The weekly Twitter summary has been missing lately… this is the blog catch-up for the Twitter-impaired.

• #followfriday @richardbranson – because he might really be @batman. Hey, you never know. Dec 11th
• RT @bromaynard: #ff @sierranoble – b/c she wants 1000 followers. Is it a Possibility? http://bit.ly/4tGeRZ (beautiful earworm!) <– right! Dec 11th
• #followfriday @aswinn – intelligence & wit amid a stream of consciousness from the writers set. Dec 11th
• @artofmanliness – and artfully done. #followfriday Dec 11th
• @kim is my best new follow from last #followfriday – pass it on. Dec 11th
• RT @alaindebotton: The most obvious, but nevr mentioned, prediction abt future is it will share most of its characteristics w/ the past. Dec 11th

Hugh MacLeod really captures it sometimes, even if you sometimes have to pause a minute to decide whether you agree or disagree, and in what way. That’s how it is when he explains the main point of the Internet.

Perhaps the Internet has helped redefine “socializing” as well. But it’s just that — the Internet is all about connecting. Whatever your ulterior motive, it’s about connecting first. And even if the Internet really only represents a potential cash cow in your mind’s eye, if you don’t connect, really connect, it won’t ever become that for you. So consider what it is you’d like the Internet to be for you, then ask yourself: “What kind of connections do I need to make in order for that to take place?”

Generally when you work on something that matters, you find yourself making a little extra effort to get everything just right. I may only be addressing the perfectionists in the crowd, but there are enough of us out there that it’s worth saying. Now, I don’t know if there’s an 80/20 rule for this, but there seems to be an 80/20 rule for everything else. So let’s suppose it takes 80% of your effort to get the last 20% “just so.” And it’s worth it, that striving for perfection. It’s what puts you above the competition, makes you stand out. It’s what keeps you from being singled out for having errors in your copy, for example. Shoot for perfect, right?