Twitter: The Ultimate Small Business Power Tool

I am a writer, graphic designer, and ranked by Google,MSN and Yahoo America's Favorite Love columnist I am engaged to Rick London a writer, cartoonist and brand designer, together, we own the seo and branding firm Pen And Ink Inc.

In an economy already squeezing small businesses one underutilized tool is an advertising and branding equalizer. Twitter is the fair playing field where even the smallest entrepreneur can compete with the corporate giants. Everyone starts on Twitter with zero followers, zero tweets and generic background to build from. This Free tool can promote your product or service to the almost twenty-five million daily visitors.

Twibs the Twitter business directory is a great place to start to size up your competition and learn from their failure or success in garnering followers. You can search the business index either alphabetically or by keywords to find relevant information. Look at Twitter bios and their following statistics then go to their profile page to see what is working or not working for those in your field of business. From @Oprah with 1,019,191 followers to @bead4you with 173 followers a wide range of celebrity brands and businesses can be found in the directory.

After you have done your research there are several basic rules you will want to follow when getting started. Do not begin by tweeting a hard sales pitch 42% of Twitterers polled said it was the main reason to unfollow. If you are unsure how to get started review other businesses for ideas for a tweet stream that will work for you. Next have a custom background designed to display your business logo and carry your branding in to a Social Media Forum. Your Template can contain both text and images so consider adding your URL, email and product images.

Make you first tweets conversational with humor, news links, video links or famous quotes. If you sell Hair Care products provide links to styling tips or links to recipes if you sell food products or services. Follow twitterers that follow your competition they will already have an interest in what you are selling. Begin slowly integrating sales tweets into your daily conversation and monitor changes in your following totals then adjust your message accordingly.

Research your competition, brand your background, Tweet and interact with your following. Tweet information that will encourage your following to seek you out each day. Provide your followers with coupons, discounts, promotions and links to items on your website. Your impact on Twitter will be directly proportional to the time you invest on building and keeping your following.

Twitter Retweet Famous Quotes #17

TexasJackFlash"Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance."~John Petit-Senn~

BingFutchThere is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination.Edmund Burke

LaughItUp“He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.” ~ Forrest Tucker #Quote

dayhomemama“Sometimes it pays to stay in bed in Monday, rather than spending the rest of the week debugging Monday's code” Dan Salomon

mikehanes"If you share a good idea long enough, it will eventually fall on good people." Jim Rohn

Java4TwoTo lead others, embody their ideals! - Leonid S. Sukhorukov

@rmulle “A person is not given integrity. It results from the relentless pursuit of honesty at all times.”~~Anonymous

Retweet Favorites - #36

esukopWillpower is an inherent quality of every individual. Eating a large bag of M&Ms, for instance, is proof of tremendous willpower.

KellyFlackYou are not a human being having a spiritual experience .You are a spiritual being having a human experience

thatspeakerhere's a revolutionary idea.. if i'm not following you back just interact with me, and I will (i won't notice if you follow/unfollow/follow)

MisterNoodleJust counted... 32 Browser windows open at once... Plus Outlook, Photoshop, Illustrator, Word and FileZilla... my laptop hates me...

GoldenLDon't stand in someone else's shadow when it's your sunlight that should lead the way.

TrinaMLeeEver have one of those fantasies about faking your own death, assuming a new identity and moving far away? Or is that just me?

Branding: Building your online Social Networking Identity

I am a writer, graphic designer, and ranked by Google,MSN and Yahoo America's Favorite Love columnist I am engaged to Rick London a writer, cartoonist and brand designer, together, we own the seo and branding firm Pen And Ink Inc.

Branding is often referred to as the “Goodwill Portion” of your business. It is an intangible that can be of greater value than your liquid assets. Being "brand aware” involves continuity in your physical and today more importantly your online presence. Social networking sites Twitter and facebook allow organizations to determine what people are saying, thinking and doing about their brands. What does differentiate these two from each other as branding tools is a difference of depth of information and rapid distribution.

