Tweetup
Twitter Japan recently held a Tweetup to coincide with the launch of the Japanese mobile version of Twitter together with the visit of Twitter co-founder Biz Stone.
Here is Biz with a member of the Empire flogging their new mobile service ^^;
This Trooper has broken the imperial code 35562a by revealing a bit of clone skin just behind the glove and will be sent to detention block 1553a.
The Tweetup was held at the Garden Hall at Ebisu. Quite a few tech related events are held here.
A "Tweetup" is a gathering of Twitter users and is held worldwide. They can be organized by anyone.
This tweetup was organized by Twitter Japan and was attended by about 200-ish twitter users from many different fields. AmiAmi came along too.
With Andrew Shuttleworth who I work with on CGM Night. Our next CGM Night will most probably be in collaboration with Cospa Japan.
With tangerinejp and Mika who worked on organizing the Tweetup.
Steve Nagata and his new toy which he used to film the Mint Royale practice vid.
When I first came across the Twitter service, I didn't really get it. All I saw was a bunch of registered users talking about where they are going, what they are doing, what they are eating etc.
When I was bothered to actually take a closer look, I saw much much more and below are some of the reasons why I use Twitter.
- I use Twitter to keep myself in the loop with what friends are up to. They tweet and it appears on my Twitter home page. Short simple text which I can absorb at a glace without reading rows and rows of text for each update.
- The people I follow are usually like minded and share the same interests. I follow folks from the tech, figure, anime, doll industry and keep up to date with the latest trends. They usually post links to useful info too.
- I've met a ton of people through Twitter alone - creating new friendships and business opportunities.
When somebody tweets with an @dannychoo, I can see all tweets addressed to me.
My twitter followers have backgrounds from varying industries and always help me out when I have a question.
Instead of hunting around Google, I can get instant answers (within seconds) from my Twitter followers. My followers have saved my bacon for things like technical JQuery questions to Japanese grammar.
- Everybody is busy and not everybody has got time to keep up with what I write on dannychoo.com. I tweet some (not all) of my updates so that my followers can keep in the loop with what I'm writing.
- Sometimes when I tweet a particularly interesting topic or link, it will get Retweeted meaning that a follower will basically copy n paste what I just tweeted and Retweet it to their followers. Some of my Retweeted links get thousands (and thousands) of clicks.
- I use Twitter as a form of communications to instantly let thousands of people know about an event or what have you. Many friends in Tokyo are following me on Twitter and is particularly useful when I want to let everybody know about a meetup for example.
- My Twitter updates are automatically fed into my FaceBook meaning that I can reach out to and keep more people in the loop with what I'm doing.
The Internet is about sharing and Twitter is no exception. Constantly tweeting your own blog posts alone will bore people and some will start to unfollow you. By sharing interesting resources that you come across during your rounds of the Internets, your followers will appreciate the quality of your tweets and start to recommend you on #followfridays.
Every Friday, Twitter users will start to tag their tweets with "#followfriday" followed by twitter usernames. This means that they are recommending Twitter accounts to other users.
Tip: If you are following me for example and send me a note that begins with a @dannychoo, only people who are following you and me will see the message. If you want everybody to see the message then start your tweet with a "."
I update my Twitter account a few times a day and you can follow me @dannychoo.
You can now update your dannychoo.com account with your Twitter username and we will soon be displaying your tweets on the site.
Folks including Goodsmile, Cospa and many of the top Japanese figure bloggers have started to use Twitter too.
Twitter should help enrich your career and life in many ways like it has done for me. But Twitter is only a means - its up to you how you want to use it.
http://twitter.com/dannychoo
Images from Digital Bear (Minami-san), Zuco and Steve Nagata.
Update - your tweets will soon show up in Google search results - Google Blog.
If you are interested in reading about life in Japan, seeing photos taken daily around Tokyo, like Japanese subculture (anime, manga, figures, Dollfies) then you may want to start delving into the Japan or Figure categories for a start or have a gander at all photo articles.
If you don't have much time now, maybe subscribe to the RSS Feed, Twitter Feed or join the other readers in the FaceBook Page.
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Online Shop
http://wildarms.egloos.com
What seems like a simple idea has become a smash hit, I guess that's how it is sometimes :) I think I'm gonna start using Twitter soon too. Amazing how successful it is in Japan as well, Tweet!!!
Blogger Looking For Employment
http://www.theandysan.com
When I first heard about Twitter, I thought that it was just the newest flavor-of-the-month social network that would become obscure within a couple of months. Imagine my surprise when it explodes and becomes almost as relevant as Facebook and YouTube (I'd say that they're now the new Big Three of social networks)! I signed up for an account July of 2008 and have been a happy Tweeter ever since!
I link my Twitter account with my Facebook and my YouTube accounts as well as my blog so that whenever I do something online like write a new post or upload a new video, my followers on Twitter will know!
Student
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcadacio/
Oh you follow jet daisuke! I follow him on youtube, b/c I have yet to get a twitter account.
