Posts tagged Twitter

I’ve got a bad feeling that my new Twitter follower might be a spam account. How should I go about confirming my suspicion?

I’ve got a bad feeling that my new Twitter follower might be a spam account. How should I go about confirming my suspicion?

According to Twitter, my son’s just like me, but not quite as like me as Scott Orn.

According to Twitter, my son’s just like me, but not quite as like me as Scott Orn.

Great minds think alike.

Great minds think alike.

On a tip from Gruber, I came across a great app for archiving Twitter. It reminded me both that I’ve been at this for a while and that I used to post a lot more. I like the stuff I used to write, even though none of it was of particular import. I keep saying I’m going to post more often, rather than waiting for something meaningful. Maybe this’ll be the kick in the pants I need. Part of the problem may also be that I’m much busier than I used to be, and even when I was busy in the past, there was a bunch of in-between time, where now I’m mostly in my office working on stuff I can’t talk about with co-workers I’d rather not embarrass. I gotta noodle on this.

On a tip from Gruber, I came across a great app for archiving Twitter.

It reminded me both that I’ve been at this for a while and that I used to post a lot more. I like the stuff I used to write, even though none of it was of particular import. I keep saying I’m going to post more often, rather than waiting for something meaningful. Maybe this’ll be the kick in the pants I need.

Part of the problem may also be that I’m much busier than I used to be, and even when I was busy in the past, there was a bunch of in-between time, where now I’m mostly in my office working on stuff I can’t talk about with co-workers I’d rather not embarrass.

I gotta noodle on this.

You know you’re geeky about charts when you’re the only person to ever request a certain format from a software product that exclusively makes charts. OmniGraphSketcher is already a lifesaver. If they ever incorporated Marimekkos, I’d write them into my will.

You know you’re geeky about charts when you’re the only person to ever request a certain format from a software product that exclusively makes charts.

OmniGraphSketcher is already a lifesaver. If they ever incorporated Marimekkos, I’d write them into my will.

There’s a DJ out there named Bryan Bain, who chose the Twitter handle @Bain_. Note the “_”… because most of his fans don’t. I get messages like this all the time in my “mention stream”, and they never fail to crack me up. What’s even better is that Bryan likes to ask his followers provocative questions, and I get to guess what question spurred my hilarious/erroneous “mentions.”

There’s a DJ out there named Bryan Bain, who chose the Twitter handle @Bain_. Note the “_”… because most of his fans don’t.

I get messages like this all the time in my “mention stream”, and they never fail to crack me up. What’s even better is that Bryan likes to ask his followers provocative questions, and I get to guess what question spurred my hilarious/erroneous “mentions.”

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Great story from Adam Carolla’s podcast about how Sarah Silverman and Alec Sulkin met & started dating. It’s 1 minute long.

True story: Seeing Sarah Silverman perform would have been Lisa’s and my first date, except she turned me down :-(

Lisa’s vacation tweets slay me.

Lisa’s vacation tweets slay me.

My favorite line from the last episode of Jersey Shore. The Situation was kind enough to post it to his Twitter account, and (for some reason) sign it.

My favorite line from the last episode of Jersey Shore. The Situation was kind enough to post it to his Twitter account, and (for some reason) sign it.

Amen. I’d like to see the data that supports the impact of “awareness” in fighting a disease (especially awareness rooted in changing one’s avatar). I’d love to see a connection drawn between awareness and “actually finding a cure”, too. Is anyone unaware of AIDS at this point? While I’m complaining, I love fund raising, but don’t see what other people exercising has to do with me supporting a cause they believe in. If I got an email from someone that said, “I’m not running a single foot, but I’d love it if you’d give to this cause…” I’d be just as likely to give. My charity is a function of my belief in the cause, and the strength of my friendship. I’m not impressed by mileage :-)

Amen.

I’d like to see the data that supports the impact of “awareness” in fighting a disease (especially awareness rooted in changing one’s avatar). I’d love to see a connection drawn between awareness and “actually finding a cure”, too. Is anyone unaware of AIDS at this point?

While I’m complaining, I love fund raising, but don’t see what other people exercising has to do with me supporting a cause they believe in. If I got an email from someone that said,

“I’m not running a single foot, but I’d love it if you’d give to this cause…”

I’d be just as likely to give. My charity is a function of my belief in the cause, and the strength of my friendship. I’m not impressed by mileage :-)

If you find someone constantly throwing people in there you don’t like, as mentioned before, you can turn off Retweets from them (while still following their non-retweets).

Thank God.

According to Evan Williams’ blog, they’re finally giving us a way to filter out this nonsense.

This would allow me to re-follow friends I had to dump because of their “bad habits”.

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dbreunig: GMail’s down, so Google uses Twitter. People talking about GMail takes Twitter down, so Twitter uses Tumblr. When… uh-oh. What happens when Tumblr’s down? … & Tumblr was in The River Wild with Kevin Bacon.

dbreunig:

GMail’s down, so Google uses Twitter. People talking about GMail takes Twitter down, so Twitter uses Tumblr. When… uh-oh.

What happens when Tumblr’s down?

… & Tumblr was in The River Wild with Kevin Bacon.

dbreunig

My buddy, Steve, posted something he’d learned about dwarf planets the other day to Twitter, and got responses both from the planet’s discoverer, and from Jewel. That’s insane.

My buddy, Steve, posted something he’d learned about dwarf planets the other day to Twitter, and got responses both from the planet’s discoverer, and from Jewel. That’s insane.

The problem with having a 1-month old daughter on Twitter is that she’ll occasionally hack into your account, with hilarious consequences. That, or Matt’s has unresolved father issues :-) Maile should be quickly forgiven, because she has a killer baby-blog.

The problem with having a 1-month old daughter on Twitter is that she’ll occasionally hack into your account, with hilarious consequences. That, or Matt’s has unresolved father issues :-)

Maile should be quickly forgiven, because she has a killer baby-blog.

ESPN’s new policies regarding social media

Ric Bucher mentioned on Twitter today that ESPN is inserting the company between their employees and any social networking sites. The details of the new policies have since come out, and they’re depressing. Here’s a few examples:
The first and only priority is to serve ESPN sanctioned efforts, including sports news, information and content

On the surface, this seems to suggest that SportsCenter anchors can’t mention what they had for lunch, that they just went for a run, or link to fun articles they’ve read, some of the (supposedly) primary purposes of Twitter, because such posts don’t serve ESPN.

If you wouldn’t say it on the air or write it in your column, don’t tweet it

Considering that ESPN falls under the Disney umbrella, this is a pretty strict standard, and limits a ton of topics for discussion.

Avoid discussing internal policies or detailing how a story or feature was reported, written, edited or produced and discussing stories or features in progress, those that haven’t been posted or produced, interviews you’ve conducted, or any future coverage plans

One of the main reasons I follow the handful of celebrities that I do is to get a “behind the scenes” look at their lives. Here that goes right out the window.

Steer clear of engaging in dialogue that defends your work against those who challenge it and do not engage in media criticism or disparage colleagues or competitors

People in the media tend to have some of the most interesting, well-informed opinions on other media members, and what little bit they’ve come out so far on Twitter has been tantalizing. It’s a shame that that party is ending.

Damn ESPN for doing this. They say they’ve got technology that will be ready this fall that will directly link ESPN’s site to the personalities’ pages. I don’t see how that’s a consolation. What’s really concerning is if other companies, not even necessarily in the media industry, intend to take a similar approach.