Random follow #283 - @emmaforbesnz

Being a person of many interests creates a refreshing excitement when choosing to follow someone new on twitter.  Someone who is both eclectic and exciting, funny and fancy.  @emmaforbesnz ticks these boxes absolutely.  She is a woman of many interests which in turn makes her a woman who is very interesting.

If you click through on to her website you will be greeted by two of the most gorgeous pets on the interweb today.  When Emma says she spends time with the canine's she really means it!  Personally I would take a dog any day over a cat but not everyone has mine or Emma's great taste.

What I have learnt about Emma is that she is a lovely, caring, empathic, generous and willing to go the extra mile sort of friend.  She is confident in herself and always has a little bit more love to share around to those that need it.  And those traits are the one's expressed in her timeline.

The top 5 reasons why you should consider following @emmaforbesnz -

1. She is a lady of varying tastes and tweets --> "Mint choc chip ice cream! #yummy"
2. She engages and is happy to ask for advice --> "ok peeps, also need suggestions on outfits for the boxing day races - colours/prints, old school glam or something unique and modern?"
3. Emma shares some of the BEST photo's from her job!  (I borrowed this one)
   
   
   
   
4. Emma is a part time model which requires the occasional long day in the office --> "Long day of filming today 8.35-7.15pm, fairly relaxed though which is great"
5. Change is good --> "Courier just dropped off a new hair dye that I managed to win - light chocolate brown, so might become a brunette over the weekend"

Emma has a healthy twitter lifestyle.  She tweets the good stuff as and when she wants to.  Words aren't wasted and the pictures tell you so much about her personality and love of life.  And yet alongside this Emma is quietly confidential about her life - which is super cool.

If you're a person who needs an insert of joy or total cuteness in your timeline, sometimes you really need something that will make you go "aaawwwwwww..."  well then having a photo from @emmaforbesnz will totally help you achieve that.

Random follow #192 - @sneakybaker

There is a young lady from Wellington

Who does all her work in communication

Be careful to spell and do never tell

That you used incorrect punctuation

@sneakybaker has a career in one area that gives her the skills to be able to use social media really well.  You will find tweets and messages that have certain aspects about them that many others of us would fail to see or recognise (without training) - 

• Correct punctuation
• Proper grammar
• Capitals inserted in the right places

Communications is all about talking to people.  Its about figuring out how best to convey and communicate your message to others.  So when Ihapera tweets there is very little confusion as to what she really means.

Don't worry though she knows how to have lots of fun with her tweets - 

"It's 8.43 and I've already sent a disgruntled email to HR. How's your morning going?"

Not everyone is strictly defined by what they do for a job though.  Ihapera has chosen a twitter name that describes her interests outside if work too.  So when her twitter name is @sneakybaker you know when you see a tweet like this one that something good is going to be made soon -  

"Filling my (already full) carry on the only way I know how: buying secondhand enamel baking trays in Motueka"

Another aspect of @sneakybaker is that she is a dog lover.  So many, many tweets and photos are of the other four legged house creatures that many of us have.  But I stand in solidarity with Ihapera and claim that mans best friend is indeed well worth tweeting about.  Have a look and see - 

"Nelson so far: coffee, found a hound, osso bucco pie and caramel beignet from a Spaniard named Rodrigo, beach, nap. Life is perfect."

And whats always, always good is when someone can both think for themselves (as evidenced above) and she also has a very confident sense of self that enables her to express herself through the way that she dresses as well - 

"black metallic zebra stripe sweater, blue jeans, gold boots, 'try it, I dare you' red lipstick, smug last-day-eve face #kishi"

In conclusion @sneakybaker is a sharp, sensitive and intelligent addition to twitter.  

A lover of dogs, 

a baker of cakes

this is one tweeter

who has what it takes.

Random follow #62 - @_GlennCollier

What I have found so far during this project is that there tend to pockets of tweeters around New Zealand.  That is there are heavier concentrations of users of twitter in particular areas.  For example - Wellington, Taranaki and Auckland have plenty of twitter users.  Other places are Christchurch and Hamilton (although I  don't think I have profiled anyone from The Tron yet).

