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25Jul/090

Twitcam: Stream Live Video On Twitter

Once again Twitter has found another great way to help people connect to others through open dialogue with their new, free tool called Twitcam. Twitcam is a website that allows you to stream live video straight from your computer. All you have to do is enter your Twitter account information and you are good to go! Next you send out through your twitter that you are broadcasting and those who are interested in what you have to say can connect directly to your page that you are broadcasting from and allow you can now openly dialogue with your through their twitter. This is a great way to allow users to connect with you on different topics that you are passionate about and will provide opportunity for you, the streamer, to expand your thoughts that a normal tweet would not allow.
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I personally think this tool would be great for teachers, pastors, small group leaders, basically anyone who is interested in a Q & A time with anyone who is interested in digging deeper on a certain topic! Now days it's so hard to make it to small group because life can get busy. This is a great way to allow people to still connect even though they aren't physically there. Just pop open your Macbook, point it at the group and as discussion hits, they will be able to dialogue with the group! This tool is extremely similar to USTREAM but is a little bit more user friendly because if you already have a twitter account then there is no more set up involved! Just log in and go. So try it out and see if Twitcam is for you!

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14Jul/090

Ridiculing Major Leaguers For Not Twittering Enough?

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I have to admit, I am a huge Twitter advocate when it comes to the purpose of using the client to connect with others but I don't think I would ever go to the point to ridicule people or a professional sports league because they "don't use Twitter enough or at all."  I just got done reading an article by a gal named Gail Sidemann that was focused on how Major League Baseball was "missing an opportunity."  The article was geared around the fact that Gail thought Major League baseball players should tweet more to help build a better fan base and how it could help put people in the seats.  Then she proceeded to to call out the fact that Major League players were not as popular or star studded as other professional sports teams putting basketball and golf at the top of the list.

A few things to consider Gail:

-Major League baseball has a season that consists of 162 games.  They by far have probably one of the most busiest seasons in all professional sports. I doubt tweeting during a double header is a priority on their list.

-I highly doubt Twitter helps sell tickets but maybe you can do an article on that and see how many fans actually go by a ticket because they follow someone on Twitter.

-I don't think Twitter is going to help a Big Leagues players "star-dom".  Players gain respect and fan support because of what they can do on the field, not what they can do on Twitter.

-Have you ever been to a baseball game?  Big League players actually talk to their fans face to face during batting practice when they are signing baseballs.

All in all, I see where Gail is coming from.  Intereacting with fans through Twitter couldn't hurt and I think it brings a sense of "connectedness" for the fans with their favorite players.  However, I don't think that because they don't use Twitter, that Major League baseball is hurting.  Perhaps its the fact that %50 of their players take steroids is a cause to why fan support is lacking.

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10Jul/092

Where Do You Participate In Community

As of lately I have been talking a lot of about getting "connected" with others through Twitter and other avenues of networking. Now I want to hear from you about what communities that you are actively engaging in when it comes to connecting. I know for many of us, we are apart of many different multiple websites and what not, but what places to engage in conversation the most. Here are a few places that I participate in conversation:

Twitter- this is probably one of my main, on-line communities that I participate in. I am slowly beginning to branch out and connect with new people through this social-networking tool more and more on a daily basis.

Facebook- through this site is where I maintain more "intimate" relationships that I have with close friends and family. I do my best to stay in touch with dear friends that live all over the U.S. and be a source of encouragement and friendship to them.

Bloggeries- this is a site that is new to me and is basically a place where fellow bloggers come to bounce ideas off each other and help out in technological ways when it comes to learning how to be more efficient in the blog world.

Open Door Fellowship- this is a place that is not on-line. This is where my wife and I go to learn more about who we are in Him and to grow in community with fellow, like minded people.

Mosaic- this is a place where I stay connected with fellow family in friends while out in California. Mosaic is a community of faith, hope, and love. If you live in Cali I strongly suggest you check it out!

So once again I encourage people to stay connected through different social media techniques, be don't neglect to connect with the people that are around you in your daily life! Twitter will never be able to provide the type of gratification and fulfillment that you will find in a healthy community of people. For those of you though that are afraid to get out of your comfort zone and connect with others, at least try to attempt to dialogue with people through facebook and twitter. Stop "quoting" the conversation and start participating! Hopefully when its all said and done, you will be a better person for it!

