Saturday, August 10, 2013

Random follow #200 - The McAwesomes

When social media meets real life is when you find out who people really are.  Some are shallow and you wonder why you bother.  Others are full of depth and make your time on social media worthwhile.  Others still cross the boundary between virtual and real life and become real live friends.

For over 12 months now I have had the great pleasure of following on twitter one of the most romantic and good looking couples in social media.  @PhidMcAwesome and @CharisMcAwesome are two people who I am proud to say aren't just friends online but friends in real life.  Based out of the metropolis of Te Awamutu they pretty much own all the foursquare check-ins of the entire town.

So who are they and what are they like?

Phid is an exceptionally nice guy who is head over heels in love with Charis.  He has a couple of twitter accounts that he looks after with @Pixelshopnz being just one of them.  Phid has an exceptional sense of humour and originally being from down Taranaki ways he keeps his feet on the ground and his tweets above the rim.  He keeps his tweets real and isn't afraid to get a bit controversial every now and then but mostly his tweets circle around three things - video games, wrestling and entertainment.


"Money cant buy you happiness , but it can buy you Coffee....and Bacon, and thats kind of the same thing!" <Phid>

Charis is a very, very lovely lady whose smile can charm a room in a flash.  Being a mum to two exceptionally good young men she has her hands full with having to look after three boys in the house.  Her tweeting frequency is not as full on as it used to be but the quality has certainly improved.  She has a fun loving approach that is infectious and bright.

"Made it home without killing anyone #winning #longstory" <Charis>

And the number one contribution this amazing couple make to the world of social media is their weekly radio show - @hashtagradionz.  Week in and week out they sit down behind the microphone and share with the world all the happenings in the realms of Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and every other social media platform that is mainstream.  This labour of love is one contribution to social media that they can totally be proud of.

"We don't condone drinking and making radio. But we enjoy it. @CharisMcawesome" <Hashtag Radio NZ>

With the McAwesome's you can never be too sure of what they are going to tweet next.  They interact both with each other and rest of the twitterverse with ease.  Phid and Charis are even more McAwesome in real life than they are on social media and for that very reason alone they get the very special privilege of being RKT #200.


p.s. not of all the facts in this post are true.  But most of them are.  Any facts that aren't true can be blamed on the consumption of vodka while writing this post.

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