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What are the people of Twitter twittering about?


5/18/09; 11:58:37 PM Pacific
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ev: Congrats on the FastCompany 100 list, @padmasree, @susanwu, @davemorin - http://www.fastcompany.com/100/
11:56 PM
fastcompany
729,067
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jack: buying the new Tori Amos album
11:22 PM 
568,667
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ev: via @sethsimonds "Haters are just fans wearing frowns. Some people show love in funny ways, eh?"
11:13 PM 
728,946
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ded: just bought a domain
10:57 PM 
2,423
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dougw: BlackBerry users will enjoy http://www.ubertwitter.com/
10:47 PM
ubertwitter
2,718
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dougw: RT @timoreilly: @dliman quantifying number of followers resulting from being on the Twitter suggested follow list. http://bit.ly/Q1ww6
10:39 PM
oreilly
2,718
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mrtall: Shitlioads of English at this concert
10:36 PM 
2,238
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abdur: via @dukespirit "I want to listen to Who By Fire by Leonard Cohen. That song has become my new obsession."
10:26 PM 
8,689
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mutgoff: via @lkr ""Everybody following everybody isn’t a networked community; it’s a madhouse." - http://twurl.nl/lczp7g (explains why I do..."
10:26 PM
sethsimonds
11,854
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mrtallhttp://yfrog.com/amr2sj
10:05 PM
imageshack
2,238
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biz: via @pud "Taking a bath. Come over if you want to learn about water displacement."
10:02 PM 
579,753
RT

kevinthau: RT @alissa: Many thanks to @meangrape for his impromptu scotch tasting party at Twitter HQ. It was the perfect way to end a Monday. (T ...
9:29 PM 
2,783
RT

mrtall: GLASNOST!!!
9:23 PM 
2,239
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alissa: Many thanks to @meangrape for his impromptu scotch tasting party at Twitter HQ. It was the perfect way to end a Monday. (Twice.)
9:20 PM 
3,287
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ev: via @lkr ""Everybody following everybody isn’t a networked community; it’s a madhouse." - http://twurl.nl/lczp7g (explains why I do..."
9:12 PM
sethsimonds
728,584
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mrtall: Heading to Doves concert at the Fillmore.
8:49 PM 
2,237
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ronpepsi: I think it may be a comfort-zone deal with being used to seeing folks I recognize. That is my main weird-out.
8:47 PM 
1,603
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jillyface: Can't say I'm loving seeing the tweets of people I don't follow.
8:36 PM 
579
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jack: At 54 Mint, opening night for the new Italian place in @mintplaza! Spotted Yelp CEO Jeremy here too.
8:27 PM 
568,210
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evan: Feeling ill.
8:27 PM 
2,698
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bs: Realization: Twitter is primarily for broadcasting things your friends say out of context.
7:14 PM 
35,557
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bs: "Yeah, I like it on top too ... I make it easy for everyone." -- @zhanna
7:12 PM 
35,558
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krissy: Jace is convinced that he has already been thru puberty because he has already had ALL the symptoms. He's 10.
7:12 PM 
7,223
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bs: "Daddy likes it.." http://yfrog.com/45kr8lj
7:08 PM
imageshack
35,557
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stop: fog - (fawg) n. 1. San Francisco's superpowered summertime air conditioner; 2. noise insulator that can make city in #1 eerily quiet
6:46 PM 
7,134
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stevej: Just realized that I've been wearing my underwear backwards all day. Aw swizzle-sticks.
6:36 PM 
4,995
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ronpepsi: Every gadget should have an off button.
6:35 PM 
1,607
