Has anyone ever tried Twitter? It's this sort of blogging site with your friends. You basically post what you are up to during the day, night ,etc. Kind of a neat idea, but I'm trying to decide if I need another web distraction right now. Check it out and my profile here if you want:
http://twitter.com/treksinscifi
Yeah it looks cool but I already have a blog space and like you said Rico I don't think I have the time to update another thing.. between my website, blog and this forum.. doesn't leave much free time.
It looks interesting.
I have a vox account, which is along the same lines but I do not have the time to put into vox right now along with everything else going on in my life.
Yeah - I know how you guys feel. I'm just kind of playing around with it right now.
I've always been a livejournal fan myself.
I use it in conjunction with my own blog/website (powered by Wordpress) so that when I post there it gets automatically cross posted to my LJ.
Twitter is becoming more and more fun! I find it helps kind of make me organize my day a bit too. Check it out - if you haven't already.
Still using this fun new tool. Kind of fun to post little snippets each day on it....
http://twitter.com/treksinscifi
yeah I enjoy reading them on the forums..
Hey Rico! How does this thing work exactly? Is it like a blog? I've been reading about it all over the internets but I can't figure oout how it works. I think I'll register and see.
All it is basically is a rolling public blog. Everyone that signs up (for free) can post little snippets about what they are up to during their day. Kind of a quick way to stay in touch, etc. It's kind of cool and fun. Several big shots are on it too - from the Tech area, some politicians, web folks, etc. You can add friends that you follow and it will update and show you just their posts or you can watch the overall public timeline that shows everyone's posts. Check it out sometime and be sure to post your user id here so I can add you as a friend.
Here's an article in the Wall Street Journal on Twitter:
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117373145818634482-ZwdoPQ0PqPrcFMDHDZLz_P6osnI_20080315.html
Well, I just signed up. I don't get the time I would like to keep on the forums for long but it's cool to see what your friends are doing throughout the day and It's very addictive. I'm following Rico and it's so cool. Come join in and please and me on twitter.com/TimMorris.
Hope to see you there.
Glad to see you have joined us Twitter'ers. I'll make sure to add you as a follower Tim.
Thanks Rico. It's pretty addictive isn't it? Once you start, and then you want more follwers. I'd be grateful if you did add me. Cheers again. Come on guys, any others?
I know Rico is on Twitter and I just got back into it. Anyone else? I need to expand my freinds list!
I'm (obviously) billybob476
Just added you as a follower billy.
To follow me...
http://twitter.com/treksinscifi
Just got an email saying as much! I love the internet.
I am on Twitter as well, as jedijeff
Okay I finally joined the Twitter crowd.. user name is Geekyfanboy
Cool Kenny - following you now!
On twitter to, darkmolerman
I'm on Twitter and have great fun randomly updating with whatever happens to be on my mind at the time :) - http://twitter.com/celestialteapot. A somewhat more useful site is FriendFeed which not only updates your twitter but you can sync it with your blog entries and it'll inform people (other users of FF) when you've updated. Fun for sharing random links as well.
I haven't signed up for Twitter yet... But I have noticed that several of our Anomaly web site visitors are coming from Twitter. I assumed someone was "Twitting" about us and our visitors are clicking on a link that person provided that takes folks to our web site. Any of you Twitting about Anomaly? I think I may sign up... sounds like fun. :)
Join in Jen - get Angela too! I added the rest of you.
Quote from: Rico on September 18, 2008, 05:03:45 AM
Join in Jen - get Angela too! I added the rest of you.
I'll try, but she's probably too busy. :D
OK, I signed up as "Sevryll". Should be easy enough to remember. :)
I added you Jen... man I love this Twitter.. I should have signed up back when Rico talked about it.
Only weird part is getting responsed to half a conversation.. sometimes it's hard to figure out what a person is talking about with only one side of the conversation.
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on September 18, 2008, 10:54:40 AM
I added you Jen... man I love this Twitter.. I should have signed up back when Rico talked about it.
Only weird part is getting responsed to half a conversation.. sometimes it's hard to figure out what a person is talking about with only one side of the conversation.
I wondered about that. It's sort of like reading a very short sentence from someone's personal journal.
I haven't Twittered for a month now. I do all my Twittering from my mobile and It's at the repairers right now, but as soon as I get it back, I'm going to add all the new editions from this topic. Look for Tim Morris following you. Man I really miss it.
