In keeping with a tradition that goes back to 2011, here’s the year in Tweets as seen by me popping in and actually paying attention on Twitter. It was a weird year. More serious and less funny than previous years. And yes, my book came out in 2015 and I was pretty excited, so back off. Click here for 2012, 2013, 2014. @jmitchem – Chapter Five of Minor King – freaking poetry, man. Just read it for the 6th time. —…
A few years ago I started compiling the best tweets I saw during the year into blog posts. Here’s this year’s version. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. just chased a cup of coffee with a red bull and saw the future for 30 seconds. — Troy McCall (@interzonejunkie) January 6, 2014 To everyone saying “just put on more clothing” about the cold, next 90° high humidity day I’ll say “just sit on the porch and sip sweet tea” —…
I’ve been compiling this list all year. Enjoy. “Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results” is the definition of insanity…but also my strategy in Angry Birds. — Jackie Adkins (@jackie) January 3, 2013 A woman can determine if she’s pregnant in less than 2 minutes. But it takes up to 10 days to successfully unsubscribe from an email list. — Gino Bona (@GinoBona) January 4, 2013 If the Congress swearing in ceremony isn’t just…
One thing I’ve always loved about Twitter is that it forces brevity. Not unlike writing advertising. Be quick or be dead, and all that. Last December I published a post of some of my most favorite ‘favorited’ tweets from 2012, and though i’d try it again this year. So without further delay, here is chronological proof that I follow some pretty clever bastards. Many of whom are fellow copywriters. Thanks for keeping it interesting, y’all. Passive Voice, you are hated…
I’ve used the Twitter ‘Favorite’ option very liberally over the years. But until now, I’ve basically kept them to myself. So, in the spirit of ‘year-end best-of’ lists, I decided to share some of the tweets from my 2011 stream that made me stop and think. Note – the tweets here are from regular people I follow, not favstar.fm celebrities (and the celebrities who are listed here – I knew before they were celebrities.) The bottom line is – I follow brilliant…
Rather than try to impress you with a top ten list of social media stories, celebrity tweets or natural disasters from 2010, I’m only expert enough to share my own stuff. So even though this might be the lamest top ten list you’ll ever see, here are my top ten Twitpics from 2010. (Note: All photos shot with an iPhone and *without* the aid of filters – which I know isn’t very hip, but hey.) #10. The day our puppy flew. …
