Still don’t get Twitter? Well, it’s not really something to “get”, it’s a tool for communication and thus is all about how you use it. And the best way to get that is to look at how others are using it.
Follow Friday is a tradition of tweeting a list of interesting people you follow on Twitter. Usually, you just list the Twitter accounts of people you find interesting and leave it up to the reader to decide why. But, since this is a blog post, I’ll give you some explanation. Here’s a few tweeps (twerps?) I follow.
http://twitter.com/thecupboulder – The Cup. This Boulder coffee shop is using Twitter to connect with its customers. Not just with updates about the shop but with news and opinions on what’s happening around them in downtown Boulder (also things they are passionate about, namely hockey and the Tour de France).
http://twitter.com/wilw – Wil Wheaton. Actor (the sensitive kid in Stand By Me, and the character you most wanted to throw out an airlock on Star Trek the Next Generation) turned writer. Enough of a celebrity to be doing interesting things (like appearing on The Big Bang Theory) but not so much of one that he doesn’t have time to post. A common complaint about Twitter is “I don’t care what people are having for lunch.” Wil’s posts are interesting and avoid the mundane.
http://twitter.com/eatcomida – Comida taco truck. Twitter (or Facebook) is the way to find out where Boulder’s new taco truck is hanging out today.
http://twitter.com/donttrythis – Adam Savage. One of the two Mythbusters, a special effects artist, and all around nerd. This is a guy who blows stuff up for a living and tweets about it.
http://twitter.com/glaciericecream – Glacier Homemade
Ice Cream & Gelato. Free Ice Cream updates – ‘nuf said!
Following anyone interesting? Post ‘em in the comments!
Tags: boulder, follow friday, Twitter