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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-09

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 | Web and Flash Design | No Comments

• @gloriabell Just one #jesus in reply to gloriabell #
• Growing Low-Oxygen in Oceans Worry Scientists, esp in Pac NW http://ow.ly/1fBtz #
• OOOH World's Coolest Hot Springs http://ow.ly/1fBxA #
• @tonibirdsong Hey Toni, what kind of illustrator are you looking for? in reply to tonibirdsong #
• RT @urband813: meeting with CEO of 1 of largest construction co in FLA. He's a believer & now a friend-pray for @crossover813 new spot #
• @DjAslan Thanks for the follow! When are you and your cats coming to Music City? #
• RT @FredBruno: Peace to @Rapzilla for the write up! http://www.rapzilla.com/rz/content/view/1813/128/ ^ZM #
• @DjAslan LOL sorry, Nashville. I never knew it either until I came here. Still not sure in reply to DjAslan #
• RT @cheth: 30 Hilarious Mac vs PC Comics http://su.pr/316YeP /via @rahuljrark LOL #funny #
• @3LambsStudio Hey bro, sorry! What are we talking about again? #mybad in reply to 3LambsStudio #
• RT @bertique: 40 Exclusively Reviewed And Criticized Deviantart Designs http://bit.ly/9wht6n | #webdesign #inspiration ^ZM #
• @DjAslan Gotcha. Which part? I think it's only a "few" hours from here to Tulsa. in reply to DjAslan #
• If your boss told you NO, say MARS ILL told you so… #
• RT @FredBruno: Peep @sivionds5 on Chandon of the justice league's blog! http://ow.ly/1fLST YEAH!!! #
• Hey everyone, a new class is going to be added: Sat break class will be replaced w/ beg hip hop for kids age 10-15. More info soon! #
• @DjAslan cool man, well maybe one day I'll take that road trip. in reply to DjAslan #
• @DjAslan oh ok cool, thanks! Haven't worked out an iPhone model on my site yet, but my blog is full-blown iPhone compatible. in reply to DjAslan #
• RT @Rapzilla: VIDEO: Sev & Dust "Back To Dust" http://bit.ly/axzzDH – not sure how we missed this one!! (@sevstatik @djdust) ^ZM #
• @Rapzilla Dude @sevstatik is tight… Yeah how could you miss that one? in reply to Rapzilla #
• Ooh check out Salish Lodge's web redesign: http://ow.ly/1fP1R Looks great! This is where @emabling and I got married!!! #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-08

Monday, March 8th, 2010 | Web and Flash Design | No Comments

• Just saw #aliceinwonderland with the fam and now at Toni Romas at Opry Mills #
• @weshoward the whole fam loves it! My son now wants it on DVD in reply to weshoward #
• Pacific shrimp… At Taco Bell???? Eww #
• I guess I am the only one who isn't all that interested in the #oscars I know, boo if you want #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-07

Sunday, March 7th, 2010 | Web and Flash Design | No Comments

• Beginning hip hop class was fun. Thanks to my students who made it fun!! #
• RT @human3rror: 5 Free Tools to Make Your Website Mobile Ready | ChurchDrop http://bit.ly/cq2QQd (via @churchdrop) <~~~ #EPIC #
• Strategic Link Building: How to Productize Link Acquisition and Dominate your Niche http://ow.ly/1f97z #linkbuilding #seo #
• @human3rror Haha thanks man! How are you? in reply to human3rror #
• @FinallyForgiven yw! in reply to FinallyForgiven #
• @BrentwoodTNHome THANKS!!! in reply to BrentwoodTNHome #
• @garrymullen Thank you! in reply to garrymullen #
• @shoeheffner I think it's good! I think I can use a couple of songs on some choreographs in reply to shoeheffner #
• @Johnb9 Haha, except my uke is now years old and is back in the Philippines in reply to Johnb9 #
• RT @jeffrhcc: Just leaving a great event the new @sodium. Great job to @nathanestes & Sodium team. http://ow.ly/1f9b2 Was there 2! #
• @human3rror Hey, ours was down because a Comcast employee took down our cable outside and forgot to put it in. We didn't know until after! in reply to human3rror #
• Just FYI, if I start tweeting about losing weight, it's not me sending out those tweets… #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-06

