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5 months ago

in How many profiles do you have on Twitter?! on The Broad Brush
Just this evening, I was wondering about creating a second profile.

You see, when I was new to Twitter and only had a hundred or so people I was following, it was easy to keep up with and stay connected to my favorite people. Now that my Twitter world has mushroomed to 1300-1400 people (and my available Twit-time has shrunk), I'm not able to keep up with anyone!

I had thought of setting up an account that would be much smaller and more selective, limited to those people I'm most interested in interacting with. Sounds like a great idea... but I probably won't do it.

Still, I'm curious as to how other people deal with this situation...
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tojosan Mark,
Thanks for dropping by.
Yes, it can be tough to manage to so many contacts. For me, Tweetdeck has been a help for sure. There is also Peoplebrowsr.com. Both allow you to add folks you follow to groups to make them easier to watch. Several twitter folks I know create a favorites group to watch folks they are close to.

Whatever you decide, it's okay. Two profiles might make your life easier. There is no right or wrong there.

8 months ago

in Too Much Nick on Nick
I have a similar theory about the buttons pedestrians press to make the traffic light turn green...
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Nick I don't remember the source, but I read in a legit mag that those buttons aren't meant to make the light turn faster. They're meant to give pedestrians more time to walk after the light *does* change.

San Francisco doesn't have those buttons, but we do have timers on the walk-don't-walks. That might be why SFans obey their crosswalk signals much more slavishly than the more opportunistic pedestrians of New York.

10 months ago

in Writing Is a Road Trip So Get a Good Map on GoodWordEditing.com
Hey, Mark: Just saw your tweet about this post and thought I'd check it out...not realizing that I was mentioned!

I love your road trip metaphor, but I would respond by saying that there's more than one kind of road trip.

There's the kind I think you're referring to: You're going from A to B and need to know how to get there in the quickest or, perhaps, most scenic way possible. For that type of journey, a map can be most helpful.

But there's another kind: You get in the car and just drive, surrendering to the whims of the moment, trusting in the serendipities of the journey, uncovering the surprises inherent in a voyage of exploration and discovery, and knowing that the outcome will be magnificent. A map can also be helpful on that kind of journey, more to show you where you are, though, than where you're going.

I've traveled and written in both ways and have had amazing (and frustrating) experiences using both methods. Neither type is superior to the other. Each is suited to particular needs and temperaments. Both can lead to powerful writing.

Thanks for the post and for giving me an opportunity to share my thoughts.

1 year ago

in Are You a True Friend to Others? on Thoughts On Quotes
Thought you might enjoy this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=I4C-WwnJazc
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jnbammer Thanks Mark!
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