Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Random follow #133 - @tanebufton

I have only blogged about one or maybe two locked accounts so far this year.  Normally locked accounts only have a few followers because they are hard to find.  But @tanebufton somehow has amassed a WHOLE lot of followers.  So I think I missed the memo that came out saying he is awesome.

I had to hit the follow button and see some of his tweets for that to happen.  And deciding to follow him has proven to be a valuable experience.  He doesn't give anything away about who he is or where he is etc.  His website is full of latin words that mean nothing.  Trying to discover who he is online is like a cross between 'Where's Wally?' and 'The Hunt for Carmen Sandiago'.


And then I started looking through his twitter timeline.  And I was genuinely surprised and happy to find that there is a really nice young guy who is adding value to the twittersphere.  He RT's cool peeps like @websam, @lordemusic and @t3rminallyg33ky.

So why follow this elusive and yet endearing character?  The unknown.  You never know whats going to roll out next.

"People who hashtag themselves on Facebook and instagram as #hipster.. Urgh"

Or "Wait, do they not make twink anymore? Or am I just stupid."

And "Was going to do something today.. Then discovered a season of family guy I missed on Netflix. Goodbye Saturday,"

He is a really good guy who puts the G into genuine.  You won't find any of those annoying trolling tweets or super long conversations where everybody gets copied in and they never end.  No way Jose.  What we have here is a great way to communicate.

"My heels are killing me after the careers expo yesterday. But was good to get out of the office and talk to people about what we do!"
@tanebufton is a really nice guy.  He talks about his friends. reminisces a bit about the past, occasionally drops a few tweets about IT and netflix and he is located in the South Island.  Somewhere.  Like Oamaru or something.  Woot!  So this great guy with heaps of followers could totally do with some more.  Go ahead - ask him to let you follow him.  He's a cool kid.

Last word - anyone who has been able to amass almost 40,000 tweets is someone who is committed to twitter.  That sort of commitment deserves some shine and major respect.  @tanebufton - I salute you!




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