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Fail Whale Part 2: 15 Non Tech-Related Things to do when Twitter is Down

Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by philipnowak.

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In our previous post, we covered 15 Tech-Related Things to do when Twitter is Down. Today, we are going to cover 15 Non Tech-Related Things to do when Twitter is Down. We all should take a complete break from technology every once in a while to recharge our batteries. After all, there are so many [...]

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Fail Whale Part 1: 15 Tech-Related Things to do when Twitter is Down

Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by philipnowak.

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Panic. Anxiety. Nervousness. These are all some of the emotions that I have felt in the past when I l have logged into my Twitter account and the infamous “Fail Whale” has appeared on my screen. Why do I feel that way? Am I addicted to technology? Am I a loner who has no life [...]

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How to Tweet into the Future

Posted on 13. Jul, 2009 by philipnowak.

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“How do you tweet so much?” “Do you ever sleep?” “You must not do anything because you are always tweeting!” These are the many questions and comments that I get over and over again. I’m sure many of you have heard the same things. As for me, the simple answer is that although I am [...]

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How to Lose 10,000 Twitter Followers in 1 Day

Posted on 10. Jul, 2009 by philipnowak.

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Following up on yesterday’s post ‘No Farting: A Guide to Twitter Etiquette‘, I have decided to further elaborate on the subject of bad Twitter etiquette with ‘How to Lose 10,000 Twitter Followers in 1 Day.’ You are certainly welcome to try this out on your own, but let me warn you ahead of time that [...]

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No Farting: A Guide to Twitter Etiquette

Posted on 09. Jul, 2009 by philipnowak.

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When I first joined Twitter, I violated many different rules of Twitter etiquette out there. I was really excited about tweeting for the first time as I had heard everyone, on the face of the planet, talking about Twitter. The first month of tweeting was pretty typical as I mostly followed my close friends and [...]

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#SingleOutSaturday: Pick 1 Tweep & Tell Us All About Them

Posted on 06. Jun, 2009 by philipnowak.

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When I first joined Twitter, I learned about #FollowFriday and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. I could learn about cool tweeps that I didn’t even know existed and possibly even have someone else recommend me for the masses to follow. As the weeks went by, I was bombarded with thousands [...]

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Murphy-Goode is a Social Media Success & Contest Isn’t Even Over

Posted on 25. May, 2009 by philipnowak.

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It’s almost June and people are still finding out about Winery Murphy-Goode’s contest to hire a “Murphy-Goode Wine Country Lifestyle Correspondent.” That’s probably why they extended the application deadline to June 19th from June 5th. The winery issued a press release that they have been swamped with thousands of applications and videos so they “NEED [...]