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    • New Twitter Hashtag #musictib “Music Time in a Bottle”.

    time Posted February 12, 2009 * Comments(0)

    Had a decade birthday yesterday. Those are tough getting past.
    This one was my 7th! Yes, this old _ _ _ _ is 70 years old. Hard
    to believe!

    The best part of yesterday was getting the seed of an idea that I really like and I’m
    excited about. Someone mentioned saving time in a bottle - well that brought a
    whole raft of memories up around Jim Croce’s song, “Time In A Bottle”..

    When it came out I really enjoyed it. However, not surprisingly, I had forgotten the
    lyrics. (Never happens to you, I’m sure!) Aaah! Good ole Google. I looked it up and
    was surprised at how different the lyriics were from what I had remembered. The
    thoughts and emotions elicited by the lyrics were also much different. The intervening
    years sure made a diifference - not so surprisingly. Now, to get to the point - I’ve
    made a “Top Ten” list around the “big idea” that resulted from this experience of
    searching for lyrics. I present the “Top Ten” to you in the form suggestions. Here goes …

    The Suggestions …

    Suggestion 1: The next time you think of a song or someone mentions
    it and you can’t remember the words get on your computer and go to one of the lyric
    sites (I’ve provided 3 for you at the bottom of this post). Wait, wait! please read the
    post first!

    SUGGESTION 2: Bookmark one of those free lyric sites so you have
    easy access to it whenever you are on your computer.
    Take the “time” (daily?) to look up one of your old favorites
    for which you have forgotten at least some of the lyrics.
    Go to the site and download a copy of the lyrics. Trust me, if
    you start saying the words the melody will come back as well.
    The mind stores that better than the words. (MOre on that another
    time.)

    SUGGESTION 3: Once you have downloaded the lyrics, print them
    out and put them in a 3 ring binder (so you don’t have to look them up again on the
    computer.) Hey, those lyrics are a nice “legacy” to share with your family - gives
    them a better feel for you and your life. Which stimulates another idea …

    SUGGESTION 4: Consider having a “Favorites Party” where each
    person must bring the lyrics of at least one of their favorite songs for all to enjoy.
    You can add all the other “requirements” for the evening you want (karaoke solos?).
    All the better if you have the music (but not totally necessary).

    Suggestion 5: Make music a part of your legacy - start with the
    3 ring binder - then - well you think about whatever ways you can re-enrich your
    life with music. Share those ideas and the music generated with your friends and
    family. Get their ideas and favorites.

    Suggestion 6: When you have quiet time to yourself or with your
    mate - savor the experiences, memories and feelings that have been generated by
    these “music time in a bottle” experiences. “Golden-Oldies”?

    Suggestion 7: Tweet about your own “music time in a bottle”.

    Suggestion 8: Follow me on Twitter- @SeniorTweet and the URL:
    http://twitter.SeniorTweet/.

    If we are going to seriously tweet about this, a new hashtag is in order…

    Suggestion 9: Let’s make a “music time in a bottle” hashtag -> #musictib - (Pronounced music-tib.)

    Suggestion 10: Thank me ( @SeniorTweet ) on Twitter for coming
    up with this idea.

    Now I like “top ten” lists so my suggestions stop there. However, I am going to make
    a “request”: please email me your thoughts and emotional responses to any or all of
    these suggestions. Please email me and put #musictib in the Subject
    Line of your email. My email address: valspangler@gmail.com .
    Please, Please NO SPAM!

    Bonus Suggestion : Yah, I know there goes the Top TEN! - -
    Start putting into practice #musictib ideas. And, yes you smarties, one more tweet
    strategy for your arsenal. Do you focus on the older set at all? When do people
    start to reminisce about the good ole days? When do they start to forget song lyrics?
    Which decade of music is your favorite?

    Many thanks for your time - I hope you have experienced as much enjoyment and
    positive response to these ideas as I have experienced coming up with them.

    - Val Spangler, Mister Senior Blogger @SeniorTweet on Twitter.

    Twitter Rules - from the bottom up!

    Twitter Rules - from the bottom up!


    Please follow me at http://twitter.com/SeniorTweet/


    Here are three sites off the top of a Google search results list (no quality control here):
    www.elyrics.net/
    www.lyricsfree.com/

    www.aaalyrics.com/

    Thanks for your contribution - participation increases the value of the blog for everyone.

    Filed under: Blog How To, Legacy, Memory and Forgetting, Music, Personal Legacy, Twitter, Web 2.0 Social Networks, golden oldies

    TwitStamp - Useful?

    time Posted February 7, 2009 * Comments(0)

    Just because a “neato” is available doesn’t mean you should use it!
    Below are 3 examples of my new TwitStamp for my Twitter ID: SeniorTweet.
    Does it work in a post?
    Where else can it be of use? Website? Sig file?

    twitstamp.com

    There are some choices of different styles but no personalized customization yet.
    twitstamp.com

    twitstamp.com
    What do you think?
    Would you use it?

    - Val Spangler, Mister Senior Blogger

    Which Twitter connection is better - Twitter Bird graphic or TwitStamp?

    Twitter Birds - Eyecatching?

