Random follow #52 - @condy_ian

Will Smith once starred in a movie in which the main theme was the connectedness of people across the world.  And in measuring that connectedness it was thought that every single person was only seven relationships or links away from every single other person on the face of the planet.  With twitter the number of links between people is reduced.  I would almost go so far as to reduce the number from being '7 degrees of separation' all the way down to about 5.

Today's tweeter is a friend of a friend.  He is a friend of a couple of people I have profiled previously too.  In fact most or all of the friends whom I have in the Hawkes Bay are people I know from twitter. @condy_ian is the one of twitter voices for the Thirsty Whale Bar and Restaurant in Napier. 

Condy is a really nice guy who works his butt off and tweets a bit too.  He enjoys his sport, enjoys a good beer and also enjoys a good conversation.

Here a few key observations that I have made about Condy.  He is definitely an optimist - "It's going to rain this week".  He used to support the Hurricanes (and probably still does but everyone knows the Chiefs won the Super 15 in 2012) - "@RikkiSwannell Magpie Fans now see the Chiefs as "their team" Canes have lost support of the provinces a couple yrs ago".

Whats really interesting is that as I look back over his tweet stream I can see so many tweets of his that I have read and taken notice of.  Its like his tweets work by stealth.  You read his tweets as they cross your timeline, ponder them for a moment and then move on.  But when you go back and read them again its as if those words have buried themselves in your memory.

So he is a subtle tweeter.  He doesn't get up in your face and wave a finger at you telling you what you should or should not think.  Yes sure - he has his opinions but he's an evangelist for the virtues of sport.  The one topic he may express his opinion on directly is his choice of beer.  If any person can drive through the Hawkes Bay and down to the Waiarapa and not figure out what the beer of choice is then they would have to be a blind man (no offense to anyone).

In short Condy is not a social media time waster.  He is your average good keen guy who has found social media and uses it both as a form of entertainment and a tool to interact with people.  He is a genuine bloke.  There's no bull or lies appearing in his timeline.  His tweets are real, short and interesting.

This is not the official twitter account for the Thirsty Whale.  You can follow their official account over at @thirstywhale.  One way to think @condy_ian is like having a inside man who can give you the good oil.  Need a few tips on any random things about the Hawkes Bay then this is your man.

Before twitter I hardly knew anyone in the Hawkes Bay but now I know I can go to the @thirstywhale and can meet and see someone I have interacted with.  And so the number of connections between myself and the world has reduced again and is definitely on the move down from 7 to 5.