There are several great business and celebrity examples of being proactive via social networking with their online brand. Whole Foods Markets can be found on both facebook and Twitter. They actively communicate with buyers providing both product information and consumer alerts. Facebook offers them a chance to provide forum based knowledge sharing, whereas Twitter has become a rapid alert venue for product update & recalls.

London Times Cartoons CEO Rick London takes a personal approach putting himself forward as the face of his company on both Twitter & facebook. He provides links to his humorous cartoons, promotes his celebrity clients & freely interacts within the online community.

Author, wife & mother Kathy Ireland takes a selfless approach on Twitter not promoting herself or her brand. Her tweets are both personal and focused on promoting her charitable causes. She shares the wisdom from her most recent book “Real Solutions for Busy Mom’s: Your Guide to Success and Sanity” is an invaluable resource for moms who struggle with real life issues.

Mariel Hemingway was born pre-branded via her last name (maternal granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway). On facebook you see her warm personal messages to keep her fan base informed while on her busy schedule. Twitter for Mariel it is a combination of educating people about healthier living and promoting her new book “Mariel's Kitchen: Simple Ingredients for a Delicious and Satisfying Life”.

Twitter and facebook each offer different active social networking features. Facebook is journal format that allows customers to add and comment on your entries. It is perfect for building a long term relationship with your customer base. Unlike facebook, Twitter offers businesses & individual branding via the design background feature and rapid 140 character tweets. Your background is billboard that can feature web and email addresses, product information and photos. Tweets allow rapid timely distribution of your product & service information. By integrating your branded advertising and marketing materials on Twitter and or facebook you will become more memorable in your prospective customer’s minds.

Twitter Discovery - Stuff You might have Missed #7

webaddict7 Irrational thoughts that disrupt your life http://bit.ly/RITlZ

JesseNewhartNASA Astronaut Says He Will Tweet From Space: http://bit.ly/xz25v

GuyKawasakiThe Real Story Behind 'The Soloist' http://adjix.com/3sxq

ricklondonIchtyology Mafia Films: http://ad.vu/at7c

webaddictRobot Animals Snare Poachers http://kl.am/bVL #hunting #law

FitzilloRT - 25 Awesome Illustrator Cartoon Tutorials - http://bit.ly/s7U via @Minervity #vector

esukopNot happy with your work? Don't quit! Hate it better, longer, excessively: 'How to Better Hate Your Job:' http://to.ly/8ph

macstarrJust fell in love at the Farmers Market with this old tyme street band: http://vimeo.com/1507341

katriordRT @terrymyers Way cool NASA rescue plan...if needed! http://bit.ly/2FJPd

BingFutchThis is adorable and inspiring all at once: http://ow.ly/6mQd

Retweet Twitter Tune Players ♫ - #7

belovelloso♫ My song "Cantina da Lua" for all (melody @esoterismo lyrics @mabelvelloso) ♥ http://twurl.nl/p7nmnf

Bobbyzzzz"Eric Clapton-Promises" ♫ http://blip.fm/~5yitk

BobbyzzzzBye Bye Baby, Goodbye ♫ http://blip.fm/~5yi54

ricklondonCant stop listening 2 "Live Again" by Michael Tomlinson (OH what a song!!) http://TwitPWR.com/9iw/

Five Steps To Building Your Brand On Twitter

I am a writer, graphic designer, and ranked by Google,MSN and Yahoo America's Favorite Love columnist I am engaged to Rick London a writer, cartoonist and brand designer, together, we own the seo and branding firm Pen And Ink Inc.

There are 5 basic steps to effectively branding your business on Twitter. Create a custom Twitter background, attract followers, build your base, interact with the community and make your sales pitch. This is not an overnight processes but with a customer base 50% of which have a college degree and earn $60,000 plus each year is worth the slow cultivation.

(1) Your Custom Twitter Background
Twitter’s unique design a background feature is a free billboard for you to promote yourself or your business. The design can be an extension of an existing website, promote a product or be an effective online business card with contact details. The unique background template is not a static item. It can be edited to attract or inform followers about new products, services, or web site locations.

