Sea World tragedy sparks Twitter protest

A small but growing number of Twitter users have begun petitioning for the release of Tilikum, the killer whale at Sea World in Florida responsible for killing a trainer earlier this week.

The whale has been in captivity since being captured off the coast of Iceland in 1983 at the age of two.

Sea World has announced it will not release the whale, but some folks are not happy with that decision.



@atlparty_girl Read in an article that they dnt know if the killer whale in FL should "be put to death like a dangerous dog" as if the whale chose 2 be

@johnlines RT @ecmsl: Willing to bet that Americans know more about the Killer Whale story than they do about Healthcare Summit.

@annefischer RT @SeaWorld_Parks: Chuck Tompkins, Head of Animal Training, talks about SeaWorld killer whale trainer Dawn Brancheau. http://bit.ly/cLV8J2

@gawkernews Killer Whale Dragging Trainer to Death: the Upside [Killer Whale]: According to an analysis of the PR after... http://bit.ly/a7NBAw #gawker

@aymentv altho its sad that she died, Im not rly happy abt the bad rap the killer whale is gettin 4 doing wat it does best - the clue is in the name!

Twitter good for 'How To"

Suppose you want to know how to speak Japanese. There's a Tweet for that.

Twitter is full of "how to" Tweets designed to pass along information that might make your life a little easier. using search.twitter.com you can type in a subject and find what usually find what you're looking for.
No matter how strange it might be....


@Marvelous_Marv How do u. ? RT @juiiiiicy: FinalllLy figured out how to take scrEenshots on my bBeRry. I'm illllllllL =P http://tweetphoto.com/12476006

@reggienel RT @abcpastor: "How To Raise Racist Kids" by @Wired --> http://bit.ly/arE4IK

@MercedesCaples How To Train Your Dog http://bit.ly/bHy0cg

@haebben How to take reading Notes http://bit.ly/9Uuhkx Notes on your reading

@poshivey How to Get the Best Seat on the Plane and Hold It http://ow.ly/16F9mi

@FlyingLesson How To Find A Good Charity http://bte.tc/a7S4 #RTW

Forget Google, Twitter teams with Yahoo

As the rest of the world waited for Google to gobble Twitter, or Buzz it out of existence, Twitter was silently gearing up for its own big move. Today it announced it was teaming with Yahoo! and their 600 million users.
Big move.

It remains to be seen how that will affect Twitter and whether the combined efforts of both will be enough to stop Google Buzz from further gaining market share.

@IamIM Yahoo! signs real-time search and integration deal with Twitter - Telegraph.co.uk http://bit.ly/a7cPVp

@newsblogsnepal Twitter and Yahoo! Announce a Partnership http://nxy.in/0w82o - HamroCircle

@manideepa Yahoo integrates Twitter feeds into search, mail and content http://bit.ly/9G4GWk

@madonafi69 A Little Bird Just Told Us About a Yahoo! and Twitter Partnership: The little bird is right. Yahoo! is partnering with http://url4.eu/1TF8e

@cityferret RT @TelegraphTech: Yahoo! signs real-time search and integration deal with Twitter http://bit.ly/c7X6Ti

Remember the Alamo!

Twitter is great for using the power of the collective mind (my term.) Why try to remember everything important when Twitter can do it for you?

Like the Alamo. We all know we're supposed to remember it, but when? Look no further than the Twitter stream for a gentle reminder.

@angelesryan RT @LjTx RT @mySA: Today in History: 1836 - The siege of the Alamo began in San Antonio. http://bit.ly/oGMzG (twhirl) (17min ago)

@markemoran When Sam Houston's troops yelled "Remember the Alamo," this is what they meant: http://bit.ly/cESF7x

@zakesc RT @Historyday: On this day in 1836 the Battle of the Alamo began in San Antonio, Texas.

@foxxyinfochick RT @texaszman: In Honor of the Alamo Siege Anniversary - the History of Texas' "Come and Get It' Flag http://bit.ly/cia3of

@mattreyes Remember the Alamo! Sic semper Texanus.

@ksuperioridad Today February 23: The siege at Alamo, Texas begins.

Grandpa's hitting the bong again?

Allegedly, more seniors than ever before are turning to marijuana to relieve their aches and pains. This story has spread like wildfire through the Twitterverse today....


