Everyday Bliss

Seth Godin describes a “tribe” as a group of people that have characteristics in common that bind them in some way. Like a bunch of midlife moms, CPA’s, coaches-in-training, aspiring pilots, etcetera. Marketers typically look for tribes because tribes are niches and niches have wants and needs marketers have products or services to fill. Some complain they can’t find a niche or don’t know how to serve one. But there’s a way you can find such a tribe and ethically procure business from it easily, and in the course of doing your own thing.

Several years ago I was involved in a high-end program for such a tribe of close to a hundred participants, headed up by several “gurus” in the field. One of the perks was a lavishly decorated and branded online community promised to be filled with audio, video and special messages to help us learn. A core membership of thirty of us talked it up in the forum and discussed audios of teaching calls. The first month went by with only a brief greeting from each of the gurus.

The second month, two of the four teachers put brief “keep it up” posts in the forums – this was the only content contributed. Teachers were noticably absent when perplexed attendees asked an increasing amount of questions about the process. The final third month of this program passed without any further online content but call recordings.

When asked we were brushed off with “Oh, we’re very busy, ask people in the forum”. People began speaking under the table about their dissatisfaction. The so-called gurus didn’t keep their promises to the community. And as the experience ended, core members began to plan for closure of the online community.

Myself and two others stepped up, offered our expertise and reconstituted the community elsewhere and kept masterminding for the better part of a year. Though we did not set out to, we all got clients out of this, simply by being there when needed and being willing to jump in the gap. The three of us provided slightly different but complementary services that were the “other half” the original gurus promised to have provided but didn’t.

In such a situation, you can ethically serve a pre-existing tribe well and have the blessing of both the tribe members and the person/s who initially began service to the tribe. You’re relieving them after all, of work they clearly did not want to do. This process has been replicated many times by people I’ve observed in adopting nearly-dead networking clubs, Meetups, charities and just about any other group you can think of.

Here’s the process, outlined:

1. Notice or become involved in a tribe that you have the skills to serve. Bonus points if these folks are people you really like.

2. Notice that these people have been provided only half the service they really should have gotten with their membership.

- OR-

2.5. Notice that they have been abandoned by the original service provider who perhaps or provides clients a forum but then skips out on posting to it, or sells a product but provides no follow-up in how to “digest” that product.

3. Provide that other half of the service that they didn’t even know they wanted or needed, but love once they get. Note that you don’t need permission of the service provider who abandoned the tribe, nor do you necessarily need to inform them you’re doing it. Your unspoken contract as it were, is with the tribe, not the previous provider.

3.5 This “other half” service should speak to the tribe’s WANTS, not their needs. Why? Because Wanting something is far more emotionally charged – and therefore marketable – than something they know they need.

Contrast these two statements:

Purchase Statement #1: “I need a good business suit, my old one is worn out” and the accompanying heavy sigh at the thought of the money spent or because the person would really rather shop for clothes to go clubbing or hates crowded malls.

Purchase Statement #2: “Oh my god!I WANT that Armani suit with the Manolo pumps! I’ve just GOT to have it. Just wait’ll they see me at the office!”. It may not be disco wear, but it has if possible, even more cachet, mystery and allure.

The former statement is perfunctory, the latter a “must-do at all costs”.

Exactly.

4. Other-Half services needn’t be time-consuming or costly. A short report, a how-to audio, filling in on a forum, answering tech questions, sharing your rolodex of trusted service providers, providing a group space on your server to share uploads, donating time on your bridgeline, etc. are all low-time and cost to you, but highly valued to those you share these services with.

5.You naturally speak about your services and your offers in the course of providing the other-half service to the tribe. So do others, but the tribe, having identified you as a leader, will listen to you first in rank order of others who might provide the same service. Note: Speak of what you do naturally, in the flow of conversation, without being “sales-y”.

