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June 04th, 2010 | Author: Pencil Bugs

For anyone who is on Twitter, you can’t miss all the tweets on Fridays that start with #FF or #FollowFriday and then list name after name after name.

While I appreciate people recommending me to others, I started to feel bad when I couldn’t always reciprocate because I was in school all day. By the time I got home and done with homework (yes, even on Fridays teachers give homework), Friday was almost over for most people, especially on the east coast.  So I wouldn’t tweet my #followfriday people.

Today I got out of school early so thought I would recommend some of my favorite tweeples. Before I started tweeting, I ran across this blog about how the whole #FollowFriday thing has gotten out of control and fewer people really pay attention to it.  So I’m following the format in this blog post http://whoisandywarner.com/new-follow-friday-format/ and posting a weekly blog on Fridays of people that are worth following for specific reasons.

Now, that’s not to say that everyone doesn’t have value but if the list each week was too long, it would diminish the point.  So here’s my new #FF format and list for this week.

@ben_armstrong – BEN ARMSTRONG because he’s another biz kid and my most recent BizKid 2 BizKid interview featured on my blog for June. He’s definitely going to do lots in business.

@jakestutorials – JAKE COOK makes the best video tutorials on everything technical. Even if he doesn’t already have one on a particular subject, let him know and he’ll create one. Also a featured BizKid 2 BizKid interview.

@raisingCEOkids – SARAH COOK happens to be Jake’s mom and as everyone knows, none of us biz kids could do all this without the help and support from our parents.

@perryspreviews – PERRY CHEN is a 10-year-old film critic from San Diego who I recently met on Twitter. We are both going to be guest speakers at Blazing My Trail conferences this summer at the University of San Diego. It’ll be great to meet him in person.

@trailsnotpaths – ANN MARIE HOUGHTAILING is the founder of the Blazing My Trail program and has all the right ideas for kids in today’s society. Make sure to follow her and check out the conference if you’re in the San Diego area in late July/early August. The conference is for middle and high school kids.

@zachveach – ZACH VEACH is a 15-year-old race car driver. That’s enough right there because how many kids do you know who are racing cars at fifteen?  Well, at least legally. :)  He was also one of my BizKid 2 BizKid interviews.

I hope you find these people interesting. I know I have.

May 23rd, 2010 | Author: Pencil Bugs

Last week I met with Ann marie Houghtailing. Her company is hosting a conference “Blaze Your Own Trail” at the University of San Diego, California for middle school and high school students this summer. I have been invited to be a guest speaker at both grade level sessions.

It is an amazing opportunity for me because I always like to share my business story with other people but it’s also great for anyone who is able to attend. Life isn’t all about academics, textbooks, and the degree. Blazing your own trail can be just about anything these days and my generation needs to definitely think outside the box in order to be successful.

Middle school conference dates: July 26-29

High school conference dates: August 2-5

Hope to see you there. For more information or to register, please visit Blazing My Trail. If you want to follow Ann marie on Twitter, her username is @trailsnotpaths or check out her website The Houghtailing Group for other services and events.