@13abc Boomers smoking marijuana in retirement: Use of pot increases as population ages; seniors claim physical relief be... http://bit.ly/chIfxt

@courierjournal RT @indystar: More seniors smoking pot to combat aches & pains ... or just for fun. Will marijuana laws go up in smoke? http://bit.ly/ajJL3P

@ms_tabi_baby RT @PerezHilton: Study: More seniors smoking pot http://bit.ly/a9d34K

@obviousfeed Bong Hits for Boomers: Marijuana Smoking on Rise for Seniors: CBS News (blog) For many seniors, smoking pot was so... http://bit.ly/aL67oh

@ChelseaMiller Hide your pot, your parents are looking for it apparently...RT @PerezHilton Study: More seniors smoking pot http://bit.ly/a9d34K

@rcpestano RT @cassidyhaley: RT @PerezHilton Study: More seniors smoking pot http://bit.ly/a9d34K - I'm gonna be a total stoner in my old age..why not?

Twitter stays abreast of the news

A plane that crashed into an Austin, Texas, office building which housed the local IRS branch has been all over the news. But it was on Twitter first. And still is...


@MinnPostRSS Austin plane crash targeted IRS, officials say: Authorities said Thursday evening that a body believed to be th... http://minnpo.st/btovSk

@fr33tweet RT @macbraughton The Austin Bomber's Anti-"Big Brother" Manifesto? - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine http://icent.ca/8m #IRS plane crash

@funtimewithbill if you don't call the IRS plane crash guy a terrorist, then the term has lost all meaning (if it hadn't already).

@mosteveo IRS Plane Crash Suspect's Online Diatribe http://ow.ly/194UA Very Creepy.

@Indexma RT @Click2Houston1: Worker killed in Austin plane crash identified as IRS Criminal Investigations Supervisory Agent Vern Hunter, 68. http://bit.ly/aL167f

@ericdeamer RT @BreakingNews: Facebook is removing fan pages supporting IRS plane crash pilot that have been deemed 'credible threats,' spokesman tells NBC

Twitter can be music to your ears

No matter what type of music you like best, you're likely to find some of it on twitter. Or at least links to it. Everything from online radio stations to YouTube videos is Tweeted and ReTweeted around the Twitter site. Tune in to these Tweets:

@BIGBOFSDS @cooda_brown NEW MUSIC FROM SDS'S FIRST BORN BIG B THE BABY FACE KILLA http://omg.ly/jgwK DOING ME #FREEDOWNLOAD

@Max_Plays_Views @King_WayneSDM promote your music on MySpace fast & easy: www.maxplaysandviews.com

@TRafterparty MUSIC: 'Ten Billionth Song' iTunes announced they will be offering a $10,000 gift card... http://theonlineafterparty.com/?p=1835 #Music

@pcdinh Listening to Giọt Buồn Không Tên (Y Phụng) http://youtu.be/UEXcFg3LTA4 #music

@ChristWebsites Christian Music: Praise God http://bit.ly/as061Q

@maxxhendriks A compelling interface to learn music notation http://ff.im/-g9K1r

Olympic tweets

If you love the Olympics but can't get to Vancouver to watch (or don't have cable television) perhaps you'd enjoy getting the latest updates via Twitter.

There are first-hand accounts, reviews, opinions--just about every Olympic topic you can think of is covered on Twitter.


@hottopicdotws Winter Olympics Schedule for Today! (http://cli.gs/P6gs8) #hot #topic

@SmileyyMoon Take a look “behind the science” of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/dimensions/index.html

@kate405 Sid Crosby made it on People Magazine's Winter Olympics Surprising Hotties!! http://ow.ly/18gie

@Dreamfilmmakers Olympics notebook: Interview with a Games junkie - http://bit.ly/b4z5Mv

@lindseyfor2028 Today Show just said tonight was THE night to stay in watch the Olympics, man... I'm going to miss my Shaun White :(

@2helppeople Free Twitter Backgrounds – Vancouver 2010 Olympics Collection ... http://bit.ly/aNwo12

Political (Twitter) junkies

Like your politics fresh out of the oven? Look no further than Twitter where the news is breaking fast and furious. Yesterday when Sen. Evan Bayh announced he would not seek re-election, the news broke first on Twitter. Expect more breaking political news on the micro-blogging site as candidates continue to disappear and appear and...(whatever else they do when they aren't messing up the country for the rest of us.)


