tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post8726101658867697967..comments2009-05-18T15:49:54.292-05:00Becky McCrayhttps://profiles.google.com/109969779660139278806noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-76044596045024276242009-05-18T14:16:00.000-05:002009-05-18T14:16:00.000-05:00Great blog...I thought you should know about a great resource for finding Twitter users near you:<br />http://www.localtweeps.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-76661874628218705992009-05-14T16:48:00.000-05:002009-05-14T16:48:00.000-05:00Very great resource! I'm loving twitter! Thanks for the ideas!Renee and Cullenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01947392103732529588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-64665835884504388112009-05-09T14:58:00.000-05:002009-05-09T14:58:00.000-05:00Great post, we are for the whole State of North Carolina and link small towns with our contest. Race to One Million on twitter@4northcarolina or http://twitter.com/4northcarolina Come join the fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-40577429566094604822009-05-04T19:17:00.000-05:002009-05-04T19:17:00.000-05:00Julie, very happy to have you on the list. <br /><br />Traci, happy to add you, as well. Welcome!Becky McCrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-18712304563279790342009-05-04T19:04:00.000-05:002009-05-04T19:04:00.000-05:00Hi Becky! What an awesome concept for a site. Just found you today. Would love to be added to your list: @TraciKnoppe, Sullivan, MO.Traci Knoppehttp://genesisblogging.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-82411836822377977932009-05-02T16:06:00.000-05:002009-05-02T16:06:00.000-05:00Thanks Becky ... I found this list of resources really beneficial. And glad to see @ruralbroadband make the cut too!Julie Wrighthttp://weneedbroadband.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-43359449121997742342009-04-30T21:03:00.000-05:002009-04-30T21:03:00.000-05:00StarGardner, I will add you! Love what you do with small towns and small businesses!Becky McCrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-64266142376614787772009-04-30T17:29:00.000-05:002009-04-30T17:29:00.000-05:00Hey, Becky! Love, love your blog! Always informative and inspiring! (And, I needed a little kick this afternoon!)<br /><br />As you know, in my neck of the woods (rural area south of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) I co-founded a group of women business owners who meet Friday mornings at a local cafe. We brainstorm and support one another in our home-based and small business endeavors.<br /><br />From those discussions (and other personal research) I blog resources and posts at: http://ruralbusinessdevelopment.wordpress.com<br /><br />The mission of the blog, Rural Business Development, is to provide a no-cost, easily-accessible resource for freelance, home-based and small businesses serving rural areas.<br /><br />@stargardenerstargardenerhttp://ruralbusinessdevelopment.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-53531067045899193322009-04-29T09:25:00.000-05:002009-04-29T09:25:00.000-05:00Hello, Simon. That's a terrific resource, and I'm happy to add you! Thanks!Becky McCrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-5235532086639195322009-04-29T06:04:00.000-05:002009-04-29T06:04:00.000-05:00Hi I have a site in Australia focussed entirely on rural and regional towns. We have started to aggregate Twitter by town. When we started there were many towns without Twitter users. Now almost all towns have people using Twitter and I think it's quite a useful feature. The site is www.ourpatch.com.au and our Twitter is @ourpatch if you want news from country Australia.Simonhttp://www.ourpatch.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-14470820113077459582009-04-27T23:54:00.000-05:002009-04-27T23:54:00.000-05:00Des, those are great tips, and I completely agree. Make it more about you, and less about "BUY!"Becky McCrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-80734575970052062292009-04-27T23:42:00.000-05:002009-04-27T23:42:00.000-05:00Great post Becky. I'm honored to be the first on the list outside the US or Canada. <br /><br />My tip for people wanting to connect well on Twitter. Resist the temptation to link directly to a sales landing page. When I click on the link on your profile I want to find there's a real human being there, who lives in a real place, has opinions, maybe a dog or a cat even. I don't make good friends with sales pages :).<br /><br />Oh, and another tip: when I follow someone back I hate getting an automated DM (direct message) that says in effect "Hi, thanks for following, click here to buy my junk".Des Walshhttp://www.deswalsh.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-42277297339019716112009-04-27T19:49:00.000-05:002009-04-27T19:49:00.000-05:00Hi, Becky! I love what you're doing for small town and rural areas! I am in the NW corner of NC, in Boone, NC. I am founder/editor of HighCountryMomSquad.com, and have been trying to help local businesses and others figure out how Twitter (and other social media)can benefit them. We have been having so much fun empowering businesses and consumers, and reshaping the marketing climate here. I'm on Twitter as @reallifesarahSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16260734976398697990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-5728027733408186872009-04-27T14:42:00.000-05:002009-04-27T14:42:00.000-05:00Cody, yeah, yeah. Sure. :) <br /><br />Jack, glad you like it. <br /><br />I hope together we can get more rural and small town people to take advantage of technology.Becky McCrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-41314813412697725442009-04-27T14:33:00.001-05:002009-04-27T14:33:00.001-05:00Becky: Great resource. Thanks for posting!<br /><br />Jack SchultzJack Schultzhttp://www.boomtowninstitute.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-29392934586657224082009-04-27T14:33:00.000-05:002009-04-27T14:33:00.000-05:00I followed them all except for the second one. I used to follow him and hes a dope! lol. Very cool Becky Thanks!!codytalkshttp://www.codytalks.comnoreply@blogger.com