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Bird House Rules — Episode #9: Location, Location,... No, you're not seeing things. I'm back, and I'm coming out of the Bird House swinging! It's been a long break, the first half of it expected and the other half completely unexpected; and I return...

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Special Edition: Cirque du Social Media As promised, here's a completely off-the-beaten-path episode of Bird House Rules (which will also appear on Imagine That Studio's In Your Right Mind and the New Zealand podcast Whispers at the Edge....

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Birdhouse Rules: The Pilot Episode Welcome to Birdhouse Rules, the Official Podcast of All a Twitter and Sams Teach Yourself Twitter in Ten Minutes. This is the Pilot Episode or more commonly referred to as "Episode 0" in podcasting....

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Tee Morris on Radio New Zealand To give this new blog a proper kick off, I offer up Part One of an interview featured at Imagine That! Studios. Enjoy! Te Papa, the National Museum of New Zealand, introduced me to Radio New Zealand...

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Episode #14: Review of TweetDeck (with Nifty Tech Blog)

Posted by Twitter's Tee Morris | Posted in Podcast, TwitReviews, Twitter Topics | Posted on 30-08-2010

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Welcome to the third of special, longer-than-10-minute reviews from Bird House Rules and in-studio guest Nifty Tech Blog. This time, we get honest and frank over TweetDeck for the iPad. Continuing with an “Old Friends Revisited” theme, Doc Coleman and I air our lack of enthusiasm for the 800-pound gorilla’s latest incarnation.

This episode is part of the Bird House Rules-Nifty Tech Blog miniseries on iPad clients for Twitter. For the next few months, we will be featuring reviews on iPad clients, some of which you might be seeing in the Second Editions of All a Twitter and Sams Teach Yourself Twitter in Ten Minutes!

Guest introduction by Veronica Giguere.

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Album Artwork by Paul Fischer of Dancing Cat Studios

 

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Episode #13: Review of Echofon (with Nifty Tech Blog)

Posted by Twitter's Tee Morris | Posted in Podcast, TwitReviews, Twitter Topics | Posted on 16-08-2010

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Following a deep dive into Tweet Flow, Bird House Rules, with special guest Nifty Tech Blog in studio, take a close look at Echofon for the iPad. This review is the beginning of “Old Friends Revisited” as Doc Coleman and I bring up some familiar names of smartphone clients now working to make their mark on Apple’s latest innovation.

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This episode is part of the Bird House Rules-Nifty Tech Blog miniseries on iPad clients for Twitter. For the next few months, we will be featuring reviews on iPad clients, some of which you might be seeing in the Second Editions of All a Twitter and Sams Teach Yourself Twitter in Ten Minutes!

Guest introduction by Kreg Steppe.

Featured Links:

Album Artwork by Paul Fischer of Dancing Cat Studios

 

Feel free to syndicate this audio, and provide feedback or topics you’d like to hear discussed on Bird House Rules at 703.791.1701, tmorris (at) imaginethatstudios (dot) com, Twitter, or here at the Bird House Rules Blog!

Episode #12: Review of Tweet Flow (with Nifty Tech Blog)

Posted by Twitter's Tee Morris | Posted in Podcast, TwitReviews, Twitter Topics | Posted on 02-08-2010

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In the wee-small hours of the morning, Bird House Rules comes back with a series of podcasts all about the iPad. Alongside the Nifty Tech Blog, I review Tweet Flow, an iPad client that keeps it simple.

This episode is part of a Bird House Rules-Nifty Tech Blog miniseries. For the next few months, we will be featuring reviews on iPad clients, some of which you might be seeing in the Second Editions of All a Twitter and Sams Teach Yourself Twitter in Ten Minutes!

Guest introduction by Meg Jarrell

Featured Links:

Album Artwork by Paul Fischer of Dancing Cat Studios

 

Feel free to syndicate this audio, and provide feedback or topics you’d like to hear discussed on Bird House Rules at 703.791.1701, tmorris (at) imaginethatstudios (dot) com, Twitter, or here at the Bird House Rules Blog!

