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Twitter, Twitter, Little Star #astronomy2009UK

by Alison Rothwell on 12 August 2009


Google Perseids 09 logoThe first “Twitter Meteorwatch” has just been launched. Budding astronomers are being urged to Tweet their experince of the meteor shower due in the skies today, the Perseids. Astronomers from around the world will also be live-tweeting images of the meteors, as well as pictures of the Moon, Jupiter and other celestial objects.
This “48-hour Twitter marathon” is part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009).

Over here in the UK, the best times to see the Perseids are likely to be this morning (12 August) before dawn and from late evening on the 12th through to the early hours of the 13 August.

The UK’s National Trust has published online guides to seven top Perseid viewing sites, including coastal spots, nature reserves and national parks.

The Natural Trust’s seven best UK sites to view the meteors are

  • Stonehenge Landscape in Wiltshire
  • Black Down in Sussex
  • Mam Tor in Derbyshire
  • Friar’s Crag in Cumbria
  • Teign Valley in Devon
  • Penbryn Beach in Wales
  • Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve in Cambridgeshire
Follow the events here – @astronomy2009uk

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Twitter? No, Minister!

by Alison Rothwell on 28 July 2009


Twitter logoIs there anything more likely to make the heart sink than the news today that the Government recommends its departments to join Twitter?

It’s like buying a cool T-shirt and finding out your Dad’s got the same one at home – it doesn’t look right, but he still insists on wearing it…

Using Twitter is just not going to work. The report issued via the Cabinet Office suggests that Departments Tweet “issues of relevance or upcoming events” – and that these Tweets are decided after “quick discussions of potential tweets at daily meetings, as well as e-mails between officials and digital media staff about potential content for tweets.”

Oh dear. The fact that Twitter is supposed to be a two-way conversation, not a one-way street, seems to have passed them by. Add in the elements of Twitter that make it so unique – the spontaneity, the quick-fire banter and never has a communication channel been less suited to an organisation. What about Following? Who will decide who the departments should follow? And who will approve the Tweets – and approved they must be – like a news release, anything on Twitter is in the public domain as a government response. It’s an accident waiting to happen…

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#followfriday @alisonrothwell 17 July 2009

by Alison Rothwell on 17 July 2009


twitterbubble_twitset13Rather than Tweet my #FollowFridays I thought I’d blog about them instead so that I can tell you why I follow these peeps, so you can decide whether they’re your cup of tea too …

@bttradespace – I’m a big fan of BTtradespace – it’s Myspace for business!

@altepper – Green guru and all round nice guy!

@billhilton – copywriter and dog lover :)

@rachelelnaugh – not a fiery dragon at all!

@EzineArticles – hot tips from cyberspace’s premier article site

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Why I Won’t Follow You Back on Twitter

by Alison Rothwell on 15 July 2009


Logo of Twitter
Automatically, that is…

I don’t subscribe to those automatic “follow back” pieces of software, I prefer to decide whether I follow peeps or not. If I’m not following you, this might be why…

  • Are you offering me a way to earn $10,000 a day, or recruit 10,000 Twitter followers in 24 hours? And that’s the only thing you ever talk about? I prefer not to be spammed!
  • Do you send Tweets out all the time asking for more followers? I am not a number….
  • Do you have a photo, or at least a logo on your Twitter page? Unless I know you IRL I like to follow people who I can picture. Same goes for having a website I can go and and have a gander at.
  • Have you said hello? Seriously, Twits who say Hi, join in a conversation or make a comment are the kind I like to follow. For me, Twitter is about conversation, about getting to know people and networking.

So, if I’m not following you, and nothing above rings a bell, then tweet me and jog my memory!

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HM Queen Now Tweets!

12 July 2009 Twitterverse

Official announcement from Buck House is that the Monarchy has now joined Twitter. You can keep up with all things Royal by following @BritishMonarchy.
Is it time to leave the Twitterverse, I ask myself?
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Where’s the # ???

11 July 2009 How to Use Twitter

Now I’m a pretty much paid up member of the “once you’ve had Mac, you never go back” squad, but with all my recent Tweeting I’ve had a puzzling predicament
Where’s the # ?
You see, my macbook, like the one in the pic on the left has no hash tag. Nada. I confess, I [...]

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#Follow Friday @alisonrothwell

10 July 2009 Twitterverse

Rather than Tweet my #Follow Fridays I thought I’d blog them instead so that there’s a more permanent record of my #Follow Fridays and I can tell you why I follow these peeps, so you can decide whether you’d like to follow them as well…
@bambinogoodies – The coolest baby product blog in the world – [...]

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Twitter – the Social Media First With the News

26 June 2009 Social Networking

Last night I had my first real experience of social media breaking an international news story.
News of the unexpected death of Michael Jackson reached me while I was working online and having a conversation on Twitter about what type of dog @ellaannounce should buy (general consensus seemed to be cocker spaniel).
I caught sight of [...]

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Facebook to Introduce Personal URLs

10 June 2009 Social Networking

Facebook announced today that it would be letting users to register usernames and custom URLs on June 13th at 12:00 AM EDT. More info here: http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=90316352130
This means you will be able to register Facebook.com/YourName as your own, similar to the current options on Twitter and Myspace.
The positives for this change include being able to share [...]

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Is Susan Boyle the First Social Media Superstar?

19 April 2009 Social Networking

OK, so maybe it’s a little premature to crown Susan as a superstar but I have been genuinely taken aback, not just by her incredible voice, but how quickly she’s become literally a “worldwide phenomenum.”
Just a week ago her regional round audition was broadcast on “Britain’s Got Talent” and now at the time of blogging, [...]

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