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How to swap Twitter Usernames without losing Followers

Posted on07. Feb, 2010 by Kyle.

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Earlier last week, I made the move from using my Twitter username “chownage” to “kylechowning.” As to why, my main motivation is because people will know me before they’ll know chownage. Moreover, there are SEO (search engine optimization) benefits and overall, it just makes it easier for people to recall and reference. After making the [...]

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So, We Didn’t Punk’d Ashton (an update)

Posted on17. Apr, 2009 by Kyle.

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Update: Most of you reading my previous post this morning likely thought that pulling off the punk’d wasn’t possible; and honestly, the odds where seriously stacked against us. However, Ashton only had the success that he’s had today because he had an outrageous idea and gave it a shot. The result? He won, got on [...]

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Let’s Punk’d Ashton Kutcher

Posted on17. Apr, 2009 by Kyle.

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This morning at 1:17am, I received a CNN Breaking News Alert, – Ashton Kutcher is first to reach 1 million followers in Twitter contest with CNN. As of 7:44am CST, Ashton (@aplusk) has 1,026,082 followers and growing. Now Ashton is always Punk’ding people. What if we punk’d him? Today is #followfriday on Twitter. Let’s make [...]

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Quit Being Stingy & Give Your Ideas Away

Posted on12. Feb, 2009 by Kyle.

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The nine students who are a part of Seth Godin‘s Alternative MBA Program, were tasked with coming up with 111 business ideas each. Fortunately for us, they posted them for all to pluck from. I love to think of new things: business ideas, process improvements, enhancement to products and services, pretty much anything is up [...]

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Why I don’t like LOST

Posted on12. Feb, 2009 by Kyle.

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I recently twittered… Within minutes I was getting smack on Twitter about it. However, my Facebook profile was revealing a different story… Here’s the deal. When I watch TV and movies, I’m not likely to recall names, back story or what people mean to the overall plot without a fair amount of mental effort and [...]

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The Social Networking Golden Rule

Posted on07. Feb, 2009 by Kyle.

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“Do unto others, as you would have them do to you.” It’s not new, but the golden rule still applies in social media. For example… Want to build traffic on your blog? If you search, find, read and comment on other peoples blogs, there’s a good chance that your consistent efforts will be rewarded with [...]

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Chipotle is coming to Nashville

Posted on26. Jan, 2009 by Kyle.

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If you’re a Twitterwonderer, wonder no more. Friday, I thought… Before I know it, another fellow Chipotle lover (@nashvillest) replies to my Tweet… Petition? How about they join my Facebook group for this very cause? In three days, the group has doubled in size… BUT… Soon after all the Twitter-chatter, a lone voice enters the [...]

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Are you a proactive or reactive social networker?

Posted on01. Jan, 2009 by Kyle.

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I’ve had plenty of conversations with people over the years about social networking (blogging, Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn etc). Based on those conversations, I find that there are many types of social network users, but for now, we’re going to concentrate on two: reactive and proactive. Reactive social networkers experience life and then post about [...]

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Blog Update

Posted on27. Oct, 2008 by Kyle.

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Just wanted to let you know that I’ve added a few things to my blog: About Me – A page about me containing work history, where I’ve come from, what my background is and what my perfect Saturday looks like. I added a picture too! Books I’m Reading – I have a HUGE pile of [...]