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I hear it several times a week from friends, co-workers, and others …

“You must be on Facebook all day – how do you get any work done”?

So this blog post has been “brewing” in my toolbox for a couple of months now.
(my toolbox, and what’s in it – coming soon)

Here’s the deal.  If I were on Facebook all day, I would NEVER get my work done. If I didn’t get my work done, you’d notice.

So here’s how I seemingly stay connected throughout the day (and even throughout the night, or midair during flight!) to Facebook.  (go to my Facebook Profile)

1.  Twitter
Plain and simple.  I have “Tweetdeck” on my Mac, and incredible application that allows me to view multiple twitter accounts simultaneously, including my Facebook feed.  (which I have turned off, by the way).  When I take 30 seconds to post Read more »

Hey Everybody,

(special request:  to all of my readers, I’m trying to determine the effects of “StumbleUpon” on readership – after reading and commenting on this post, please click the “Share” button at the bottom and give a “thumbs up” to this post on StumbleUpon.Com – or you can simply click here after reading this)

In lieu of my traditional “FreePlay Friday” or “Fitness Friday” posts – I want to take today and tomorrow to discuss some changes to the way I’m using Twitter.  I’ve been planning this post for a couple of weeks and just today, received an email from someone via my website. They said “I tried to dm you on Twitter, but you aren’t following me” ….

For those who have no interest, I hope you’ll join me back here on Sunday for “Sunday Setlists”.

My Original, Follow-All Twitter Strategy:

Several months ago I jumped aboard the strategy that many prominent bloggers promoted – the “auto-follow” or “follow everyone” strategy.  Using TweetLater.Com, I setup my @fmckinnon to follow everyone who followed me.

I started following A LOT of people – including Read more »