Connect the Tweets

Twitpanto (Quickpost)

tsondermann — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:05:36 +0000

Had to come out of hibernation as this one piqued my interest. Those who did not grow up in the UK (me) might not recognize panto as being short for pantomime, a Christmas tradition across the pond (and elsewhere).

It would appear that some twitterers have organized themselves to bring the tradition to Twitter! Near as I can tell, they’re doing Cinderella and have a stage director and everything.

The festivities start at 2pm GMT on the 23rd of December.

Follow the #twitpanto live on Twitter.

#eden (Quickpost)

tsondermann — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:32:17 +0000

Eventually I’ll get bored of the twittermoms, but for now I just like to sit back and watch them take total control over Twitter. Right now they’re at about 15 to 20 tweets per minute.

#eden is the hashtag the women are using tonight to do a sitewarming for http://www.familyeden.com.

Follow #eden on Twitter.

#catmix (Quickpost)

tsondermann — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:01:17 +0000

Minneapolis-based Catalyst Studios is having a party. (warning: music) And they’ve invited the whole world in to join them. Rad.

Welcome to the future.

Follow #catmix on Twitter.

#womma (Quickpost)

tsondermann — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:43:21 +0000

#womma is the hashtag for the Word of Mouth Marketing Association’s Summit and Research Symposium. (Hadn’t you heard?) From the site:

“WOMMA is the official trade association for the word of mouth marketing industry. Our members are the experts and innovators who have mastered the art and science of creating genuine customer enthusiasm, amplifying it, and sharing it with future fans. Our mission is to build a thriving profession based on best practices, effective standards, and ethical leadership.”

Follow the #womma goings on at Twitter.

Lich King (Quickpost)

tsondermann — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:36:07 +0000

The most recent release from the online role-playing game World Of Warcraft was released yesterday. From the site:

“Blizzard Entertainment’s latest expansion to World of Warcraft – Wrath of the Lich King – adds a host of epic content to the existing game world. Players will achieve soaring levels of power, explore a vast new continent, and battle other high-level heroes to determine the fate of Azeroth.”

If you aren’t hearing from people you normally hear from, check to see if they’ve been pulled into the vortex that is WOW.

Follow the Lich King action on Twitter.

#ANITA

tsondermann — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:11:15 +0000

This was a tough one and took a fair amount of time tracking down. Especially since I don’t speak Portuguese. The Anita trend began in Brazil Portugal with the following tweet from user @brunoamaral: “lembram-se dos livros da anita? que tal “Anita e o Twitter” ou “Anita aprende a usar o delicious” ? :D” Which (very roughly) translated means: “Remember the books of Anita? How about “Anita and Twitter” or “Anita learns to use the delicious?”

Seems the Anita books were popular in Brazil Portugal to help kids learn to read. And Bruno asked what it they were done today? WIth more modern titles. And the Brazilians Portuguese took it up with great gusto:

Anita and PayPal
Anita and the Economic Crisis
Anita does Dallas (ahem)
Anita is BiPolar

You get the idea. Eventually they created a hashtag and it created one of the most rapid trending terms I’ve seen.

I’d really love it if any of our Brazilian Portuguese readers would give us a bit more background on the Anita books in the comments.

Follow #ANITA on Twitter.

UPDATE: Oh man, did I mess this one up. One thousand apologies and one thousand thank-yous to the people who have written in to say that this started in Portugal and not Brazil. (I am the stupid American.)

UPDATE 2: Corrections being made over at socialmedian as well.

UPDATE 3: That book cover? It’s a fake. Reads: “Anita gets drunk”. I think I’m done with international posts for while.

FINAL UPDATE: The original poster does a great #anita summary.

#gno / #classy (Quickpost)

tsondermann — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:28:16 +0000

You know the drill. Twittermoms. Girls Night Out. Classymommy.com Site Warming Party.

(I defy you to find a group with a greater ability to trend topics. Hoping they take me up on my idea to Do Some Good some night.)

Follow the #classy frenzy on Twitter.

#boobs

tsondermann — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:37:13 +0000

If I’ve learned one thing doing this blog it’s that if something inexplicably trends, start with the moms. Last night some of the mommytweeters, starting joking around by tagging their posts with #boobs. And then all hell broke loose. The hashtag rippled through this (smallish) gang of merry pranksters, but once it started to trend, everyone piled on.

And some have picked up on it to carry the torch for #boobs this evening.

I reckon there’s a opportunity here to have some fun and to raise awareness for an issue. How about it ladies?

Follow the #boobs on Twitter.

#Quaker / #tas08 / #princess (Quickpost)

tsondermann — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:50:59 +0000

It’s been a bit lazy around here past couple of days and that might continue as I wrangle with some new projects. Will still try to do some Quickposts however. To that end:

#Quaker Quaker Oats invited a bunch of bloggers to Quaker HQ and they’re twittering like crazy. Guess my invite was lost in the mail… The Big Quaker Oats Weekend.
#tas08 is the Thin Air Summit A New Media Summit in the Mile High City
#princess is the Startup Princess Weekend Retreat.

Guy Fawkes (Quickpost)

tsondermann — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:31:21 +0000

Really, really wanted to do Guy Fawkes justice, but the clock has run out on my day I’m afraid. From wikipedia:

Fawkes has left a lasting mark on history and popular culture. Bonfire Night is a commemorative celebration held in Great Britain (also occasionally in Northern Ireland) and some parts of the Commonwealth on November 5 in which people have large bonfires and let off fireworks. Fawkes has been mentioned in popular film, literature and music by people such as Charles Dickens and John Lennon. There are geographical locations named after Fawkes, such as Isla Guy Fawkes in the Galápagos Islands and Guy Fawkes River in Australia.

Remember remember the fifth of November with Guy Fawkes on Twitter.