Twitterholic
Comparatively speaking, I don’t think I can call myself a Twitterholic … yet. But I totally get its appeal now, compared with a few months ago when I created an account just to see what the heck that thing is about.
Among other things, I get CNN breaking news headlines (@cnnbrk), Hollywood gossip (@justjared), grammar pointers (@GrammarGirl), blogging/tech tips (@problogger), and writer/celebrity tweets (@neilhimself, @paolocoelho, @amber_benson, @feliciaday) all in one stream. If only I have anything clever to say, I can even drop a message to any of these people. And if I’m lucky, I may even get a reply. But I’m actually having fun just reading their conversations with other “tweeple”, fans and other celebrities alike. I even get to exchange messages with fellow Buffyverse (and Whedonverse) fanatics.
Anyway, here’s an awesome string of Twitter articles from Felicia Day.
Not that Twitter isn’t riddled with spammers and posers. There are plenty of fake celebrity pages, and if you’re looking for someone in particular, it may be wise to be a little more discerning before you actually “follow” them. But I’m following @TinaFey although I’m not entirely sure it’s her. The number of followers can sometimes be a good indication of the validity of a well-known person’s Twitter page. I think this is already an ongoing craze, although I doubt celebrities would seriously consider identity theft protection measures for this medium anytime soon.
Do you think this is the real Darth Vader, though?
up to now, im still wondering what’s Twitter all about. i’m yet to sign up, if only to follow Darth Vader there.
This darthvader guy is one of the funny ones.
I think Twitter was initially intended as a way to update people you actually know about the things you’re up to. Then it evolved into something else – it’s almost like a message board now where people can search for users who talk about the same things you’re interested in, interact with them, promote your products/what have yous, exchange/forward cool links and info; the possibilities are endless.
It’s main purpose, still, is to answer the question “What are you doing?” in 140 characters or less. The cool thing about it is that people who may be doing the very same thing can find, and connect with, you.
i like twitter, too. pati plurk, because of its colorful layout, hehehe.
saw this somewhere.
A lucky job applicant tweeted the following:
Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work.
This tweet caught the attention of Tim Levad, a channel partner advocate for Cisco. To which he responded:
Who is the hiring manager. I’m sure they would love to know that you will hate the work. We here at Cisco are versed in the web.
http://bhc3.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/how-to-tweet-your-way-out-of-a-job/
I got a little bit disoriented with plurk, but it looks fun with all the colors and those little ‘timestamps’ , he he.
I’ve seen that link on Twitter, too. Crazy, huh?! It’s so easy to search for keywords to see who are talking about what and who. So people really need to be careful about what they tweet about.