[NBR] Any Twitter users?

Eazy · Post by **Eazy** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:17 pm

Anyone use twitter?

They mentioned on a podcast I listen to so I looked into it.

It's kind of weird.

Post by **ericalm** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:40 pm

Me! I have been addicted for some time. I have even Twittered professionally, sort of, and was getting paid to Twitter about tv and entertainment while I was writing and podcasting about TV (until I got cut due to a proposed corporate merger and a purge of freelances, grrr).

My Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/ericalm
I don't know why anyone who wasn't one of my friends or relatives would be interested, though. And even most of my friends pay no mind to the numerous scooter tweets.

Eazy · Post by **Eazy** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:44 pm

i'm now following you.

creepy eh?

twitter.com/eazy_ef

kazoo · Post by **kazoo** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:24 pm

I have a gmail account and I think its a great improvement over the others I have had for constant twittering.

Something different I caught recently that you might find use for once in a while is http://www.slydial.com/

. . . hunny I won't be home for dinner tonight...

etak · Post by **etak** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:56 pm

what the heck is twittering?

kazoo · Post by **kazoo** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:58 pm

I guess its what you guys in Brooklyn call chewing the fat.

Eazy · Post by **Eazy** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:59 pm

etak wrote:what the heck is twittering?

They're referred to as tweets by us in the know.

Basically, it's a system where you can update what your doing throughout the day either from your phone or the web. It then sends a "tweet" to all your friends which they can receive on their phone via text message, IM, or through various web apps.

I.E. I just got a tweet from ericalm about the scooter rally he's attending today.

Really, it's similar to a social networking website/blog and it gives you a chance to keep track of your activities and thoughts throughout the day.

check out www.twitter.com

kazoo · Post by **kazoo** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:08 pm

Sold, I just have to have that. Anything to improve my social life. How much does it cost? Oh wait, I'm a tight wad. I guess I'll just post into the blind.

ScootingInTheRain · Post by **ScootingInTheRain** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:42 pm

Eazy wrote: ...it gives you a chance to keep track of your activities and thoughts throughout the day.

CORRECTION: It gives you a chance to feel like people care what you are doing right now.

This is two or three notches above blogs in the scale of "self-importance showcase activities".

MB is only one notch

Eazy · Post by **Eazy** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:45 pm

ScootingInTheRain wrote:
Eazy wrote: ...it gives you a chance to keep track of your activities and thoughts throughout the day.
CORRECTION: It gives you a chance to feel like people care what you are doing right now.

CORRECTION: It gives people a chance to pretend they care what you are doing right now and be the envy of everyone at the table when they're phone won't stop beeping from text messages.

Post by **ericalm** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:19 am

Eazy wrote:
ScootingInTheRain wrote:
Eazy wrote: ...it gives you a chance to keep track of your activities and thoughts throughout the day.
CORRECTION: It gives you a chance to feel like people care what you are doing right now.
CORRECTION: It gives people a chance to pretend they care what you are doing right now and be the envy of everyone at the table when they're phone won't stop beeping from text messages.

My friends and I are actually much tighter than pre-Twitter. It's like a giant group chat that never ends. That's a nightmare for some people, I guess.

Our involvement started like this: About a year ago, I said to a group of 30something pals, "Hey, the kids, they're all into this Twitter and I just don't get it. I propose an experiment: let's all join up, try it and figure out what it's all about." More than half of us got totally addicted.

Eazy, I think you were my 100th follower! A lot of them are some kind of marketing thing (I don;t actually follow them), some are professional connections, and about a 3rd are people who i actually know and interact with on a semi-regular basis.

hackett · Post by **hackett** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:28 am

I do. I follow a handful of people I know in real life, many only on the internet, and a couple or three "internet celebrities," but only if they are entertaining on twitter.

Eazy · Post by **Eazy** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:59 pm

Bump.

Any NOOBS?

I also made a twitter account for all my blog posts and what not.

twitter.com/eazyscoots

Post by **ericalm** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:59 pm

My Twittering about tv, movies, media and so on has now moved here:

http://www.twitter.com/EricOnMedia

I sometimes feel as if I should have a totally separate account to post about scootering. Most of my RL friends are not so interested. Some asked me about EICMA because they thought it was a museum.

I also feel I should warn anyone who might be inclined to follow my "personal" twitters: I post constantly. It's probably overwhelming and possibly totally inane to anyone who doesn't know me IRL (and to many of those who do).

Post by **illnoise** » Sat Nov 22, 2008 11:42 pm

i'm 2strokebuzz. I post stories and news and tips there sometimes that aren't on the site, if you're into that.

It's weird, I like it for what i use it for, but a lot of people (ERIC!) overuse it. heh.

Bb.

ageekgirl · Post by **ageekgirl** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:08 am

Too funny. I tweet too, with the same handle, ageekgirl.

Mostly I use it for following local people.

olhogrider · Post by **olhogrider** » Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:48 am

I signed up for it to follow Dave Mangano's travels through Italy just in time for his return. He's SCTRCST podcast. http://sctrcst.com/ I haven't posted anything on it because anything interesting in my life, I just post here.

Like yesterday. I rode about 200 miles on the Buddy. First was to Marin Vespa to see if my screw was in. It wasn't. Then I got "screwed" buying a $15 sparkplug. After that it was into San Francisco. First I took some pix of the Buddy with my $2 cloth map for the Rand McNally contest. I even videoed my one handed ride down Lombard St. Then it was over to SF Scooter Centre to order a new rear seal. After that I fought traffic to San Jose to hang out with my old Harley gang. They still can't believe I'm on a scooter. Then the 60 mile ride home in the dark.

rudie11 · Post by **rudie11** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:59 pm

I use twitter, too. I use it to keep up on local events as well as friends around the country.

It's about the closest I will ever get to actually having a blog.

www.twitter.com/rudie11

Post by **polianarchy** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 8:20 pm

I only follow Twits if it's a friend of mine with a blog. I really have no need to microblog, as my life is completely boring. However, I blog on LiveJournal. That site is perfect for me, seeing as how my life is completely boring.