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Do you have "friend standards"?

Just curious, do you follow everyone who follows you on Twitter (automatically or manually)? Or do you apply some criteria to who you follow back?

I turn on the setting in Twitter so I get an email anytime someone starts to follow me and I look at the profile of everyone who does. I got this one today and had to laugh. I sure hope @nathanaelwang isn't looking for any follow back!

Social networking is about engagement and conversation. If your conversation is one way (either all talking or all listening) it isn't going to work for very long.

I'd love to hear some feedback about what criteria you use before you decide to follow someone back on Twitter or accept a friend request on Facebook.

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Posted March 9, 2010
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Ever wonder how much of your web site people see?

This is a quick easy way to get a feel if you website (and associated graphics) are visible on most everyone's browsers. There are many different screen resolutions and if you make your sight too big, it may look okay to you, but what about the other 80% of the people out there?

This utility from Google Labs (http://browsersize.googlelabs.com/) allows you to apply & see what your site would look like by generating an overlay that graphs the statistics of various browsers captured by Google. For example, the "90%" contour means that 90% of people visiting Google have their browser window open to at least this size or larger.

If you have a "donate now" button which falls within the 80% contour, meaning that 20% of users cannot see this button when they first visit the page. 20% is a significant number; knowing this fact would encourage the designer to move the button much higher in the page so it can be seen without scrolling.

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Filed under  //   Browsers   Google   Web Design  
Posted March 5, 2010
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Buzzsprout » Create and publish your own podcast.

via buzzsprout.com

Looking for an easy and quick way to create a podcast? You might want to check out buzzsprout.

They take the complexity out of the process and get you up and running very quickly and professionally. You can use the new url with you buzzsprout account or publish your episodes to your own website or iTunes.

You'll also get statistics on your episodes and listeners.

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Filed under  //   iTunes   podcasting   tools  
Posted March 4, 2010
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I love it! An online way to send snail mail!

Check it out at: http://snailmailr.com/Send-Letter#

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Posted March 3, 2010
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Nexus One Giveaway - Mobile - YouVersion.com: Online Bible

Giveaway Details

Over the next four weeks we'll be giving away a few highly coveted YouVersion T-shirts, a bunch of nifty YouVersion stickers, and the big grand prize...an unlocked Nexus One phone engraved with "www.YouVersion.com".

Drawing Dates:

  • February 24 - T-Shirt giveaway
  • March 3 - T-Shirt giveaway
  • March 10 - T-Shirt giveaway
  • March 17 - Nexus One giveaway
via youversion.com

Wow - yet another reason to check out YouVersion if you haven't already! Just click on the link above and follow the steps!

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Filed under  //   Bible   NexusOne   YouVersion  
Posted February 17, 2010
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How to use the reading plan widget on YouVersion.com

via support.youversion.com

Here is a great tip from Scott Magdalein on how to use the YouVersion reading plan widget right from the main YouVersion page.

Have you tried a reading plan yet? There are many to choose from and you can start any time!

(email subscribers: click on title link to view video)

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Posted February 8, 2010
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YouVersion - Blog - NEW YouVersion Bible App for Java Phones!

How to Download

The easiest way to download the YouVersion Bible app for Java is to visit http://youversion.com/download from your Java-enabled mobile phone. From there you’ll be taken to the Java application store where you’ll be able to download the right version for your phone.

via blog.youversion.com

Now you don't need a "smart phone" to have the YouVersion Bible app! You could always access the mobile website with any phone that has a mobile web data plan, but now you can have a native app that is installed right on your phone! Read the full post (click on link above) and try the download.

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Filed under  //   Bible   moble   YouVersion  
Posted February 5, 2010
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Articles: Leadership 2.0 | Catalyst

According to Wikipedia, Web 2.0:

refers to a perceived second generation of web development and design, that facilitates communication, secure information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Web 2.0 concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities, hosted services, and applications such as social-networking sites, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies.

I think that a similar paradigm shift has occurred in our understanding of leadership. Our interaction with the Web and the expectations it creates have shaped what we expect from our leaders.
 
Therefore, if leaders are going to be effective with the current generation of Internet-savvy web-users, they must shift their leadership style. I call this Leadership 2.0. Here’s how it compares to Leadership 1.0:

via catalystspace.com

I love how technology has started to bring a bit a revolution to the paradigm of leadership. In this guest post on the Catalyst blog, Michael Hyatt discusses some of the main points which include:

* Embracing change
* Demonstrating transparency
* Celebrating dialogue
* Encouraging collaboration
* Practices sharing
* Welcomes engagement
* Builds community

Read the article and think about the organizations or leaders today that you admire and want to follow. Do they exhibit Leadership 1.0 or 2.0 characteristics? Which would you prefer to be?

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Posted February 1, 2010
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Dock Dividers

via brandon-kelly.com

Are you a Mac user? Want add some organization to your dock? Check out this cool app from Brandon Kelly. Sweetness! Just click on the image to go to his site for the download.

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Posted January 28, 2010
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Social Media Signature in Gmail

I am really liking the Google Chrome browser. It is fast, light-weight and maximizes your viewing area nicely.  Like Mozilla Firefox, it is also customizable (at least with the beta version for the pc).  There is a growing list of extensions available and I'll probably do another post about which ones I like and use the most, but I wanted to highlight one of them today, thanks to a post by John Antonios - Autopen.  

Autopen extension for Chrome gives you something that is not possible in native gmail - a signature that is more than just plain text. You can specify font, color, and include links.  As John pointed out, you can also include social media icons with links! It has a rich text editor so you really don't have to know html (but it can help). Not only does it work beautifully, you can even set up more than 1 and simply pick the one you want if the default one isn't appropriate for that particular email.  

Simple but powerful - two traits I love!   What do you think? My Autopen created signature is below:
Greg Davis
Technology & Innovation Director - Fellowship Church
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Filed under  //   Autopen   chrome   gmail   signatures  
Posted January 22, 2010
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