Okay, everybody on this thread is now being followed by me. Find me on twitter.com/TimMorris
See you there.
Wil Wheaton twitters... I'm following him now.
I used to follow Wil but I got a little bored of his tweets. If it's a Star Trek fix you require. try twitter.com/treksinscifi
I've heard he does some dodgy podcast and is very geeky. ;D
I find it strange that complete strangers will "follow" you.
They normally have an ulterior motive, like trying to sell you something. I had a really attractive woman who wanted to follow me, and seeing as really attractive women NEVER want to follow me, I knew something was up. Ha Ha, it gave me great pleasure in clicking "remove". That taught her that did. ;D
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on September 19, 2008, 04:22:59 PM
I find it strange that complete strangers will "follow" you.
I have a radio station thingy and hawkeye's wife (not sure if its you meds) and apparently shes friends with Scott Johnson
Someone I don't know is following me too. But, she sounds nice enough. LOL. A writer... She should join the RPG. :)
I've got a lot of people I don't know following me. Basically what I do is check if they are replying to people I recognize, if they are, I add them back.
Quote from: billybob476 on September 22, 2008, 10:50:05 AM
I've got a lot of people I don't know following me. Basically what I do is check if they are replying to people I recognize, if they are, I add them back.
They've added Kenny too. Ready Room listener? Or friend, Kenny? They're following Doctor Horrible... just a fellow geek. :)
I have several folks who I don't know following me.. I read there profile if they are geeks I keep them if not I delete them.. I had one guy's who's profile had a link for partner sharing (he was deleted). I've had several McCain and Palin people (I also deleted) I've gotten an Obama update one that I like and the one and only Felicia Day is following me (I feel very special :) )
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on September 22, 2008, 11:47:38 AM
I have several folks who I don't know following me.. I read there profile if they are geeks I keep them if not I delete them.. I had one guy's who's profile had a link for partner sharing (he was deleted). I've had several McCain and Palin people (I also deleted) I've gotten an Obama update one that I like and the one and only Felicia Day is following me (I feel very special :) )
You deleted people because of the candidate the were following? Or because they were from the campaign?
they
Quote from: Jen on September 22, 2008, 04:32:23 PM
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on September 22, 2008, 11:47:38 AM
I have several folks who I don't know following me.. I read there profile if they are geeks I keep them if not I delete them.. I had one guy's who's profile had a link for partner sharing (he was deleted). I've had several McCain and Palin people (I also deleted) I've gotten an Obama update one that I like and the one and only Felicia Day is following me (I feel very special :) )
You deleted people because of the candidate the were following? Or because they were from the campaign?
No.. they were candidate updates... like my Obama one.. tells me where he is and what he is doing everyday. Since I am nether a McCain or Palin fan I don't care what they are doing daily.
Got'cha.
Quote from: Darkmolerman on September 21, 2008, 11:19:33 PM
I have a radio station thingy and hawkeye's wife (not sure if its you meds) and apparently shes friends with Scott Johnson
No not my wife, and if it was i'd be a bit upset that she wasn't bothering to follow me ha ha
lol, just to make sure, do you mean twitter or real life?
Ok, I'm trying to get Twitter working... please follow me... :)
moyer777
You're being followed :)
Yikes! :)
By multiple stalkers.....mwahahahah.....
Woohoo Mr Moyer, I am now one of your trusted followers. Thanks for adding me my friend.
and I yours :)
I'm obviously missing out on something here. I've never even looked at Twitter or any of the others that may or may not be remotely like it.
Er, not sure how to ask this politely but is this just for fun or is there a serious side to it? Perhaps I need to go look.
looks like fun.
Twitter is just for fun.. it's a live bloging program. You can blog up to 140 characters per post.. so it's normally a real quick "what's going on in my life moment" It's just a way to keep your friends and family updated on your daily activities.
Quote from: moyer777 on October 12, 2008, 09:45:19 AM
looks like fun.
Rick you are a twitter-holic already :)
Yeah, it's like our own personal shoutbox!
it's very addictive.. I love it.
It can also help out if you have any questions that like minded geeks might be able to answer. I had a twitter conversation with one of my friends who was buying a mobile phone. He put a shout out for suggested smart phones, and between all of us, we steered him to the right one for him through experiences we had all had. It really can be more than just about following your buddies. I follow the Mars Phoenix and you get updates a good day before they hit the news.
very true.. I follow NASA and Hubble.. along with Obama
Hey All.. is scholaire someone on this forum.. they just started following me and I noticed they are following Rico and Meds also... just want to see if I should follow them.
