Bitten By The Bug

Guide pratique du jardinage numérique : semer son identité en ligne en évitant les mauvaises herbes

Combien fécond le plus petit domaine, quand on sait bien le cultiver.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Génie pré-internetien, ancêtre de la marque personnelle (aka personal branding)

Le 28 mars dernier avait lieu à Lille You on The Web, les premières Rencontres sur l’identité numérique organisées par les Geemiks avec l'ESC Lille et ITEEM.

Plus de 150 participants, experts, entreprises et étudiants pour co-apprendre, sensibiliser et partager autour de l’identité numérique.

Pour ceux qui n'y étaient pas, et garder une trace en ligne de ceux qui étaient présents, est né un guide pratique en ligne, coordonné par Emilie* : Cultivez votre identité numérique.

Pas besoin d'avoir les pouces verts, il suffit de la nourrir correctement (votre identité, pas Emilie* !)

*Les lecteurs fidèles de ce blog la connaissent déjà avec sa casquette de commentatrice de rugby (mais si, souvenez-vous !). Avec l'équipe de Geemiks aussi, elle réussit tous ses essais ;-)

Topify and Twimailer, two twitter email clients to cure the FOMO?

Whatever is your use of twitter (or your non-use) there are at least five steps in the secret life of any twitterer (or non-twitterer).

1. You even don't know the service exists.
2. By fault of a friend, an article or sin of curiosity, you discover it with puzzlement.
3. You hate it and don't understand the point.
4. You persevere and become addict /or you still hate it and return to step one until you become addict. Never say never. One day, it will come. You'll remember me ;-)
5. You calm down and look for tools to improve your user experience because you now suffer from the FOMO!

Such is (twitter) life.

We, wise and/or addicted twitterers, have waited ages -- you know, on the Internet, 2 years are ages -- for a better email solution and now, tadam, two come along at the same time !

Choice is the worse poison, but it's fun to compete :-)

So, yesterday, I've tested Twimailer and Topify in every way you can use them on twitter.
Here is what you can get with both.
Click on the pic to enlarge if necessary.

Note : Be aware that both services are in an early stage or in beta.
So, all that was there yesterday may have changed today and will probably evolve tomorrow.

Note: None of both will send you @ messages. If you're interested into receive them via email you can set alerts with tweetbeep. You won't receive @ messages from protected accounts though.

Attitude on twitter is also important to me as a user. twimailer is a nice service, but following none of  its user is not a good way. Even worse when you don't offer a support address mail or service.

I sent a message just saying I was testing both services and asking followers for help.

I received an answer from @topify in a minute. Nothing till this moment from @twimailer I am following too ...

So here's my own view about both services:

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[GNOTD] Good News of the day: Gmail now works even when your internet connection doesn't.

Another reason, if needed, to use GMail.