Back in the Stacks, Baby: The Library of Congress Archives Twitter

Posted by Twitter's Tee Morris | Posted in Blogging, Twitter Topics, Twitter in the News | Posted on 14-04-2010

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From @BrightEyedDyer who DMed me the breaking news and confirmed by both @LibraryCongress and USA Today comes an unexpected bit of news from Washington D.C. The Library of Congress has acquired Twitter archives dating back to 2006!

The Library of Congress go into details on their Facebook page, but USA Today reports the institution’s motivations in a nutshell:

The library notes that Twitter processes more than 50 million tweets a day and says its emphasis will be on the ”scholarly and research implications of the acquisition.”

Just a few examples of important tweets:

Expect a deeper dive into this topic on the next Bird House Rules; but for now, think of all the goofy things you’ve said and done since you’ve been flying about the birdhouse…and now think “Hey, my tweets are heading for the Library of Congress!”

Don’t you dare change a thing in how you tweet. After all, it’s that unabashed honesty that got you (and the rest of us Twitterakians) into these hallowed halls!

More to come…

Episode #11: The Zen of Follow Friday

Posted by Twitter's Tee Morris | Posted in Appearances, Podcast, Twips, Twitter Topics | Posted on 05-04-2010

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Back with another Bird House Rules (and well under that ten minute window), I’m here to talk a bit about the evolution of Follow Friday. what started out as tweets like this…

Follow @digitalsista, a Social Media mistress and resource located here in Washington D.C. #followfriday

…many Twitter feeds are getting hit at the end of the week by tweets that look like this…

@digitalsista @chrisbrogan @geechee_girl @ITStudios @chrisabraham @sigmastudios @dananner @fishdogs @LindaVandeVrede @riznphx #ff

Take a deep breath, relax, and follow me to your Zen of the Follow Friday.

Guest introduction by Michael Spence

Featured television clips:

  • Firefly
  • Black Adder

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REMEMBER: Saturday April 17th, 2010, starting at 9 AM, will be the day of CREATE South 2010, held at the Horry Georgetown Technical College, Grand Strand Campus in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. CREATE is a meeting for those interested in blogging, podcasting, video, social networking or any other form of creativity and self-expression. Serving the residents of the Grand Strand and beyond, it is a venue to bring together like minded people to network, to teach and to learn. Follow @createsouth on Twitter for more!

Album Artwork by Paul Fischer of Dancing Cat Studios

 

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Bird House Rules — Episode #10: MYODB

Posted by Twitter's Tee Morris | Posted in Podcast, TwitReviews, Twitter Topics | Posted on 22-03-2010

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Hey, everyone! It’s another Bird House Rules, and before anyone gives me heat, I went over my ten-minute limit in this episode…by twenty-two seconds. Get over it!

When you hear why I went over, you may understand. You see, I had a problem on Twitter when I unfollowed someone in my feed. Within 24 hours, I received this tweet…

(@TrueConservative) We auto-unfollowed @TeeMonster who stopped following you. www.thew.in twitter tools sponsored by ((insert sponsor here))

…and discovered Thew.in Twitter Tools.

Now those of you wondered why I was so mad last Friday know why. Better grab a flack jacket and a helmet. I’m wound up and I go, go, go, go….

Guest introduction by J. Daniel Sawyer

Featured movie clips:

  • Forest Gump
  • Fatal Attraction
  • Tim Burton’s Batman
  • Full Metal Jacket
  • Iron Man

Featured Links:

Album Artwork by Paul Fischer of Dancing Cat Studios

 

Feel free to syndicate this audio, and provide feedback or topics you’d like to hear discussed on Bird House Rules at 703.791.1701, tmorris (at) imaginethatstudios (dot) com, Twitter, or here at the Bird House Rules Blog!