I think it may be...Someone by that name left feed back on iTunes for Anomaly.
No one I know but it's entirely possible.
Be advised, fellow Twitterites- someone is trying to run a phishing scam posing as an official Twitter rep/entity.
Quote from: Twitter
Don't Click That Link! 55 minutes ago
Twitter Engineering and Operations are on the case but if you receive a Direct Message with a blogspot.com link in it that redirects to what seems like Twitter.com do not enter your Twitter credentials. If you look at the URL, you'll notice that it is not really Twitter but twitter.access-logins.com—a sketchy phishing site.
Every where you go there is someone out there to mess you around.
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on January 03, 2009, 01:55:46 PM
Hey All.. is scholaire someone on this forum.. they just started following me and I noticed they are following Rico and Meds also... just want to see if I should follow them.
From the Tweet content I'm guessing t's Rob :)
Quote from: Feathers on January 05, 2009, 07:38:46 AM
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on January 03, 2009, 01:55:46 PM
Hey All.. is scholaire someone on this forum.. they just started following me and I noticed they are following Rico and Meds also... just want to see if I should follow them.
From the Tweet content I'm guessing t's Rob :)
Yes it's Rob.. he mentioned Tam :)
Does anyone know who Francisco J Nieves (fnieves1 ) is. He's following me but i have no idea who the chap is?
I have about 150 followers who I don't know.. just part of the twitter community.
Yeah there's a bunch I don't know who follow me, basically if it looks like they aren't blatantly a bot or someone jsut plugging their blog I follow them back.
I limit who I follow.. I think I'm following about 97 people.. but sometime when I live my computer for a few hours I have have six or seven pages of new twit..
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on January 05, 2009, 09:51:18 AM
Does anyone know who Francisco J Nieves (fnieves1 ) is. He's following me but i have no idea who the chap is?
Sometimes Twitter members use tags to look for people the think they would want to follow. If you used a word that he used as a tag, it's possible that is why he is now following you. That happened to me a few times. In fact, Owen Lars started following me...LOL. Guess I mentioned Star Wars too many times. I usually read their Tweets and if they aren't a salesman or a corporation I keep them. But I don't have nearly the number of people following me that Kenny has.
Yeah I had Jesus following me for a few days after I started following Father Rodrick. It only took a few days before he realized that was a mistake and stopped following me.
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on January 05, 2009, 10:23:50 AM
Yeah I had Jesus following me for a few days after I started following Father Rodrick. It only took a few days before he realized that was a mistake and stopped following me.
LOL, could be a Spanish name, pronounced "Heysuse"... It does mean Jesus, but it's a Hispanic cultural thing. But I guess it depends on the Twitter posts. Has he Tweeted the Golden Rule (love one another as I have loved you)? ;)
I have alot of followers because of The Guild and Felicia.. she mentioned me in one of her twits and I gained about 70 people in a few days.. the power of Felicia Day.
Quote from: Jen on January 05, 2009, 10:26:45 AM
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on January 05, 2009, 10:23:50 AM
Yeah I had Jesus following me for a few days after I started following Father Rodrick. It only took a few days before he realized that was a mistake and stopped following me.
LOL, could be a Spanish name, pronounced "Heysuse"... It does mean Jesus, but it's a Hispanic name. But I guess it depends on the Twitter posts. Has he Tweeted the Golden Rule (love one another as I have loved you)? ;)
Oh no it was the real Jesus.. :) I could tell from his twits.
http://twitter.com/Jesus_ (http://twitter.com/Jesus_)
Wow... I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, Kenny. I just read a few posts and they seem okay, but I obviously haven't read them all...As a believer I would feel strange if I had to "block Jesus", because the dude pretending to be him says something that isn't at all accurate. I wish people wouldn't do that...it's sort of creepy. :)
I thought that the other day when Kenny said Jesus was following him. Rick did point out that it was supposed to be the other way around :D
I think if i had a iphone i'd be able to follow twitter more but my crappy mobile is useless. Saying that if i had a iphone i'd also be on Treks sf for 15 hours ha ha.