@IBRG
Baron Hill has filed - check out the latest canidate filings here - http://ow.ly/17Qfa

@Tamyra
We here in Indiana are tired of our politics being chose for us. We are capable of choosing our own candidates.... http://bit.ly/bheD5C

@IN_gov GOV Governor Daniels' statement about Senator Bayh's decision to not seek re-election: http://bit.ly/a4C3mT

@Muckety Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana has decided not to seek re-election this year http://bit.ly/dhBNlw

@FrugalHoosiers New on FH: Aftershock: insert your own "Bayh Bye" headline (http://bit.ly/9KivJ8 ) #tcot #RedIN

Why 'Buzz' when you can 'Tweet'

In its never-ending attempt to monopolize all things web-based, Google is making a play for the Twitter audience.
Last week they rolled out Google 'Buzz' and made public the Gmail users and the people they e-mail most. That's a bit of a privacy faux-paux.

They did eventually apologize for the error.

It remains to be seen why anyone needs yet-another micro-blogging site, or why Google feels it's necessary to link everything together under one big umbrella.

Personally, I like using different sites for different reasons. I always felt there was safety in spreading my usage around. That keeping all your informational eggs in one basket made it more likely that information could be inadvertently released.
Like Google just did with 'Buzz' for instance...

@WormReport News: Google forced into second Buzz backtrack #Geek #WebTech #News http://bit.ly/9czhTz

@pradagirl47 RT @mashable: HOW TO: Integrate Google Buzz Into Your WordPress Blog - http://bit.ly/bhTohJ

@kkelly7 Just for the record, I do not like Google Buzz, and Google Buzz does not like me.

@bubblesgalorecw Anyone using google buzz? I don't have a g-mail account, but will get one if I can be convinced its worth it!

@SocialMediaWorx RT @jowyang Web Strategy Matrix: Google Buzz vs Facebook vs MySpace vs Twitter http://tinyurl.com/ydw7p65 great comparison!

Jobs on twitter

Looking for a new career? Or maybe, just a job? Try Twitter. It is quickly becoming the go-to place for job seekers and employers looking for tech-savvy talent. Plus, there is plenty of career advice to be had in the Tweet-stream as well. Check it out:

@heatherhuhman
Job Search & Stress: 5 Ways to Deal with It - http://bit.ly/c5W2Rr #JobAdvice

@TwitjobsUSA
We are helping 1000's of Americans back to work, please help us, help more people, RT and share :) #jobs #twitjobs

@heatherhuhman
What to know about yourself before the job interview by @scotherrick - http://bit.ly/aaiQjx #JobAdvice

@TwitjobsUK
*Internship with Harrods* - Product Design - London http://bit.ly/avfbqw #jobs #twitjobs

@bluebadgercom #Hiring Now: Sales Engineer Marketing Turbines (Detroit, MI) http://bit.ly/amYQqI #job #career #jobs

@careerdiva i-workers are in a daze/WTF ever happened to snow days? http://bit.ly/bEGSJV

@WCSJobTweet Starting to re-update our Worthington Career Services facebook page - Won't you become a member? http://tinyurl.com/y9xdst9

Free stuff on Twitter

Who doesn't like free stuff? Free stuff is the most affordable stuff after all, so what's not to like.
On Twitter there are several groups which do nothing but Tweet free promotions. These are but a few...there are many, many more.

@cheapchick McDonald's Valentines coupon booklets — $1.50, with $12 worth of coupons http://tinyurl.com/yfeaejg

@FreeStuffUS
* Free 8×10 collage print at Walgreens http://bit.ly/9qusfs

@FreeStuffUS
* Free Excedrin http://bit.ly/cJyWnT

@NewFreeStuff
I just saw The Book of Eli on www.freemovienation.com. What a great movie!

Earthquake in Chicago-and other news

Keep up with the news of the world (or Chicago)--via Twitter.

@andrewbrady EARTHQUAKE IN CHICAGO! I didn't feel it...

@lanlordcan RT @London_Taylor: 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit 50 miles from chicago huh? haarp must be working overtime.

@360_degree RT @riccnn: Magnitude 4.3 earthquake centered 48 miles WNW of Chicago

@jjlava RT @BillCorbett "Earthquake" outside Chicago is really giant mecha-Al Capone rising up. Run, you mugs! http://bit.ly/aweh21

@mmbenson Snow and an earthquake. Chicago likes to keep us on our toes. http://tinyurl.com/yehojrj

@firesideint #Chicago felt an #earthquake - Did u know Chicago was founded by a man from #Haiti - http://bit.ly/6887VO

Mythbusters are Tweeple too!