Saturday, March 6th, 2010 | Web and Flash Design | No Comments

• @Johnb9 Thanks bro! How are you doing? in reply to Johnb9 #
• @FredBruno wow awesome! That reminds me of my own station LOL in reply to FredBruno #
• @realmatrix Thanks for the #FF bro!!! in reply to realmatrix #
• @realmatrix My fam is doing well, wife is 16 weeks along in reply to realmatrix #
• Nintendo's Wii Sales expected to slip in 2010 http://ow.ly/1eFuP #wii #
• RT @NordstromBVUE: Dont' miss out on the Spring Shoe sale! Now in progress online and in Store! http://bit.ly/b7EynR Yay Nordstrom! #
• You want a VICTORY? You better frickin fight for it. #
• RT @MSWindows: Microsoft & the Cloud (via the Microsoft Experience Blog) http://cot.ag/c1BEOQ ^KH ^ZM #
• @realmatrix Thanks man!!! in reply to realmatrix #
• #FF to @DeepSpace5 peeps: @_PLAYDOUGH @FredBruno @sevstatik @listener @manchildmega @SivionDS5 #
• Pop Goes The Weasel Cuz The Weasel Goes Pop #3rdBass #
• RT @mashable: Google Acquires Microsoft Office Collaboration Tool DocVerse – http://bit.ly/bjFLi5 ^ZM OOOH.. how interesting #
• RT @WorshipMinistry: #FF @integritymusic @VH1st @JRusinowski @zioneyemedia @BrianDoerksen @brianlawing @jduvall1743 THANKS! #
• @ryancarson Hey Ryan, what's up? BTW, can't DM u cuz u don't follow #
• RT @WPlimits: Our WordPress themes: http://su.pr/2Xqrmg (More coming soon!) ^ZM #
• RT @BarryMadden: 120+ Huge collection of Fresh Articles for Designers and Developers http://bit.ly/96iJU3 | #Design ^ZM #
• RT @manchildmega: heading to the studio now for the @9thwondermusic collab. keep you updated. OOOOH!!! This I gotta see #
• @Shih_Wei you, @KevinUrie and @ShaunaCausey Rocks! I'll be in Seattle in late July, so we should meet up in reply to Shih_Wei #
• @Shih_Wei @KevinUrie @ShaunaCausey Be there prob 7/22 through 7/28, though not definite right now.. still finalizing in reply to KevinUrie #
• @Shih_Wei Haha nice grrrl in reply to Shih_Wei #
• @KevinUrie My bad, had to check calendar. My tentative stay is 7/21 – 7/26. Unfort, can't stay longer (wife is due soon after I get back) in reply to KevinUrie #
• RT @bkmacdaddy: 7 Basic Tips For Designing Your Blog – http://bit.ly/8XpYKe ^ZM #
• @KevinUrie Thanks bro! Yeah it's crazy with schedules, but would love to even have a small 1 with you guys! in reply to KevinUrie #
• RT @BarryMadden: 50 FREE Photoshop Brushes Sets http://bit.ly/9bHvJS | #Design ^ZM #
• @shoeheffner Thanks dude! I downloaded it already :) in reply to shoeheffner #
• @Johnb9 wow… haven't played one since my elementary years! in reply to Johnb9 #
• RT @naldzgraphics: 300+ High Quality Abstract Brushes http://bit.ly/cJPO69 ^ZM #
• late #FF to @revnunnwisdom @2Live4Him @realmatrix @justcreative @Minervity @othella @worldprayr @naldzgraphics @ThinkDesign @tommytrc #
• #ff love to @missarlene @jameskLMNO @mww1954 @MadysonDesigns @dropbox @FinallyForgiven @Freelancesw @Shih_Wei @KevinUrie @ShaunaCausey #
• @shoeheffner yeah dude, it's already on my iphone :) in reply to shoeheffner #
• Better is one day in your courts, than thousands elsewhere… #

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Blogging Out of Passion, Not Obligation

Friday, March 5th, 2010 | Blogging, social media | No Comments

A friend of mine on Twitter, @2Live4Him, tweeted that he hasn’t posted a blog in while, commenting that he wants to write posts “out of passion and not obligation.”  Passion vs. Obligation?  Now that’s something to definitely think about, especially when you’re writing for online purposes.

I, like my friend, haven’t posted consistently in a while either.  One would think that owning my own business would help inspire my desires to write about all things pertaining to my business and industry.  Unfortunately, that’s not always the case.  Outside of my usual business of life – wife, kids, job, errands, dance – I’m trying to run and build a freelance business on the side to keep creative juices flowing, which in and of itself, is both a passion and an obligation.  But when obligations become more predominant, it’s hard for me as a primarily creative person to be posting blog posts that I may not be passionate about, but obligated to do because I’m running a business.  Frankly, that being said makes me think that a “creative” person should just stick to things creative and let someone else worry about the business.

Obligation has its place in business, but so does passion.  I’ve been running Zion Eye Media on the down low for well over 6 years now, and I’ve slowly built my clients based on passionate for their well-being and success, NOT for obligation to expand my personal revenue.  While I agree that obligation does place more concentrated effort on the actual business of running a business, passion makes that effort come alive, both to the owner and to the recipient.  Passion, for cats like me, makes blogging more personal and powerful, which makes reaching to the audience more engaging and interactive.  And honestly, to write something very powerful takes all of the passion I have since I tend to write more personally than anything else.  I guess that’s why I don’t fully post as much as I used to.

So, I guess this post is my way of talking to myself about trying to increase my daily passion to write something worthwhile, NOT just an obligation to run a business.  Thanks for letting me rant  And thanks K, for giving me the passion to write about passion

Tags: blog post, Blogging, how to passionately write blog posts, why blogging doesn't work