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on January 05, 2009, 11:31:16 AM
I think if i had a iphone i'd be able to follow twitter more but my crappy mobile is useless. Saying that if i had a iphone i'd also be on Treks sf for 15 hours ha ha.
Yep; the iPhone's browser ability is one of my favorite features. The only drawback is the size of the keyboard, and the built-in spell-check feature. Sometimes, typing fast can lead to some embarrassing spelling bloopers. :)
I use one of the bespoke apps for twitter...but the keyboard/spelling thing is still there, obviously!
I think they should call Twitter istalker
:)
It is so fun though. who would have thought?
Twitter only has what you post up on it. I think some people like to be stalked. ;)
Y'all hear about someone hacking several high-profile twitter accounts? Obama, Britney Spears, and others had some uncharacteristic tweets posted on their timelines.
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/wraith1701/britneytwitter.jpg)
LINK (http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/05/either-fox-news-had-their-twitter-account-hacked-or-bill-oreilly-is-gay-or-both/)
Quote from: wraith1701 on January 06, 2009, 01:27:16 PM
Y'all hear about someone hacking several high-profile twitter accounts? Obama, Britney Spears, and others had some uncharacteristic tweets posted on their timelines.
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/wraith1701/britneytwitter.jpg)
LINK (http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/05/either-fox-news-had-their-twitter-account-hacked-or-bill-oreilly-is-gay-or-both/)
Some people just don't have enough to do in their lives do they? tut tut...
Quote from: Dangelus on January 06, 2009, 11:52:56 PM
Quote from: wraith1701 on January 06, 2009, 01:27:16 PM
Y'all hear about someone hacking several high-profile twitter accounts? Obama, Britney Spears, and others had some uncharacteristic tweets posted on their timelines.
(http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i31/wraith1701/britneytwitter.jpg)
LINK (http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/01/05/either-fox-news-had-their-twitter-account-hacked-or-bill-oreilly-is-gay-or-both/)
Some people just don't have enough to do in their lives do they? tut tut...
You aren't kidding. Wish I had that kind of free time.
This may interest a few of us...looks legit to me.
http://twitter.com/levarburton (http://twitter.com/levarburton)
Quote from: billybob476 on January 08, 2009, 10:26:41 AM
This may interest a few of us...looks legit to me.
http://twitter.com/levarburton (http://twitter.com/levarburton)
I hope it's legit, he's got LOADS of followers!
It looks legit. The 'fake' LeVar Burton has loads of followers too though.
Quote from: Feathers on January 08, 2009, 12:35:17 PM
It looks legit. The 'fake' LeVar Burton has loads of followers too though.
I'm not sure how to tell really. Cool way to communicate. I wonder how many other Trek actors are on there?
Quote from: Dangelus on January 08, 2009, 12:41:52 PM
I'm not sure how to tell really. Cool way to communicate. I wonder how many other Trek actors are on there?
That's why I can only 'looks'!
Quote from: Dangelus on January 08, 2009, 12:41:52 PM
Quote from: Feathers on January 08, 2009, 12:35:17 PM
It looks legit. The 'fake' LeVar Burton has loads of followers too though.
I'm not sure how to tell really. Cool way to communicate. I wonder how many other Trek actors are on there?
I know Wil Wheaton is on Twitter. I followed him for a little while.
Here is a really cool website for all you Twitter stat fans.
http://tweetstats.com/ (http://tweetstats.com/)
I can't find any way to post the results on this forum but:
I tweet an average of 5 tweets a a day
Thursday is my busiest tweet day
I tweet most at around 1pm
35% of my tweets are @ replies
And 601 of my 1012 tweets have come from the mobile web.
This site is quite addictive really and does give other stats. Enjoy
I was making 6.8 Tweets a day. I cut back so I wouldn't get in trouble at work.
Looks like I tweeted 8 am-4 pm but Friday was the most popular. Probably because I'm in a good mood at that point. It looks like I reply the most to Billybob and Kenny. :D
I'm only making 3.2 tweets per day? How is that possible? I thought I was tweeting non-stop. Oh well... it's good to know that it's not as excessive as I thought it was. ;)
Thanks for the link; really cool site. Looks like my tweeting is strongest on Tuesdays, then drops off steadily as the week wears on.
Oh dear mine is terrible. Trouble is in my work i dont work with a computer, my mobile phone cant handle twiter and so i only ever tweet when i get home. Ah for an iphone.