Anyway today's tweeter comes to you from one of the most beautiful places in New Zealand.  Mount Maunganui (The Mount) is located in Tauranga and has some of the best beach lifestyle ever.  But where you live does not define you.  It certainly influences what people may think about you but at the end of the day you choose to be who you are.   

@_GlennCollier is one person who has the great fortune to be able to live in such an amazing place.  And even better than that is the fact that his mate Raglan gets to share it with him.  Seriously what are the chances of a person who lives at The Mount (one great surf beach) having a dog named after another New Zealand surf mecca?  Completely uncanny if you ask me.

Tauranga and surfing are two loves in Glenn's life.  And if you know anything about the surfer or his lifestyle then you would know they like time to themselves and tend not to rush things in life.  Maybe that explains why the number of tweeters from that part of the country are a bit lower per head than the remainder of the country.  Either that or they are all bust at the beach!

You can tell someone is serious about social media when they admit to doing things like this - "almost sent a txt to a mate with a hash tag! #addictedtotwitter".  While his tweet count is a little low and he has yet to crack 400 I would say this twitter newbie certainly has found his feet.  A lot of his tweets are conversational and easy to digest.

A word of warning though.  If you don't live near the beach and pictures of the beach give you a bit of angst then you may wish to follow someone else who lives in a far more boring place.

And he has a really great sense of humor.  Check it out - 

"Tomorrow I am going to buy a huge paella pan, then i will invite all my neighbors for a most excellent paella, or just hang it on the wall?"

"#ATM rage, just queued up behind a triple card dipper!" or this one...

"Frujus are $2.80 at my BP Garage...That's not fair, how do they justify the extra .30c? Bastards!"

What impresses me most about @_GlennCollier is that he has been very quick to follow and interact with a lot of the great people of twitter.  If you scroll through his timeline you will see a whole plethora of names of people you may know.  I certainly spotted quite a few lovely people in that timeline.

Well there isn't too much else to say really.  Except to ask the question - is he a long boarder or a short boarder?  You can follow along with his twitter journey and maybe you'll get the chance to find out.

Random follow #46 - @peanutwings

I was challenged today to do a random follow of the first tweeter that twitter put into the recommended box.  Now I have tried not to take this blog project too seriously and today's post will further cement that notion into place.

@peanutwings is the very small, very adorable and very likeable pet of the one and only @WendyWings. If you haven't met @peanutwings yet he is a yet to be discovered superstar of instagram.  If you check the hashtag #dogsofinstagram you will find many adorable photo's of the little chap.

Here's how he describes himself - "Little chihuahua,big heart,huge ears."  While small in stature it is easy to tell that he is a very much and loved and love giving little chap.  While his bark may be worse than his bite dogs of that size are known to be very strong and make even the hardest men both nervous as well as emotional.

So what does the average day of a dog tweeting look like?  Lets take a closer look -

Morning - "Why doesn't the Animal Channel have more shows about chihuahua's, they are missing a niche market there!"

Lunchtime - "That awkward moment when you fart and blame the human #shedidit"

The afternoon "My human came home from school. I thought I would never see her again !!!!!!!!! Puppy Dance time!"

Dinner - "chicken chicken chicken CHICKEN!!"

Oh and he is a little bit famous too - "A little bird just told me that I might make another appearance on @CampbellLiveNZ tomorrow, not sure about @WendyWings but definitely ME".  Any dog that can make an appearance on national tv not just once but multiple times - wow!!!

@peanutwings is quite selective about what he gives away on twitter.  There are no doggy secrets divulged or dodgey secrets of his owners wither for that matter!  Intermittent would be the best word to describe the frequency of tweets that will appear in your timeline should you choose to follow,

What about love and romance?  Well as far as I can see there are no special love interests or little wings running around the place yet.  We will all have to watch this space to see if there are any developments on that front!  So if you happen to know of a little chihuahua who is unlucky in love

No he won't expand your boundaries or challenge your thinking (in the conventional way) but he will add charm, spice and a few laughs to your day.


These are the twitter lifestyles of the rich and famous (dogs).