Every day, people are tossing millions of 140 character updates onto Twitter. If you’re one of those people who’s avoided the site because you think it’s all about people telling the world they clipped their toenails today or took a dump, well, you’re sadly mistaken. (And I’m laughing at you. Haha. Way to go, grandpa. ) There’s a great deal of useful and interesting information out there to be had—but c’mon… you don’t have time for all that shit!
Here are some recent PDX Twitter highlights you may have missed:
Crazy Planes! – former Oregon Media Insiders head @LynnSiprelle spotted a private jet circling dangerously low over SE Portland, and shaking its wings. She wondered whether or not the pilot was in danger, but eventually decided he was kind of a douchebag.
PDX Foodie goes to Stanford – Local chef and amateur butcher @CamasD
to teach an online class on food writing for Stanford University.
Electric Cars and You – @amyjruiz, Mayor Adams’ sustainability advisor eagerly anticipates the zero-emission Nissan Leaf, which makes its Portland debut this fall.
Happy Birthday/ Anniversary! – @MayorSamAdams wished former Portland mayor Vera Katz a happy 76th birthday today. Today is also KGW anchor and new mother @StephStricklen‘s 7th wedding anniversary. As long as I’m at it, happy birthday, as well, to OurPDX blogger and craft beer enthusiast @dieselboi
Speaking of Beer – What’s on tap in PDX right now? There’s a tag for that. (#ontappdx)
Some beers on tap right now in Portland:
@TankerBar – Russian River Pliny the Elder
@Baileystaproom – Fort George Illuminator, Amendment Brew Free or Die IPA, Cascade Raspberry Wheat.
@pdxgreendragon – Moylan’s Dry Irish Stout, Fish Tale IPA
@belmontstation – Avery Maharajah, Cascade Summer Solstice IPA, Cascade Lakes Blonde Bombshell
Freaky Ghosts, Baby! – Last but, not least, twitter is a great place to find out about local events, almost as great as the Mercury‘s website, in fact. @PDXGreenDragon is showing Ghostbusters, one of the best movies of all time, tonight on the patio at 9pm. Bring your dog!
Yeah, what was up with that plane today? Saw it around 1:45 or so over the safeway on Powell and Chavez.
I watched ghostbusters this weekend
I thought you said there would be something a person might give a shit about – are you saving that for a later post?
@Colin Human people, yes. You’re clearly a pissed-off bear, as evidenced by your avatar. Pissed-off bears just aren’t in my demographic.
I hope this is a continuing series. I will never look at twitter, but would hate to think I am missing anything. My skepticism of twitter can be summarized thusly –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifHTne_vSoA
None of the links provided brings compelling reason to replace a single RSS feed with twitter. It only seems to solidify to me that twitter is way more noise than signal.
Twitter is teh future of teh internetz you n00bs.
I’ve been on the computer for too long.
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