INTERVIEW: All a Twitter on Breakthrough Business

Posted by Twitter's Tee Morris | Posted in Appearances, Podcast, Twips, Twitter Topics | Posted on 12-03-2010

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As mentioned in the previous  Bird House Rules postings, Que Publishing has once again featured All a Twitter in Barnes & Noble Bookstores everywhere, and in my response to Que’s “Whatever you can do to get the word out…”query, I feature Michele Price, the host of Breakthrough Business. On her BlogTalkRadio show we talk about Twitter, about my job at Intersections Inc (which you will find out more about later on Imagine That! Studios), and about approaches that go against the grain of the marketing books. We talk about how “old school marketing” just doesn’t work with Social Media, and how businesses need to understand that Twitter (and Social Media, on a whole) is about people.

We had a blast on this interview, and I hope you enjoy the listen. Feel free to comment, post, and share!

INTERVIEW: All a Twitter featured on View from Vahalla

Posted by Twitter's Tee Morris | Posted in Appearances, Blogging, Twips, TwitReviews, Twitter Topics | Posted on 11-03-2010

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With the return of Bird House Rules, I am getting back into my groove on this blog. Que Publishing has been instrumental in bringing me back into this groove after contacting me concerning All a Twitter. As mentioned in the previous BHR,  the book is being featured once again in Barnes & Noble Bookstores everywhere, and asked me “Whatever you can do to get the word out…”  I sent out a query to my Twitter and Facebook networks, letting them know that I was available for interviews.

From Twitter I heard from long-time-friend of the Bird House @Odin1eye who featured me in a particularly fun interview on his blog View From Vahalla. This blog features podcast reviews, commentary and rants on Social Media and the world it impacts, and (now) interviews. Odin1eye and I talk about about how Twitter has changed, where it is headed, and what went into the writing of All a Twitter. Here’s a selection from the interview:

Bird House Rules — Episode #9: Location, Location, Location

Posted by Twitter's Tee Morris | Posted in Podcast, Twips, Twitter Topics, Twitter in the News | Posted on 01-03-2010

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No, you’re not seeing things. I’m back, and I’m coming out of the Bird House swinging!

It’s been a long break, the first half of it expected and the other half completely unexpected; and I return to talk about foursquare, Please Rob Me, and the current concern sweeping through the Twitterverse. Adding to the debate of how much information is too much information comes FortheHack and their stand against sharing GPS coordinates for neat-o badges and free stuff from various vendors in the real world. Hear my own view of it from the Bird House and pick up a few twips in this episode on how to stay safe while sharing with your fellow Twitterakians.

Guest introduction by Starla Huchton

Featured movie and TV clips:

  • Firefly
  • The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
  • Monty Pyhton’s “How Not to Be Seen” sketch
  • Army of Darkness

Featured People and Stories:

Album Artwork by Paul Fischer of Dancing Cat Studios

 

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Phishing Attack, or Merely Being Baited?

Posted by Twitter's Tee Morris | Posted in Blogging, Twips, Twitter Topics, Twitter in the News | Posted on 02-02-2010

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When Mashable.com cites your website, you know you’re doing something right. Andrew Girdwood must be thinking that as a lot of people are following his lead when Mashable’s Stan Schroeder reported early this morning:

Numerous Twitter users are pointing out that Twitter forced them to change their passwords out of the blue. According to blogger Andrew Girdwood, these users have received an e-mail containing the following message: “Due to concern that your account may have been compromised in a phishing attack that took place off-Twitter, your password was reset,” together with a link for resetting the password.

Although the e-mail itself looks like a phishing attack, it’s genuine; it seems that admins at Twitter have discovered something fishy is going on, and they’re trying to prevent further damage before it happens.

I’ve been reading up on this all morning (with postings from TechCrunch and The Washington Post as examples); and while this situation shouldn’t be taken lightly, I am not scrambling to change my passwords on my accounts. Why?

  1. I’m finding out about this scam via Twitter.
  2. The people on Twitter are finding out via an “official email” from Twitter.com.
  3. On Twitter’s Status and News blogs and on Twitter’s own feed, there is no mention of this phishing scam whatsoever.