Otari Vader, Sith Lord for Hire, will fillet Makoto Itou for free
http://coffeebugg.blogspot.com/
I've yet to find a purpose for twitter on my end. Perhaps in the near future. I do find how you use twitter rather interesting.
Student
http://foxkey.blog126.fc2.com/
Like many people, I used to think Twitter was merely another place for people to blog. As soon as I started being an active member online, I now see the benefits of using the service. Quick, effective messages that are sent to the world wide web. I've yet to use it to get information for things though, will have to try that one day.
I also have to start sending out some interesting news. ^^;
Student
http://www.turningotaku.com
Awesome, twitter is great, with it I can send and receive links from people who have the same interests, and I do send you some things I believe to be otaku from time to time :D
pixels & photography
http://www.studiosushi.com
You should use a twitter client like Tweetdeck in order to have more and more instant updates about a particular subject, without following the whole planet, thx to #hashtags and search columns (and a second desktop screen to display all the columns lol).
NEET
http://austrianotaku.com/
I second that.
No serious Twitter user uses the webpage, Danny! Copy and pasting for RT? o_O There's a button for that. Otherwise I woulnd't retweet anything^^
Those clients autoshorten urls right away which means you can write longer tweets, upload to twitpic when u drag and drop a pic in there and lots of other usefull functions.
Student
http://cream77.deviantart.com/
Meh I dont't have twitter.Me thinks it's because of what people say at school.>_>
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
I tend to tweet than blog as I can just type something on the fly. Tend to reply more than before, but my tweets are usually humorous blurbs rather than what I'm doing.
Student
I've made a twitter account a while ago, still don't use it much besides to follow tweets.
http://personal.babelred.com
I have a twitter account, but I am far too lazy to update it. XD
http://www.stefkov.com/
Twitter lets me keep in touch with people that live far away from me and also let me follow some amazing people allowing me to peek into their lives around the world. I don't see anything wrong with it.
The only thing wrong with Twitter are the countless times I've had spam accounts follow me.
To Aru Tenki Rain
http://kyourin7.blogspot.com/
twitter is like a diary for me ^w^ and a gold mine of useful links and resources XD
studying comp studies, planning to look for part time job
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com
Yep, my thought the same.
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
oohh nice way to put it ^w^
Student
http://johnyo.wordpress.com/
I have a twitter account although I rarely update it. My main use is to follow Japanese people because I'm learning the language, it's fun to pick out bits that I can understand.
Lazy Gamer at home
http://www.espadakiller.wordpress.com
Yeah i have a twitter account as well, i use a twitter client called Seesmic Desktop and it gets instant updates, just like Tweetdeck (but prefer Seesmic :P).
I used to hate twitter as well, but like you said, i dig up more info about it and realised it's a very useful application for me :P
http://moemoekyun.wordpress.com
T_T Don't have one sorry !
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
http://meimi132.wordpress.com/
Technically I don't twitter much, I plurk. On plurk lol. It updates my twitter+facebook feed all at once. And its prettier than twitter. Mines pink!!!
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
http://dannychoo.com.my
I love Twitter 140 words limit make us keep it short & simple to be more productive.
I tweet whenever there's something interesting to share.
IT Analyst
http://www.facebook.com/damdx
Maybe twitrer has lived two years or a little more, but it is NOW when it gets bigger and bigger.
I just opened my account 3 month ago and truly didn't got it's point until I started to follow others users with my same interests and likes. Not to mention that it will keep you informed on everything topic on relevance by a certain amount of users (MJ death, balloon boy, Obama election, etc)
Recommended social network, besides with FB :)
And I follow DCH on both on them :P
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
Recently just got into Facebook and now i'm seeing the light in Twitter!
Photography Student
http://hugodeathy.deviantart.com/
I just started using twetter last week, first I thought it would be a big waste of time but, like Danny said, when you start following people you know and where they will be it's quite good.
Student
http://www.chaosdivision.net
Twitter-addict here.
IT Business Analyst + Test Analyst + Undergrad Uni Student
http://www.crepuscular.asia
LOL @ "This Trooper has broken the imperial code 35562a"
you know what danny... remember you said you needed to customise your trooper armor a bit more, how about you have a Summer version and a Winter version of trooper ;p
Web Developer/Software Engineer
http://www.nyannet.com
I just started using Twitter since I launched my website, its a great way to keep visitors and users informed on when I am working on the site and just what I am doing in general. I use Tweetdeck on my iPhone and on my computer to keep track of the people I follow etc. It was really useful when I was debugging the site my testers could just send me a quick tweet if something was broken etc.
I used to use Echophone but I like Tweetdeck better.
Student
http://situsaleatorius.blogspot.com
I have a twitter account but I tweet few times
Student and full-time otaku
Well, the way you describe it is how it is meant to be used. But unfortunately, there is still a large portion of trolls who feel they should let the world know they're taking a poo right now ^^;; If all that could be filtered, I'd value twitter more.
Creative Director
I still don't get twitter. It just seems like another frivolous 'net based time-waster.
