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#50Pic Challenge!
It’s Friday in New Zealand and I am being part of the #50Pic challenge. I will be posting 50 random pictures of my day. It’s funny because I thought it was gonna be really easy but sometimes it’s a bit difficult to find what to take photos of. If you want to know more on the #50pic challenge visit Joshua White’s blog and you can find the instructions. It’s basically taking 50 photos during the day.I will be posting them in intervals, maybe 10 per group.
Enjoy!
Here is my 1st group of photos…
2nd Group…
3rd Group…
4th Group
Aaaaand the last group!
Leave a link to yours in the comment section! 
Featured App: GrandPerspective for Mac
Are you running out of space on your Mac’s hard drive? Would you like to clean some of the files taking that space but don’t know specifically what to erase?
Well, here is a very handy app that I use often. It scans your Hard Drive and show you which files are taking the most space, so you can either move them to an external hard drive or delete them if you don’t need them anymore.
Grand Perspective is a very nifty app which shows you a nice visual of the file distributions on your hard drive. This is especially helpful if you have deleted files from programs like iTunes but they are still hidden somewhere in the computer. Download it here.
Just open the app and scan…
Then, check your files and have some fun!
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Re-post from June 18, 2009.
Next week will commemorate by Twitter birthday. It’s been almost a year since I got my iPhone and started experimenting with Twitter. It’s been an interesting time, first trying to figure out what Twitter really is and what it can be. Addictive would be one of the best adjectives I could use to descibe Twitter, it is a great way to see what others are saying and have others see what you are saying. It easily becomes part of your routine given the fact that almost every one has a cellphone or computer in which they can tweet now.
So, with that said I want to share some of the experiences I’ve had with Twitter, good and bad. Maybe you will agree with some of my points or even disagree, it would be great to see your opinion.
Followers: A Constant Craving
After my first few months on Twitter I started wanting to have more followers, as I saw that other people were in the thousands I decided that I too wanted to have thousands of followers. Now I realize that this, defeated the purpose of how I personally wanted to use Twitter. I was easy bait of scams or just following people because they will follow you back. I still remember some of the websites: “237 people that will follow you back” etc. But what happened? My timeline was filled with a bunch of people that were not adding anything that really interested me. It has taken me some time to get it to where the people I follow are people that add value to my network. Still working on that.
Social Media Experts
Was I in coma or something? All of a sudden the world is full of social media experts. What does that even mean? I know how to use Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Email… Abracadabra I’m a social media expert. Chances are that Social Media experts will tweet about, wait for it, social media… and social media. They will mostly reply to other experts and retweet all their links, mainly because this will get them a “thanks”, which in order will get them more followers. Good for them. I “sadly” have stopped following most of them just because their tweets were: too often, too similar, to irrelevant for me. Sorry if you have the title of Social Media Expert, hopefully this description doesn’t apply to you and it’s just bad people giving SMEs a bad name.
#HashTags#
Adding a # before a word is like marking that tweet with a topic. Then you can search on Twitter by using #_______ and you will see all the ocurrences of that topic. For example, I am a fan of The Office and 30 Rock and I tweet their quotes often, when I do, I add #theoffice or #30 rock and then I can easily see them on a search and other people that like these shows can see them as well.
Example: “Look at him, look at you. Classic case of fruit-blindness. Shut it down, deal breaker”. #30rock
Are you trendy?
One of the things that I check everyday on Twitter are the trending topics. These are the topics that people are tweeting about the most at a given moment. It’s pretty cool because you can join in if it’s a topic that you enjoy. A clear example for this was when American Idol was on, every night you would see Adam Lambert at the top of the trending topics. This has also helped to keep people informed on what’s happening given the fact that when something important happens people often can’t stop tweeting about it. You can find the trends under the search bar on your Twitter profile.