(2) Attracting Followers
It is after all about who is following you on Twitter and by extension those who follow your followers. In the beginning tweeting famous quotes, music, humorous videos and news is an effective tool to attract followers.

(3) Build Your Base
Your base will not be successfully built with a hard sell approach. In a recent survey of twitterers 42% of respondents said they unfollowed other twitterers because they were tired of watching them self promote with links and no interaction. An effective way to build follower numbers is by manually following those who follow your followers. Your base will likely have a following with the same interests that attracted them to you.

(4) Interact with the Community
This is not a time for the sales pitch you are cultivating a client base. Tweeting information about subjects that potential customers might find of interest is the perfect introduction to your business. If you sell tackle tweet the latest fishing contest winner or chocolatiers could post news links to health benefits of chocolate.

(5) Making Your Sales Pitch
Now that you have their attention you can test a few sales tweets. Check for rise or fall in follower levels after each tweet and adjust content accordingly. Using humor to pitch your product can launch Twitter version of viral “the retweet” and send you message out to people far outside your base.

Design, attract, build, interact and sell are all the tool you need to successfully promote you brand on Twitter. Following these steps will ensure you are building a permanent base of repeat customers in the Twitterverse.

Retweet Favorites - #35

fantomasterThe less intelligent the idea, and the person stating it, the more likely it will be funded. #murphystechnologylaws

JoebeesGet up and do the do!

TrinaMLeeI have a car full of tires for a woman that is a no show. GRRR! It smells like hot rubber in here!

DennisRitchiePeace is not an absence of conflict. It is a positive, filling, energetic thing.

RichardMadeleyThursday looms like a Klingon battleship with a dicky warp coil. Ready the photon torpedoes! My navy issue girdle might not take the strain!

Twitter Retweet Famous Quotes #16

Mike_Wesely"Think and wonder, wonder and think." ~ Dr. Seuss

BingFutchYou can't make up anything anymore. The world itself is a satire. All you're doing is recording it. -Art Buchwald #quotes

SomersetMtg"Most cars on our roads have only one occupant, usually the driver." -Carol Malia, BBC Anchorwoman

Iconic88Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. - Thomas Jefferson

ricklondonSuburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them. ~Bill Vaughn

TheRatRaceRebelWhat lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared with what lies within us ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Raquel_SotoI'm so old they cancelled my blood type.~Bob Hope
webaddictRT @fantomaster: "I am not a vegetarian because I love animals. I am a vegetarian because I hate plants." A. Whitney Brown #quote

operationcarbonNever doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. -M. Mead

MauiMichael“I love California . I practically grew up in Phoenix." Dan Quayle

Twitter Discovery - FUNNY GRANNY AIR BAG VIDEO

ReikoEohIF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS FUNNY GRANNY AIR BAG VID: http://tinyurl.com/yukdac

Social vs. Selling - Promoting your Brand on Twitter

I am a writer, graphic designer, and ranked by Google,MSN and Yahoo America's Favorite Love columnist I am engaged to Rick London a writer, cartoonist and brand designer, together, we own the seo and branding firm Pen And Ink Inc.

Twitter and other Social media sites are changing the way businesses market themselves on the internet. They are seeking for innovated ways to gain new followers to convert into potential clientele. Often striking the right balance of friendly conversation and product pitch is the dilemma.

In February of 2009 @AlexKaris posted the following question ion Twitter: What is the NUMBER 1 reason you unfollow people? The winning response with 42% of the votes was "tired of watching them self promote with links and no interaction."

My dilemma as a businesswoman on Twitter is the more I communicated and became part of the Twitter community I became cautious about making a full sales pitch to my followers. Early in my foray into Twitter I noticed the followers who only sent out a barrage of sales Tweets with zero interaction became annoying. My goal was to avoid becoming "that guy/gal" who only tweeted 140 character Twitfomercials.

