takes over. I'll direct followers to that person and remain a champion for the organization. For now, I don't think that challenge outweighs the benefits of keeping one account.
115 weeks ago
Eoghann Irving
So V will be back on our screens at the end of March. Is anyone still looking forward to it? I was really excited when I heard they were bringing it back last Fall, but I wasn't exactly blown away by the 4 episodes they aired.
Ryan Healy:
I kept meaning to give that show a shot, but never got around to it. Do you recommend I watch it when its back in March?
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116 weeks ago
Eoghann Irving:
It's hard to recommend it. The first 4 episodes felt rushed, but they were finally building to something. And then they put it on hiatus for ...MoreIt's hard to recommend it. The first 4 episodes felt rushed, but they were finally building to something. And then they put it on hiatus for months. Now it's coming back, but by all accounts it's been re-tooled and has a new show runner. So I'm not sure exactly what we're going to get. I'd probably say give it an episode and see how you feel.
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116 weeks ago
Mary Higgins
Hi. I twitter as worldofhiglet (that's my name in many places on the intertubes). I've been on twitter nearly 2 years and I have only met 4 people I follow/follow me IRL.
Mary Higgins:
Hi Eoghann - yes, we are connected on Friendfeed, nice to see you over here, too.
116 weeks ago
116 weeks ago
Carmille:
Are there many in your area who use Twitter? Living in Hawaii, I've met about 30-35% of my followers IRL. Probably because (1)Much, much smaller ...MoreAre there many in your area who use Twitter? Living in Hawaii, I've met about 30-35% of my followers IRL. Probably because (1)Much, much smaller than Canada, (2)Twitter is very common here (3)Tweet-ups happen often
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116 weeks ago
Ty Unglebower
Greetings. I am actually newer to Twitter than I am to BC. In fact, I only started the Twitter thing 9 days ago. I am still skeptical, and a tiny bit confused about it. I haven't quite gotten anything out of my experience yet. (I have gotten twice as much out of BC.) But I'm joining this network to see if it becomes any clearer. Or to perhaps confirm my suspicions. Either way, I am on Twitter at TyUnglebower. Thanks.
Regina Twine:
I personally think Twitter is great for networking but I also use it differently than Ty does because I'm using it for job searching, networking ...MoreI personally think Twitter is great for networking but I also use it differently than Ty does because I'm using it for job searching, networking and to let people know what I'm doing. I would say that you can't expect people to just WANT to follow you because they found your name. How do you expect people to even find you on twitter? Are you putting your name out in the world? Are you commenting on items others are discussing? Quick way to network would be to join some twitter chats and be interesting. People will engage with you if you are interesting.
116 weeks ago
116 weeks ago
Ty Unglebower:
This is what I mean. Very conflicting views on Twitter. I have from the start tended to agree with Mr. Irving. It is not panning out to be very ...MoreThis is what I mean. Very conflicting views on Twitter. I have from the start tended to agree with Mr. Irving. It is not panning out to be very effective for networking. But whenever I say that dozens of people tell me it is THE way to network, and that I MUST be on. So the debate continues. As for Regina, give me some credit.
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116 weeks ago
Lindsey Donner
Any advice on tweeting for business? Is it necessary to have 2 Twitter accounts? I have one that's personal + business (as 90% of my waking hours are devoted to matters that affect me as an entrepreneur) and one that's for the team to use strictly as a biz tool, but I have doubts about having both. What are your thoughts?
I'm on Twitter @lindsey_donner and my company also just set up a Twitter @wvc_
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Lindsey Donner:
Thanks for the information, everyone. Love Brazen Careerist when I need advice! Are there services any of you would recommend other than Tweetdeck ...MoreThanks for the information, everyone. Love Brazen Careerist when I need advice! Are there services any of you would recommend other than Tweetdeck to manage multiple Twitter accounts? I have used several but haven't flat-out "loved" any and thought I'd ask the experts here!
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116 weeks ago
Samantha Karol:
Hi Lindsey! I manage two Twitter accounts for my company, plus one work/personal, and one personal. I use HootSuite and it keeps me sane by ...MoreHi Lindsey! I manage two Twitter accounts for my company, plus one work/personal, and one personal. I use HootSuite and it keeps me sane by keeping the accounts in separate tabs, but still together in one window. An added bonus: statistics. I've used others, but haven't liked them as much.
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Eoghann Irving
I'm a recent convert to smartphone and have an HTC Droid Eris. I'm really amazed by how much I use it and how little of that time is phone calls. Do we have many other Android users here?
Justin Nowak:
I am thinking about trying out the SE Xperia X10 as it has awesome hardware specs. Looks like it is worth a try!
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Eoghann Irving
So I'm thinking of re-reading Peter F. Hamilton's Night's Dawn trilogy. Has anyone else read it? Wonderfully epic space opera.
Rachel Rueben:
I thought you meant opera as in musical performance with metal brassieres and singing fat ladies (ROTFL!)
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Andrea V. Lewis
Do you think location-based networks really increase crimes towards women? --> http://goo.gl/fb/xCVZ
Eoghann Irving:
I have no statistics one way or the other, but I am inclined to doubt it. Like anything else you have to apply common sense in using it. I ...MoreI have no statistics one way or the other, but I am inclined to doubt it. Like anything else you have to apply common sense in using it. I wouldn't recommend checking in with a comment that says "I'm about to walk through the park" at midnight.
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Andrea V. Lewis:
I totally agree w/ you. Sorry, so late replying. Some weeks are crazy!
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Eoghann Irving:
I remember loving Star Trek: TOS as a kid and appreciating TNG when I was a teenager. I didn't really get into the later series though, but I did ...MoreI remember loving Star Trek: TOS as a kid and appreciating TNG when I was a teenager. I didn't really get into the later series though, but I did love the recent movie reboot.
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