It’s Not “Bad” Twitter as a tool is finally starting to come into it’s own.  People access Twitter for many reasons, whether it be for news, for gossip, sharing useful tips, or sharing what they have for breakfast.  The truth is that Twitter is used for countless reasons, and in countless ways.  It’s hard to find two users that use [...]

The Bloggers Of Tomorrow There’s a major change happening in the blogosphere.  I’ve been talking about this for a few weeks now, on this blog as well as in the comments of other blogs.  Regarding the change, I’d say I could feel it in the air, but it’s not in the air, it’s in cyberspace, and like most things that [...]

I think that most people who have read my writing would consider me to be a fairly nice guy.  The truth is that I AM pretty nice.  I don’t want to be mean to anybody.  However, I feel like being brutally honest for a minute.  After being around the blogosphere for about nine months now, I’ve met a great many [...]

It’s Time For Halloween! Fall is now upon us an the Halloween season is upon us!  I figured that I’d have a little fun with this site and do a quick redesign to celebrate the Halloween season.  Let’s face it, Halloween is fun, and all throughout October, I’ve got several treats for you, including Halloween and horror themed articles planned, [...]

Jump On The Bandwagon! There are so many ways to use social media to promote whatever it is that you are doing, that it is beyond the scope of a single article to explain them all.  In reality, it would take the likes of an entire book to properly explain the relationship between social media and blogging.  However, I will [...]

The blogosphere is definitely a community.  And like any other community that consists of people trying to fit in and find their niche, there is a hierarchy that exists.  At the top of the hierarchy, you have the leaders, the people who all of the other bloggers aspire to be like.  And at the bottom of the hierarchy, you have [...]

Okay, so last week I wrote the article “Why You Should Stop Leaving Dumb Comments” and the internet hasn’t been the same since then.  I promised to follow up with a more positive, constructive post that would detail a better strategy for leaving comments, so here it is.  This probably won’t be anything new for the more seasoned bloggers, because [...]

Back To Basics! Lately, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the direction of Swollen Thumb Entertainment. I started this blog back in January as a way to further my mission, which is to start a network of artists who put out various forms of art. When I say “We’re Going To Stick Out”, I mean just that. When [...]

The Seven Month Wall It seems like I got a lot of people’s attention with my last post regarding the trials and tribulations of blogging.  Just to clarify, I have no intention of quitting.  I knew what I started this blog that it wasn’t going to be easy, especially because I chose such a unique niche.  For one thing, people [...]

It Gets Frustrating! So the time came for me post a new article, and as I sat here staring at the little blinking cursor along with my blank screen, I pondered my positioning in the blogging world now that I’ve been at it for about seven months.  It’s been a long seven months, and caring for this blog has been [...]