There are several questions I asked myself. If I interact too much, too little, give an occasional sales pitch or lay low will I be unfollowed? How do I communicate about my website its content and customer service without alienating potential customers? How do I avoid sabotaging the positive reputation I was building on Twitter?

You cannot find a better example of the social vs. selling balance on Twitter than that of @ricklondon. Rick London Group, LLC CEO Rick London's personal approach involves putting himself forward as the face of his company on Twitter. He Tweets freely with the online community promotes his celebrity clients and provides links to his humorous cartoons.

With these steps you can market yourself and your brand to the Twitter community. Increase your following first by communication with those in your current network. Tweet famous quote, favorite music and Jokes if you are not comfortable with online conversation. Lastly your tweets can be used to invite and entice your followers into visiting your website.

Twitter Retweet Famous Quotes #15

luv4AnimationIt is never too late to be what you might have been. -- George Eliot

BingFutch* When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.Franklin D. Roosevelt #quotes

Java4TwoRT @mikehanes: "More gold has been mined from the thoughts of men than has been taken from the earth." Napoleon Hill

Iconic88Don't worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright. Bob Marley

MarkIsMusingIf a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death. - Sam Snead

DrAnthonyJohn Dewey: The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action. - John Dewey

Mike_Wesely#Quote: "Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live" — Mark Twain

Twitter Discovery - U.S. Post office 4 approving 33 LT Offbeat Cartoons 4 series of stamps

ricklondonTY U.S. Post office 4 approving 33 LT Offbeat Cartoons 4 series of stamps: http://ad.vu/nt2w

Retweet Favorites - #34

FansOfFilmhas 1400 followers divided by two is 700 and 700 times 3 is 2100 the big # that will have me jumping for joy. Two 3rds there, thank you

ReikoEohSaw Prince on the Tonight Show and sounded great! Real music w/backup singers. Must be last group to play instruments! Had to get CD.

LordBarrenGRRR. I will return later. >cape swish<

KevinJohnLewisPlease can some clever quantum scientist invent a pause button, so we can just pause stuff & get more done? I'd buy one!!

Custom Twitter Backgrounds the Ultimate online Business Card

I am a writer, graphic designer, and ranked by Google,MSN and Yahoo America's Favorite Love columnist I am engaged to Rick London a writer, cartoonist and brand designer, together, we own the seo and branding firm Pen And Ink Inc.

With over 23 million users twittering each day first impressions do matter. A custom twitter background template will determine how many will follow you and be receptive to your business. Your background design is the ultimate business card for a customer base 50% which have a college degree and earn $60,000 plus each year. These are not leads to chase they are customers actively seeking out you. What will your current or new twitter background templates do to ensure they continue follow?

Unique custom background design styles can provide the important data potential customers are seeking. The insertion of a photo business card on your background allows you broadcast your Company Name, URL, address, email and phone number to the millions of people visiting Twitter daily. Images of available products and service will entice them to visit your website or make immediate contact with you via tweeting.

The background can mirror elements from your website or target a specific range of products. Your custom background is not a static item and changes can be easily accommodated. Edits can be as simple as a new URL or as complex as a full product update.

Online retailer @gypsytrading has a design that highlights the variety within her vintage product range. The use of photo business card banner enhances the personal one to one customer service she was seeking to achieve. The addition of seasonal updates and coupons will be perfect incentives to encourage frequent repeat customer visits.

Cartoonist @ricklondon and @ReikoEoh customized backgrounds have been used to promote and showcase their cartoons. The individual style of each artist dictated the layout and presentation used in each unique background design. Although both clients are cartoonists they had different goals they wished to achieve with their custom twitter background designs.

Rick London’s full color panels fill the entire background giving the impression of the Sunday newspaper cartoon section. The layout design highlights the wide range of cartoon styles that are available on his website. A Personal photo and Twitter inspired cartoon are added to color & graphics that mirror design elements from Reiko Eoh’s website. Her single panel black & white sketches rise above the brick tone background for a 3D effect.

