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From the mouth of babes: #usBlogs #UsGuys Week 3

#usblogs: Week 3 Theme: “Building Your Offline Klout”


This is too easy peeps. In the words of Denzel Washington from the movie Philadelphia:

Now, explain it to me like I’m a four-year-old. Joe Miller

So, have you noticed @Josepf has not been around much the past month? Maybe not, I try to keep a touch on all of my virtual friends. However, have IRL’ing it away on several fronts (#usguys see here) and there is one simple key.

Be present.

Can I explain this using Buddhist precepts? Yes! How about Organization Effectiveness psycho-babble? Sure! Or wait, my all time favorite (Think the movie: How to lose a guy in 10 days) “Couples therapy” and “active listening”.

Instead, let me tell it to you like the 3 year old told it to me!

So, watching a Disney Movie this morning while Lina’s mom was out running errands. Just happened the have my iPad with Tweetdeck sitting on my lap. Lina says “Are you watching that or watching the movie?” I said “I’m not really watching that, I’m watching the movie…” To which the 3 year old said “Well you can only watch one, which one are you watching“.  I flipped the case over and put it down…

Got it? My girls, Arielle, Olivia-Jane, and Madeline hate it when we’re out somewhere and Dad’s texting, tweeting, or is in any other way distracted or not present.  You know if your present, they know if your present.  The one and only way to build IRL Klout is to be present.  In case you’re still not sure what this looks like?  Click read more to see, click through the picture for a larger size if it helps… Read more »

“Hashing it Out” by Robert Ortiz @robertortiz #usguys

“The most important thing to remember though, is that we’re all just humans trying to be human. We can’t sacrifice our humanity to gain points in the twitterverse.”
Chase Adams

  • #Usguys Discussion Group Topic: Overuse of Hashtags in Tweets
  • Start of “It” and Evolution of “It” and Working of “It”
  • “It” 2.0 Knocks You Senseless and You Forget the Basics
  • 2.0 Metaphors Abound – With Twitter “It” is TO THE TREES!
  • Facing the Reality and Remembering what “It” is for
  • Invoking Machiavellian Political Philosophy for Twitter Groups
  • The Economics and Strategies Behind Hashing “It” Out
  • Twitter House Rules: For Samurai and Ninja Both
  • n00bs are LifeBlood—Don’t Be a Hater
  • To Be Real in the Twitterverse—Be Realistic About Us Read more »