DBI stands for Douche Bag Index – and this is a perfect tool for eliminating Twitter Douche Bags

Jeremy gives a great break down of a growing phenomenon in Social Media where people are using blackhat techniques to game Twitter. Anyone who just started on Twitter and has more than 10K followers is either a Spammer or already famous IRL.

It’s just like I’ve been saying for ages – Americans have cultivated the Art of Making Money, while Europeans have cultivated the Art of Living. We need to take more time for ourselves – real vacations – and more importantly we need to multitask less, and focus more.

Another successful BandCampHouston!

This post couldn’t have come at a better time for me. In fact, just today I made a list of all the things “I’d like to do” on a given day. And then I realized if I did do every single one of those things every day – I wouldn’t have a moment to space – EVER. No flexibility. No room for the unexpected or unplanned. I love the idea of looking at life balance from a higher vantage point. This makes perfect sense and is definitely something I plan to incorporate in my own life.

With Social Media Consultants popping up all over the place – many selling Snake Oil in the form of Get Rich Quick Schemes with Social Media – I think this is the perfect time to revisit this post by Tara on the True Value of Social Media Consultants. Are you worth your weight in gold?

Elliot has a quick tutorial showing bands how to get their websites up and running fast with WordPress.

As Matt would say, “It’s time again to break out of your RSS readers” and take a gander at his lovely new site design. Love the colors and the symbolism. This design is the essence of Matt!

I just love this new show from CBC Canada – and not just because the title is “Being Erica” (although it is a pretty good title). Show currently airs on the SOAP channel here in the US, or you can catch episodes of it via SideReel.com.

Erica Douglass just reminded me that I still haven’t posted my wrap-up post for 2008. I know it will be late – but I think there is still value in it so I’ll be posting later this week.

A simple formula for responding to client requests.

Learn how twitter functions as a gift economy. If you want to gain more influence – then spend 90% of your time giving back to the community, and 10% of your time taking.