Rick London, says “My following has increased 40% per day since the addition of a Lee Hiller custom background.” Google ranks Rick London’s Londons Times Offbeat Cartoons #1

Will you make a lasting dynamic first impression with a unique custom background design template? Twitter traffic shows visitors to have a broad range of interests and shopping habits. This diverse customer base is actively searching for new people and businesses to follow. To gain and retain their following your unique customized background is a vital resource in your online marketing arsenal.

Retweet Twitter Tune Players ♫ - #6

SEKertBeautiful and poignant.............touches the hearts that are open. Over the heads of most....... ♫ http://blip.fm/~5y48b

nawlinswomanWelcome to life/you can't turn around/keep it movin' forward/don't look back.. ♫ http://blip.fm/~5xu9l

MauiMichaelTalking Heads – Take Me To the River ♫ http://blip.fm/~5wm68

MauiMichaelBow Wow Wow – I Want Candy ♫ http://blip.fm/~5wlks

annieveilletteLoooove that version... oh là là!!! ;) ♫ http://blip.fm/~5wdr5

organicsueAlan Jackson – When Love Comes Around ♫ http://blip.fm/~5v1gs

ricklondonCant stop listening 2 "Live Again" by Michael Tomlinson (OH what a song!!) http://TwitPWR.com/9iw/

zorro357Shake Your Groove Thing ♫ http://blip.fm/~5oe1h

organicsueFaith No More – MidLife Crisis ♫ http://blip.fm/~5od6n

Twitter Dicovery - Whole chicken in a can (not for faint of heart)

frostolaRT @jwegis: Whole chicken in a can: http://bit.ly/1ffmO That looks so yummy. Not.

I usuallly do not comment but if you are having chicken in the near future look away please.

Twitter Retweet Famous Quotes #15

TheRatRaceRebelWhat lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared with what lies within us ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

operationcarbonNever doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. -M. Mead

TeddyShabba"The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck." Anthony Robbins #quotes

Iconic88Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. - Thomas Jefferson

Java4TwoRT @RatRaceTrap: "If you don't think everyday is a good day, just try missing one." --Cavett Robert

stepbystepm1Every man dies. Not every man really lives.---William Wallace http://tr.im/iiRw

Retweet Favorites - #33

Gerrigee“Dreams are like stars...you may never touch them, but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny.”

Shimbinyou are where your thoughts are, make sure your thoughts where are you want to be

PeterSantilliWith our gun's confiscated, bail-out money, flu-vaccine, and gov't issued ID cards, I think everyone will be just fine

AlexRaffiI'm watching my kid play in the park. The only thing missing in this Lord of the Flies remake is the furs and spears.

DennisRitchiePeace is not an absence of conflict. It is a positive, filling, energetic thing.

DavidSpisakIsn't it crazy that if you're exposed to enough perspective you suddenly realize (yet again) things really aren't that bad. Be thankful

StuBakerComedyAre you really paranoid if @someone is actually following you on twitter?

snowkittenRT @socialvideoguy: "People wait for opportunity to come along...yet it is there every morning."

NitschkeMeyersIt was character that got us out of bed, commitment that moved us into action, and discipline that enabled us to follow through. Zig Zig

Sirjohn_writerif you think the value of your house has fallen, check the value of your boat.

paulmason10538"A good doctor always realises that his sickest patient is himself." #profound

LordBarrenTWITTER. GET YOUR DAMNED ACT TOGETHER RIGHT NOW.

riverswoodHummingbird wars in full force on the patio this morning..

Twitter Discovery - UFO sighted over Central Park

chrispirilloUFO sighted over Central Park: http://bit.ly/TAipF [Hurray for Citizen Journalism!]