5.5. A larger than normal majority of the tribe you’ve taken over will be predisposed to accept your offer because they’ve had an excellent taste of your tender loving care. For those that do, contentment is a foregone conclusion as long as you continue great service to them. Done=Done

* The phrase “Abandoned Tribes” comes courtesy of Andy Wibbels (Twitterfeed: @andymatic), as we were brainstorming this idea around the other night. By golly, ya can’t beat that for a hook. Thanks, buddy. 

The Everyday Bliss and ETHOS Method widgets will be unavailable through the site that created them sometime in March 2009 due to policy changes I don’t agree with. Here below is the ETHOS widget for your enjoyment, get it while it’s still here. Am investigating other options. Anyone know of any stable free widget creation source that can duplicate this kind of thing? Please comment this post!

“Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are but princesses that are waiting to see us act just once with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything terrible is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that needs our help.” 

- Rainer Maria Rilke

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For all you Chocoholics out there, there’s really a VERY simple process from neurolinguistic programming that kicks chocolate – or anything else (cigarettes, icecream whatever kind of “mouth” addiction) in the booty. No tapping unless you really want to. Follow this simple process up with a round of EFT tapping if you really want to hammer it into the wall. But for now, just do this pattern below.

First, a few definitions and an equipment list:

1. “Associated” means you see yourself inside your own body, doing or saying the thing listed. “Dissociated” means you’re several feet to miles away watching yourself.

2. “Cues” refer to how you know it’s time to do this behavior. For instance, you eat chocolate every time you think of working out, or every time you hear a certain song, or when you’re depressed.

3. Anchor refers to setting a “bookmark” in your emotional state, so your mind can find its way back there. Don’t worry about bookmarking negative states – you’re only doing that so you can hone in on the negative state in order to uncreate that state.

4. Equipment: To establish and break anchors to your addictions, you’ll need a pencil, and a spoon. It could easily be a pen and a feather, or an apple and a can of tunafish. What we want is for you to have two dissimilar objects to hold in your hands, to represent the anchors to each state. You’ll also need a piece of chocolate or a cigarette or whatever your addictive substance is. Dove chocolates are particularly good for this as they are quite highly scented and come in both milk and dark chocolate for addicts at both ends of the spectrum.

From NLP Masters Steve & Connirae Andreas: The  “Godiva Chocolate Pattern”

1. Bring up something you absolutely adore and feel compelled to do. We’re going to use “chocolate craving” for this example (though you can easily use anything else, such as cigarettes, “carbs” and so on). Elicit the cues that tell you to eat chocolate by remembering what happens just before you feel the compulsion to engage in the addictive behavior. What is going on inside you the minutes and seconds before you unwrap and eat a chocolate? Take note of these.
2. Now you’re going to create an intensely associated picture of this addiction in order to get rid of it. Unwrap your sample chocolate morsel and smell it. Only inhale the chocolate scent. Feel what this does to your craving. Feel it fully.Now, take a tiny lick of the chocolate. Again feel what this does to your craving.

   Take it further by having a small bite and savor the feeling of the chocolate in your mouth. Savor fully and truly enjoy it. (for other cravings such as cigarettes, this might be to smell the cigarette, light the lighter and have a very small drag) Again, fully experience what this does to your craving for more.

   Now rate your craving on a scale of 1 – 10, with 10 being the highest possible craving you could ever muster. The kind where you would lie, cheat or steal to get that thing. Make a writtten note of this number, you’ll reference it later. Return to savoring the mouth feel, the creaminess, the taste and feeling on your tongue…

   When you have this image, the sights and sounds and feeling of it firmly in mind then…

3. Establish anchor #1 by picking up the pencil
   
4. Break the addictive state by putting the pencil down, looking at your watch or clock on the wall and noting the time.
5. Create a disassociated picture of something you need to do but have trouble making yourself do – the bills, paperwork, vacuuming, meeting new neighbors if you’re shy, etc. Remember that dissociated means you’re observing yourself from far away. When you have this image, the sights and sounds and feeling of it firmly in mind, then…
6. Establish anchor #2 by picking up the spoon.
7. Break this state by putting the spoon down, looking at your watch or clock on the wall and noting the time.