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on January 12, 2009, 03:35:41 PM
Oh dear mine is terrible. Trouble is in my work i dont work with a computer, my mobile phone cant handle twiter and so i only ever tweet when i get home. Ah for an iphone.
It's probably a good thing Meds. I pretty much only update from my phone as I don't have access to a computer for being out on the streets all day and I always have to take time out during work to update my Twitter and Facbook, much to the confusion and amusement of my work colleagues. : )
I can update my Facebook status quite easily on my phone but for some reason i cant do twitter.
You're able to view the net from your phone? What make and model do you have?
Sony Ericsson w890i I hate the thing. It looks god, it feels good but if i go on the internet and say download a page to a folder on my ophone it corrupts all the photos, so i then have to turn it off, turn it on again and then it works. O2 sucks at times.
Have you tried installinig Opera Mini instead of using the phones browser? It's far superior and I have very few problems with it. I'm also with O2 and have the unlimited internet plan which is something you may want to consider. YOu could also ask for an upgraded phone. I have the BlackBerry Curve and it's just perfect for updating my social doings.
I'm on contract till October so i can upgrade in September. I've taken this back to them twice now and i'm still not satisfied with it. I pay £35 a month and have a internet bolt on. Will check out Opera, cheers Tim.
I'm using a twitter native client on the iPhone but the mobile Twitted site is equally good. Used that on both iPhone and my Windows Mobile phone. I'm surprised it doesn't work on yours Meds but if you can get hold of Opera it may well sort you out.
So far I'm finding O2 better (for coverage) than Virgin ever was.
I dont really have aproblem with o2, my little branch in town is great its just so annoying that because i'm contracted they just take it away fiddle with it and give it me back saying oh its been upgraded and then the little red light come on and the darn thing just freezes. Its not just me either, forums on this phone are full of similar problems. Iphone will be mine by September. Well if i still have a jov ha ha.
Will take a look at this Opera Mini. Can i get that via o2 internet?
Yes Meds.
Just Google mini opera from the phone and it's easy to install.
Then you just use it to log into your Twitter and then bookmark it.
Honestly mate, Opera mini is the best phone browser out there, and if Apple weren't so closed, I'd install it on my ipod touch. Safari sucks. *Looks at Feathers guiltily*
I'm using mini opera now on my phone. Wonder if it works.
Quote from: Trekkygeek on January 13, 2009, 01:50:43 PM
Honestly mate, Opera mini is the best phone browser out there, and if Apple weren't so closed, I'd install it on my ipod touch. Safari sucks. *Looks at Feathers guiltily*
From another site I'm involved with, this may be good news for you then:
Apple Allows 3rd Party Web Browsers into App Store (http://www.pda-247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=25206)
Felicia Day put out the call for folks to twitter her about authors and others who twitter.. she compiled a list and blogged about it.
Here is the list.
Fantasy/Sci-Fi Authors
Elizabeth Bear @matociquala
Tobias Buckell @tobiasbuckell
Cory Doctorow @doctorow
Diane Duane @dduane
Warren Ellis @warrenellis
Neil Gaiman @neilhimself
Holly Lisle @hollylisle
John Scalzi @scalzi
William Shunn @shunn
Scott Sigler @scottsigler
Bruce Sterling @bruces
Urban Fantasy
Kelley Armstrong @KelleyArmstrong
Rachel Caine @rachelcaine
Laurel K. Hamilton @LKHamilton
Sherrilyn Kenyon @sherrilynkenyon
Caitlin Kittredge @caitkitt
Richelle Mead @richellemead
Patti O'Shea @Patti_OShea
Tim Pratt @timpratt
Lisa Shearin @lisashearin
Comedy
John Cleese @johncleese
Stephen Fry @stephenfry
John Hodgman @hodgman
John Lithgow @John_Lithgow
Fiction
Tasha Alexander @talexander
Cherie Priest @cmpriest
NON-FICTION
Shannon Okey @knitgrrl
Phil Plair @badastronomer
Wil Wheaton @wilw
COMICS
Brian M. Bendis @brianmbendis
Ivan Brandon @ivanbrandon
Ed Brubaker @brubaker
Paul Cornell @Paul_Cornell
Valerie D'Orazio @ohsuperheroine
Andy Diggle @andydig
Matt Fraction @mattfraction
David Gallaher @davidgallaher
Kieron Gillen @bremxjones
Adam Koford @apelad
Brian Lynch @BrianLynch
Marvel @Marvel
Bryan Lee O'Malley @radiomaru
Brian Reed @BrianReed
Rick Remender @remender
Ben Templesmith @templesmith
Brian Wood @brianwood
http://feliciaday.com/2009/01/twitter-author-list/ (http://feliciaday.com/2009/01/twitter-author-list/)
Here's the link to her blog.. in the comment section people add a ton more celebrity type folks.. check it out.