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andr8a: via @delbius "You know, @Pink is indeed the perfect soundtrack to processing tickets and reports. Nicely done, @lastfm!"
6:22 PM 
1,364
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andr8a: via @caroline "guess who's birthday it is? if you said *tina fey* you're correct. she is officially on twitter. let's all wish @tinafey ..."
6:21 PM 
1,364
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andr8a: via @evan "WTF."
6:18 PM 
1,364
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evan: via @zephoria "Key to diversity: get past tokenism. Tis bout hearing from those who see the world diff cuz of life experiences, not cate..."
5:46 PM 
2,695
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kevinthau: via @michaelianblack "Woke up from Ambien this morning feeling incredibly full. Slept great. Can't find the dog."
5:30 PM 
2,784
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yukarim: via @kevinthau "Interesting article from adage on how local businesses are using Twitter http://bit.ly/54skw. Shout out for @YogiJones a..."
5:22 PM
adage
356
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netik: Finally, that cold medication? It's kicking in and I can think. At least my body waited until Monday to feel ill.
5:22 PM 
3,490
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stevej: via @michaelianblack "Every person has responded by asking if Sloth was my favorite Goonie. No, because I never saw it. Yes, really. And..."
5:09 PM 
5,000
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stevej: I've got a case of the mondays.
5:02 PM 
5,000
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evan: WTF.
4:54 PM 
2,697
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alissa: Sleepy. Satisfied. Sore throat. All unrelated, I'm pretty sure.
4:50 PM 
3,284
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ronpepsi: Learned that John Stark's "Live free or die" was not a battle cry, but part of an apology for having to miss a Battle of Bennington reunion.
4:47 PM 
1,607
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caroline: guess who's birthday it is? if you said *tina fey* you're correct. she is officially on twitter. let's all wish @tinafey happy birthday! ;)
4:22 PM 
8,926
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vl: via @jasonfried "For those curious about the Highrise & Twitter integration, read this post and watch this video: http://bit.ly/4uyLpg"
4:18 PM
37signals
3,143
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anamitra: via @stop "If you need more funny in your day: http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/ (via @jmspool)"
4:10 PM
awkwardfamilyphotos
1,072
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delbius: You know, @Pink is indeed the perfect soundtrack to processing tickets and reports. Nicely done, @lastfm!
4:06 PM 
2,687
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ev: via @stop "If you need more funny in your day: http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/ (via @jmspool)"
4:02 PM
awkwardfamilyphotos
727,323
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sean: Need to stretch the arms and the brain.
3:53 PM 
1,107
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al3x: Tuned into http://rinse.fm for @djplastician sounds.
3:47 PM
rinse
11,224
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goldman: A kitten totally tore up my thumb with his tiny, sharp claws. The wound is adorable.
2:15 PM 
501,049
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jillyface: Walking somewhere near the bar where almost exactly 5 yrs ago I decided I really wanted dave. Happy.
1:53 PM 
578
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gregpass: Ode to gizzard shad. #twode
1:51 PM 
1,990
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mrtall: Apparently this is the new thing for coffeehouse hipster weddings.
1:51 PM 
2,234
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mzsanford@mrtall and thus my influence on @ej is complete.
1:50 PM 
1,929
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mrtall: OH "At the ceremony we're going to punch each other in the eye rather than exchange bits of metal that fit on fingers"
1:49 PM 
2,234
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al3x@alissa You can always come over to support/ops-land. It's quiet.
1:31 PM 
11,222
RT

