http://jenn.blogivists.com Shhh....this one's a secret! Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:43:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Twitter is at a bit of a crossroads in its development. While it has been working on its infrastructure and building it's staff of nearly 30, it has relied on venture capital for funding, but early in 2009, the company has announced, that it intends to eventually, "become a sustainable business ... http://jenn.blogivists.com/2008/12/30/where-does-twitter-go-from-here/     Here are some great links to get ourselves, our blogs, and our social networks decked for Christmas and the New Year.   Clip Art/Photos: Christmas photos are always in abundance until you need one, right? Well, in addition to helping yourself to the photos in this post (none of which are copyrighted, ... http://jenn.blogivists.com/2008/12/17/web-20-christmas-links/ Why is everyone on the right side of the blogosphere suddenly all a-Twitter? Well my short answer to this question is that I don't know. I don't really think anyone can explain "why Twitter, why now?" But I do know we, as political conservatives and as the minority online, have desperately ... http://jenn.blogivists.com/2008/12/10/twitter-twitter-everywhere/ I found two great time-savers this week to help with the "tedious" part of social networking (to leave more time for the "fun" part!). I'm involved in so many social networks right now that I was beginning to find them incredibly time-consuming. It's important not to automate your social ... http://jenn.blogivists.com/2008/12/03/cool-tools-to-save-time-in-social-networking/ Have you been hearing about "Twitter" everywhere you go online? Twitter is a "microblogging" platform (that means the blog posts are very short - in this case, 140 characters or less), which helps you to quickly catch up to what's going on with your online friends, your favorite politicians, and ... http://jenn.blogivists.com/2008/11/19/how-to-twitter/ One of the important steps in developing an online profile is choosing an avatar, and using it consistently, so that your online friends and associates come to recognize you, and your work. An "avatar" is that little thumbnail-sized photo of you, or of a graphic you like that accompanies your ... http://jenn.blogivists.com/2008/11/13/grab-a-gravatar/ A young second-generation Egyptian-American recently demanded that a blogger-friend of mine apologize to him, and to his father, because of something she’d written on her blog. She had re-published (from public records) a partial list of just the “Letter A” section of the donors to the Obama campaign with Muslim ... http://jenn.blogivists.com/2008/11/01/i%e2%80%99d-rather-be-in-my-hell-than-your-%e2%80%9cheaven%e2%80%9d/ November 4th: Krispy Kreme will celebrate National Election Day by offering all retail customers with an "I Voted" sticker a FREE star shaped doughnut with patriotic sprinkles. (Participating Stores Only) (Hat-Tip, Okie Campaigns) But wait, there's more! Come to participating Ben and Jerrry's scoop shops on November 4th from 5-8pm, and ... http://jenn.blogivists.com/2008/10/31/doughnutsmmmmmm/ From Blog Talk Radio's Socially Speaking: Laura ("Pistachio" on Twitter) Fitton is one of the first prominent microbloggers," with roughly 6,500 readers on Twitter. An early beta tester of Seesmic and Qik, she connects people to new ideas and innovations using all the tools of microsharing. Her innovative use of social ... http://jenn.blogivists.com/2008/10/29/all-about-microblogging-twitter-with-laura-pistachio-fitton/ Last Monday, I was reading an SEOmoz article, and decided to ask FHK's IT Guy, Ron, if we should have one of those. Mind you, I had no idea what I was talking about, but after reading information like this, this and this, it sounded like something we should ... http://jenn.blogivists.com/2008/10/22/do-you-need-a-sitemap/