Tami Baribeau // 20 something female, work in the virtual world/web industry, passionate about online gaming and communities. MMO gamer, horse lover, singer, hobbyist artist. I have a gaming blog here and I post random things all over the internet. I'm not that interesting.
Twitter has changed the blogosphere by fundamentally shifting the appeal of casual sharing from blogs to Twitter itself. Where as once upon a time everyone wanted or eventually had a blog to share their thoughts, today much of that has shifted to Twitter.
I think this is quite true. I actually struggle now with blogging, where before it came so easy to me. Now, when I write a blog - I think of it as a permanent, SEO-driven, and lengthy post. I used to not mind just sharing a link on my blog, but now I feel that Twitter and Facebook are the place for that.
A blog post is noteworthy when I have something longer and meaningful to say. When I want to pose questions in which I can refer to the answers. When I feel the need to educate others in a searchable and more permanent way. Although, this Posterous is a hybrid of Twitter and a Blog, on my other sites like Cuppycake.org I feel the need to be more long-winded and less casual due to Twitter.
President Obama on Wednesday signed a law that makes it a federal crime to assault an individual because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity.
This is huge, because it's a giant VISIBLE step from our national government that gays, lesbians, and transgender people are United States citizens and are not second class. They are deserving of civil rights and protection under the law, and Obama is willing to make some changes to fight for them.
Click through and read this whole article. Their wedding looks absolutely gorgeous!
Every industry has people who are worth more, buzz more, care more and buy more than other people. Don't treat people the same, find the ones that matter more to you, and hug them.
This is why influencer programs exist and prosper. There are certain users who will generally benefit a community more, either through enrichment within your community or outreach and viral marketing for you. Some are a combination of both, and those are early adopting thought-leaders. They are greater than the sum or their parts, many times over.
