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What are the people of Twitter twittering about?


9/4/09; 11:59:02 PM Pacific
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rael: I fear nothing (except really scary things).
11:49 PM 
7,551
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alissa: Homeless dude just tried to give me a fedex package. o.O
11:17 PM 
3,606
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pankaj: M must be a common 1st letter for newborns these days. 4 out of 4.
11:04 PM 
1,697
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jfray: Glee. Glee. Glee.
11:02 PM 
1,135
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stevej@pankaj excellent.
10:52 PM 
5,526
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pankaj@stevej that'll be great.
10:51 PM 
1,697
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stevej@pankaj I have the first season DVDs if you want.
10:50 PM 
5,526
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pankaj: Grishu gets me started on Lost on hulu. I should do more TV
10:43 PM 
1,697
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ronpepsi: And Orienteering.
10:10 PM 
2,012
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stevej: "Operation Snow White...the single largest infiltration of the US government: up to 5,000 covert agents" http://bit.ly/10xTXZ (via @dunstan)
10:09 PM
tumblr
5,525
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anamitra: Awesome, an app that helps you catch-up on the scenes you are missing while in the theater restroom http://runpee.com (its slow)
10:05 PM
runpee
2,475
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ronpepsi: My favorite sports are unlikely to be: LaCrosse, Cricket, Curling, Bowling, Shuffle Board, Tennis, Table Tennis, Ouija, Russian Roulette.
10:04 PM 
2,012
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al3x: Gin, Tia Maria, and Campari. Yes.
9:58 PM 
13,702
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ronpepsi: BAM! Another spambot. Awesome. Spalding. Nike. Chee-tos. Pepsi (duh). Lay's. Mother's Cookies. Adidas. Levi's. MFKs. McDonald's. Oopz0rz.
9:55 PM 
2,013
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ronpepsi: Experiment: Jacksonville, FL. I did a visit to Nations Bank long ago and upgraded their HR system.
9:51 PM 
2,012
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ronpepsi: There are some shapes to graphs where one can say with certainty that this was a one-line screw-up. Just from the shape. Seriously.
9:28 PM 
2,012
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ronpepsi: There are some shapes to graphs where can say with certainty that this was a one-line screw-up. Just from the shape. Seriously.
9:24 PM 
2,012
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ronpepsi: Trickle charge, just had to say that. This is one of my friends' recent work: http://flic.kr/p/6VAbBR
9:13 PM
flickr
2,012
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ronpepsi: That "it's a good day" comment? Well I totally jinxed myself. Plus one for the superstitious. Windows open hoping for coyote feeding sounds.
9:02 PM 
2,012
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delbius: Escape From New York Pizza is pretty much my "gosh, it's late and I don't feel like Mexican or sushi" restaurant of choice lately.
8:49 PM 
5,691
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noradio: Friday night is just not as fun without @foursquare.
8:46 PM 
2,542
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dougw@jessverr http://twitter.com/dougw/status/3762355220
8:33 PM
twitter
5,017
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kevinweil@noradio dude, can you save me a sigg? I love those.
7:50 PM 
1,418
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ded: DHTML
7:40 PM 
5,777
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jessverr: Casting roles for the air guitar national championships while others text across the table in foreign languages.
7:35 PM 
2,969
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santojay: I love my birthday gift from @dawntmars http://twitpic.com/gim6a
7:34 PM
twitpic
3,483
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andr8a: Really enjoy your video blogging @Sukhjit (www.sukhjit.me) - - congratulations with sony
7:31 PM 
1,605
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mutgoff: Just convinced roomie @mattgar to try climbing next week. AND I just biked up my hill. Who's a winner?
7:31 PM 
12,329
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abdur: Excited about a great dinner at @cavwinebar
7:18 PM 
9,137
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ronpepsi: I can't even how to figure out how to watch TV here. Pretty cool.
7:13 PM 
2,013
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al3x: Not the first time today I've deleted my own content for its inanity.
7:05 PM 
13,703
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ded: not so cool when yelp/gmaps are wrong
6:59 PM 
5,777
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jessverr: I will never be too old for surprise adventures. This is fantastic.
6:52 PM 
2,968
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jfray: New words read by the toddler: tree and top
6:44 PM 
1,138
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noradio: My good friend Henry sent me an assortment of gourmet popcorn. Flavors include e.g. Ginger Sesame Caramel http://twitpic.com/gidif
6:42 PM
twitpic
2,542
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ronpepsi: Spouse: "So, is there a clown car parade at work again?" Me: "Of course not, why do you ask?"
