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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 18h

I wondered about that, but it doesn’t make sense, you know? Not really any political points there. It’s weird.

Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 19h

So, if the Cracker Barrel logo mess was driven by bots, whose bots were they? Who benefitted from that “controversy”? www.nrn.com/casual-dinin...

Cracker Barrel’s logo controversy was driven by bots

Research from PeakMetrics found that 44.5% of X posts about the Cracker Barrel rebranding controversy were posted by bots

www.nrn.com

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

It's been a good chat today #FreelanceFriends. I've got to go a little early, but I'm glad I remembered today :) Hope all the Canadians get to celebrate the Blue Jays tomorrow!

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, insurance is a real problem. It's one of the only reasons I'd consider a regular job these days. #FreelanceFriends

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

A: All of the above? Yes. That.

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

A2: the only time I've ever been totally stiffed was by a nightmare client. The first time she called me she answered the phone with "Hold on, I'm in a meeting." Well, then WHY DID YOU CALL ME? Lol. It was only $400, and a valuable lesson. #FreelanceFriends

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! That's it exactly. Plus, it makes it easier to include original insights to improve AEO (or GEO or whatever we're going to end up calling it). Now I just have to find the decision-makers and budget keepers :) #FreelanceFriends

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome! This is a fun weekly chat. Hope you find some value with us. #FreelanceFriends

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

We've NEVER had a single trick or treater. Well, one year a teen-aged cousin dropped by and we had to give him a Little Debbie. We've used that as an excuse for 15 years or so to buy a bag of Halloween candy. "But what if Joseph comes by?" (Joseph is in his 30s now) #FreelanceFriends

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

I might take you up on that! I'm in the midst of launching a related service - I'm building "Quote Libraries" to make it easier for content teams to incorporate quotes from internal experts - kind of strategy-adjacent. #FreelanceFriends

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

My partner is off work this week, so it was pretty easy to just stay up. I'm glad I didn't have big deadlines. #FreelanceFriends

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! As long as I've been writing, a large percentage of my clients can't answer the question "Why are you publishing this? What is the goal?" #FreelanceFriends

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

I think I heard about urban gleaners a few years ago, but can't remember for sure. I love seeing communities come together (though I hate that they have to). #FreelanceFriends

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

I had to take the next day off. Well, "had to" LOL. #FreelanceFriends

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

I love calligraphy, but only pull out my pens and ink every few years so I'm not very good. It's so fun though! #FreelanceFriends

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

Hi! Mostly writing still, though I'm working on a new productized service (not sure how to describe it yet), and I've been leaning toward strategy more and more. #FreelanceFriends

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

I saw the absolutely most amazing story about Heretic Coffee in Portland yesterday. They are raising money to help SNAP recipients. #FreelanceFriends

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

We aren't even baseball fans in this household, but have enjoyed the Series this year. #FreelanceFriends

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

Hi everyone! I'm dava, a content marketing specialist in Tennessee. I mostly work with technology companies. Candy corn is fine. I don't seek it out but will eat it if it's in front of me (true for most candy except peeps). #FreelanceFriends

a man with a pumpkin on his head is dancing in a cemetery with black cats

Alt: a man with a pumpkin on his head is dancing in a cemetery with black cats

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

Yes! They also help with flooding because they absorb water, like marshes and swamps. Some places are trying to save their bogs now that we know more about how important they are.

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

Word nerd friends, this is super cool.

Dr Luke Steubenstein 👹 @lukesteuber.com · 1d

Before AI, we linguists used large scale corpora to study relationships between words and all sorts of other things. Some of them are at risk of going down because of reduced interest, including the most used (COCA), so I bought it. I also added five of old and middle English.

Alpha test, fiddling

Explore English Language History

dr.eamer.dev

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 1d

I listened to a podcast about the bog bodies in Northern Europe and got curious about North American bogs. Then I read about pocosins, which are a type of bog in the mountains of North Carolina where black bears thrive. It’s fun to go down rabbit holes. Also bogs are cool.

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 3d

As the 14th inning started I said “I haven’t checked bsky in awhile…” then did and laughed a lot. Thanks y’all.

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 3d

I talked to my dad today. He didn’t know about SNAP being suspended. He only gets around $40 a month, and wasn’t terribly worried. He won’t be hungry, but it’s so awful he won’t get even that tiny bit of help. I was glad to talk to him though.

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Dava-pumpkins ☠️ @davastewart.bsky.social · 3d

I’m glad you had the appt. Stuff like that is so emotional—scary, a relief, annoying, on and on.

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