Darren Rowse from ProBlogger has an excellent NEW blog devoted to the growing phenomenon that is Twitter. Get tips on tools, what to tweet about, and how to conduct yourself in this new universe of microblogging. As a writer, I’ve found Twitter quite valuable for making connections and fostering dialog, and will share some of [...]
One of the most valuable daily emails I get for keeping up with Web 2.0 and social media trends is from Mashable. Their tag line is “All that’s new on the web” and indeed, their correspondents push a tremendous amount of info about what’s hot and new down the pipeline. You can subscribe via RSS [...]
Okay, you say, I’m not a computer whiz but I want to connect people around a passion I have for … board games. Or chocolate in the shape of animals (forget the bunnies, how about a chocolate alligator?), or literary novels set in Mississippi. After all, I collect / read / savor it, I write [...]
I learned about Twitter during a SATW professional development course with Shel Holtz. It’s one of several new forms of “microblogging,” where your blog post of very limited length (in this case, 140 words) can be “followed” by other Twitter users. You can choose whether to limit or block certain people, if you wish.
Shel uses [...]
I'm Sandra Friend, author of more than 20 books on outdoors, nature, and travel subjects. I'm an award-winning member of SATW, ASJA, FOWA, and SCBWI, and on the faculty of the SATW Institute for Travel Writing & Photography.