8. Now, bring up the picture/feeling/sounds from Step One, those Cues that tell you “eat chocolate now”. Pick up and hold the pencil. Now, FADE the image/sights/sounds of that and as you fade these, bring up picture #2, the DISSOCIATED image of doing the thing you have trouble making yourself do. Now, pick up and hold the spoon.
9. Hold both pencil and spoon at the same time. Note the time again, and put both pencil and spoon down.
10. Test yourself by picking up the chocolate morsel and smelling it. What is your craving rating on the 1 – 10 scale? Has it changed? Take a test lick of the chocolate. Again rate your craving. How much has it changed? Now take a bite. What has changed?
11. You might find that you still enjoy chocolate when you actually eat it, but when you smell and lick it, there’s no overwhelming compulsion to eat it. If there is, simply go through this process again, choosing a different image for Step 5. Sometimes it takes a bit of adjustment to get the correct “meh, I don’t care for this” image.

Good luck with this, though you won’t really need it. <wink> This process is really easy and once you get going, if for any reason the craving should ever re-surface (once you’ve pounded it down it shouldn’t) you can simply plug and play again. Have fun!

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From Yahoo HotJobs, by Chloe Dowley

Job stress is one of the most common complaints among Americans, and research indicates that it has become a more widespread problem in recent years. In 1992, the United Nations named job stress “The 20th Century Disease,” and the World Health Organization has called it a “World Wide Epidemic.” Also, studies have shown that too much negative stress can contribute to health problems ranging from migraine headaches and depression to life-threatening illnesses such as heart attacks. Is that pension plan really worth it if you won’t be alive to cash it in?

Turn Off the Career Pressure-Cooker

What’s an overworked guy or gal to do? Though it may seem out of the question after a 60+ hour workweek, redirecting some of your energy toward identifying and training for a new career may be the best investment you can make. The careers listed below are not anxiety-free (every job by nature has some elements of positive and negative stress), but they do offer a combination of freedom, creativity, and personal satisfaction that can help keep your pulse rate normal.

Check out the list of The 10 Least Stressful jobs, and full article at Yahoo News here.

My two good friends, Australian  EFT Master Coaches Steve Wells and Dr. David Lake sent the below about the situation in Australia since the recent firestorm. I present their words unedited with permission. This has been a massive shock to the entire country – please give generously if you feel moved to do so.

Message from Steve Wells
I’m sure you will all know by now – some of you quite personally – that over the past several days bushfires have been burning throughout Victoria in south-eastern Australia and other parts of our country. These fires, some of which are still burning out of control, have resulted in incredible devastation and trauma, with around 200 people confirmed dead, and expected to top 300. Thousands have lost their homes, and entire towns have been destroyed – and this comes on the top of massive floods throughout Queensland in the north east of Australia which have also caused loss of life and massive devastation.

Nobody who watches the news and hears the stories of people of people affected by these disasters could possibly fail to be affected by the overwhelming nature of the human tragedy which has unfolded in front of our eyes. To say nothing of the massive environmental cost. For me, some of the most overwhelming scenes have been where people have come together to offer practical and emotional support for those that have lost their homes, families, and friends. I saw one woman crying as she was completely overwhelmed by the generosity extended to her by complete strangers freely offering her clothing as she had nothing. The best parts of the Australian spirit are on show right here in the midst of this tragedy for the whole world to see, as people respond with compassion and care to the suffering of their mates.

Many people are asking: How can I help?