6:35 PM 
2,014
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anamitra: "do you have to start up the internet to get on Twitter?" and more priceless stuff from @shitmydadsays http://bit.ly/2yMcuN
6:33 PM
go
2,477
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bs: Hey look! It's tiny @ev, @miles! http://yfrog.com/0wkp0j
6:28 PM
yfrog
34,057
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ronpepsi: Full on cowboy-style now. That's what sandbagging gets you. Maybe I'll watch some TV.
6:18 PM 
2,014
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noradio: Nice Twitter water bottle schwag. Thanks @mutgoff & @vl http://twitpic.com/gi4bj
5:46 PM
twitpic
2,542
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Magnuson: Coolest swag ever: Twitter Sigg - http://bit.ly/19yKi2
5:36 PM
imageshack
1,354
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al3x@mutgoff Agreed. Waiting for the "Best Of" album.
5:30 PM 
13,704
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mutgoff@Goldman is f'ing ON this week at teatime.
5:27 PM 
12,332
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vl@kevinweil i++
5:19 PM 
5,428
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krissy: Haley just asked me for "headache remover"
5:17 PM 
7,454
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kevinweil: The hardest part about being away from work is missing Friday teatime. Twitter teatime rocks.
5:13 PM 
1,418
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yukarim: Amazed with @chloes update on how media is integrating Twitter.米国メデアのツイッター取り組みが過ごすぎ!流行番組にツイートが自然に流れる。次の大きい番組取り組み:MTV Awards !日本も頑張ろう!
5:10 PM 
2,428
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evan: Wondering what @twigsy is up to.
5:05 PM 
3,535
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jessverr: This mysterious cookie-shortbread-pancake-marzipan-thing tastes delicious. http://twitpic.com/ghvl9
4:55 PM
twitpic
2,968
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ej: i'm in ur logz, averting your pocalypse
4:39 PM 
2,836
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ronpepsi: "Like all Starfleet, you talk and you talk, but you have no gramba!"
4:25 PM 
2,015
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sean: The Dish DVR remote is the UI embodiment of Medusa. Avert your eyes, lest you be changed into stone! http://yfrog.com/7ho64wj
4:25 PM
yfrog
1,454
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rael: It's Twitter Tea Time — my favorite time of the week.
4:23 PM 
7,555
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ev@biz is doing interpretive readings of @shitmydadsays in front of the company at Tea Time
4:23 PM 
1,190,316
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al3x: Looking for people to unfollow. You're all too... followable.
4:14 PM 
13,706
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gregpass: RT @KorkyPlunger @gregpass "Mam ča pullne zuby!"
4:09 PM 
2,556
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caroline: verified peeps to follow: @Todd_McFarlane @MechanicalDummy @ciara @BDUTT @DrOz @FCC @DrPhil @MittRomney @JoeSebok @howiemmandel @aliciakeys
3:54 PM 
12,921
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al3x: Little white lies like I was there.
3:51 PM 
13,706
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jessverr: Feeling so grateful for all of the @charitywater support on my birthday - thank you thank you thank you all for donating http://bit.ly/lRtdm
3:40 PM
mycharitywater
2,967
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jillyface: Drinking cucumber white tea and working from the kitchen table while my in laws relax after their long flight. A calm & peaceful day.
3:38 PM 
1,618
RT

ev: wow, a hardware device for tweeting bakers: http://www.bakertweet.com/
3:35 PM
bakertweet
1,190,350
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gregpass: Seeking out a celebrated ethnologist, and amusing him with peculiar questions: http://cthuugle.com
3:11 PM
cthuugle
2,555
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Magnuson: Fridge at work is now completely full of @FRSHE - http://is.gd/2Tmci
3:04 PM
imageshack
1,354
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jack: Congrats, guys! RT @foursquare: So the funding news leaked out a little early :) We'll be saying a lot more on Tues! http://bit.ly/3Ui2TA
3:03 PM
tumblr
1,182,197
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delbius: Instructed @tiger that dignity must always come first. Then we both laughed.
2:53 PM 
5,685
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al3x: A beautiful presentation on community, purpose, and evangelism from @bos31337: http://bit.ly/4qrN4m. Wishing I had agreed to go to CUFP.
