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The Ebb And Flow Of Community

by Jason Falls · September 16, 2009

Ebb. Flow. Pebble.
Image by Andrionni Ribo :-) via Flickr

In May of 2008 I started a little experiment called Twit2Fit. The premise was noble and simple. Use the “#twit2fit” hashtag when posting Twitter updates about health and wellness and those seeing the hashtag would give you the appropriate encouragement, support, kudos or motivation. The hashtag caught on and soon after, there were 70-80 tweets per day using it.

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Friday Frustrations

by Jason Falls · June 27, 2008

Podcasters

Image by jdlasica via Flickr

Author’s Note: This is a rant post derived on the eve of a week-long vacation which should tell you something about my energy level and mindset. I’m not trying to offend anyone, but I needed to get some of this off my chest so I could unplug (sans Twitter, of course) most of next week and relax for a bit.

Social Media Influencers Are Not Celebrities

A-list bloggers have an awfully bad habit of blowing smoke up each other’s asses. I’m probably guilty of it, too, though I don’t consider myself an A-lister, but for chrissakes people, you’re not celebrities so stop acting like them.

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Join Me In Twit2Fit – The Twitter Wellness Experiment

by Jason Falls · May 27, 2008

It started with an innocent Tweet.

JasonFalls Wife and I are discussing a family YMCA membership. Could it be that I might start exercising? Stay tuned …

And, after a couple of responses, I threw this out there:

JasonFalls If I, Mr. 275 pounds and no exercise since 1988, will commit to a consistent exercise program, I want 50 followers to do the same. Takers?

Never understimate the power of your Twitterati. As of 10 p.m. ET Monday night, just five hours after calling on takers, I counted 28 different folks who either said, “I’m in,” that they’re already involved in a fitness goal but are with me or wanted to lend support in some way. Several others chimed in to say, “You go!” or offer other insights or suggestions.

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