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Re: Woork's Follow Friday List - Issue 01

ImJustCreative — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 08:55:18 -0000

Antonio
Thank you for the mention here on your blog for the followfriday thing. Not that I really pay much attention to the actual events on the Friday, seems to be a little overwhelming for me. But these post digests are much more manageable and seem more relevant.

Keep up the solid work here on Woork, big fan of yours.

Graham

Re: 85+ of the Best Twitterers Designers Should Follow

Graham Smith — Tue, 12 May 2009 17:51:44 -0000

There was certainly a surge of followers following this post which was pretty neat. First time ImJustCreative has been mentioned on Mashable, and given the readership, it certainly has been interesting to see the rise of followers on Twitter.

Useful to see it broken down as well into categories, rather than just one huge lump of 'designers' which frankly does cover a few sub specialities.

Thank you for the mention in this list, appreciate the time it must have taken to put together.

Regards
Graham

Re: Dear Web ‘Celebrity’ Who Never Follows Anyone Back

BrettBorders — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:12:46 -0000

Graham Smith,

Never did I say "Celebrities MUST follow EVERYONE or ELSE they are clearly BAD people!"

I said "Social media (web) celebrities who make a game out of collecting AS MANY followers as POSSIBLE while striving to FOLLOW NOBODY back are kinda creepy."

To me that is the essential definition of a snob.

Re: Dear Web ‘Celebrity’ Who Never Follows Anyone Back

Graham Smith — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 05:28:47 -0000

Please bear that in mind when you start throwing aroud words like 'snob'. Doesnt do anyone any good. The people that follow these people should be doing so because they value what that person has to say or just find them interesting. They should not then expect a follow back. If you do follow someone and expect a follow back then you are totally missing the point.

I for one follow plenty of people that dont follow me back. Why should I assume that just because they find me interesting they will find 'me' interesting? Doesn't work that way, and to think otherwise shows a woeful undestandting of social intereaction both physically and virtually.

So i don't blow a strop when after 2 weeks they still havn't followed me, and in my strop I go and unfollow them. That's just utterely childish and frankly, immature.

Now, if you are saying all this because Twitter is your life it is what you do full-time then fair enough. You have time to spend chatting to 1000's of people. But a lot of us dont. I have a job to service and Im not on Twitter to appease anyone or provide a public service, although many people seem to think that I am. Don't make sweeping generalizations when there are plenty of other factors to take into account. Namely, are you on Twitter all day every day, or is Twitter a in between working action? This will affect how many people can be effectively followed
Also, if you are or a lame insincere nature then again, go ahead and follow all 30k people that are following you. Spammers and zombie internet marketers included.

If I follow 'you' back it is because I have seen your tweets via other means, you have taken time to converse with me, to hook me in, you have Retweeted some of my Tweets. This means that person knows Im not just following them out of some insincere naive Twitter ritual, they know its because I have taken a personal interest with them.

Enough of the fake sincerity already. If people don't or can't service an equal number of people that are following them then who are you to say they are being nooby or snooty? You are not. Its just part of the complexity of Twitter, you can generalise these things.

Re: Why Do You Digg/Twitter? A Lesson In Etiquette

Tyler Hayes — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 03:25:47 -0000

Graham, thanks for your comments! Strangely, I thought I had replied to you 4 weeks ago when you wrote your original comment. Either way, you definitely have a knack for looking at many different sides of an issue, and boy oh boy did you really get going on this one! Thanks again for sharing your time and thoughts with us all.

Re: Why Do You Digg/Twitter? A Lesson In Etiquette

Graham Smith — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:50:04 -0000

Interesting article. Covers many points some I agree whole heartedly with, some of course I don't. But needless to say, it's great for someone to come out with these thoughts in the first place. Heck, I do. :)

I agree with the whole DIGG, FLOAT request thing. I don't do it. As tempting as it is to get your post and blog receiving more visits due to the publicity, I don't like asking people to do so. Saying that, because I don't ask, barely any of my posts get Stumbled, DUGG or FLOATED. So that's probably saying something about my post quality. :)

The only posts that I tend to ask for support on are the ones that are 'for other people', ie, SoulTweet. I don't see the problem asking people to help and support worthwhile causes, but I usually only ask for support and RT's.