Do you watch Mythbusters? If so, you might be interested in knowing how many of the staff members are currently using Twitter to stay connected to their ever-increasing fan base.

The official Mythbusters Twitter feed is @Mythbusters.

You can find host Adam Savage here at @Donttrythis

And proverbial genius robot designer Grant Imihara at @grantimahara

Kari Byron got in on the action by hosting a live Tweet. You can find details here.

So far, Adam, Grant and the 'Show Itself' are the only Twitter feeds. I expect others might hop aboard the Tweet-Train soon enough...

Stars are out on twitter

Unless you've been living under a rock, you likely know Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore are on Twitter. But they are just the tip of the proverbial Twitter-Celebrity iceberg. Do you know any of these folks?



@AdrianneCurry If you arent soaked after your workout,& I am talking looking like you jumped in a pool, you most likely arent doing much 4 yourselves ; )

@ThatKevinSmith Via @Choccster "You back on the shakes yet, sir? Any weight updates?" Today, I'm starting a 100 calorie-an-hour diet. Maybe a little cardio.

@DougBenson And include #ilovemovies in your answer! What are my three favorite movies that Ringo Starr appears in?

@DameElizabeth Geary's is such a beautiful store filled with goodies. But, I hope you'll see both places for holiday ideas.

@NathanFillion Rode my bike to work. http://yfrog.com/3guzgjuj

What's Your Personal Brand?

Personal Branding. It's the new catch-phrase for anyone interested in becoming more of whatever they are. Don't believe me? Follow this link:

@DanSchawbel
BRANDING: Can anyone be a celebrity? http://is.gd/7Lf1m @rozzy

The science of Twitter

If you like science, but hate all the thinking required to learn something new, try devouring it in smaller, bite-size morsels. With Twitter. There are many great science feeds on twitter, including Mythbusters, Discover Magazine, and even some folks from the Science Channel (Meteorite Men)

@newscientist
Headache pill could save earthquake crush victims from the 'smiling death' http://bit.ly/bkh99C

Google taking over the Social Media World?

For the time being Twitter is the only service of its kind. But Google is looking to change all that. And it could. More and more news agencies are turning to the micro-blogging site to break stories and promote their web pages. There is money to be had with Twitter and Google knows it. Likewise with Facebook and its millions upon millions of daily users who post every bit of information that comes their way. Google sees money there as well.
And I haven't even mentioned the money to be had in the tablet PC market with 'e-readers'.
Check out the things Google has planned.


@Twitter_Tips

Strong rumor: Google will release a news feed that will compete with Twitter: http://j.mp/aapoLg

Just for laughs

There are a few pseudo- (and not so pseudo) news organizations posting to Twitter. When the actual news is too depressing, try some fake news. Here are a couple:

@FakeAPStylebook

et cetera - A Latin term meaning, "I can't think of anything else to say."

@TheOnion
Red Lobster Introduces New Mechanical Jumbo Shrimp Ride http://onion.com/9fMhle

@OHnewsroom
“We’re not procrastinating. We’re deadline-oriented.”

Space: No longer a frontier at all?

Have an interest in manned spaceflight? Then you might consider following some of these folks talking about the elimination of the Constellation space program and a return to Low Earth Orbit operations as presented by President Obama.




@cnnbrk
Obama unveils $3.8 trillion budget. http://bit.ly/9kjxSZ

@spacecommerce
Budget Summary: Constellation Is Cancelled Outright http://bit.ly/cDmzkp

@warp
This is an important day for all space agencies, including ESA and CSA - move towards Space being a place where we live and do business

@doug_ellison
The melodramatic media will be presenting the new NASA budget as the end of manned spaceflight. It just isn't. Not even slightly.

@CFNews13_Space
LIVE CHAT underway debating Obama budget and future plans for NASA. Join us now: http://tinyurl.com/ydska8y

@Joi_the_Artist

@txflygirl the problem is, we may have become people-overall--who are no longer capable of doing the hard things to get back into space

@txflygirl

The real problem is not the what we are doing it's HOW we are doing it - in yearly governmental budgets. That's not how you leave LEO.