Twitter - What’s Your Favorite Non Person to Follow?
August 13, 2008 by Brad Shorr
Filed under Social Media
The more I use Twitter, the more I like it. I mainly use it to …
- Chat with friends
- Exchange business oriented links and tips
- Exchange links just for fun
But there seem to be a million other things to do on Twitter, including following some non-person Twitter identities (There must be a name for these in Twitter lingo - anybody know what it is?).
What helpful/fun non people are you following on Twitter? Here are a few I like –
- The SOBCon08 site was helpful for connecting during this year’s convo season.
- Chicago Web Jobs has opportunities galore.
- The News Wire Alert tracks big stories FAST.
So what else is out there in Twittersville?
P.S. Follow me on Twitter … (I’m just a people, though.)
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Well, I don’t have time to follow that many, but there are a HUGE number of interesting Twitterers (is that really a word?) out there.
Such as:
@punoftheday (A groaner a day, guaranteed)
@redswingline (Red Swingline stapler, presumably the one from The Office - or a close relative)
@sgtraffic (Singapore traffic - and you thought Chicago’s was bad!)
@marsphoenix (Did you know the Mars Phoenix Lander twitters? No, really.)
I’m sure there’s about a bazillion others with *ahem* real value.
Thanks Robert. Now I know what you’re doing all day!
The Singapore traffic one sounds interesting … Definitely have to check that one out.
Hi Brad! I also follow @marsphoenix and find it fascinating. Just started following @missingkids, which sends alerts about missing children. I retweet the tweets to help spread the word. I also follow @wholefoods, and the Red Cross. Hmm, come to think of it I follow a lot of non-people along with my people! lol!
Hi Brad - I’m still learning Twitter and I had no idea there were non-people on there too. Thanks for sharing.
Karen, Using Twitter to send alerts on missing children certainly dispels the myth that Twitter is merely a silly diversion.
Cath, I’m a Twitter newbie too. But I just installed TweedDeck (saw Karen Swim using it) and it really helps organize the ridiculous amount of information that pours in. You might want to try it.