Comments for St. Louis Bloggers Guild

Comment on Surviving Unemployment by jalandis01

jalandis01 — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:47:32 +0000

There is so much to do when you are laid off. You can either make it fun or you can wallow in your sorrow. I chose to make something of it and enjoy it. I started a blog 4 months ago when I was laid off. Here’s a link to the most popular posts including my story – http://iwaslaidoff.info/land1/

Best wishes to all,
Laidoffguy
Jim

Comment on Five Minutes With Patrick by Gregg

Gregg — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:17:43 +0000

Sometimes, there is a lot to be said for that, though!

Comment on Five Minutes With Patrick by Patrick D.

Patrick D. — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:13:48 +0000

This guy is a complete idiot. I would know.

Comment on New Restrictions – Better Plan? by anon

anon — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:59:18 +0000

Here are a couple links that address blogs, fair use and the AP:

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/06/biting-hand-feeds-traffic-them

http://tinyurl.com/c55jwg

http://www.blognetnews.com/blogs/broadcast/?p=134

Comment on Parent Blogging 101: Narcissism and Exhibitionism by PiterKokoniz

PiterKokoniz — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:16:22 +0000

Hi !!!
My name is Piter Kokoniz. Just want to tell, that your posts are really interesting
And want to ask you: what was the reasson for you to start this blog?
Sorry for my bad english:)
Thank you:)
Piter.

Comment on The Average Jane’s Thoughts on Twitter by Karen Goodman

Karen Goodman — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:11:39 +0000

I started using Twitter in December and Facebook a few months later. On Twitter I have connected with people that I didn’t know before joining. On Facebook, I friend people from the past, coworkers, friends and family. If we didn’t go to school together, and we don’t know each other in real life, I won’t accept a friend request on FB.

On Twitter, I get the opportunity to meet so many people that I would never meet otherwise. As a real estate agent and blogger, my goal is to get in front of as many St. Louis people as possible. So, I’ll follow almost anyone that lives in St. Louis. I also follow people outside of the St. Louis area that tweet interesting information.

Two things in particular have made Twitter really valuable to me. I’ve attended several Tweetups, and meeting people in person changes everything. They become new friends and you want to help each other by retweeting (forwarding tweets) and answering questions. It’s no different than networking in any other setting.

As someone that is new to tech stuff, I love that Twitter has a heavy user base of techie people. Anytime I have a computer problem or question, all I have to do is ask on Twitter and I get instant answers.

FB is good too. I update my status less often since it is more like a message board than a constant conversation. But, I’m also more comfortable sharing personal info that I wouldn’t want potential clients to know. On the other hand, if there is something I feel like announcing that I can’t say with some people that I know listening, then Twitter is a safer place to share. For example, I’ve gone on a couple of dates with one guy that is a FB friend, so when I wanted to complain about him calling too much, I did it on Twitter.

Comment on The Average Jane’s Thoughts on Twitter by spellchecker

spellchecker — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:15:34 +0000

agrigate = aggregate
deminished = diminished

10,000 different ways to verify the spelling of a word means not ever spelling something incorrectly again.

Comment on The Average Jane’s Thoughts on Twitter by billstreeter

billstreeter — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:46:52 +0000

Scott,

I think that Twitter is more serendipitous than Facebook. Most people use FB to connect with friends they already have, and it seems to me that Twitter is a better way to find new people to interact with. That said, obviously I don’t think everyone should do both or one or the other. Everyone should only do what they feel comfortable and enjoy.

Comment on Parent Blogging 101: Narcissism and Exhibitionism by RaiulBaztepo

RaiulBaztepo — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:35:13 +0000

Hello!
Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
PS: Sorry for my bad english, I’v just started to learn this language
See you!
Your, Raiul Baztepo

Comment on The Average Jane’s Thoughts on Twitter by Scott Wheeler

Scott Wheeler — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 12:54:36 +0000

Another question for you might be, if you’re already using Facebook to connect and interact with your friends, do you really need Twitter? What can Twitter do that Facebook cannot?