Isn't your idea equivalent to a facebook group? (there is one for the Java Posse: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=5031101622) Then you can use facebook's status updates instead of twitter's.
BoD twitter wrote: > Hi, > > for the ones of you already using Twitter you probably know that it > can be a very powerful tool, if you follow the right people, like > minded persons that you share interests with. But the one problem I've > seen over time is to find these people efficient enough. Because I'm > mostly developing in the SAP enterprise space, I see them more as my > posse and it is interesting to find new people on Twitter and pull > them into this affinity group to enlarge its power. > > Just about two weeks ago I've setup a page in my wiki (http:// > tinyurl.com/sapaffinitygroup) where all SAP affiniados can put in > there name and Twitter account, so when someone new comes in it is > easier to find all the relevant people on Twitter and by that connect > to the group. The idea got some good response and now I think it could > make sense for the JavaPosse affiniados too. A lot of you guys and > gals probably have their own wiki running so there should be many > places where a list like this could grow, but I would be willing to > setup a page like this (and actually have just done it: http://tr.im/18th). > If this makes any sense to you at all, feel free to put your name in > there and maybe follow people from the list, you think may share some > interest with you. If not, well discuss it here or flame me for being > stupid or even better just ignore it :) > > If this works out, the list will grow over time and will hopefully a > nice resource to connect people on Twitter, an opportunity that > Twitter has sharply missed over the last two years. It is just plain > hard to find like minded people and maybe this is one way this problem > can be tackled. > > Just an idea and a place to start. Please let me know what you think. > > Cheers, > Oliver (@oliver) > > > On Nov 18, 10:43 pm, kibitzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Well, I was already following @joeracer but now I can follow @dickwall >> and @cquinn as well! Consider yourselves fake-stalked. And Tor, c'mon, >> get on Twitter! I mean hey, @netbeans is there... >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