Apps Make Twitter Better
The Twitter main page is now a lot better than one year ago, including trends, search and more but there are some really good apps that make Twitter fun and take it where Facebook hasn’t been yet. These are some of my favorites:
- Tweetie (iPhone/Mac)
I love Tweetie. One of the reasons why I went Mac 3 years ago is because of its simplicity. Simplicity is what Tweetie offers without sacrificing a great amount of features. The Mac version is really good too. - TweetDeck (iPhone/PC/Mac)
TweetDeck is pretty good as well and has a LOT of features. I like it but sometimes I think it’s too much, too many columns, too much happening. the iPhone app which was just released is beatiful and slick. - Twittelator Pro (iPhone)
Love their icon but way too much happening in there, although it has some nice features, it feels really crowded. - Twitteriffic (iPhone/Mac/PC)
This was the app that introduced me to Twitter. An update was released not too long ago that made it awesome, I still prefer Tweetie.
Interests
What do you like? Art? Music? Ministry? Follow people that tweet about that, these are the people that will bring value to your specific network. Chances are that if you have a design related question and you don’t follow people that are into design, you will find it difficult to get answers. I read a quote a while ago that really describes my experience on Twitter: “Facebook is to get in touch with friends of your past, Twitter is to meet the friends of your future”. I can honestly say I have met some great people on Twitter.
What do I tweet?
The main question on Twitter is “What are you doing? So sometimes I tweet about what I do, or watch or listen to. I tweet about which movie got the #boxoffice every Sunday, as I said quotes about #theoffice, #30rock, #idol or any other show I am watching and things related to entertainment. I also tweet about my blog and life experiences. So, if you think that you would like my tweets or know someone who will… add me or recommend me. I would love to tweet with you.
Here are some of my favorite people on Twitter:
- @jwmoss theology student at SEBTS, Christ follower, apple afficiando, passionate for student ministry
- @tylerbraun Seminary-Blogging-Musician-Theology-Media-Sports-Church
- @rainnwilson I am an actor and a writer and I co-created SoulPancake and my son, Walter.
- @brian_abbott curious, creative, driven, seeker, husband, father, son, friend who is trying to get closer everyday to my Father and keep asking the right questions
- @Boriken We Tweet Puerto Rico! Fun Facts, music, poetry, pictures, recipes and more information about the Island of Enchantment!
- @mathewsanders INTP Interaction Designer in Ōtautahi; the garden city of New Zealand! p.s. cats are cool
- @DesignerDepot Webdesigner Depot is one of the most popular blogs about web design trends, tutorials and much more. It’s run by Walter Apai, a web designer from Vancouver.
- @josica1304 Happily married with an amazing son
- @JesusNeedsNewPR speaker, writer, humorist, writing consultant, book marketer, and the author of Churched: One Kid’s Journey Toward God Despite A Holy Mess
- @josemcardona Great friend from puerto Rico, Medicine student.
- @tarynvonfabu Dreamer, working to make mine true. At 28 left a 9-5 and the risk paid off. Now I’m 36 and I’ve decided to re-invent myself. My $ is on me!
- @AndyL19 iPhone app addict, Apple nut,gamer, and game reviewer. Blog owner. Sports guy. Social Media addict too:) I play♫trombone also♫ I follow back
- @tyler5377 Cool friend, with great taste in music and really good christian perspective.
- @Digeratii Photographer, Web Designer, Director, Entrepreneur, and Apple nut. I make cool stuff with people in Hollywood!
- @Chicmom Lover of Life, favs: iPhone,fashion,technology,gadgets & banana cream pie. Future web-designer & freelancer who likes to dab in everything. Eckhart Fan
Adam is Back… Kradam is Here!
Adam Lambert wasn’t on Twitter for the last few weeks because someone had hacked into his account. Today he was able to get it back and his fans went crazy! After posting two bubbletweets, his fan just wouldn’t stop tweeting about him. In his second bubbletweet he was with Kris, this prompted his and Adam’s fans to tweet about Kradam making it one of the trending topic son Twitter.
So here you see the trending topics: #adamisback, #fianllyadam which was born when Adam mispelled the word “finally” when he created his Twitter account and the last one, Kradam for Kris and Adam.
Here are some of my Kradam photos from the Dallas Concert…
If you want to see more photos from the American Idol Concert, check these:
The Adam Lambert Show 1
The Adam Lambert Show 2
And there you have it… Kradam made it to the Number 1 Trending Topic!
