Posted on Saturday, 13th December 2008 by Bill Bean

Friend of mine works for the Indiana division of the Salvation Army.  This weekend is their annual radiothon fundraiser.  They partner with WIBC to do the most good for Indiana kids. Couple of things you can do. 1.  Follow @radiothon on Twitter 2.  Visit the website and donate. Also, you are no doubt familiar with [...]

Tags: charity, radiothon, red kettle, Salvation Army, Twitter, WIBC
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Posted on Sunday, 7th December 2008 by Bill Bean

Update on my use of Tweetdeck.  I like some of its features but apparently do not have the aptitude to get all the settings right. After clearing all read tweets, REPLIES for instance, they return whenever I close and reopen Tweetdeck.  Why do they not stay cleared? I do like being able to create groups [...]

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Posted on Wednesday, 3rd December 2008 by Bill Bean

The Wall Street Journal has published a great overview of Twitter.  I’ve included the whole article without images. Birds of a Feather Twitter Together Social-Networking Service Connects Followers, Not Friends, on PCs and Mobile Phones By KATHERINE BOEHRET If you’ve heard of Twitter but don’t exactly know what it is or how it works, you’re [...]

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Posted on Monday, 1st December 2008 by Bill Bean

As I mentioned previously, I wanted a way to create groups within Twitter.   Ask and you shall receive! Thanks to Lorraine I’m trying out TweetDeck. I’ve been using Twhirl so I will have to relearn some buttons but that’s a small thing. We’ll see how this goes. Now i just need to setup multiple [...]

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Posted on Sunday, 30th November 2008 by Bill Bean

I found this fascinating quote today: Twitter should be about crafting your own experience. Not unlike a real, live social situation, conversations ebb and flow on Twitter. Sometimes you’ll find yourself at the party, drifting in and out of smaller groups. Some you go back to with frequency, others you don’t. It’s purely a matter [...]

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