ded: was just reminded that twitter is free.
1:12 PM 
2,418
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anamitra: groovy tunes from @erniehalter at the Twitter HQ, a good way to Monday
1:10 PM 
1,070
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mutgoff: Ernie Halter is playing for us in the office! He's great! http://twitpic.com/5fznw
12:56 PM
twitpic
11,855
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alissa: I wonder if there are desks left in the area of Twitter HQ that does not double as a concert hall. Pondering starting Team:Concentration.
12:55 PM 
3,277
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vl: AA redesigned by @dcurtis: http://bit.ly/YdZ9M (But you should really check his previous articles for beautiful examples of art direction)
12:55 PM
dustincurtis
3,142
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sean: Nice article in AdAge about Twitter bringing in more customers to local businesses: http://bit.ly/lclbiz (Via @SMCSeattle)
12:37 PM
adage
1,105
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goldman: There are 27+ versions of Wuthering Heights on the Kindle Store at varying prices.
12:31 PM 
500,698
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caroline: working on lots of exciting stuff. :)
12:13 PM 
8,921
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evan@stevej @jkalucki http://bit.ly/Y2kvz
11:55 AM
danweinreb
2,691
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jkalucki@stevej 5% getting something to work, 95% testing, wrestling with troublesome dependencies and turning it into a product / operationalizing.
11:42 AM 
1,694
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stevej: Modern software development boils down to doing basic science on your dependency chain. Better than writing it from scratch.
11:37 AM 
4,994
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stevej: Hooray! Tracked down a performance bug in my project. Unfortunately, it wasn't in my code.
11:36 AM 
4,994
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sean: Adium 1.4 has built in twitter support... intriguing http://beta.adium.im/
11:17 AM
adium
1,105
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stevej: RT @espn: Belgian bodybuilding championship canceled after competitors flee doping officials - http://tinyurl.com/p964sx
11:13 AM
go
4,994
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sean: Scheming and planning the week ahead
10:52 AM 
1,105
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goldman: My dizzle is fixed! Internet returns.
10:48 AM 
500,350
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dougw: Why am I getting FriendFeed subscription emails so regularly now? What did they change?
10:06 AM 
2,702
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al3x: Bagel slice (to the tune of "Edelweisse").
10:06 AM 
11,214
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ronpepsi: Now I know why the logs have been smaller.
9:52 AM 
1,596
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biz: Heading over to the Reuters SF bureau
9:50 AM 
577,071
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meangrape: Been invited to Mendel's upshirin. He goes home and talks about my daughter. Not sure how I feel about Izzie having male admirers.
9:46 AM 
2,531
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evan: Why did @tipjoy assign me a username 'evan2'? Why do I even need a username? Why must tips be public? Confused.
9:40 AM 
2,690
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evan: The die is cast.
9:34 AM 
2,690
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JugglingPumba: This fruit and nut bar may have 6 grams of fiber, but it has 0 grams of deliciousness.
9:29 AM 
1,482
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goldman: Observing a bucket truck.
9:26 AM 
500,057
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kevinthau: Interesting article from adage on how local businesses are using Twitter http://bit.ly/54skw. Shout out for @YogiJones and @NAKEDpizza
9:25 AM
adage
2,782
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meangrape: RT @laughingsquid: the IM client @adium now supports Twitter in their new beta 1.4b1 release http://bit.ly/djrTF
9:22 AM
appletweets
2,532
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alissa: It bugs me when cab drivers ask me which route to take. C'mon, I'm paying you to worry about that shit. (Are they testing me?)
9:14 AM 
3,276
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jillyface: wow, the speaker from fosters is actually from australia! i would guess he's from queensland.
9:09 AM 
576
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jillyface: arrived the brand protection in the cloud seminar. feel like i should be a middle aged man in a suit.
9:07 AM 
576
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ronpepsi: I am not a Kornheiser fan, but replacing him with Gruden is baffling. I expect Monday Night Football to feel like three hours of berating.
8:46 AM 
1,596
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jillyface: putting faces tp voices is one of the most interesting thing to me. i am always at least 15 years and 15 lbs off. i wonder of the reverse.
8:44 AM 
576
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jillyface: arrived the brand protection in the cloud seminar. feel like i should be a middle aged man in a suit.
8:37 AM 
576
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meangrape: Ready to face the day. http://twitpic.com/5fgp3
8:31 AM
twitpic
2,530
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kevinthau: A flat tire was not what I needed this morning. However, the Sand Hill Shell station is performing like a nascar pit crew.
8:04 AM 
2,781
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caroline: welcome celebrity apprentice winner @joan_rivers to twitter! :)
7:52 AM 
8,917
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meangrape: Izzie is still going through her morning litany of Naming the Animals.
7:48 AM 
2,530
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JugglingPumba: 816 new emails in the inbox -- not bad. Dealing with the jungle (aka lawn) after 2 weeks of constant rain is worse.
7:41 AM 
1,480
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ronpepsi: Wandered past Cavendish Lane and Elsinore Walk, since I left home ten minutes early for the bus.
7:31 AM 
1,597
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meangrape: Off for my morning spot of widget rustling.
7:26 AM 
2,529
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delbius: A woman just accidentally elbowed me in the boob & said "Hopefully that's the last time you'll be elbowed in the boob today!" I agree. O.o
6:55 AM 
2,688
RT

meangrape: Pondering various approaches to reduce false positives, breakfast.
6:42 AM 
2,529
RT

netik: RT ABC's assaults on the SF music venues has made it to the local TV news http://tinyurl.com/okyvza http://tinyurl.com/p897my (@dnalounge)
2:22 AM
dnalounge
3,481
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netik: things fixed this weekend - headphones, battery charger, non-profit web site, bathrooms, my house (cleaned). go team go.
2:20 AM 
3,481
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rael: Looking forward to tucking in to work tomorrow. git co -b a_thing
1:44 AM 
6,598
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rael: So lovely to have finally been included in the stray duty pages of earlier today.
1:43 AM 
6,598
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rael@mzsanford just how often are you not wearing pants when we Skype? Perhaps I'll wear a second pair to make sure we're covered.
1:40 AM 
6,598
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