Blog Soup: @DaveRGallant @BradShorr @pammktgnut @danperezfilms @PaulFlanigan

blog soup 01.30.2012

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Mixed Epiphanies for a Monday

by Stan Faryna

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Enya, Wild Child

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Castleville and Social Media Cheats. And other social media DOHs!

Castleville and Social Media Cheats

How to build a Castle and Kingdom

Levels 9 to 20: Part Two

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by Stan Faryna

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You say you want more reach and audience? Really?!

(Castleville Players can skip on down to the next section)

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It is estimated that 500 Million human beings play Facebook Games. Castleville, Farmville, Backyard Monsters, etc. Five minutes ago, I noticed that 6,713,710 people like Castleville. The likes seem to be ticking up by the million every week. I have 500 new Facebook friend requests in my Facebook add list because of my last blog post about Castleville.

Did I mention that I wrote it last week?!

Give people something that they want. Give it to them right now when they want it!

And, maybe, they will also discover you have interesting things to say.

About life, love, blogging, friendship, money, corruption, a broken marriage, a hero, Darth AOL, PHP, online strategy, or whatever. [laughing]

Oh – did I mention that there ain’t twenty million or more… people and bots blogging and tweeting about Facebook games. Blogs about Facebook games are more likely to give meaningful answers – unlike all that kitsch that is pumped out for subjects like blogging, social media, seo, online marketing, and small-time online entrepreneurship?

That reminds me of what my friend Bill Dorman is saying:

Life is like a jar of Jalapeno peppers – what you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow.

That’s the social media cheat. And it’s as trivial as it is epic. Did I say, cheat? Err, it’s a boon and a take away.

Other blog posts (by me) that people love:

Rapper Tupac Shakur rises from the dead and wows Coachella 2012 and the world

The Final Speech of the Great Dictator by Sir Charles Chaplin

Science suggests that RTs, #FFs, Comments, Links, Etc. Are Highly Intelligent Behaviors!

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Beatles, All You Need Is Love

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Blog Soup 01.25.2012 Wednesday Women: A Celebration of Woman

blog soup 01.25.2012

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Wednesday Women: A Celebration of Woman

by Stan Faryna

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Berlin, Take My Breath Away

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1. Happy Birthday to The Wonder of Tech! by Carolyn Nicander Mohr

It’s the one year blogiversary for Carolyn Micander Mohr’s blog, The Wonder of Tech. But this is no mere symbolic milestone because Carolyn has achieved a reach and audience that most bloggers can only hope for. And she’s not all just about iPhones and Androids either!

Blog Soup 01.23.2012 Crack that whip! And other social media DOHs

blog soup 01.23.2012

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Crack that whip! And other social media DOHs.

by Stan Faryna

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Devo, Whip It!

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1. Bloggers On Pedestals Revisited by Jayme Soulati

Jayme Soulati reminds us that it’s not easy being on a pedestal.

Jayme also gives a warm and friendly shout out to her favorite bloggers’ bloggers: Mark Schaefer (@markwschaefer), Gini Dietrich (@ginidietrich), Jay Baer (@jaybear), Danny Brown, (@dannybrown) and Marcus Sheridan (@thesaleslion).

SOPA, Fukushima, and the Romanian Revolution: Traiasca Revolutia!

by Stan Faryna

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Jahaziel, Help [Us] God!

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What’s the score on SOPA?

Did we move mountains?

Protect IP/SOPA is settled, right? I mean like blocked, chop suey, or plugged out. Has the internet been saved?

Well done!

No?

Isn’t it strange how every political solution ever poses considerable new threat to human freedom, dignity, and happiness?

Blog Soup 01.18.2012 Wednesday Women: A Celebration of Woman

blog soup 01.18.2012

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Wednesday Women: A Celebration of Woman

by Stan Faryna

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Alphaville, Forever Young

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1. the things at the end of your arms [sic] by Jane Furey

Writes Jane:

When I am a child my hands want to be held. I use my hands for requests. Raised above my head means ‘up’, lift me up so I can see, your face, what you are looking at…

Lift me up and hold me tight, I need comfort. I need to know you love me. Keep me safe. Give me, food, water, a toy, a smile.

Blog Soup 01.17.2012 How to curate people and other social media DOHs

blog soup 01.17.2012

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How to curate people and other social media DOHs

by Stan Faryna

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Don’t Quit!

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. And other social media DOHs.

by Stan Faryna

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (MLK Day) is an American celebration of the Christian civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr.

From a practical point of view, the holiday is a federal holiday which means government employees get the day off. It is not a celebration, however, in which all Americans participate equally. Neither in body, spirit, nor enthusiasm. Not like Thanksgiving. There are no common rituals. There is even a failure – gasp – among the A-, B-, C-list bloggers to hungerly contemplate the relevance of Freedom and Justice – the things that Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke so passionately about.

So you say you want to make a better world? Really?!

Anyway, fluffing the day (MLK Day) is inappropriate – if you say that you are a proud and belligerent American. [grin]

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Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have A Dream Speech

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Do you describe yourself as a social media [xxx]? Really?!

Do you describe yourself as a social media [fill in the blank]?!

by Stan Faryna

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Who are you?

There was much reflection as 2011 came to a close. There was much anticipation about 2012. It happens every year.

Most hope to do better – however they imagined better to be. For some, the reflections continue. Bill Dorman, for example, has been going deep. Jack Steiner always asks the right questions – even if those questions make us uncomfortable.

Doing better means that you really do know some of the things that you did wrong. Some. But, maybe, more than just some. [grin]

Also, knowing that some of your most killer ideas, expectations, and efforts were totally wrong, misguided, and/or dumb. Or wrong for you.

Castleville: Guide, Cheats, Friends, and 100 Free Energy

Levels 9 to 20: Part One

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by Stan Faryna

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Free Energy for Zynga’s Facebook Game, Castleville

The Castleville energy links are expected to expire within one week of the publication of this blog post. However, you can only use five or so per 24 hours – assuming you have not used any other energy links from your Castelville feed. I hope you get the most out of this as you can. Each active link will provide 10 energy to your kingdom if your are not at your collection limit. I recommend growing a lot of grapes for making energy potions.

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Will the real Stan Faryna please stand up!