Comments on: FTN: For The New! http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/12/ftn-for-the-new/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:12:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Maggie http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/12/ftn-for-the-new/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Maggie Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:14:19 +0000 http://suzemuse.netfirms.com/?p=1212#comment-484 Love this post! I have been feeling a bit stale myself these days with regard to Twitter and the blogs I read--you are so right about how easy it is to get into a rut and have the same conversations over and over again. Something else I recommend to bloggers whose blogs center around a certain topic: start a new one, totally off-topic. My experience was actually the opposite of this--my original blog was totally random, no central theme. Not that you can't veer off topic on a specifically-themed blog, but I personally find it more fun to have a fun blog and a more serious blog and keep them separate. Everyone should have a blog where they can freely use the F word without having to sully their professional reputations ; ) <abbr><em>Maggie’s last blog post..<a href="http://mizzinformation.blogspot.com/2008/12/social-media-circa-1997.html" rel="nofollow">Social Media, Circa 1997</a></abbr></em> Love this post! I have been feeling a bit stale myself these days with regard to Twitter and the blogs I read–you are so right about how easy it is to get into a rut and have the same conversations over and over again.

Something else I recommend to bloggers whose blogs center around a certain topic: start a new one, totally off-topic. My experience was actually the opposite of this–my original blog was totally random, no central theme. Not that you can’t veer off topic on a specifically-themed blog, but I personally find it more fun to have a fun blog and a more serious blog and keep them separate. Everyone should have a blog where they can freely use the F word without having to sully their professional reputations ; )

Maggie’s last blog post..Social Media, Circa 1997

]]> By: Danny Brown http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/12/ftn-for-the-new/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Danny Brown Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:36:38 +0000 http://suzemuse.netfirms.com/?p=1212#comment-483 Great ideas, Suze - I think we're all guilty of staying in our comfort zones too much. I've deliberately started looking for people outside my niche - not only does it keep my mind active, everyone has something interesting to say that can have so many meanings and uses. My tip for Twitter - never ignore "newbies" - we were all there once and look how many people helped us. We should return the favour in spades. <abbr><em>Danny Brown’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/DannyBrown/~3/474765960/" rel="nofollow">It’s Nice To Be Nice</a></abbr></em> Great ideas, Suze – I think we’re all guilty of staying in our comfort zones too much.

I’ve deliberately started looking for people outside my niche – not only does it keep my mind active, everyone has something interesting to say that can have so many meanings and uses.

My tip for Twitter – never ignore “newbies” – we were all there once and look how many people helped us. We should return the favour in spades.

Danny Brown’s last blog post..It’s Nice To Be Nice

]]> By: Mindfreak66 http://www.suzemuse.com/2008/12/ftn-for-the-new/comment-page-1/#comment-482 Mindfreak66 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:47:03 +0000 http://suzemuse.netfirms.com/?p=1212#comment-482 Great post! I've noticed that I was always talking to the same people online, but then I got into Twitter, and even though I haven't been talking to alot more people, I'm following lots of people that I never knew about before! Twitter makes it so easy! Great post! I’ve noticed that I was always talking to the same people online, but then I got into Twitter, and even though I haven’t been talking to alot more people, I’m following lots of people that I never knew about before! Twitter makes it so easy!

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