Wednesday, March 17, 2010
10 Twitter tips that will make Twitter enjoyable
10 Twitter Tips
1) Follow Back...unless you're a superstar or the only person Conan O'Brian follows.
2) Be nice...use good, non-offensive language...you never know who's listening.
3) Use hash marks...follow http://twitter.com/hashtags. Once you do that, every time you make a tag a post in Twitter with a hash, like so: #HCR, it will then show on http://www.Hashtags.org. The great thing about hash marks is people interested in the tagged subjects will find your post latter, and hopefully follow you.
4) Shrink Your URLs using a shortner such as bit.ly
5) Use the @ Sign to create replies or direct a Twit at someone. Simply place an @ sign in front of the Twitter username
6) Don't go overboard on Direct Messages; most people dislike them.
7) When you get a new follower, look at his profile and look for an interesting post. Retweet it. They'll like that better than a Direct Message.
8) Using hash marks, search for topics you're interested in and follow the people posting on it. Following people you like will make your Twitter experience all the more enjoyable.
9) Decide whether you're going to twit for business or pleasure; don't mix both. Customers don't need to know what time you went to sleep or the last time you had a 420. If you need to express yourself, get another username.
10) Don't be repetitive...unless it's something you really need to promote (like a charity.)
Saturday, March 13, 2010
TEN THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT RACE
TEN THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT RACE
(taken from the documentary Race: The Power of an Illusion)
EDITED DOWN TO 7 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW
Our eyes tell us that people look different. No one has trouble distinguishing a Czech from a Chinese, but what do those differences mean? Are they biological? Has race always been with us? How does race affect people today?
1. Race is a modern idea. Ancient societies, like the Greeks, did not divide people according to physical distinctions, but according to religion, status, class, even language. The English language didn't even have the word 'race' until it turns up in a 1508 poem by William Dunbar referring to a line of kings.
2. Race has no genetic basis. Not one characteristic, trait or even gene distinguishes all the members of one so-called race from all the members of another so-called race.
3. Human subspecies don't exist. Unlike many animals, modern humans simply haven't been around long enough or isolated enough to evolve into separate subspecies or races. Despite surface appearances, we are one of the most genetically similar of all species.
4. Skin color really is only skin deep. Most traits are inherited independently from one another. The genes influencing skin color have nothing to do with the genes influencing hair form, eye shape, blood type, musical talent, athletic ability or forms of intelligence. Knowing someone's skin color doesn't necessarily tell you anything else about him or her.
5. Most variation is within, not between, "races." Of the small amount of total human variation, 85% exists within any local population, be they Italians, Kurds, Koreans or Cherokees. About 94% can be found within any continent. That means two random Koreans may be as genetically different as a Korean and an Italian.
6. Slavery predates race. Throughout much of human history, societies have enslaved others, often as a result of conquest or war, even debt, but not because of physical characteristics or a belief in natural inferiority. Due to a unique set of historical circumstances, ours was the first slave system where all the slaves shared similar physical characteristics.
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9. Race isn't biological, but racism is still real. Race is a powerful social idea that gives people different access to opportunities and resources. Our government and social institutions have created advantages that disproportionately channel wealth, power, and resources to white people. This affects everyone, whether we are aware of it or not.
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© 2003 California Newsreel. All rights reserved.
For more info see: http://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm
(taken from the documentary Race: The Power of an Illusion)
EDITED DOWN TO 7 THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW
Our eyes tell us that people look different. No one has trouble distinguishing a Czech from a Chinese, but what do those differences mean? Are they biological? Has race always been with us? How does race affect people today?
1. Race is a modern idea. Ancient societies, like the Greeks, did not divide people according to physical distinctions, but according to religion, status, class, even language. The English language didn't even have the word 'race' until it turns up in a 1508 poem by William Dunbar referring to a line of kings.
2. Race has no genetic basis. Not one characteristic, trait or even gene distinguishes all the members of one so-called race from all the members of another so-called race.
3. Human subspecies don't exist. Unlike many animals, modern humans simply haven't been around long enough or isolated enough to evolve into separate subspecies or races. Despite surface appearances, we are one of the most genetically similar of all species.
4. Skin color really is only skin deep. Most traits are inherited independently from one another. The genes influencing skin color have nothing to do with the genes influencing hair form, eye shape, blood type, musical talent, athletic ability or forms of intelligence. Knowing someone's skin color doesn't necessarily tell you anything else about him or her.
5. Most variation is within, not between, "races." Of the small amount of total human variation, 85% exists within any local population, be they Italians, Kurds, Koreans or Cherokees. About 94% can be found within any continent. That means two random Koreans may be as genetically different as a Korean and an Italian.
6. Slavery predates race. Throughout much of human history, societies have enslaved others, often as a result of conquest or war, even debt, but not because of physical characteristics or a belief in natural inferiority. Due to a unique set of historical circumstances, ours was the first slave system where all the slaves shared similar physical characteristics.
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9. Race isn't biological, but racism is still real. Race is a powerful social idea that gives people different access to opportunities and resources. Our government and social institutions have created advantages that disproportionately channel wealth, power, and resources to white people. This affects everyone, whether we are aware of it or not.
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© 2003 California Newsreel. All rights reserved.
For more info see: http://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm
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