The best thing that most of us can do right now (if you haven’t already) is to dig deep and give money or other practical assistance through the various appeals being held. Many people have been astounded at the generosity being shown both within Australia and abroad, let’s really show what we can do. Click on this link to the Australian Red Cross bushfire appeal and add your donation to others that are reaching out to help the families and communities affected by this crisis:

https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp

Other immediate ways you can help such as donating blood, offering accommodation, donating clothing and other goods, volunteering your time and other options, are outlined at the Our Community website at:

http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/giving/giving_article.jsp?article Id=4026

The next best thing that most of us, especially those who are far away, can do, is to start tapping! I’ve been contacted by people who want to help the sufferers but haven’t realised that they themselves are suffering as they have been vicariously traumatised from watching the news telecasts. I hear it in their stressed voices, and read between the lines of their emails. It is impossible for most people to see footage of people and communities who have lost so much without being affected by the pain they’re going through. I encourage them – and you – to tap on your own feelings and reactions. Tap for the sadness and grief, anger (at those who lit many of the fires), and any other emotions which well up in you, or creep up over time, especially as you watch the news broadcasts. Then, if there is a chance for you to help more directly at least your emotional reactions won’t get in the way and hinder relief efforts.

Shouldn’t we be going out there and tapping with the bushfire victims?

Mostly, no. Their greatest need right now is for practical assistance from those in the front line, and the support of their families and friends. If you really want to help more directly, the best way is to get involved in the coordinated relief efforts. You can register your willingness to provide volunteer assistance with the Victorian Government using the form on the Our Community site link above. As they say: “… you may not be contacted immediately as agencies are concentrating on volunteers who are already trained and accredited, but you will be contacted in the future with details on how you can volunteer.”

From Dr. David Lake

After I had written the above I received a copy of an email Dr. David Lake had sent to a friend. It sums up the situation perfectly, so with his permission I’m including it here:

“It is a huge country but the scale of the devastation now matches the size; people refer to a “firestorm”, which is an accurate description of what happened. This is a very rare event. Sometimes the firestorm swept through miles of houses and melted metal in several minutes!!

Communities and the country are rallying around those most affected and opening their hearts and wallets.

I saw on TV an old lady of 90 who said “I knew I was in trouble when dead birds fell out of a clear sky on to my verandah”. Miraculously, many survived when it seemed hopeless, while others made a dash by car and perished (when usually this would be a good strategy). One man went back in the aftermath of the devastation and found his letterbox still standing in a vast vista of only ash and black stumps. Inside was an intact bill from the phone utility. “I’m not paying that!” he sniffed–a popular decision according to the onlookers.

I can’t really imagine what some of those people have suffered, but one counselling expert rightly said in the paper today: “Don’t come to the area if you have counselling experience. The people don’t need this right now. They will need you much later, after their basic needs for shelter and food have been supplied and their families secured. This is not the counselling room–it is a disaster area”. First things first.

Certainly it is bringing out the “mateship” in Australia, which was founded by resilient and sharing people…

see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateship

As David says, much of the real work and the opportunity for to help with tapping will come later, once the acute part of this crisis has passed. Meantime, you can help by making a donation now at:

https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp

Best wishes,
Steve Wells (and Dr. David Lake)

If you’re desperately Tweeting away & not seeing the results you really need, take note of this list from Ranking.com, the Web’s largest provider of website popularity metrics. They recently did some research on more than one million online destinations and came up with this list of the top 50 social sites. In rank order, Twitter is coming in at #17 and jeepers, MySpace is still in the top 5 YouTube however, is at #1.

My oh my, what’s a marketer to do?
Get out that webcam and follow The Hu!
(Flip Mino on “stun”, y’all…)

And now (ahem) The List:

1. YouTube.com

2. MySpace.com

3. Facebook.com

4. Bebo.com

5. BlackPlanet.com

6. Tagged.com

7. Imeem.com

8. hi5.com

9. Orkut.com

10. Digg.com

11. LinkedIn.com

12. Ning.com

13. StumbleUpon.com

14. Friendster.com

15. Buzznet.com

16. Multiply.com

17. twitter.com

18. cyworld.com

19. Netlog.com

20. LiveJournal.com

21. Wikihow.com

22. Squidoo.com

23. Flixster.com

24. Sonico.com

25. epinions.com

26. Technorati.com

27. Xanga.com

28. Skyrock.com

29. yelp.com

30. CafeMom.com

31. fastpitchnetworking.com

32. Propeller.com

33. Fotolog.com

34. Current.com

35. revver.com

36. Cafe2.com

37. Ryze.com

38. Mixx.com

39. Badoo.com

40. Tribe.net

41. Reddit.com

42. broadcaster.com

43. Xing.com

44. grono.com

45. Sphinn.com

46. viddler.com

47. slashdot.com

48. Newsvine.com

49. Thisnext.com

50. dealigg.com

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• RT @CoachDeb: Who’s with me? Who loves that natural HIGH that comes from intense workout at gym or on beach? |M: Oh yeah, bebe! #
• Last life lesson of Baby Grace surpassingly beautiful act of complete surrender & forgiveness. Bless you sweet baby. http://bit.ly/Q94z #
• Severe OMFG. Wish I could unread horrible story of murder of Baby Grace. Her last words. Tears upon tears. What cn we do? http://bit.ly/Q94z #
• RT @AccessEnergy: If you judge it, you can’t be it. Anything you can’t be, you will become the effect of. |M: Hi, think u mean “@ affect of” #
• Lukewrm date w/hubby @ Sushi Tomo, Palo Alto. Lukewm as rm temp 58F. Outdoor temp – *sniffle* Cuppa joe, ahoy! #
• Wowser! Buddy just told me I got a Twitter Grade of 96.5/100 from @grader & made SFBay Elite. Jumpin Jimminy! See: http://bit.ly/XQy9 #
• If you love our boy @andymatic and you use (or want to use) Typepad to blog with, you’ll wanna catch his official class: http://bit.ly/zZLx #
• Love to @andymatic – go see yrself! (chuckling at lightspeed, this is so cool) http://bit.ly/lphn #
• Oh here’s a great tip @jeffherring says bring notebook to line @ grocerystore & copy title ideas – those titles researched 10x over #smt09 #
• Kickin’ exensions for Firefox & Gmail: http://bit.ly/7UDp #
• RT @kgbmiller3: @maryamwebster thanks for the supersonic typing skills ! Helping me with my note taking LOL #smt09 |M: Welcome! #
• leesabarnes: @maryamwebster how did you get jeff’s 5 criteria down so quickly? #smt09 |M: Taugt self 2 type 2x faster than ppl speak. #
• RT @CoachDeb: who’s an expert in LinkedIn? |M: Deb, you gotta go to the GURUS of LinkedIn @pmurrah @chrismucillo ! #
• Starbucks decaf-dearth update: they’ll brew a cup on demand aftr 12pm (if you really, really like the taste of papercup) http://bit.ly/15Xf1 #
• RT @thatspeaker: you get bonuses & great communication info if you sign up today… http://tinyurl.com/c667st (please ReTweet if pos) #
• RT @thatspeaker: is confused.. but that’s the first state of learning, right ? |M: OMG, can I say how much I *admire* Aileen Bennett? #
• In spring, @jeffherring & @alexmandossian launching “Repurposing University” – using same thing over & over 4 gr8 results #smt09 #
• RT @leesabarnes: sorry, too many 5s in wt loss. lost 15-lbs, not 155-lbs. |M: Still, nothing to sneeze at. Tell yr story Leesa – u inspire! #
• #smt09 Yes, rabid speaker here @jeffherring. Highly addicted article writer. “the profits are what I really get xcited abt” YOU GO DUDE! #
• #smt09 @jeffherring on @leesabarnes socmedia telesummit: Repurposing Your Articles on Twitter, Episode #5 http://tinyurl.com/as58cp #