Twitter Retweet Famous Quotes #14

BillBeaversMy grandmother, she started walking 5 miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is." Ellen DeGeners.

skashliwalThe true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything~Friedrich Nietzsche #skqot

rmolden"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." ---Robert A. Heinlein.

ricklondonCuriosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect. Steven Wright

MauiMichaelI am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Albert Einstein

Java4TwoRT @kharyreynolds: "Everyone has his burden. What counts is how you carry it." ~Merle Miller

Mike_Wesely#QUOTE: "Advice is one of those things it is far more blessed to give than to receive." ~ Carolyn Wells

iheartquotesFlying is very simple. Just throw yourself at the ground and miss ~ Douglas Adams

Twitter Dicovery - If David Lynch directed Dirty Dancing

kentnicholsIf David Lynch directed Dirty Dancing: http://bit.ly/o5DlT

Retweet Favorites - #32

holymully@thehillers If he knew what he could not say then he would not say it, but he only says what he says cuz it can be said:) LOL

ricklondon@thehillers TY Lee, I argue with them (my cartoons) on a regular basis but lessening with better therapist Dr. Daf. Duck.

DavidSpisakIf any of our friends drove like 90% of the taxi drivers we would never drive w/ them no matter how desperate we were. But we'll gladly pay?

iheartquotesFew things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example. -- "Mark Twain

esukopConfusion is your doorway to freedom. When you don't know what to do, you are in the best position imaginable.

BumbarowskyRT @Mitch_M: In the 60's people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.

DennisRitchieTwitter is like watching life go by - high school grad, games, family, crisis, celebration, convictions, hope - all here.

webaddictOnly problem w/ Facebook & MySpace is running into those "old" relationships you'd rather forget. Eek. hehe.

Eight_Bit. When my grandson asked me how old I was, I replied, "I'm not sure." "Look in your underwear, Grandpa," he advised, "mine says I'm 4 to 6.

BleusandsHad my vegetable swap, now the rain needs to stop so I can get the garden going!

TomVMorrisThe Twitter Imperative: Give and receive. Do and allow. Touch and be moved. Share what you can.

RichardMadeleyI'm Twittering from my shed. Amazing! I'm plugged into the internet but I'm still only an arm's length from a Phillips head screwdriver.

NinaPierceLOL! I figured as much. That's still got to be pretty cool to know someone on Jeopardy.

Twitter Discovery - Bipolar Bear

ricklondonBipolar Bear (LT Cartoon) http://TwitPWR.com/72f/

For Me it's Time for Sweet Dreams - Say Goodnight Twitter

thehillersGoodnight it's Time for Slumber! Sweet Dreams to everyone see you in the Morning (Pacific Time )

TrinaMLee@thehillers Have a great night Lee! Hugz!

zorro357@thehillers Goodnight thanks for all the great tunes =o}

ricklondon@thehillers The HIllers are alive with the sound of music,and condusive to London Realms of sweet dreams. Nite sweetie.

katskloset@mommytoaaj, @colderICE, @thehillers, @renegades - thanks for the RT love today :) sleep well

ReikoEohTime for me to bow out now.Thanks all. Have a good night! Zzleep.

DollarBillWillGood night all...

knikkoletteSigning off for the night - Tweet Dreams everyone! :)

Retweet Twitter Tune Players ♫ - #5

larsmittagrelaxing song for a sunday...like it ? ♫ http://blip.fm/~50tjh

MauiMichaelWarrant – Cherry Pie ♫ http://blip.fm/~4zng6

organicsueThe Scorpions – Rock You Like a Hurricane xoxo @>------------- ♫ http://blip.fm/~4x51e

BlueJeanBaby60Eagles -- Hotel California ♫ http://blip.fm/~4wobh

tedguyverRT @thehillers: Queen - We Will Rock You #music ♫ http://blip.fm/~4w9rg

ncfcogI can see myself now...1985, dry ice and glitterballs....Oh yes, clubbin in the 80's was GR8! ♫ http://blip.fm/~5aqum

BlueJeanBaby60The Stones -- Ruby Tuesday ♫ http://blip.fm/~4wooh

zorro357Stray Cats-Strut ♫ http://blip.fm/~4wosd

Twitter Retweet Famous Quotes #13

belovelloso"A friend is someone who gives you total freedom to be yourself." ~ Jim Morrison

MauiMichaelThey say dreams are the windows of the soul--take a peek and you can see the inner workings, the nuts and bolts. Henry Bromel

johnmijac"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much." ~Oscar Wilde

ricklondon• The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. ~Vidal Sassoon

deadlyricsWell, she can dance a Cajun rhythm, jump like a willys in four wheel drive. She's a summer love for spring, fall and winter.

