I was on Wakeup with FOX 6!

Twitter Taco Truck.

This is a fascinating video about one way social media was used to help out even the smallest of businesses become successful. This makes me think of all the possibilities for tiny projects that could be turned profitable by the use of Twitter!

Too bad the idea of Mexican food being sold from trucks in LA is already taken, and too bad I don't like Mexican food. I'll have find a different multi-million dollar making money idea.
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My friend knits scarves and hats all the time, and after viewing this video she could definitely use Twitter to expand her clientele.

We'll see.

Social Technographics Profile

After playing around with Data Tool on the Groundswell website, I decided to check up on a demographic that we are all extremely curious about - Canadian men.  How do canadian men deal with social media?!    Within the age group of 18-24 there are 63% joiners, 74% Spectators, and a mere 12% Inactive people.  This age group definately sees the potential in social media!  Then, I looked for the more elder generations, and found that there are 7% joiners, 24% spectators, and a crazy 72% Inactive people!  Seems like older Canadian men are not so interested in social media at all.  Maybe they are doing other outdoor activities, in Canada.  America's hat!

Are you a goal setter?

There's a social networking site I haven't heard anyone talk about yet, it's called 43things. It's like an online bucketlist for you to make, and share with others. You can encourage other people to fulfill their aspirations by "cheering" their goals. When you complete various goals, you can make a separate list for completed goals. With this list, you can help people achieve it themselves by writing how you did it yourself.

It's more of a leisurely social networking site, but it's fun and inspiring!

Bullet Points are KEY!

After reading the link Gee sent us regarding "How to write killer blog posts", BL Ochman gave me some words of wisdom that I felt needed to be explained.  I noticed that Ochman tells us BULLET POINTS ARE KEY.

I did a little research on our dear friend, the bullet point. Did you know that:

• A bullet point is not a sentence
  
• Reveals the key idea only
• Always start them with a verb or noun  (a verb is more action orientated and usually preferred...)
• They should always be in the same tense
  
• They are usually CAPITALIZED at the beginning of each sentence
• Keep a 6x6 guideline (6 bullet points, followed by around 6 words, but not always) 

I never knew bullet points had a set of rules behind them, and we'll see how many of them I actually follow!  I'm guessing not a lot.  Ochman also tells us that we are allowed to "Forget what you learned about business writing in school!"

In this blog, brace yourself for repeated grammatical errors, poor sentence structure, interesting topics (to some), and not a lot of thought on bullet points.

In the year 2009.

It's the new year, and the beginning of the spring semester!  Do you still need a planner?  If so, check out these adorable ones I found online...  http://www.papayaart.com.  The illustrations are beautiful and one of a kind.  I'm considering framing the pages of the one I own after I am done with the planner... 

enjoy the day!