Regarding Self promotion. I disagree with this. Mostly because I do it ofcourse, but the end results for me are that I can offer bigger publicity for the offshoot projects like Wearejustcreative, Monoexpression, Soulttweet and lovehelvetica.

These are sites that benefit the community as a whole, so in order to publicise them i need to promote them.

There is a fine line, but ultimately, twitter is still a tool to be used how you see fit. If you don't like someones use of Twitter then the old failsafe, get out clause is don't follow. It is that easy.

Same with TV. If you don't like the shows being aired, then you turn over or turn off as they will always be more people liking and enjoying those shows.

It's the minority in these cases that tend to be more annoying than the people they are 'bashing'. I for one will continue to use Twitter for self gain and also to gain publicity for the more community aspects.

As I said, sweet article and gets people thinking.

But, be careful how you critique people or how people in general use a service that is pretty much self governed. 'Your' (not just you personally but generally) acts of criticism can be as annoying for some people as you find the act of self promotion annoying for you.

I have more than enough restraint and self etiquette when needed, but also allow myself to shoot off from the deep end when I so desire.

Twitter by nature is a very public AND personal media, the freedom of free speech is totally applicable here. To criticise how someone else conducts themself is your act of free speech, but also accept that people will generally rebutt against this more than the people who are able to maximise Twitter for self gain, especially in these troubled times.

As a note, ALL my work comes direct from Twitter and other online methods, I will use it how I see fit. :)

Learn to live with it would be my advice, or unfollow.
Graham

Re: Cool canadian webstore beer logo

Graham Smith — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:08:12 -0000

I really am taken with this logo, so simple in terms of the logo type and a nicely executed volume of beer in the 'b'. Not subtle but not in your face either.

Looks nice with the black background and the Maple leaf above, gives it a lot more form.

Nice logo
Graham

Re: A Crash Course in Comments

Graham Smith — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:13:04 -0000

Oh, by the way. If anyone wants to follow me on Backtype, its http://backtype.com/imjustcreative

Sneaky I know, but it serves a purpose which is to help promote the sites I participate in. Including this comment here, people that follow me on Twitter and Backtype will see I have left two comments here today, which should then push more traffic here.

Everyone wins. :)

Re: A Crash Course in Comments

Graham Smith — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 06:11:05 -0000

One of the most useful services I have found is Backtype.

It's so interesting to be able to see what people where people, people you follow say on Twitter or elsewhere, leave comments. And ofcourse what they write.

I have found many a new blog or website through tracking comments by the people I am following on Backtype.

I use the Twitter option to post a daily update of my own comments left, so it encourages people to check what is interesting to me that day.

Every post I read, come across or see on a RT, that I find interesting is ALWAYS bookmarked in Delicious and more often than not given a Thumbs up. As you say, it only takes moments. And will do this even if I have not left an actual comment.

So leaving comments are not the only way to show your appreciation which is the best thing about these other services, you can use what fits in with your routine.

Great post,

Graham

Re: Tom Beardshaw › Tangled Up In Blue: Sweetcron theme

ImJustCreative — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:30:13 -0000

I keep meaning to set up Sweetcron, i have a domain specifically for it, just lazy on my part. But this theme given me the momentum to install it.

Woop.

Re: 25 BlueWave Media Cafe - Kimberly Beaven

Graham Smith — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:35:44 -0000

This is a really really positive interview. For some reason I dont listen to pod casts or audio interviews, usually all ends up being stuff that just doesn't pull me in.

But this chat is so very interesting and very useful information contained. Will even be one I listen to several times.

Good stuff, can't wait for the next part.
Graham

Re: Add a Comment, Get Twitter Followers

Graham Smith — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:12:39 -0000

Just been sent this post via the marvels of a Twitter RT, YAY!