Dental Technician, i make teeth!
http://antsizedman.blogspot.com/
Stillonly looked at twitter once, seems to be anothe rone of those get as many friends thats aren't firends kinda things to me.
code monkey
Love the 140 word limit and simple interface. With a 140 limit, even a bad writer can make things sound good.
JR. College Student
http://npc.talkingincircles.net/
I twitter quite often, but I do more reading of other tweets. I can keep tabs on so many people in one place! It's great.
Industrial engineer
http://inotas.blogspot.com
I don't have Twitter, I use identi.ca which is a lot like twitter minus Fail Whale, which many twitter users know well.
At work, and in some webpages, I've seen usage of it. Such as, update on the webpage, so its announced on Twitter, Facebook. Viva RSS Feed!! =D
But, I think there's a thin line between interesting things and everyday life. Well, at least for me ^-^;
Danny-san assists to lots of parties, indeed. =)
Full-time geek/Part-time student/Part-time musician
http://randomgeekness.livejournal.com/
Stop the abstinence Tweet is good!.
Dedicated and certified lunatic, Beer snob extraordinaire...
I do tweet (same name as here) but not to DC. ( I post here! ) Mostly in response to the web'toons I read. fredrin from Megatokyo (how I found out about DC, BTW, Danny added ME!), hawkster from AppleGeeks, essrose from Serenity Rose, dantheshive from El Goonish Shive.....so far, that is....
???Confused???
Hm, I'd tweet if I had some interesting things going on around me...
Otaku Social Media/Blogger/Event Coverage
I love Twitter, and it's actually you Danny that got me into it. Before I felt the same way, but when looking closer and realizing how beneficial and fun it can be, I started really liking it. Unfortunately, a few of my friends still cannot see it's usefulness.
Adding Twitter feeds from members to DC.com here is brilliant.
http://twitter.com/phossil
http://www.animoe.net
It seems you follow a very few set of people. ~~~ ;)
master of woodchop
http://www.bookindian.wordpress.com
emergency response peoples in Southern Cali-land use Twitter cos it be faster than tellyfone and radio - WOH :D
Graphic Designer
I like twitter but sometimes it's so simple I wish it had a bit more options, like grouping. The tweets can get to be so much when I don't check often.
Student
Haha I just renembered that I have an account and followers, but I've never used it.
Alchemist in training
Have twitter and I must say . Its like a daily website to me . Not to mention an addiction to it .
Its like Facebook only much simpler and very user-friendly . I usually tweet when I feel like it .
Add me on twitter
http://twitter.com/UntoldHero ^_^
Student, Freelance Artist
http://rhythmemotion.net
I'm on Twitter! (lene) I'm following you, but I do have my account set to private so regardless if I were to respond back to you, you wouldn't see it ;_;
I'm actually considering in making a public account separate from my personal account; like having networking opportunities and other convos on a public account while having my personal account for a few close friends and what not. I'd like to separate my lives if possible ^^;;
I utilize Twitter a lot, though! Many businesses use it for promotions and what not. For example, I've been getting free burgers, other foods, and some discounts just by following food businesses on Twitter. The promotion does wonders to their sales (and my tummy ^^).
I also follow a number of people from DC on Twitter, too. Keeps me in touch with them when I'm on blogging hiatuses :3
College Student, Computer Science Major
http://www.projectsaber.com
Gotta keep up with those tweets!
NEET part-time - Technical Support Officer - Network security engineer
http://burugureibi.blogspot.com/
yay for twitter!!!
I joined twitter with the older news that the puchi blurbs could've been removed
Heck, now i got my work clients adding me ^^;
Pseudo-Graphic Designer, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/
Twitter is almost like a chat to me. I don't update what I'm doing at the very moment, but is becoming something I'm doing more often ^^; But along with a few people I did join Twitter because it might've been integrated into puchi blurbs instead XD Having a bit of fun with it sometimes :)
BTW, I think you had me on follow, but the old account messed up that I had to make a new one ^^;
Star Gazer
http://vixums.wordpress.com/
Oh my goodness, the Garden Hall looks amazing!!! And there are so many people @_@ I used to keep up with my Twitter a lot more before, now I just wait till I can get it all out at LJ!
DIYBio-er, Student
http://codexlib.blogspot.com
Mwahahaha I've been using twitter even before it was cool. For those looking for opensource alternative there's also identi.ca
Twitter's amazing. There are all sorts of professional scientists on there I can ask questions to, not to mention fellow anime/game lovers.
Pre-U Student
http://wakuwakusuru.zeroclipse.net
Have a Twitter account but have not made much use of it yet. ^^;
Graphic Artist/Gamer/Dreamer and all that jazz
http://thenihon-suki.blogspot.com/
I feel like it took awhile for Twitter to get going but even now I'm hooked. I started using it again soon after I got my job in NYC. I also started my blog and noticed how a lot of other Japanese bloggers were using twitter. It's really a great invention and tool for communication. I've made so many friends in the Japanese community, as well as new friends here in NYC that share the same passions as myself. For anyone not hip to twitter, please use it! There are so many ways to use it and I'm 100% sure you would get something back from using twitter!