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on January 13, 2009, 02:50:57 PM
I'm using mini opera now on my phone. Wonder if it works.
I could tell you had installed Opera Mini, there were a few tweets from you today. Hope you're finding it useful.
Yeah brilliant thanks for the heads up Tim. I gather its a standard wap thingy majig. Otherwise O2 will love compiling my bill. Thanks again for your help.
No worries Meds.
If you have unlimited internet bolt on, you will be fine. Although you could ring 02 (free from your mobile) just to make sure, but I reckon you're fine. I look forward to reading more updates from you mate.
Brent Spiner just joined twitter @brentspiner
No way! I'm going to have to join that thing. Seems like everybody is on it.
Quote from: Dangelus on January 15, 2009, 12:27:35 PM
No way! I'm going to have to join that thing. Seems like everybody is on it.
be careful it's very addictive.
So who wants to tweet asking LeVar or Brent to do a Skype interview with Rico? I'd do it (assuming Rico's up for it of course :))
Just found this thread after posting in the "Where are they now" Star Trek thread. Oops.
Finally on twitter! Username Dangelus
Now to figure out what to write on the box.....
Tried to add you but it can't find Dangelus
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on January 15, 2009, 02:48:37 PM
Tried to add you but it can't find Dangelus
I'm definitely there!
hmmmm I keep getting
We couldn't find anyone named Dangelus.
Try finding me. Geekyfanboy
I'm following both of you so you should be able to find each other through me.
Well I found you thru rico... I'm now following you.
Following you right back. This is fun! LOL
Just added you to my Follow list, Dangelus. I look forward to checking out your updates!
Quote from: wraith1701 on January 15, 2009, 04:32:29 PM
Just added you to my Follow list, Dangelus. I look forward to checking out your updates!
Hey I'm not that interesting I'm afraid! :D
Quote from: Feathers on January 15, 2009, 01:01:50 PM
So who wants to tweet asking LeVar or Brent to do a Skype interview with Rico? I'd do it (assuming Rico's up for it of course :))
Tweeted LeVar this morning just to say 'hi' and he replied to me straight away! He's seems like a cool guy.
it woould be so cool if you could get him on the podcast Rico! :Bow:
I'd go for it but I sort of want Rico's buy in before I do it since I'd be setting him up. I won't do an interview myself since he has good instinctive interview skills and I don't.
Quote from: Feathers on January 16, 2009, 11:29:24 AM
I'd go for it but I sort of want Rico's buy in before I do it since I'd be setting him up. I won't do an interview myself since he has good instinctive interview skills and I don't.
Oh yeah totally, I was just saying I was surprised how quickly he responded and how nice he was.
New Star Trek member... @georgetakei
Levar talks about Twitter.. pretty funny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gl3WqZ6814 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gl3WqZ6814)
that is funny
Cool. I suspected that the Levar Burton on twitter might be a very well-crafted hoax. I'm glad to see that it really is him. :) I glanced at a few of his and Brent Spiner's tweets, and it looks as though they are kinda riding Wil W. (in a friendly manner, of course LOL). And the cool thing is, both Spiner and Burton take time to respond to most of their @ replies. Classy folks. :thumbsup
He's absolutely right in what in says in that video. Twitter is VERY addictive!
I am new on Twitter and am chevalier_noir
Dorian.
I'm on twitter as well.
http://twitter.com/kingisaaclinksr (http://twitter.com/kingisaaclinksr)
King
Leonard Nimoy is now on Twitter...
http://twitter.com/LeonardNimoy (http://twitter.com/LeonardNimoy)
All his posts so far seem to be written as Spock. :D
Seth Green just joined twitter.. check it out. http://twitter.com/itssethgreen (http://twitter.com/itssethgreen)
Ok, I laughed very hard at this. Maybe I shouldn't have. I'm going to twit it.
Twouble with Twitters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2HAroA12w#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
That was too funny...
