150,000+ Twitter Followers and the Dirty Little Secret on Social Media Numbers

I just passed 150k followers on Twitter (click picture) and thought it would be a good time to offer a comment on Twitter followers, Facebook “likes,” how many “circles” you’re in on Google+, etc. The dirty little secret is numbers are so, so deceiving. As it has to do with Twitter, there are so many […]

Twitter “Crushes”

Do you remember in school the “fascination” a classmate would have with a certain teacher? We called them “crushes.” Right? They were an attachment, a connection (emotionally) to the instructor in the mind of a student – and for whatever reason. The instructor smiled, gave praise, paid extra attention (it may not have been extra, […]

The Day The Twitter Earth Stood Still (redux)

One year ago the unthinkable happened. (July 23, 2009) No, my house didn’t burn down, I didn’t have a heart attack, none of those scary things. It was worse (tongue in cheek). I turned my laptop on like usual, but there was something missing. Just short of 22,000 Twitter followers to be exact. (And it […]