Lists

(Anti) Social-Lists 8/24/08

Back to School, Twitter, Backing Up and Monty Python all make up an electic selection for this week’s (Anti) Social-List.

• Back to School Season - Keep Family a Priority - Parents are scrambling to get their kids ready for the upcoming school year. SimpleMom discusses ways to stay organized with back to school and throughout the school year. I can appreciate the tips as I have managed to keep myself organized but am not as diligent at keeping track of my daughter’s schedule.
• And Now for Something Completely Different - Mark Dykeman provides the links to John Cleese’s social media presence. You can now follow John Cleese on Twitter.
• Top 10 Fashion Mistakes - Vered, of MomGrind, lists the top fashion mistakes. This lists includes some great photos and the comments are a lot of fun.
• The Care and Feeding of World Changers - Chris Guillebeau talks about reading and how important it is to make time to do so. The article and comments also includes reading suggestions.
• So You Compost, Drive a Hybrid, Wear Recycled Boots and Eat a Lot of Hummus, But Are You Green Enough? - Environmentalists often wonder if they are really doing enough and question all of their choices. This article looks at that problem.
• 7 Rules to Reclaim Ownership of Your Mind - Jonathan Mead provides ways to not let your mind be ruled by others. I especially like #1 and #4. No, I’m not going to tell you what they are. Go read the article.
• 7 Tips for New Twitter Users - I really agree with #1, provide a photo of yourself. I feel more connected when I know what the other users look like. And, no, don’t use a photo of your 20 year old niece.
• New Poll: How Do You Back Up Your Websites? I enjoyed the suggestions in the comments of this poll because I have been thinking about this topic and wrote an article about it recently. If you aren’t backing up your site, please start now.

(Anti) Social-Lists 8/17/08

The mid-August list of some of my favorite finds of the week

• 7 Unwritten Rules for Social Media Newbies - Jonathan Fields discusses some obvious, but not necessarily well used, things that people should do, such as filling out their profile, when participating on social media sites.
• The Steven Wright Guide to Content Marketing - Copyblogger relates Steven Wright’s style of comedy to the importance of site content.
• South Ossetia: Social Media Tells the Rest of the Story - According to David Wescott, the best coverage of the conflict between Georgia and Russia is through Social Media.
• 10 Signs Living in a Cubicle is Getting to You - Funny and True. Apparently the cubicle is also the same age as me. I had no idea cubicles had been around for so long.
• How to Play PS2 Games on Your PC - Instructions on how to emulate the PS2 on your PC. Seems a bit complicated so unless you are really into tinkering, you are probably better off buying a PS2.
• Back to School-17 Habits for a Successful Life - Jeff Nickles lists habits that will assist with a successful back to school experience but are applicable to everyone.
• 10 Tech Solutions to Improve Productivity - The software and tools that Chris Brogan uses to increase his productivity. You know, it seems like everyone is really into being productive every moment of every day. Sometimes I feel like making lists on how to be a total slacker.
• Getting Back on the Right Life Path - Ali Hale examines how unexpected life events can easily change the path you want to take in life and what you can do to stop the change from becoming permanent.
• Twitter: Social Story-Telling - An article that shows how Twitter is more than link sharing and location boasting; it also tells the human experience in 140 characters.

Green Twitter List Updated

I have finally updated the Green Twitter List. I am also planning on going through Twellow soon so I can add even more green users to this list. In addition I have updated the opml file for the blog feeds of the green twits.

Users added are:

• 100KHouse
• 3rblogging
• gogreentube
• greatgreen
• greenmom
• greenrater
• greenyourdecor
• organicmaven
• planetrelations
• ppng
• railstotrails
• worldchanging

Please post in the comments if you know of anyone who should be added to the master list.