Journey

How to use one Gmail address for multiple Twitter accounts the efficient way!

// July 29th, 2010 // No Comments » // Social Media Marketing, cool stuff

Earlier I saw the following tweet in my feed from Ingrid Riley:

RT @GuyKawasaki: Tech tip: How to manage multiple Twitter accounts with one email http://idek.net/2tKs @rachiebabe less than a minute ago via UberTwitter

It reminded me of another tip my friend Roger Pixley gave me about automatically filtering email using Gmail. Using Gmail you can autofilter your email address by attaching +(filtername) to your Gmail username. For example:

If you your email address is example@gmail.com then for twitter account 1 you can use example+twitter1@gmail.com

It will automatically forward all email from example+twitter1@gmail.com address to example@gmail.com. You can then create a filter for all mail from example+twitter1@gmail.com to label it, place it in a folder, let it dance on a table or any of the other options from Google. Basically just repeat this for all of your twitter accounts and voila, one email address, pre-labeled alerts and it satisfies twitter’s requirement for unique email addresses. This is great for those of us who manage multiple accounts, I hope you Enjoy

Living the life on $500

// February 6th, 2010 // No Comments » // life

Well last night I was out on a mission, have a blast for $500 or less. First stop was Acropolis Gaming lounge in Barbican, Acropolis has a Friday special where they sell a cue of rum for $250 and the chasers are free. This meant that me and my group of ppls could all sit and par for a while, the music was good and the overall vibe was nice. After being there for about 3 hours we left and went to a friend’s house, where we pooled our remaining resources and bought some Pepsi and snacks and continued hanging out. I got home at 2:30 AM. At no point did I feel the need to spend more money or that we were in any lack. One person who wasn’t drinking at Acropolis bought food and we all had the fries.

All in all a very nice night, I will try something else next week. Please note this didn’t include food or gas because no matter where you go you will have to buy food and gas (you have to eat dinner everyday don’t you?). This was calculated based on money spent on entertainment. Fact is, you don’t need to spend $5k at a party to have fun, you just need the right people and the right place.

Embracing Social Media with Jamaican Hospitality

// January 26th, 2010 // No Comments » // Technology, life

The internet has changed in so many ways since I first used it in 1996. From early on I realised the importance of branding yourself online. I created my first hotmail account with a phrase people would relate to me, followed by variations of one username for different forums and websites. It was only three years ago that I became aware of the true concept of online branding. Since then I have setup several blogs and websites to some degree of success.

2010 is a pivotal year because I plan to make this, a year of fruitfulness. Taking all of this online experience of trying different things and actually making it work. In December 2008 I launched my first major website RaceJamaica.com I was surprised at how quickly it took off and honestly was not prepared for that level of growth. During the past year it has had its ups and downs, with issues updating content fast enough and the quality of content on the site. The difference between this site and others before it, was that it is designed with social media marketing in mind. User contribution was supposed to be the main content generator for the website. Unfortunately my user base was just not ready to contribute. This year I plan on re-launching the website for the 2010 Jamaican motorsports season. Not only am I relaunching RaceJamaica.com but I am also launching a whole new online assault.

Besides all the goodies I have planned for RaceJamaica.com I am also working this year on properly branding myself. Recently the main question people ask me is “What is this social networking thing and how can it help my business?” followed by “Do I need to be on Facebook and Twitter?”. There is no basic answer. As a Jamaican I appreciate social networking, because that is how most business deals are carried out locally on a who-you-know and who-knows-you basis. People are the main reason why companies constantly support each other, whether it be a family, social, or background tie. Online social media works the same way.

What else is in the works? Well I have four main projects this year, that I plan to stick to, as time goes by and they are further developed you will hear about them. You can also check out my Official twitter page @dmitridawkins or keep checking this blog for updates, but the majority is yet to come! Don’t worry though, if all goes as planned, you will be hearing about it. Ciao! Thanks for reading!

Facial Hair

// January 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // humour, life

Ok this is the type of post that I hate on personal blogs, and I normally wouldn’t comment on the issue, except I found this hilarious pic. So recently I was considering re-growing my Mustache, I doubt I will, not that you care, but according to the following pic I am a nerd:

Abstraction

// January 23rd, 2010 // No Comments » // Technology, humour

8 Ways to Prepare Your Pets for War – The Oatmeal

// January 22nd, 2010 // No Comments » // humour

This is just hilarious, someone sent it to me on twitter, and I just have to share it with all of you.

8 Ways to Prepare Your Pets for War – The Oatmeal.

My mother is a techie

// January 17th, 2010 // No Comments » // life

About a year ago I came to the realisation that my mother is a techie. It was very hard to understand because outside of using OpenOffice, Firefox and the occasional Solitaire she didn’t know how to do much else. She has been using a Macbook for her day to day computing for nearly 4 years now and is a fierce Apple fanatic.

What makes her a techie is the things she takes for granted. The fact that she uses Virtualbox to host a virtual pc running Windows XP to do her taxes (Jamaican tax form programs are Windows only). She uses a dual head screen setup to work on her book and Google ig to manage her rss feeds and to preview her email. She also uses open source software like OpenOffice and Firefox, and knows what open source means. When she asked me to start designing a website for her, she insisted that it have integrated social networking capabilities and wanted it to scale dynamically on this new cloud computing she had heard of. On the mobile side she uses her “Google phone” a G1, which runs android and She uses the built in GPS to not only give her directions in traffic, but also to use Google Latitude to update locations with my sister and I.

I am pleased at her progress considering where she is coming from, and even though if you asked her about certain things she will say “I dunno” she most likely is already using it in some way or form without even realising it. Way to go Mom!

New direction for 2010

// January 16th, 2010 // No Comments » // life

Ok this isn’t quite a new years resolution but more a method of survival. I have always had a tonne of ideas, its just my thing, I think alot. As much as I enjoy coming up with these ideas and getting excited about them I have always had issues making them tangible. It’s called taking on too many projects and getting none completed. So for this year I am limiting myself to 4, doing more work on one of my websites: RaceJamaica.com, building a website for my mother’s book and two more projects to be announced soon. This is a year for progress! Lets get going!