Comments on: Without Love there is No Community–Taking Back #MyWANA

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[...] you’re scheduling tweets (even after reading this post by Kristen on the dangers of automation), never schedule two tweets in a row using the same hashtags. If you’re not going to be there to [...]

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6 Tips To Avoid Social Media Burn Out | Reetta Raitanen's Blog — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:40:28 +0000

[...] media guru Kristen Lamb recommends the following formula: 1/3 of your messages should be conversation, 1/3 promote someone else and 1/3 promote yourself [...]

By: All We Needed To Know About Social Media Success, We Learned in Kindergarten « Kristen Lamb's Blog

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:38:13 +0000

[...] work, we tried not-nice and tweeted “WHY ARE YOU SPAMMING #MyWANA? STOP!” I even blogged, then blogged AGAIN to make the mission and rules of #MyWANA clear and to gently discourage her [...]

By: A social networking success « Courtney Crow Wyrtzen

A social networking success « Courtney Crow Wyrtzen — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:48:21 +0000

[...] been addressing these issues on social networking on her “warrior writers” blog, and taking back her Twitter hashtag #my WANA from spammers and [...]

By: An Author Platform Built on SPAM is Doomed to Fall « Kristen Lamb's Blog

An Author Platform Built on SPAM is Doomed to Fall « Kristen Lamb's Blog — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:15:28 +0000

[...] I put my foot down with the link spam on #MyWANA, because without love there is no community. Thing is, #MyWANA is my hash tag so my rules. A lot of the WANAs cheered and promptly began [...]

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Thoughtful Blog Reading: Habits and Perks « August McLaughlin's Blog — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:16:10 +0000

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By: Top Picks Thursday 08-09-2012 « The Author Chronicles

Top Picks Thursday 08-09-2012 « The Author Chronicles — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:04:56 +0000

[...] of social media being lost in the tsunami of marketing. Kristen Lamb declares that she is taking back her #MyWANA hashtag, and Jody Hedlund also wants to put the social back in social [...]

By: Ileandra Young

Ileandra Young — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:41:07 +0000

It’s such a shame when people get lazy over their tweets, which is essentially what the automation posts. That’s one of the reasons why my auto-posts from wordpress don’t contain hashtags; I don’t think it’s fair.
I haven’t used the #MyWANA tag very much because I haven’t really had the time to use it as I should. I hope, as time goes on for me that i’ll be able to use it again and that the tag returns to the community you are trying so hard to create.

By: Becca

Becca — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 20:45:37 +0000

Spam and bots are the reasons I avoid Twitter. But you are right, it could be such an amazing place if not for them. I am looking forward to interacting more with #MyWANA on Twitter!! Yay!!

Plus I’m so super excited about posting some photos to the wana commons on Flickr!

You are one fantastic lady, Kristen!

By: Jessica Thomas

Jessica Thomas — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:41:00 +0000

Go for it! Stand your ground! I tend to avoid Twitter because it just seems like people promoting themselves, which…sorry I don’t have time to read every blog post advertised on my feed. I don’t go to Twitter to click over to something else. Otherwise, why Twitter at all… I’m glad you are reclaiming your hashtag and you’ve inspired me to give Twitter a second chance. Hope ot see you there.