• #SMT09- Listening to Jeff Herring on @leesabarnes Social media telesummit presentation on social article-marketing #
• RT @scanneratplay: @maryamwebster Peets…I once shared the kind I like best, thn there wasn’t any for 2 years! |M: Maj Dickinsons& Garuda! #
• Can I say that I am a confirmed, blithering idiot ga-ga in love w/”professional crush” @NancyMarmolejo? AWESOMENESS on #smt09 #
• RT @marcharty: Starbucks stops brewing decaf aftr noon: http://budurl.com/t8e6 They’ll save $400 mill |M: Tears it. Am confrmed Peets Fan. #
• RT @MichaelMillman: thank you to ALL (who responded to POLL question about self labeled gurus. |M: Michael – collation @ ?? Wld like 2 see! #
• Oo, we loves Jasons. Hubby is Jason – J. Random WonderBear. Here’s a Jason all Twitterites should know. The Open kind: http://bit.ly/dmo #
• RT @leesabarnes: i…lost 155lb since jul |M: So is this a book, a course or a blog post. C’mon Leesa, give! Big hugs…. #
• RT @leesabarnes: i went from a size 16 to a size 12 in just 150 days, (lost 155lb since jul) |M: WOOHOO! Go girl! Me2, 56 lbs dwn since May! #
• RT @unmarketing: G’nite all, long Daddy day here. Be well |M: OMG, Stratt-o-caster is off Twitter! Will wondrs nvr cease. Hav good ‘n buddy! #
• RT @MichaelMillman: POLL: Do you think it’s apporpriate for anyone 2 label themselves a “guru”? |M: It’s a choice…but one I wouldn’t make #
• RT @marknolan Wow, lots of very cool graphic design ideas at Before & After magazine https://www.bamagazine.com/ #
• RT @MichaelMillman: POLL – How do u react internally 2 someone who labels themselves as a “guru” online? |M: If THEY label self: “Cheezle” #
• RT @RedHotCopy: My cat totally put her butt in my face. Why do cats think that’s cool? |M: ROTFL! Mine do that 2. It’s smell me, I WUV OO! #
• RT @litekepr: I contact bloggers daily, offer free promo if host authors for me – if I can’t reach them, no promo #smt09 |M: Gr8 strtegy! #
• My #dailyprax: Yoga thru the day. Keeps me limber as I’m a workin’ stiff. Walking, singing & inner-body meditation. Tea @ Om sweet Om #
• Meditation 4me is rejuvenating state of clarity, giving me access 2 higher levels of awareness & connection, into harmony/unity #dailyprax #
• RT @ShermanHu: Chat IM Tip: http://www.hab.la is free, add 2 ur site & chat w site visitors using ur fav IM client. #
• RT @MichaelMillman: TERRIBLE AUTO DM FILE: “Tx 4 following me <NAME> I rly appreciate opportunity 4 U to get to know me & my work better.” #
• RT @WarrenWhitlock: @maryamwebster do you use homeopathy? |M: Ay-up Warren, do. ??’s Feel free to DM! #
• Seth Godin’s excellent “How To Send Email” (and not look like a spam-handed dufus) http://is.gd/fkst Marketers, sit up & pay attention! #
• Social media is not a life raft says @chrisbrogan http://jijr.com/rEw #
• Obama’s Citizen Briefing Ideas site: http://twurl.nl/3hf6rc Right now the second most popular idea is to decriminalize marijuana possession #
• U R Important 2 Me. I try 2 show U by speaking w/U, commenting back & responding to yr messages… http://snipr.com/aquao by @chrisbrogan #
• 5 Career Tips Women Should Run From by the beautifully expressive @penelopetrunk http://is.gd/fxj5 #
• 2much! RT @penelopetrunk: Obsessively watching moms @ school evr since reading you can tell how orgasmic woman is by gait: http://is.gd/hfmr #
• RT @nancymarmolejo New post- Social Networking Landing Pages: Got One? http://twurl.nl/ea2fy8 #
• What your walk reveals about you & other body language indicators http://snipr.com/aqt3l Good blog& nifty writing by @penelopetrunk #
