If someone were devise a formula such as - (number of tweets/number of followers * number of follows) then @toastwithdan would get a score of 6293.15. Which ladies and gentlemen is a completely pointless and good for nothing number. Numbers are not a genuine or authentic way of measuring a persons worth or contribution to social media. More relevant and real measures are - how often does a person engage? Are they funny? So they share or retweet words and items of value.
Dan definitely scores high on the genuine rating meter. He has a keen sense of humour that makes him warm to approach and tweet to. And he also has a sharp wit and he will keep you on your toes. His twitter bio is the first thing that backs up when is written just above -
"The Internet is very much like Ancient Egypt, everybody is writing on walls and praising cats."
Everyone on social media has an opinion too. And Dan is no different. But he is a little more subtle than most. Subtle is such a way that he puts his opinion out there for people to see but he isn't looking for an argument. For example - "Twitter is SO much better than Facebook. #justsaying"
If you read through his tweets you will quickly discover that he is a champion and cheerleader for businesses that are doing well. He also has a bent towards marketing and even more than marketing he has a real passion for technology especially mobile tech. Here is one of the best tweets you may see about the state of business in 2013 - "My god things are finally starting to look up in the NZ economy! #hallensteins #steel&tube #turners #michaelhill #pumpkinpatch #fletcher"
Being a good kiwi guy he also tweets a little about sport. Not enough to be annoying or to pigeon hole himself as a sports tweeter but as he has a wide range of interests sports is yet another topic that he brings out of his quiver when he needs to.
He also has a creative outlet - his own radio show on Radio Ponsonby on Saturdays from 7am to 9am. Sometimes he even gets his friends to join him on air. "@Guy_Wilson_Golf Want to pop into @radioponsonby radio with a few tunes on my radio show?". And he is also domesticated - "#sundaynight #ironingshirts".
And for someone who uses the twitter name @toastwithdan you can be very sure this announcement was one that would have been met with wild applause - "Announcement. tonight. 7pm. Campbell live. #MARMITE!"
So if you're looking to engage with someone who is intelligent, funny, domesticated and has good taste in music then @toastwithdan is your man.
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