EricaJoneson"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do." -Epictetus

MauiMichaelAnd when I breathed, my breath was lightning. Black Elk

MARCOMEYou can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow. -Janis Joplin

PeterSantilliFor two people in a marriage to live together day after day is unquestionably the one miracle the Vatican has overlooked. -Bill Cosby

luv4Animation"Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." — Albert Einstein

Twitter Discovery - Happy new comic day Here's the list of Marvel comics & collections

luv4AnimationRT @Marvel Happy new comic day (in North America)! Here's the list of Marvel comics & collections on sale this week: http://bit.ly/121KoL

Twitter Discovery - 426,000 Discarded Cellphones

NickelBidsThis Is What 426,000 Discarded Cellphones Looks Like [Image Cache] http://ow.ly/4QIu

http://gizmodo.com/5237248/this-is-what-426000-discarded-cellphones-looks-like

Retweet Favorites - #28

sweattshopOver 40... Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember shit either.

fantomasterRT @evliving: Disappointments should be cremated, not embalmed.

DennisRitchieCreativity apparently doesn't come from environment, think tanks, money or lessons. it comes from within and requires true inspiration.

PistachioFear is NOT worth all that you invest in it.

willigerRiding bike and tweeting. This is multitasking at its finest!

renagadesANY of my followers... If I am not following you... Engage me!

GreigWellsMy son's senior prom is coming up, it seems like it should be at the end of the school year, When was your prom? Can u still remember it...?

willigerI got a little lost on my way back to the office. I can't sit at a desk - going to get laptop with TweetDeck and move to comfortable chair.

johnson02I often wonder what my day will be ,before it even starts... need to let go man and learn to chill

rhemsworthRight I'm off for a lay down in front of the TV, all this thinking today has worn me out lol :)

Astro_MikeJust got out of the motion simulator after a morning of shuttle re-entry simulations, we are 19 days from launch

Retweet Favorites - #31

Jason_PollockI'm watching CNN right now and they are showing a tutorial on how to wash your hands... How dumb do they think we are?

AlexRaffiI'm 9th in line to eat at Subway... Is this worth the wait? WWJD? (What would Jared do?)

DennisRitchieWe think we will have peace when we achieve perfect circumstances but peace doesn't seem to need perfection.

DaryleDickensWe have Transformers 2 and G.I. Joe movies coming this summer. Anyone working on a M.A.S.K. movie? If not anyone have $2,000,000?

RichardMadeleyWho would anybody want to watch Richard Hammond on BBC1 when they're teaching us how to grow big carrots on BBC2?

PhilWredeThese ridiculous fake pastry things that Eggo's started selling taste pretty good, but I'm sure each 1 takes about 6 hours of my life...

DavidSpisakIf any of our friends drove like 90% of the taxi drivers we would never drive w/ them no matter how desperate we were. But we'll gladly pay?

Astro_MikeJust got out of the motion simulator after a morning of shuttle re-entry simulations, we are 19 days from launch

mrsellarsCurse you, Perry the Platypus!

kristacolvinJust saw sign"scary white legs- we fix them" tanning salon humor!!! Love it

skashliwalThere is a beginning and an end to everything - but it is what takes place in the middle that ties everything together and means the mos ...

Twitter Discovery - BLOG 2 Part 1: Dinner Party: Gerard Butler & Gene Kelly - Bright Eyes Long Lashes

holymullyRT @Brighteyes08: @holymully @LaineyPants @thehillers Please watch our video blog on GENE KELLY: http://bit.ly/Lcx50

@Brighteyes08 @thehillers :-) Thanks! If you have a youtube account please consider leaving a comment and subscribing. Tell your friends! Thanks. xx

Retweet Favorites - #30

bilboskiAnd, if you are following me I will do my best to follow you back in the morning. I'm still having trouble with the function. Thanks guys.