BTW.. Knights of the Guild podcast has it's very own Twitter account
@KnightsofGuild
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on March 24, 2009, 12:12:53 AM
That was too funny...
BTW.. Knights of the Guild podcast has it's very own Twitter account
@KnightsofGuild
Already following! ;D
Follow'd!
Quote from: moyer777 on March 23, 2009, 10:11:06 PM
Ok, I laughed very hard at this. Maybe I shouldn't have. I'm going to twit it.
Twouble with Twitters (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2HAroA12w#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
That's too funny...I think. I feel embarrassed now. ;)
yeah, I was like, hey wait a sec! :)
That's weird, there's a geo-block on that video!
Didn't know YouTube did that! >:(
Quote from: Dangelus on March 25, 2009, 12:48:22 AM
That's weird, there's a geo-block on that video!
Didn't know YouTube did that! >:(
I wonder if it has music in it. Youtube has stopped showin music videos in this country
Yeah youtube sucks in the UK.
This is a fantastic article about Twitter's many uses http://tinyurl.com/d4o4fh (http://tinyurl.com/d4o4fh)
Fascinating.
When you think about it, Twitter is just another data stream and as such could be put to all sorts of uses.
To all our new members be sure to add your twitter name here so your geeky Treksf family can follow you.
Well, I'm somewhat anti-hype. Everyone is talking about THE NEW INTERNET THING? My instincts tell me to run off in a different direction!
Unless... unless I'm convinced it is something very useful, or very beautiful or very funny.
Wil Wheaton didn't convince me to try twitter. LeVar Burton didn't. Neither did Brent Spiner. And that's almost half of the TNG cast!
But you did, so there I am:
@cos_mon_aut
And no regrets so far! :)
I completely missed this thread before. Not surprisingly, I'm @spaltor.
Quote from: spaltor on May 05, 2009, 11:07:00 AM
I completely missed this thread before. Not surprisingly, I'm @spaltor.
Just added you to my "follow" list. :)
http://twitter.com/robbo1510 (http://twitter.com/robbo1510)
Following you robbo and spaltor... now i know everything *evil laugh* ha ha ha ha
List of Top 200 most influential twitterers. Actors, politicians, writers, all kinds of "celebrities"
http://twitterindex.jcpr.com/the-jcpr-twitter-index-top-200/ (http://twitterindex.jcpr.com/the-jcpr-twitter-index-top-200/)
Quote from: cosmonaut on May 05, 2009, 10:57:39 AM
Well, I'm somewhat anti-hype. Everyone is talking about THE NEW INTERNET THING? My instincts tell me to run off in a different direction!
Unless... unless I'm convinced it is something very useful, or very beautiful or very funny.
Wil Wheaton didn't convince me to try twitter. LeVar Burton didn't. Neither did Brent Spiner. And that's almost half of the TNG cast!
But you did, so there I am:
@cos_mon_aut
And no regrets so far! :)
It was frankly a lot more fun and cooler before all the celebs decided to hop on to it. I'm expecting a "new thing" to come along any day that will pull the geeks to it from Twitter. Myspace ---> Facebook ---> Twitter ---> next??
Ah Stephen fry, he's always tweeting, he's a mad gadget fan, in fact he was the second person to own a mac (in the UK) after the late Douglas Adams. There is a new thing coming out in which you can audio tweet.
Quote from: Rico on May 06, 2009, 07:34:31 AM
Quote from: cosmonaut on May 05, 2009, 10:57:39 AM
Well, I'm somewhat anti-hype. Everyone is talking about THE NEW INTERNET THING? My instincts tell me to run off in a different direction!
Unless... unless I'm convinced it is something very useful, or very beautiful or very funny.
Wil Wheaton didn't convince me to try twitter. LeVar Burton didn't. Neither did Brent Spiner. And that's almost half of the TNG cast!
But you did, so there I am:
@cos_mon_aut
And no regrets so far! :)
It was frankly a lot more fun and cooler before all the celebs decided to hop on to it. I'm expecting a "new thing" to come along any day that will pull the geeks to it from Twitter. Myspace ---> Facebook ---> Twitter ---> next??
So far when it comes to my hometown everyone is still stuck in Facebook. You guys are my only friends on Twitter. I ain't got one person I'm following from Colfax (all my high school friends from last year) and as far as I know I'm the only person who is using twitter from Colfax.
