Rather than doing my usual speedlink, I decided to take a slightly different approach to What’s Up Wednesdays today. Thanks to some help from Gary Jones at BlueFur, I can now post Twitter replies on my blog. I enjoy interacting with the online community, both on Beyond the Rhetoric and through Twitter, so this is a good way to bridge the gap between the two.
If you’re not already familiar with the microblogging service, I encourage you to watch the video that explains Twitter in plain English and read the post on basic Twitter etiquette. Then, you’ll want to follow me on Twitter, because you just may end up being mentioned in a future post here! That, and I hope that I can be good company.
Let’s see how my Twitter followers responded to some questions I posed.
Do you have more Twitter followers or more RSS subscribers?
@michaelkwan More Twitter followers than rss by almost double!!
What is your favorite book of all-time? Why?
@michaelkwan Twilight… err i mean Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood, b/c i can see the sci-fi dystopia happening one day.
@michaelkwan I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb. Just an amazing story to read.
@michaelkwan The E-myth is one of my favorite. It teaches you to how business should be run in a easy to read style.
What’s your favourite sandwich and why?
@michaelkwan Grilled chicken with fresh mozz, roasted red peppers, and a little bit of fresh olive oil.. why? because it so darn scrump
@michaelkwan Sandwich with pears, brie cheese, prosciutto & some balsamic in Gastown in Van thats ridiculous. Party in my mouth type deal.
@michaelkwan hoagie from philly. It is the best tasting, the bread is great and the oil & vineager are what makes it.
@michaelkwan I love chicken or ham sandwich with lots of lettuce, tomatos & onions with mayonnaise condiment wrap between toasted bread.
@michaelkwan Primanti’s Pittsburgher! Often imitated, never duplicated. If you’ve never had this Pittsburgh delicacy, you’re missing out.
Hey Twitter, what’s for dinner?
@michaelkwan … I had mashed potatoes! Homemade …
@michaelkwan A sandwich but you have to go make it yourself.
@michaelkwan Ramen, Sushi, Pho, That BBQ place you guys went to last year . . . . just take pics!
Based on this response rate, my Twitter followers seem to enjoy eating much more than books and social media. Go figure.
I suppose I should comment, seeing as I stole your title and all. 😉
I guess I missed your tweets! But, I wasn’t on Twitter much last weekend, which I think is your usual Q&A time.
From what I recall, I had one on the weekend, one on Monday, and two on Tuesday. Just goes to show you that you should be following me all the time! 🙂
Monday, I was distracted by signing up for, and trying to figure out, Facebook. Plus, I did a little series of “U Can’t Tweet This!” tweets.
Tuesday, more Facebook.
Today was LinkedIn.
I have a busy schedule here. 😉
I saw all of the tweets except the first one. I answered the book one and the food one, but skipped the dinner one because I wasn’t eating. That isn’t a good choice for me as a diabetic, but I did eat a peanut butter sandwich later while watching the tweets scroll by.
I’m glad to get featured in your “What’s Up Wednesday’s” post for 2 consecutive weeks.
Due to the time difference (I’m on GMT +8), extra effort and vigilance is required on my part to keep track of tweets from overseas friends.
Is my reply featured here the only one from Asian timezone?
I think you’re the only one from outside of Canada and the United States. Congrats!