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Hello New Twitter

By on December 8, 2011 in Social Media/Internet

Twitter has released a new design for their website. To get it though they say you have to update you mobile app first. Good call on their part. Do I like the new mobile app? Well that is still up in the air. I don’t know if I like the Mention/Interactions section. I don’t care what others are doing, just who is talking about me. Am I wrong?

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The new Twitter Design is clean and sleek, I like it. I liked it so much I decided to change my Twitter Background for the first time in a year and a half. I also just changed my avatar for the first time in that long last week.

What do you think of the new Twitter? Who still isn’t on Twitter?

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When people finally get Twitter

By on July 30, 2011 in Social Media/Internet

I think it is facinating when people I know or went to school with finally understand the world of Twitter. Now I’m not saying I’m a veteron of Twitter, but I did join back in 2008, when it was only just catching on in the tech realm.Way back then I quickly learned all the cool things I could do with twitter. Engage in conversations on topics that interested me, follow people I would never otherwise know of, and get the inside scoop as to something that’s happening.

So now 3 years later when I see those people who I never thought would actually get on twitter, on twittering using it, I think it is wonderful. It always makes me feel for some reason like I discovered something myself way before everyone else. Yes it is similar to an ego boost, I actually think it’s a sense of acceptance, knowing you’re doing something that everyone else is doing as well. Now, many people have been using twitter longer than me or as long as me, but seeing those people that you grew up with or round makes it different.

This is a good thing, I wish more people I knew were on twitter. It actually drives me nuts when I see someone who would benefit from twitter or social media not using it. I don’t know why they don’t use it, we all use it in our own different ways right?

Did you ever come across someone on twitter you never thought would be on twitter?

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KC17: I’m Back With Ideas

By on January 26, 2011 in Podcast
 

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It has been a while since I last did a episode of Kyle’s Corner, but I think is back and I hope you’ll join me.

I generally talk about anything, from pop to politics and life to ideas. Drop me a line and let me know what you think.

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Real Life Sh!t My Dad Says

By on January 11, 2011 in Videos

Have you ever seen the sitcom with William Shatner called Sh!t My Dad says. It is funny, for me anyways. It is based off a book, which is based off of a twitter account of a real dad who says this stuff. Well thanks to Brent Hodson, we have now found another grumpy, grouchy Dad who thinks he’s got the world figured out. Thanks to his son, Scott, for posting his dad and adding in the sub titles, we can only image what a Sunday Supper with the folks would be like.

http://vimeo.com/18622459

Is your dad like this, mine isn’t.

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KyleWith on CBC Daybreak North

By on January 5, 2011 in Journal, Podcast

This morning I had the pleasure of being on CBC’s Daybreak North out of Prince George. I had connected with one of the hosts, Will Fundal, on Twitter about a month earlier. Then through a series of emails and Twitter messages he thought I should come on the show. Our topic was Social Media, specifically Twitter, in the Peace Region but more so in Fort St John. Have a listen:

 

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This is not my first time on the Radio. I remember being on CBC North talking about the iPhone when it first came to Yellowknife, or CJCD during Folk on the Rocks. I don’t get nervous per say, but unsure about whether or not I’m going to screw something up. Radio and Podcasting are very different, with Podcasting it all seems so easy going that if I mess up no matter, but with radio I often feat I stumble.

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Photo from CBC Daybreak North site

The one thing I don’t do is re-listen to recording afterward. I don’t want to know how I sound or what I actually said. I know there was lots that I missed and wanted to cover but there is only so much time. When I look back though, we have come a long way here in Fort St John, and the only way is up. Eventually I get around to talking more about how with Facebook and Twitter, Prince George, Dawson Creek, Grande Prairie and Fort St John will seem more connected. Or how businesses can jump in and be the talk of the town.

All this will come. Let me know what your thoughts are on Twitter, Facebook, Fort St John or the interview.

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Tweeting What I Want

By on January 27, 2010 in Journal

Not to name, names and they do have there own opinions but if you don’t like all the talk about the new Apple product just shot off Twitter for the day.

Here is my opinion on this kind of thing. I like to think it is a passion of mine to keep up with the tech news and especially Apple News. I like Apple’s stuff, I don’t know why but I do and I don’t want to try and defend it. I just do, and shouldn’t need too. Anyways when I see people complaining about how there are to many tweets about the Apple announcement I think they need to step back for a second. Obviously there is a reason for all the tweet and I know there are multiples of the same things but when it comes to Social Media and Tech this is a big thing. Hell Apple kept saying “The Internet in your hands”.

If people are tweeting about it, it is because they want to and are passionate about it. My advise to those who don’t like all the tweet is unfollow or turn twitter off for the period of the hype. In a couple day it will all go away and we’ll move on to the next big thing.

I’m just say’n!

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