I follow 180 different feeds on Twitter. Many of them are Abingdon based.
Some people who used to do blogs have moved over to twitter. Last week I read from, one such, @nbthegreenman, ” of the frozen canal, and then a little later …
“It’s minus 8 outside already. Has someone stolen the Gulf Stream?”
Things were touch and go over coverage of a Rugby Football match at The Kings Head and Bell @KingsAbingdon , last night.
“Everyone lost the rugby? Or just us?”.
Then a few minutes later “SIX NATIONS France v Ireland postponed moments before scheduled 2000 GMT kick-off because of a frozen pitch” now it all makes sense.”
Every evening I get a tweet from Oxfordshire County Council “Salting update: gritters will be out across the county from 7pm this evening.” At first it seemed a OTT, but not for the last week. Even the new grit bins have been opened, and are being used.
From Abingdon Camera Club @AbingdonCamera … “Next meeting 16th February, Felicity will talk about Photos by the Riverside, followed by Chris on DSLR exposure. Come and bring a friend.”
The Camera Club run the annual Abingdon Arts Festival photo competition, where there is also an under age 16 section. Closing date 3rd March. Entry forms and rules are available at Abingdon Camera Club .
Soon at the Broad Face @TheBroadFace there will be “live entertainment with Roy Alvin’s Reeds United.”
Lots more where these come from.
How do you follow 180 different feeds?
I tried Twitter a few years ago – and gave up in total confusion and overload. I was only trying to follow Stephen Fry and a couple of others!
I have the 180 people and I check back when I have time. Sometimes once a day, sometimes more. Most people say little so it is usually the same group of about 20 do most of the tweets. Then I just speed through and only pay attention to a few of them. My brain filters out the rest. There are people who do so many that it swamps the feed and I get rid of them unless they are very witty like Steve Fry probably is. Though I don’t follow anybody famous. My favourite is The Abingdon Taxi although he has been quiet of late.