Taking its cue a little from Twitter’s Follow Friday tradition, Friday Five offers a slightly different take. It’s still a recommendation engine, if you like, but with a wider scope.
It won’t always be the same, either. It may be a Twitter user, a Youtube channel, a blogger, a news story, a DVD you need to watch, a band you need to check out, a blog post from the archives and much more.
Look at it as a little diversion to ease you into the weekend.
Hopefully you enjoy, and if you like the idea, why not leave your suggestions in the comments? Or share your own list at your blog and link back so we can see what you’ve come up with.
Cheers!
- Blogger Corner. If there’s one thing I love to do, it’s read, and most of my reading is of other blogs. One of the best out there belongs to Kneale Mann. A veritable Jack-of-all-Trades, Kneale is one of the best-kept secrets in both the blogging and marketing world. Genius, smart and warm, check out Kneale’s blog and subscribe today – you won’t be disappointed!
- Twitter Inspiration. Twitter is many things – a business tool, a customer service tool, a news feed and a place to simply make friends. One of these friends is Justin Parks. Not only is he super smart when it comes to social media, he’s a fellow WordPress geek – and that is never a bad thing! Someone I need to have a beer with soon.
- Audiotastic. Music is a huge part of who I am. From classic R&B to UK indie bands, Motown to punk rock and more, I can pinpoint various parts of my life by the soundtrack at the time. One of my ever-presents is a UK band called The Twang. Check out their song Cloudy Room and see what you think.
- Blast from the Past. I’ve always been fascinated by inspirational stories, and I like to try and share these with you from time to time, and see how they can relate to what we’re doing today. One of these was The Little Boy That Could, which shows us that it really is only ourselves that holds us back.
- Video Manana. Sometimes a video just comes along that needs no introduction other than it’s brilliant. From the British chat show Jonathan Ross, the legend that is Christopher Walken and his take on Lady Gaga’s Pokerface.
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"Introducing Friday Five" http://bit.ly/4mIim – Great idea from @DannyBrown!
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I love Christopher Walken. That is all.
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I like this more than #followfriday! Check out the Friday Five from @dannybrown. http://bit.ly/3W3DOM
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I love the concept of this: Not just Twitterers but also cool blogs, videos, and more worth checking out. And Danny, I'm checking out all your recommendations. Because you're someone I trust.
P.S. I also love how Follow Friday keeps evolving. When I started the Katnip Awards (http://katnipawards.blogspot.com/) not many were recommending in blogs. Now I'm finding it more challenging to keep up. Time for something else?
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I love Christopher Walken. That is all.
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The problem I find (and many others have echoed) with Follow Friday is someone will tweet out lists of people to follow, but never explain WHY someone should follow that person. I like this concept better because you're giving us your thoughts on why this person/channel/story is interesting. Much better.
Ah, but you'll always be the leader in that field, Kat, so if you do change it up no doubt we'll have to rethink our plans again!
Thanks Nikki, and I think that's one of the main reasons you're starting to see more “offline” recommendations than on Twitter. It does allow you to expand and go a little deeper, and move away from simple Twitter recommendations at the same time.
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RE: @DannyBrown Nice idea DB – I likey!
Have you noticed just how much great music is coming from the UK these days… http://disq.us/3qn6w
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We are all going to see The Script in Boston in a few weeks and really looking forward to it. Funny how my 16 year old daughter and I like a lot of the same music these days.
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RE: @DannyBrown We are all going to see The Script in Boston in a few weeks and really looking forward to it. Funny ho… http://disq.us/3qtkq
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Nice idea DB – I likey!
Have you noticed just how much great music is coming from the UK these days (actually include Ireland as well because some of the songs by The Script are just brilliant).
I really like some of the work that Tinchy Stryder has done with other cool acts such as N-Dubz, Taio Cruz and Amelle Berrabah.
Odd that the music biz doesn't seem to want to bring these acts over here. They make it really hard if you want a lot of modern UK music.
Man I'm showing my ignorance, I've only heard of one of these artists – need to remedy that.
It does seem strange that when music is such a universal thing that it's restricted by geography. College radio seems to be the only places taking a stab at expanding the reach of their listeners.
We are all going to see The Script in Boston in a few weeks and really looking forward to it. Funny how my 16 year old daughter and I like a lot of the same music these days.
@DannyBrown thanks very for the kind words, my friend! http://bit.ly/1goNEl
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RT @knealemann: @DannyBrown thanks very for the kind words, my friend! http://bit.ly/1goNEl WOW!
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Well aren't you the kind one, sir. What a guy! Thank-you very much for this unique and unexpected honor.
Cheers!
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There is no one like LadyGaga….wow but I don't like this video…its not funny sorry.
why do people have to make fun of celebs…..:(
Just reading this, but LOVE it. So great to see some recommendations outside of Twitter feeds. Thanks Danny! And how awesome is Walken?
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Cool stuff Danny! You innovator, you!
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Not surprising coming from you, a brilliant idea. Giving much more context around reasons for sharing. (Loved the Walken recitation of Poker Face). Hope this catches on!
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Just reading this, but LOVE it. So great to see some recommendations outside of Twitter feeds. Thanks Danny! And how awesome is Walken?
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Cool stuff Danny! You innovator, you!
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Not surprising coming from you, a brilliant idea. Giving much more context around reasons for sharing. (Loved the Walken recitation of Poker Face). Hope this catches on!