    Twitter Birds - Eyecatching?

    http://twitter.com/SeniorTweet/

    At the bottom of an article? Last item in Sig File?
    twitstamp.com

    Filed under: Blog How To, Twitter, Viral Marketing, Web 2.0 Social Networks

    Seniors and Twitter.

    time Posted February 5, 2009 * Comments(0)
    Twitter Bird eating out of my hand - soon!

    Twitter Bird eating out of my hand - soon!

    Spent much of this last week getting familiar with Twitter. Learned a lot and a lot
    to learn. Too soon to tell whether there is much benefit to the time, energy and
    thought that goes into Twittering or Tweeting. Part of the process is just learning
    the lingo. I found my way to twictionary. That helped.

    However, as you may know, when you Tweet (post) on Twitter, you are confined
    to 140 characters for your tweet. That gives rise to a whole shorthand of
    abbreviations. More to learn. Now, you may think that I am down on Twitter.
    Nothing could be farther from the truth. I think it is fascinating and has the
    potential for being the engine for a whole new world of communication and
    collaboration.

    Because of my personal bio and the tweets I have posted, it is fairly clear to
    others that a primary interest of mine is in how to use Twitter to make extra
    income and to learn how to show others how to use it for the same purpose.

    However, too much selling or promoting is surefire way to be unsuccessful.
    You have to write, share and respond in such a way that other tweeters
    will grow to know, like and trust you. Developing a reputation for honesty
    is critical. Distinguishing your personality from the crowd is also of great
    importance. I’ve found that Twitter is a good place to let your hair down
    - even, as in my case, you are bald. ;-)

    Twitter is one of the fastest growing social networking sites. A raft of
    tools is available to increase the ease of use and reduce the time necessary
    to make effective use of the social networking potential. The jury is still
    out on the ROI but that is a very individual matter because Twitter is
    a very personal community and each user brings a different set of needs
    and purposes to the community.

    As we go along in this blog, I will be sharing my experiences with you
    and, I hope, you will be sharing your thoughts, feelings and experiences
    with the rest of us as well.

    I’m excited about the potential in a lot of respects but cautious about the
    time demands. Time will tell. When it does, I’ll let you know what I am finding
    out.To start with I am installing a TwitterCounter plugin to let you know
    how many “followers” I have attracted to my SeniorTweet page. (292 total
    so far).

    There’s a lot to write about - let me know what you think about it and
    what you would like to know about Twitter. Just realize it may be a while
    before the Twitter Bird is eating out of my hand.

    - Val Spangler, Mister Senior Blogger.

    Follow SeniorTweet

    Follow SeniorTweet


    Please follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SeniorTweet

    Filed under: Monetizing Strategy, Organizing for Writing, Traffic Building, Twitter, Uncategorized, Web 2.0 Social Networks

    Do Boomers and Seniors Use Twitter?

    time Posted January 29, 2009 * Comments(0)

    This senior does! How about you?

    In my entry to the world of Twitter I am discovering some interesting things.
    I captured some of it in the Ampersands comic strip below. Read it and tell me
    what you think - both about the strip and about Twitter.

    Twitter - more than \"water on stone\"?

    Well, what do you think?

    Please comment and then follow me on Twitter. You’ll be glad you did.

    Thanks for visiting.

    - Val Spangler, Mister Senior Blogger.

    Please follow me on Twitter: SeniorTweet

    Filed under: Humor, Twitter, Web 2.0 Social Networks

    SeniorTweet for Senior Tweeters.

    time Posted January 17, 2009 * Comments(0)
    I’m not here to convince you to Tweet on Twitter. However, I just came across two
    articles that will give you a flavor of how serious bloggers feel about Twitter - you
    decide on your timeline. I’m finding it’s worth more that sorting through my email -
    that’s probably because I am more selective about my Twitter now than I’ve been
    about my email opt-ins in the past (more about that later).

    For now, I will just share with you what I am learning about Twitter and how I
    integrate my tweeting into my daily activities. On the learning side, I just came across
    two excellent articles that Jack Humphrey, referred to me.

    First, Darren Rouse had an interesting article on his TwiTip blog called:
    Types of Birds on Twitter and How to Be an Eagle. The article was written by
    Jason Mitchner - follow him at @jasonmitchener. In it Mitchner
    describes various types of birds and compares their characteristices to how people
    behave on Twitter. Many lessons about “what not to do” included. Not surprisingly
    he described the eagle as the bird to choose to emulate. Its characteristics best suited
    for effective functioning on Twitter.

    The second article, 8 Sure-Fire Ways To Tick Off the Twitterverse“>8 Sure-Fire Ways To Tick Off the Twitterverse, was written by Jenny Cromie. Between these two
    articles you should get a good sense of what not to do. However, these two tweeting
    bloggers represent the kinds of people you should listen to if you are interested in Twitter.

    Any writers reading this? Jennie’s Blog, The Golden Pencil subtitle is: The Freelance Writer’s Resource. I bookmarked both of these sites - shouldn’t you? Check them out and see.

    - VS, Tweet Me @SeniorTweet

    If you want to advertise your own Twitter feed, there are simpler, less obvious ways
    than the one below but heck, you’ll not have trouble reading it …



    Tweet Me @SeniorTweet

    Filed under: Organizing for Writing, Senior Bloggers, Twitter, Web 2.0 Social Networks