• Brilliance from @shermanhu, how 2 attract, engage & convert prospects to customers through LIVE Video Broadcasts http://jijr.com/p4s #smt09 #
• Where all the single guys – and gals – are: http://short.to/nmv Ok singles, get moving! Time to enrich the economy & DATE! #
• Listening to @shermanhu on #smt09. Did you know you can love hundreds of ppl at once & get link love like crazee? Live video, where its at! #
• Do U do The Hu? @shermanhu ’s Half Hour Huddle Monday, beautifully diverse, very valuable. Hu Watch, U Learn: http://short.to/o1c #smt09 #
• Twitter’s Valuation, $73.52 an Active User? http://snipr.com/aqshj |M: I objects! I iz worth at least $147.50! #
• RT @colligan If u move yr feeds from Feedburner using Google, make sure you fall ALL dir. if using the YourBrand feature. http://ff.im/KQ5c #
• Website Traffic Tool Review: Compete.com may not be ‘all that’ competitive – http://short.to/np7 #
• Humanizing your Brand, one Customer at a time. “Brands that refuse to listen have already signed off on their future” http://short.to/np6 #
• RT @WarrenWhitlock: Homeopathy works with us… not on us http://www.homeopathyworks.net/ #
• Anquan Boldin’s temper tantrum during the NFC championship game. You can run, but you CANNOT HIDE from the media: http://short.to/np4 #
• FAIL WHALE ALERT: If you offr high tix class, do NOT say: “Don’t email me btween classes, I just don’t hv time 2 cope w/you.” Arrrggh! #
• This is an oldie, but a goodie on how to Start with Social Media: http://jijr.com/rCW #
• RT @deswalsh: @maryamwebster *blushes* | M: hee! is a true story. #
• RT @leesabarnes: did you know i can sew? http://tinyurl.com/an89×6 | M: Oo girlfriend – respect!!! (see this folks, good lessons 4 us) #
• Just wnted 2 say @deswalsh is ackowledged as one of the NICEST sweetest bloggers by no less than Mr. Blogwild @andymatic himslf #smt09 #
• RT @ShermanHu: @maryamwebster woot!woot! for hot dates! | M: Muahaha, as hot as it got, we decided on new virus-ware & had lattes!! #
• Ok folks, knockin’ off for today. Have hot date w/hubby & extra antiviral software review. *sigh* One day, this too shall pass. Have fun! #
• I hope she got a pile o’cash for this…33 days with 5000 poisonous scorpions, The Scorpion Queen: http://short.to/nog #
• Podcast Happiness: a microblogging app for voice: Snapvine – widgets incl. talking photo, voice player & voice blog http://is.gd/heFi #
• New to Twitter? You need to visit the Twicki! Fan and legacy apps for you all at: http://snipr.com/aqkfw #
• Make your blog Tweetable! Twitthis makes it one-click easy: http://www.twitthis.com/ #
• Saft on the possibly inevitable nationalization of banks in US and Britain: http://is.gd/heEi (how long can we stand nat’lization safely?) #
• RT @boxofcrayons: RT @unmarketing: GREAT post on how to use Tweetdeck http://ub0.cc/8c/Z [yep, TweetDeck made Twitter sane] |M: Gr8 post! #
• In “thank freaking God” dept: Obama will act 2 reverse Bush’s stupider anti-climate policies. CA emission-control! http://snipr.com/aqkyi #
• Via @levyj413 @adrielhampton List of gov’t tweeters looks suspiciously like one run by @govtwit (also a consultant): http://twurl.nl/xxc6os #
• Track & dynamically optimize engagement on your website with Nuconomy – it’s free & goes beyond the obvious. http://is.gd/heAu #
• Aww! @penelopetrunk: Silver lining of not hving boyfriend is when my son wakes up middle of the night &crawls into my bed it’s still cute #
