Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup, #FollowFriday, Facebook Humor

This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the resources mashup, #FollowFriday recommendations, some related Twitter news, and a preview for next week’s posts on kikolani.com.

Here are some of the best articles I have stumbledupon this week.

Blogging & Social Media
Promote your blog without spending money.
Is the new Diggbar evil?
Facebook applications for better connectivity
Comparison of Twitter search services
10 stages of a Twitterer
Beyond #FollowFriday – Daily Twitter Memes

Personal Development & Growth
A guide to beating fears that are holding you back
Irrational thoughts that disrupt your life
25 ways to relieve stress
What determines your personal value
How to deal with dishonest people
Improve concentration and stop wasting time online

Last, but not Least
Trip to Japan – Kyoto
Reduce your footprint this Earth Day
Stunning nature images
Why internet threats are rising

Here are this week’s #followfriday recommendations…

@mrjWells, blogger at Advanced Life Skills

@willconley777, blogger at Man of Many Words

@AussieSire, blogger at Wassup Blog

@peterliu47, blogger at In a Cool Hour

One more shout to last week’s recommendations: @bloggingmix, @wchingya, @workhappynow, @tamalanwar, @mayhemstudios. Also, check out Mashable’s Follow For Good weekly recommendations as well.

In case you haven’t heard by now, I’m getting married tomorrow! And for the next week, I will be away from the online world for my honeymoon. Because of a lot of last minute issues that arose, I was not able to do all the things I wanted to vacation proof my blog. So please, excuse my lack of replies via commenting and social networks. I will do my best to get back to everyone as soon as I return the first week of May. Plus, I have special plans for all my wedding photos, video, etc. that will be shared with everyone, probably around mid-May.

In the final part of my photo series based on shots I took at the Desert Botanical Gardens, I will be posting one of my favorite parts of the gardens – the butterfly pavilion.

I wish I could say I will have another post next week, but I believe the photo post and my Fetching Friday when I return may be it. I’ll do my best, but as of right now, it’s 10pm, the bouquets are not made yet, so needless to say, I probably won’t get much more done in the way of writing as I had hoped. But I have lots of great articles planned for May, so I’ll make up for it – promise.

This was a video I found at Mashable in an article about Facebook manners. I thought it was pretty amusing, and I hope you like it as well.

Looking for some link love? Articles featured in the resources come primarily from people I interact with in the comments, and on the social networks. So comment away (DoFollow, CommentLuv, and KeywordLuv enabled), and join me on the networks below, and if your article/photo/video catches my eye, it may appear in following Fetching Friday posts.

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The Fetching Friday archives – tons of useful resources on blogging, social networking, and more

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• Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup, 31DBBB, #FollowFriday
• Fetching Friday – Resources, #FollowFriday, Facebook Usernames & A New Logo
• Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup, #FollowFriday, Twitter News
• Fetching Friday – Huge Resources Mashup, #FollowFriday, Your Design Input

This post brought to you by Kristi Hines

Kristi is a blogger, freelance writer, online marketing consultant, and social media enthusiast. Connect with me on Twitter and Google+.

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