I meet a lot of people. I interact with even more. I’m an avid member of a network of bloggers, a twitter-er, and a blogger. Underneath it all, I’m just a writer trying to make it along with everyone else. That being said, I’m ridiculously critical of my own writing. I’m even more critical of others.  There aren’t many people whose writing I can actually get through without forcing myself to read it. I know. I’m a literary snob.
Despite this often annoying habit, there is a selected number of people …

In the era of Google and iPhones, our daily decisions are made with the help of the Internet. Looking to try a new restaurant in the area? Check out the online reviews first. Need a quickie annulment after that crazy night in Vegas? Plenty of sites offer legal advice on that dilemma. Can’t remember the name of the actress that played Happy Gilmore’s grandma? A quick search brings up her name immediately. When we so strongly rely on the net for our daily activities and guidance, it is only natural …

So, you’re new to Facebook. You have your basic profile set up. You’ve added your relationship status, your place of work and of course the best possible the photos of yourself you can find at the absolute best angle. Everything is exactly the way you want it. Now what?

Well it’s time to explore. Beyond being able to look up friends, family members and long lost loves, Facebook is loaded with one-word applications activities and games for pure and simple entertainment.

One of the most popular games to …

We’ve discussed a bunch of different topics thus far.
What swagger is and how to create a swagger of your own.  Before we start to fully get into how to use swagger to your advantage, there’s a more important question to answer.  Why is swagger so important?  There are a few things I wrote about Neil Strauss book, The Game, that do ring true.  They’re not completely true, just half truths.  It’s an absolute truth that physical attraction between two people is necessary, but when a person has a few available …

Now that we’ve established why you want to Tweet and how to get started, let’s talk about how to actually use the service.  As with my first Twitter How and Why post, I’m using examples and explanations that came up while explaining to a non-Twitter friend how to start tweeting.

There are  four main ways of communicating with people and sharing information:
Tweets
Replies
Direct Messages (DMs)
Re-Tweets

Tweets
These are your messages to the world.  In 140 characters or less, use this feature to share links to interesting information you’ve found …