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Comment on Social Application Dilemma by Tim D

Tim D — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:40:59 +0000

Being a CrackBerry user for the last few years, I’ve had my methods updated as applications become available. For Twitter, I’ve been using UberTwitter for about a year or so now, and that works quite well for me. I have Twitter linked up with FaceBook, so any Tweets (including new posts to my Blog, also linked to Twitter) will filter down to Facebook.

The FB app for CrackBerry is just too heavy and laggy right now, even afer a number of revisions, so I stick to the mobile site. for IM, I use BeeJive

I’m eagerly awaiting the shift to the DROID on the 21st, which case I think it will be a swithc to TwitDroid, and Meebo, with a review of the FM mobile app for Android.

Comment on Social Application Dilemma by dez

dez — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:05:01 +0000

When you get your Droid, you should also try Seesmic for Android. So far that’s been easily the most powerful client for me on my android phone. And there’s now multi-account availability as well as customized notifications and a pretty easy interface for viewing everything.

Comment on Tuesday Blogversation 3-2-2010: Colleen McGuire by Jay Baer

Jay Baer — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:30:31 +0000

Wow. I am truly delighted to be on the list of must-reads. I have huge respect for Jason Falls, Arik, and SM Today. Great interview. Cheers,
j

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A blogversation « Social media journal — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:48:40 +0000

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A blogversation « Social media journal — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:47:41 +0000

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Comment on My conversation with a spam-bot-web-cam-star by Guest

Guest — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:11:36 +0000

Your replies are hilarious.

Comment on My Pull and Aversion To Religion by Candi

Candi — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:54:13 +0000

I’m going to give you my bit of experience regarding the end of that… a bit late but still true…
My parents had my sister and I each baptized as infants at the Church they were married in and where my up-north family all attended service. They did not attend Sunday worship services. They said it was because they didn’t feel the need to go to a building every Sunday morning to show God they believed – they could do that from home. I think it was because they wanted to watch the Vikings. Sometimes my grandparents would bring us to their church… In middle school I wanted to go to church regularly so I went with our neighbors. My mom came to plays and stuff that I was in thought the church was pretty cool – they were very supportive. In high school I joined a different church and drove myself their every Wednesday and most Sundays. For quizzing and service – they were very supportive of that also. When I stopped attending church they didn’t ask why or try to convince me otherwise. They listened and cared and supported my decision. Randomly my mom will ask me if I am going to go to church with her when I’m visiting… I rarely do. Pretty much only when it’s a special occasion like Grandma’s birthday or Mom is signed up to pour coffee after.

So, be honest and supportive. If they are curious bring them, if they hate it don’t force it.

Comment on Social Application Dilemma by dez

dez — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:50:09 +0000

That’s one issue that I also have, but I already covered the lack of mobile platform coverage that happens. The iPhone has some obviously powerful applications that may do what I want them to do, but I don’t (won’t) own an iPhone so that I can get coverage everywhere. Actually since I got my myTouch I stopped carrying my iPod around everywhere with me for updating Twitter/Facebook when I could get a wifi signal.

Maybe an application that doesn’t really look like an application that is dependant on API, but it corrects some of the annoying/lack of features part that the twitter native doesn’t cover would be an app that I could get into.

I’ve even tried using some greasemonkey scripts, but I’ve crashed my browser one too many times to continue that adventure.

Comment on Social Application Dilemma by dez

dez — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:46:34 +0000

I don’t get retweeted that often, but there’s a consistency to it that would be nice to know about. Yesterday for instance I @replied a writer in NY about something he tweeted. He retweeted the post and a another unknown person to me retweeted it.

I would have forgetten to check the retweet section if it wasn’t for my Google Alert this morning.

Comment on Social Application Dilemma by Rohn

Rohn — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:26:29 +0000

For Twitter I use an iPhone app exclusively (Tweetie), in fact I’m using it right now to write this comment in its built-in browser.

For Facebook I most often use the iPhone app, sometimes the web version if I have a lot to type.

Lately my phone is my primary communicating device (the computer at work is censored) so these choices make sense for me. I do look forward to a physical keyboard again so I can type massive missives

Comment on Social Application Dilemma by billhelm

billhelm — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:06:41 +0000

I go back and forth between native twitter.com and brizzly – twitter.com when I’m sampling or reading from lists and brizzly when I want to scan a bunch of tweets. I also use tweetie on my Ipod a lot when I’m just hanging around the house – love that client.

i can’t use apps at work so it’s really a no-brainer.

I don’t get re-tweeted that often, but that functionality does still need some work all around IMO.

Comment on Tuesday Blogversation 2-23-2010: Seth Johnston by SethJohnston

SethJohnston — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:47:25 +0000

Thanks Dez, it was a lot of fun. I feel more like a real Twin Cities person already.

Comment on Unexpected Customer Service by dez

dez — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:56:36 +0000

Western suburbs. With me working in Minnetonka and Megan in Uptown the drive from Maplewood to work are starting to wear on my nerves. Mostly it’s the commute in the evening. For whatever reason there are always delays and it takes me about 1 hour to 1:15 to get home where the mornings are about 30 minutes to get to work.

Comment on Unexpected Customer Service by Rob

Rob — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:33:18 +0000

Yeah, I was sold on the apartment I have now due mostly to the great management here, plus the fact that my location is great. What areas are you looking for apartments in?

Comment on Unexpected Customer Service by dez

dez — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:34:05 +0000

The first showing that Megan and I had was NOT realistically priced at all… Not even for location. I would totally rent that apartment if the price was $150 less than the $987 price tag (which is the same price range for the other one’s we’re looking at that don’t suck).