I am a freelance logo & graphic designer. 20+ years experience. Knowledgeable in web design, branding, typography, marketing, social media & SEO

Re: louisgray.com: 10 People to Follow On FriendFeed for the Month of December

10dier — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:29:03 -0000

Haha!! Clever answer! +10!

Re: louisgray.com: 10 People to Follow On FriendFeed for the Month of December

ImJustCreative — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:05:59 -0000

I think so, you never know what you might do next. :)

Re: louisgray.com: BigTweet Sends Tweets from Any Web Page (Up to 280 Characters)

ImJustCreative — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:18:56 -0000

Personally, I would reply on the post here, where the post originates, rather than where you first saw it. If you use BackType you can then share your comments easily anyway all over the place. :)

Re: Lifestreaming and Microblogging Collide in New Minixr Service

ImJustCreative — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:37:57 -0000

The fact it's in French has halted me in my tracks. :) Ashamed to say my language skills are poor.

But am intrigued by the service nonetheless, certainly keep my eyes open on this.

Graham

Re: Individurls: Design Your Own Popurls

ImJustCreative — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:07:05 -0000

Only discovered this today after playing with Yahoo Pipes with a buddy to create a huge mash-up of feeds for a particular use.

So dead interested to see how this rocks. Liking the design, the layout... it's just so clean and smart. Just what you want, content driven and focused.

Great job, looking forward to playing (using) it.

Graham

Re: Beginner Web Design Resources

jwang392 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:36:34 -0000

Thanks. I was looking to mainly get people off on the right foot with the right foundation. Something I didn't really get myself when I first started over 10 years ago. Granted CSS and much of what we have now didn't exist.

Re: Are Comments the Next Social Layer?

ImJustCreative — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:03:18 -0000

Found this comment through the Shared section of Backtype of which I am getting more into every day. It's one of a few applications that I am genuinely excited about and is to me not a novelty in any way.

I have found new blogs through this where people I know through Twitter obviously hang out and comment because I am following them on backType. I am now involved with articles only because I found them thru backtype.

So I genuinely hope this goes from strength to strength.

So its all good.

Graham

Re: Beginner Web Design Resources

Imjustcreative — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:34:05 -0000

Hey
You can't go wrong with these books frankly... very easy to read yet full of useful information.
You picked a great selection there for 1st timers.

Nice one.

PS: Thanks for the various follows

Re: k00pa's social media center

k00pa — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 04:18:05 -0000

Thanks! Only problem with this is that I havent updated this for sometime... I dont use some of those sites anymore.

Re: k00pa's social media center

ImJustCreative — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:33:38 -0000

Hi
Thank you for the follow, like the idea of the Social Media Center, very cool. See you in Tweet land.

Graham

Re: New Del.icio.us Badge Design ‘Powered by Del.icio.us’ Chicklet

ImJustCreative — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:13:25 -0000

ANother testANother test ANother test

Re: New Del.icio.us Badge Design ‘Powered by Del.icio.us’ Chicklet

ImJustCreative — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:12:48 -0000

Testing comment with Disqus

Re: 2008/04/17/alertthingy-twhirl-comparison/

Graham Smith — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:22:18 -0000

The only issue I really see is that cramming too much into this supposedly pocket size applications will end up causing them to become severaly bloated and very confusing to use.

Already, trying to see whats what on AlertThingy can be a tad confusing, the more contacts, the more friends, the more feeds, comments etc already makes for a very busy single column full of info.

Thwirl has a nice balance, easy to read, easy to follow whats going on. Alertthingy already is becoming more and more 'noisy'.

Adding more functionality, although tempting, will just create a beast. Short of adding specfic columns etc, having all this current data and proposed data in one single column is just way to unreadable and unmanageable. UNless it become a full blow application.

Someone needs to realise that these are small, handy pocket size applications that should not become an almost Air replacement for the actuall web page.

I see competition in this case to be bad news for general useability of the applications, unless a radial interface change is made