You can follow astronaut Mike Massimino @Astro_Mike who is a mission specialist for STS-125 in orbit now." How cool is that.. he is Twittering from space.
I missed this thread as well.
My ID is @rpeete
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on May 06, 2009, 07:16:49 AM
List of Top 200 most influential twitterers. Actors, politicians, writers, all kinds of "celebrities"
http://twitterindex.jcpr.com/the-jcpr-twitter-index-top-200/ (http://twitterindex.jcpr.com/the-jcpr-twitter-index-top-200/)
Oh darn, I didn't make it on the list! ;)
Who makes up these things?! ;D
So advertising your face all over the web was Shaka, when the walls fell? :)
Quote from: StarTrekFanatic5 on May 12, 2009, 02:29:00 PM
You can follow astronaut Mike Massimino @Astro_Mike who is a mission specialist for STS-125 in orbit now." How cool is that.. he is Twittering from space.
"From orbit: Getting more accustomed to living in space today and getting ready for our big rendezvous with hubble"
So out of place on Twitter between "walking the dog", "going to lunch", "working long" and "check my latest podcast/blog/thing".
Gives me an odd feeling.
100 Geeks You Should Be Following On Twitter
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/05/100-geeks-you-should-be-following-on-twitter/ (http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/05/100-geeks-you-should-be-following-on-twitter/)
Hey! How come I'm not on this list??!!!! :D
Quote from: Jen on May 13, 2009, 07:12:47 PM
Hey! How come I'm not on this list??!!!! :D
You were number 101.. so close!!!
Here's another good one: http://twitter.com/Astro_Mike (http://twitter.com/Astro_Mike)
Mike Massimino, mission specialist for STS-125. He's actually tweeting FROM ORBIT. That's pretty cool.
Quote from: billybob476 on May 14, 2009, 04:50:00 AM
Here's another good one: http://twitter.com/Astro_Mike (http://twitter.com/Astro_Mike)
Mike Massimino, mission specialist for STS-125. He's actually tweeting FROM ORBIT. That's pretty cool.
LOL.. I posted that like four or five posts above this one. :) And yes that is pretty cool.
haha i'm too slow!
Oh, I'm in the beta-group for testing the new RT-feature! I'm so privileged! ;)
And how does the new RT feature differ from the old?
It looks different:
* there is a small gray icon indicating the RT
* it's the avatar of the original poster
* long posts won't get cut off
* you don't see your own RT but could look them up
It's not a huge change, but I like it!
Hmmm nice new twittery things lol
Today I encountered an old twittery thing. When Moyer posted this video about twitter (thanks!), I thought the "fail whale" was something they invented, but no! There she blows!
Twouble with Twitters: SuperNews! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN2HAroA12w#)
I had no idea half of these people were on twitter.. check out The 150 Geeky Media People You Need to Follow - http://ow.ly/WvAP (http://ow.ly/WvAP)
Quote from: cosmonaut on November 11, 2009, 11:13:33 AM
Today I encountered an old twittery thing. When Moyer posted this video about twitter (thanks!), I thought the "fail whale" was something they invented, but no! There she blows!
(in school can't see vid) but I always assumed it was the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy whale from book 1 and 3....
Quote from: Darkmolerman on January 14, 2010, 11:03:07 AM
Quote from: cosmonaut on November 11, 2009, 11:13:33 AM
Today I encountered an old twittery thing. When Moyer posted this video about twitter (thanks!), I thought the "fail whale" was something they invented, but no! There she blows!
(in school can't see vid) but I always assumed it was the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy whale from book 1 and 3....
Never made that connection, but would be sweet! :)
Lacks a bowl of petunia, though.
Does the improbability drive brake the warp 10 barrier? ;)
lol I think the bowl of petunias would start to go into the realm of copyrights
Quote from: cosmonaut on January 14, 2010, 12:25:52 PM
Does the improbability drive brake the warp 10 barrier? ;)
Absolutely. Everywhere simultaneously. Got to be faster then warp 10!
A new Twitter.com is coming
Twitter: discover what's new in your world (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIpD7hfffQo&feature=player_embedded#ws)
AHHH When????
Quote from: QuadShot on September 14, 2010, 08:14:45 PM
AHHH When????
They start today and will roll out the next two weeks.
looks nice!
Thanks for the heads-up Kenny, it looks pretty cool. Damn; and here I thought I had weened myself off of twitter. This upgrade is probably gonna suck me right back in again! :D