Now there are thousands of different communities around the world that people are apart of. Let us know which ones you are apart and why. Tell us the sites or places and let us know your names within those sites.

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9Jul/090

Content vs. Twitter Jabber

What makes a tweet worth reading? Naturally when it comes to the introductory world of twitter, we gravitate to our friends and for the most part, enjoy reading their tweets. After a while though, reading day to day tweets begin to get old. Eventually, the desire for some content starts to take place. And now that twitter is evolving from mundane, day to day tweets, to articles of substance through re-tweeting, we have an opportunity to stay connected to friends along with hot media topics that are taking place around the world. This is what started to separate twitter from the rest of the bunch. The ability to gather information is starting to become a new trend on twitter. So how do we advance past the normal day to day tweeters?

Find some interesting people to follow! There are millions on twitter now days and there is a large majority who are using the site to relay information that is useful! There is a website called Twitalyzer that actually ranks peoples influence along with a few other categories. Find some people on twitter and start following them. Be advised though, your friends who vaguely tweet will begin to get lost in the mix due to their lack of participation. In the end though, it can be worth it. You will start to come across articles that are exciting to read and could be quite useful for yourself as well.

So take some time every now and then to follow a few new people each day that share the same interests as you. You might actually make a friend in the process. This will also help your ability to spread meaningful content to more people. So many people attempt to tweet profound thoughts but have no followers to read those great thoughts. Doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. So engage with some new people each day. Community, whether on line or in person doesn't come without action on your part!

*disclaimer- this does not mean that I think we shouldn't tweet about our day to day stuff. That is what makes us unique in the world of twitter. So continue to be authentic. Maybe just attempt to push through some meaningful content that will make us all better people!

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9Jul/090

NFL Says “No Tweeting” for Players During Games

It truly is amazing to see how much an impact Twitter has made on our society.  I just read an article today saying that the NFL has created a policy banning tweeting from their players during the game!  To be honest I think this is quite comical that athletes that are getting paid millions of dollars would even think about updating their twitter during a game.  Although I do think there is a enough down time in football to allow an opportunity for players to send out a quick tweet while sitting on the sidelines.  All in all this new policy from the NFL does show the impact that this social networking trend has had on our country.  Unfortunately for people like Ocho Cinco, he will have to cut the Touchdown Tweet out of his bag of tricks.  Sucks for you Ocho.

However in other sports like ladies golf, they are actually encouraging their players to tweet during the course of a tournament.  Somehow women's golf has discovered with America's fascination to be up to date with professional athletes in game thoughts.  I am not too sure if this will help their ratings but I think it was worth a shot.

It is this type of stuff though that really does separate twitter from facebook and myspace.  All three of the them are able to be accessed through a mobile application but only one is breaking barriers down.  No other social networking tool allows you to be "apart" of the lives of these famous people the way Twitter does.  Even though we are all still pretty much strangers, we are one step closer to actually coming in contact with someone we look up to.  So whoever gets the job in the NFL that has to monitor the players tweets during a game, I envy you.  What a cake job! Anywho, let me know your thoughts on the subject.

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7Jul/090

Twitter Fox

So I have found a great Twitter widget for those of you out there that are looking for easier ways to keep up on the latest Tweets while on your destop.  If you are a lot like my friends, then you probably enjoy using the browser Fire Fox.  If that is the case then twitter fox is for you.  Twitter fox is a plugin that you install directly into your Fire Fox browser.  Once this is installed you can log into your Twitter client.  After this has taken place you will see a small little Twitter logo on the bottom right hand corner of your browser.

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As you can see on the picture to your left, you have the Twitter logo along with the number 34.  The number 34 stands for the number of new tweets that I have.  The next step is to click the Twitter button to have your twitter browser appear.

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As you can see below, a window will appear right there on your browser with all your latest tweets.

The big perk about this plug-in, is that it is right there on your browser no matter which page you surf.  Unlike TweetDeck or Seesmic desktop, you have to continue toggle back and forth between those clients in order to see what's taking place on your Twitter.  Although those desktop apps give you more options to do on your twitter, they are not as convenient as this plug-in.  So if you are a Fire Fox fan like many of my friends, check out the app and let me know what you think of it!

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