How To Find Your First Tweet

First tweet search tool interface

Happy birthday Twitter!

In celebration of its eighth birthday, Twitter created the First Tweets site that allows you to find your first tweet.

Not only could you find your first tweet, you could enter any Twitter username to find their first tweet.

People were excited to share their first tweet using the hashtag #FirstTweet.

Sadly, the First Tweets site is no more. Twitter took it down.

But, there is still an option, with more steps, for you to find your first tweet.

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Why I Didn’t Accept Your LinkedIn Connection Request

hello sign.

Every day I receive anywhere from five to 10 LinkedIn invitations to connect.

Almost 90 percent of the time, the invitation includes the default invitation message subject line:

Deborah, please add me to your LinkedIn network

And my immediate response is:

Hey, Who are you? Where did we meet? Are you active in the communities I’m in?

From talking with my friends and colleagues, I’m not alone with that response. Continue reading Why I Didn’t Accept Your LinkedIn Connection Request

Photo of the Week: Family of Great Horned Owls

young owl perched on tree branch, blue sky in the background.

It’s not often you get a chance to see a pair of Great Horned Owls raising their young.

I’m feeling very fortunate to have viewed the family through my binoculars, camera, and spotting scope as the young fledglings grew over the past month.

When I watched the birds yesterday, I was impressed with how large the young owls had grown. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Family of Great Horned Owls