Comments for Alex Pope Business Solutions Inc. http://www.alexpope.biz Custom Software, Database Systems, and Website Design Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:36:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Comment on Less is More, Even With Databases by Val Patenaude http://www.alexpope.biz/?p=83&cpage=1#comment-29 Val Patenaude Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:36:30 +0000 http://www.alexpope.biz/?p=83#comment-29 A wise anthropologist whose name escapes me once wrote, "The proliferation of minutia is not an end in itself". I have always remembered it because it is something that those of us who live and die by our databases need to remember. A wise anthropologist whose name escapes me once wrote, “The proliferation of minutia is not an end in itself”. I have always remembered it because it is something that those of us who live and die by our databases need to remember.

]]> Comment on My Opinion on TrueTwit Validation by Gail http://www.alexpope.biz/?p=74&cpage=1#comment-7 Gail Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:39:02 +0000 http://www.alexpope.biz/?p=74#comment-7 I couldn't agree more - you shouldn't have to jump through hoops to follow someone else's Twitter feed. It takes less time and is better for the greater good to click the "report for spam" button than to set up the TrueTwit service. Why would you want to deter genuine people from following you, especially when they could be potential leads or great networking contacts for your business pursuits? Sheesh. I couldn’t agree more – you shouldn’t have to jump through hoops to follow someone else’s Twitter feed. It takes less time and is better for the greater good to click the “report for spam” button than to set up the TrueTwit service. Why would you want to deter genuine people from following you, especially when they could be potential leads or great networking contacts for your business pursuits? Sheesh.

]]> Comment on My Opinion on TrueTwit Validation by S. Emerson http://www.alexpope.biz/?p=74&cpage=1#comment-6 S. Emerson Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:57:50 +0000 http://www.alexpope.biz/?p=74#comment-6 I have had a couple of these messages also when trying to follow someone. While I can understand that one wants to keep their followers list clean of spammers it really only takes a minute or two to scan your list of followers every month (or more often if you are that popular) and clear out the dead weight via your Twitter account. Yes that means you have to actually go to Twitter and login to do this but everything can't be automated. (wink) Social networking is about being social. If you want to be picky about who follows you then make your stream private and by invitation only. Back to TrueTwit, out of all of the people I tried to follow that used this I only confirmed one person I thought was worth confirming (under protest). I have had a couple of these messages also when trying to follow someone. While I can understand that one wants to keep their followers list clean of spammers it really only takes a minute or two to scan your list of followers every month (or more often if you are that popular) and clear out the dead weight via your Twitter account. Yes that means you have to actually go to Twitter and login to do this but everything can’t be automated. (wink)

Social networking is about being social. If you want to be picky about who follows you then make your stream private and by invitation only.

Back to TrueTwit, out of all of the people I tried to follow that used this I only confirmed one person I thought was worth confirming (under protest).

]]> Comment on Social Media Summit 2011 by alexpope http://www.alexpope.biz/?p=61&cpage=1#comment-5 alexpope Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:40:00 +0000 http://www.alexpope.biz/?p=61#comment-5 Phil Melnychuck of the Maple Ridge News posted an article <a href="http://www.bclocalnews.com/tri_city_maple_ridge/mapleridgenews/business/125184043.html" rel="nofollow">It's time to turn on Twitter</a> about the Social Media Summit. Phil Melnychuck of the Maple Ridge News posted an article It’s time to turn on Twitter about the Social Media Summit.

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