TruckerDesireeI'm just sitting on the curb looking at this lake in the dark by myself... well Karma is here but she's ignoring me...

DennisRitchieDuring a crisis we learn what we're really capable of . . . then wonder why we didn't all along.

SweetnoteI am being a Responsible Twitterer...remember these moments...they don't come often and they don't last very long!!!

chrisblakeI still don't understand how people are supposed to fold those elastic sheets. Mine always end up in a crumpled ball.

BullyStickGuySlept until 10:30 today. Don't remember that happening in the last 20 years. Now I am so behind and playing catch-up in my work.

fantomaster"'Virtual' means never knowing where your next byte is coming from." #geekquotes

IceburnerThe trees taunt you; the sand mocks you; the water calls your name and they say golf is a quiet game. [funny if ur a fan of voices nur head]

Twitter Discovery - Pens That Bend Too Much (Cartoon)

ricklondon@thehillers Pens That Bend Too Much #cartoons #humor #e.d. #FF http://ad.vu/gcr4

http://londonstimes.us/toons/cartoons/display.html?image=Simeon_PenExcitement6.jpg

Twitter Retweet Famous Quotes #11

Mike_Wesely#QUOTE: "Just remember -- when you think all is lost, the future still remains." ~ Bob Goddard

Fitzillo"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." Ferris Bueler's Day Off

quoteopedia"I had a lovers quarrel with the world." -- Robert Frost

AncotiWhat do dogs do on their day off? They can't sit around and sleep, that's their job. --George Carlin.

lollydaskal “Man is a magnet, and every line and dot and detail of his experiences come by his own attraction.” -Elizabeth Towne

Iconic88Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals. Buddha

forces2A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths. -- Steven Wright

GoldenLThere are no facts, only interpretations. - Friedrich Nietzsche

paulmason10538The good Lord only gave men so many hormones, and if others want to waste theirs growing hair that's up to them ~John Glenn

MiraclesGoddess1st I seek joy, & all else follows.~Abraham

Twitter Discovery - 70 Stunning Examples of Cityscape Photography

murnahan70 Stunning Examples of Cityscape Photography http://bit.ly/u1Rh

Retweet Twitter Tune Players ♫ - #4

nawlinswomanA song for @thehillers for the very sweet words/if ya'll ain't following them, shame on you.. ♫ http://blip.fm/~4w5ew

zorro357Lindsey Buckingham – Go Insane thanks @thehillers ♫ http://blip.fm/~4vkwq

MauiMichaelCheap Trick – Surrender ♫ http://blip.fm/~4lf0m

BlueJeanBaby60Neil Sedaka -- Calendar Girl. "April -- You're the Easter bunny when you smile . . ." ♫ http://blip.fm/~45d4y

organicsue@thehillers I'd drive a million miles...... @>------------- ♫ http://blip.fm/~4wae2

MeLikeGoodMusicUnderrated Music Track of the Day - Dianne Reeves "You Taught My Heart to Sing" - http://tinyurl.com/cdyj8c

kidpsychnurseHmmmmm. Just plain nice ♫ http://blip.fm/~4glfs

XtyMillerReal Nice Song by Steel Pulse "Your House" ♫ http://twt.fm/55896

BlueJeanBaby60@Janetttt Oh yeah! Good one! ♫ http://blip.fm/~45dho

theretrometro♫ http://blip.fm/~3ojbq

organicsueLet's hear it for the Good Guys YEAH!!!Let's hear it for the Bad Guys BOOOO!!!! ♫ http://blip.fm/~4whqy

zorro357Billy Idol-L.A. Woman ♫ http://blip.fm/~4lztq

BingFutch@thehillers Thank you so much! Here's a link to a playlist of some videos of me performing: http://bit.ly/Sbmml