• Via @odemagazine Nat’l Film Board of Canada to release “more than 700 films, clips &trailers” free on its website. http://bit.ly/9wK8 #
• RT @ShermanHu: “Attract, Engage, Convert Prospects To Customers By Leveraging Live Video Broadcasting” my preso 2morrow #smt09 #
• FaceBook Fail @joelcomm: “Can’t give U specific msg rates that have been deemed abusive…pls b cautious 2 avoid hitting limit again” WTF?! #
• RT @joelcomm: I’m back on Facebook! Read all about it – http://TwitPWR.com/faceback/ |M: Wahoo Joel! Way to go! Congrats! #
• Tx Ellen! & @ellenbritt Gong Xi Fa Cai (Happy Chinese New Year of the Ox) to Ellen, Queen of Everyday Qi! http://hex.io/4ve #RedEnvelope09 #
• Via @shaboom: Feed us the complete meal. RT @colinaclark: avoid one of my biggest wordpress pet peeves. http://tinyurl.com/aeev9a #
• Pharma-horror: Over 21 pharmaceutical drugs R in India’s water supply, breeding drug-resist bacteria. B-A-D karma: http://short.to/nmj #
• On a Windows PC? Converting iPod video? Check out MediaCell: http://snipr.com/aqgjj #
• Web 2.0 must-see Memory Jogger Tool: takes text, EM, IM, web, phone, rss, cal. Record anything 4 later play with Requall http://is.gd/hej6 #
• If u go aluminum-free, you’ll be interested in Terra Naturals: lists all ingredients in their deodorants. Larch – sweet! http://is.gd/hei6 #
• One, the first Ethical bottled water in Australia, donates to clean water in Asia, Africa: http://snipr.com/aqdac #
• FollowFail=Tweets like: “You might want to take a look at my blog & become regular readr. Feel free to look around my blog & leave comment” #
• Run an online Shop? Sounds Cool Dept: Adgregate: aggregating micro-markets thru transactional banners: buys via widget. http://jijr.com/r2P #
• 1 in 6 people lack access to clean drinking water. @playpumps for more & spread the word: http://playpumps.org (remember merry-go-rounds?) #
• via @odemagazine 4,300 Egyptian tombs indic8 an ancient necropolis nr Cairo larger than previously thought. http://bit.ly/x6QV |M: Mummies! #
• Gd Writing! RT: @penelopetrunk Son’s bunny hiding undr car. Wrking @ home til bunny decides 2 come back in house. Or I decide 2 run him over #
• RT @mysterymarketer “Think big & don’t listen 2 ppl who tell u it can’t be done.Life’s too short 2 think small.” TimFerriss #
• RT @shaboom: RT @coachdavender: RT @lifehacker Free audiobook of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People http://is.gd/gVgD #
• RT @zaibatsu: The 25 People Responsible For The Global Financial Crisis http://bit.ly/DHtu #
• Return of the Kon-Tiki – Thor Heyerdahl, where are you when we need you?! Looks fun: http://snipr.com/aqlc2 #
• Hugs!!! @penelopetrunk RT:In divorce court, Signed papers. A high-five to my lawyer. A hug to my ex. And then a surprise: A few quick tears. #
• RT @MarkNolan: Majestic old trees of western USA disappearing 2x as fast as they were 3 decades ago – http://TwitPWR.com/2Qg/ | M: Oh no! #
• Never become a reservoir; always remain a river. – Osho #
• Hey bloggers! (esp if like me U use Joomla) Did U know about PostLater? Let’s U do same thing as Tweetlater 4 yr blog: http://short.to/ni7 #
• Always remain adventurous. Nevr forget that life belongs 2 theexplorers. It doesn’t belong to the static; it belongs 2 the flowing. -Osho #
• SocMedia hapy: BlogtalkRadio like Ustream(ref: @shermanhu http://short.to/ni0) http://jijr.com/rrl TalkShoe: http://jijr.com/rrm 4 @pmurrah #
• OMG, you must see @unmarketing remarkable ‘do: http://www.twitpic.com/119g3 The cuteness factor is truly amazing! #