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Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

dalbokova — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 04:42:44 -0000

Hello,
do you have some exemples of using Tweeter in BXB?
Thanks,
Daniela D.

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Gabriel Gadfly — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:07:13 -0000

These are great ways to use Twitter. I've follow my local police department, so I get updates about traffic problems and things like that.

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Iconic88 — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:15:43 -0000

Twitter can help to develop groups that positively help one another achieve a goal. For example, to quit smoking, or to lose weight, to research, to get rich...

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Jag SEO Follow — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:05:25 -0000

Great post with pictures :)

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Jag SEO Follow — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:05:25 -0000

Great post with pictures :)

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Mydwynter — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:38:54 -0000

The tweet between me and @willia4, at the bottom, is particularly appropriate since it was through Twitter that he and I met, started dating, and moved in together. New adventures through Twitter, indeed.

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Alex — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:16:03 -0000

I'd like to add:

Saves you from egyptian jail:

http://mashable.com/2008/04...

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

hidama — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:46:25 -0000

Don't forget that Twitter can be used for good! Twitter has created flash mobs of people wanting to help out, like the case in Vancouver: http://is.gd/d2aD

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Diana Costello — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:43:05 -0000

awesome post! i also found this via twitter, tho i'm not surprised. check me out at twitter/dianacostello

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

cwylie0 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:14:19 -0000

Funny! I have yet to meet any of my followers in real life that I hadn't known before twitter, but I'm sure it's just around the corner, especially with twitter growing so fast.

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

shean — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:31:17 -0000

I love it. That is so true about being a stalker! I kind of thought that when I first learned of Twitter. I am wondering where I would be with out it though that or Facebook...

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

rampantheart — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:52:51 -0000

Tweople rock! There are personally many inspirations. Most people use Twitter only to promote their blogs, yes, but people have an option when it comes to following others.

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Laura — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:15:58 -0000

I still don't get it! What is all the fuss it seems like another facebook to me.

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Jamie Favreau — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:56:50 -0000

I love it. That is so true about being a stalker! I kind of thought that when I first learned of Twitter. I am wondering where I would be with out it though that or Facebook.

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Ersatz Matt — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:01:28 -0000

>I found this article through a Tweet ironically.

That's _not_ irony, dagnabbit!

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

eric — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:18:21 -0000

can't you just actually call someone when you are out of gas? or ask your friends in person what movies they've been enjoying? or go to the movies with your friends. it seems to me twitter is yet another device to add to the socially retarded landscape. wanna know what the weather is like? go to outside. wanna see how your friends are? give them a call.

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

John — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:35:20 -0000

Yes I dugg it because 1.I like lists, 2.You make some valid points, and 3.I wouldn't have known about this list if you hadn't tweeted it. Case and point, haha.

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Robert A. Kearse — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:22:56 -0000

Ok.OK.

It's official!

Twitter Mania has arrived and is engulfing the land!

Have you seen this blog post?? - 16 Must Have Twitter Tools For Twitter Fanatics - http://adjix.com/2r54

(Wonder why the blogger used "fanatics" in the headline?)

Robert

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

loopt shari — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:42:05 -0000

Great post! And if you use Loopt - you can link your Loopt updates to Twitter and provide your friends with a map to your location to better facilitate those real-world, real-time meet ups - or unfortunate car break-downs! http://www.looptblog.com/

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Kelli — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:24:50 -0000

Twitter is great when you can't attend speeches, workshops, conferences. You can always find someone who is going and tweeting about it. I have received a few golden nuggets this way. It's a beautiful thing.

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Ryan — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:22:38 -0000

Some good advice in there but a couple weird ones (stalking?). All in fun, I guess.

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Julie — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:20:55 -0000

I found this article through a Tweet ironically. Great post and very true. I wish more people were on Twitter though. I do think it will become more mainstream shortly.

Thanks!

Julie

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Friar — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:13:12 -0000

How about killing a few hours when you have nothing better to do with your life? ;-)

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

margot — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:28:50 -0000

The problem is that normal people don't use Twitter. A tiny percentage of Internet users do, and they are all the same, obsessed tech insiders. No one I actually KNOW outside of tech circles uses it, and I am not interested in following the minutiae of people's lives if they are not close to me.

Why would I use Twitter when all my friends are on Facebook?

The Twitter obsession and the lack of awareness about how small and insular the user base is is truly bizarre to me.

Re: 9 Ways Twitter Can Help in the Real World

Anon A Mus — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:25:06 -0000

After a year of use, I still haven't found any motivating enthusiasm for it. Twitter seems more like a overrated, crowded AOL chat room. Maybe I'm not kissing enough Twitter hiny ...