Tag: Social Networking

I think I have the best community in the blogosphere. If you’re a regular reader/commenter here, you are a part of that awesomeness. 8) For that, I say “Thank you”. Today’s Lesson When I started blogging, I didn’t even know there was such a thing as “community”. Sure, I saw… read more How to Build a Blog Community

It doesn’t surprise me Facebook has over 500 million active users or that in a week, one billion tweets are published on Twitter Facebook and Twitter are about communicating and people want to be heard. Today’s Lesson Blogging is the same. Many bloggers will admit their real life friends don’t… read more You Heard It Here First

When I look at the hobby of blogging, I realize it has taught me a lot about writing, coding and social networking, but it’s more than that. Today’s Lesson When we start blogging, we usually have some sort of agenda. Maybe it’s to make some extra cash, practice our writing… read more What Blogging Tutorials Don’t Tell You About Blogging

When we join Twitter, those who befriend us are labeled as “followers”. On Facebook, they’re “friends”. With blogging, we often label fellow bloggers as “blogging buddies”. But who are these people, really? Today’s Lesson In the comments of the The Cost Of Being Heard post Sara of A Sharing Connection… read more Friends, Followers and Buddies

When I started blogging in 2007, I didn’t see anyone else with the name of “Barbara” commenting on the blogs I frequented, so “Barbara” become the name I signed onto blogs with. Within a short period of time that changed and I started seeing other commenters with the name Barbara…. read more Which One Are You

You know those little pictures you see posted next to comments on blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites which identify the author? Sometimes you’ll hear them called gravatars (globally recognized avatars), but many just say “avatars”. I like to call them ADvatars since they “ad”vertise who we are…. read more Who’s Who In Blogosphere

A lot of good things have been written about Twitter. It helps to get your blog found, aids in social networking, expands your branding power, etc. It’s also written that Twitter is another time consuming social networking tool. Today’s Lesson I haven’t joined Twitter yet. In fact, I’m rather hesitant… read more Twitter – Do You REALLY Care What I’m Doing

Hi All, Another busy week has come to an end. To recap the week: 1) On Monday we looked at how blogging can fill a void in our lives. 2) Tuesday Davina and her blog Loving Pulse were showcased as New Blog of the Week (NBOTW) 3) Wednesday was a… read more Updates – Time Tracking – Open Mic