2:49 PM
slideshare
13,731
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dougw#1 Botany of Desire by Michael Pollen http://bit.ly/Ud3iV Our nature IS nature.
2:39 PM
bit
5,020
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al3x: A lovely cover of Gary Numan's "I Die: You Die" by the Magnetic Fields: http://bit.ly/udqp5 (MP3, 5.3MB). From album: http://bit.ly/Duo1f.
2:39 PM
bit
13,731
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mrtall: OK, no more talking for the rest of the day
2:25 PM 
3,053
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Magnuson: Just heard a cop car go blazing by. I was REALLY REALLY REALLY hoping they were chasing someone onto the Bay Bridge while it's closed.
2:19 PM 
1,354
RT

keerthi@kevinthau is so quick!
2:18 PM 
782
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mhegge: Listening to multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and whistler Andrew Bird http://www.myspace.com/andrewbird
2:16 PM
myspace
3,029
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sean: If all things were as trackable as Domino's Pizza, I would 67.5% less clueless http://bit.ly/1ShN5E
2:04 PM
dominos
1,455
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anamitra: Everyone should have a Johnny Drama in their lives > "You gave her the 'wave-nod,' bro...she could smell your desperation from the door"
2:02 PM 
2,477
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dougw#2 Beach Music by Pat Conrow http://bit.ly/HbBj9 This book almost turned me into a fiction lover. Almost.
1:33 PM
bit
5,017
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ev: Finally realized how to crop in @skitch, and one of my favorite apps ever became significantly better.
1:24 PM 
1,190,378
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sean: Another amazing lunch at Portage Bay Cafe.
1:12 PM 
1,454
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stop: Odd to look out the windows and not see or hear any traffic on the freeway leading to or from the bay bridge.
1:11 PM 
9,611
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ronpepsi: Waiting on the resting, the restless and the rest of the story.
1:10 PM 
2,014
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mutgoff@dougw sports his fall collection: http://yfrog.com/ekpdfbj
1:08 PM
yfrog
12,331
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evan: It's done up to look like the Castro, sort of. http://twitpic.com/ggts8
1:06 PM
twitpic
3,541
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evan: They're filming a Halloween episode of Trauma on Polk St. http://twitpic.com/ggtdq
1:03 PM
twitpic
3,541
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dougw#3 Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb http://bit.ly/1To2E Think twice when you attribute success to intelligence.
12:59 PM
bit
5,017
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alissa: Friday at Twitter starts with donut holes, has tacos in the middle, and ends with beer and weekend. Too much good stuff.
12:54 PM 
3,608
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kevinthau: I always steal dry erase pens from conference rooms for some reason. I have 10 at my desk right now.
12:49 PM 
4,366
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jennadawn: Getting my Friday fix of @noradio's iTunes - transporting myself to Mali with Amadou & Mariam
12:29 PM 
1,670
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kevinweil: Lots of whales... but no robots. http://twitpic.com/ggnim
12:27 PM
twitpic
1,422
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rk: True or false? - I just bought an iPhone app that will Auto-Tune my voice.
12:24 PM 
3,832
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dougw#4 Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida http://bit.ly/3m5x9S Those that innovate prosper.
12:22 PM
bit
5,016
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evan: RT @ButterKiss04: damn computers
12:19 PM 
3,541
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kevinweil: Says @elizabeth: "Your life is doomed... I'm going to get you a tie." http://twitpic.com/ggmak
12:19 PM
twitpic
1,423
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biz: This checks your browser and shows which of the 5000 most popular websites you've recently visited http://bit.ly/Ejsea
12:14 PM
whattheinternetknowsaboutyou
1,218,504
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crystal: I love about road trips: singing in the car and recalling fondly the people and eras each song conjures up
12:08 PM 
14,287
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dougw#5 Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert http://bit.ly/gSYLH Want to be happy? Embrace serendipity over planning. (CC: @gregorydchapman)
11:30 AM
bit
5,016
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al3x: "It is rare that one technology kills another, particularly when it is a successful technology that is widely used." http://bit.ly/metOV
11:21 AM
avc
13,728
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dougw@santojay reminded me that I never tweet book recommendations. So today will be about my top fives. What are yours?
10:54 AM 
5,015
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rael: My superpowers evolve unabated: I can see through thin curtain and glass, withstand a pretty hot shower, and control the TV from a distance.
10:53 AM 
7,556
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Magnuson: It feels like the entire city of San Francisco is asleep because there is no noise coming from I-80. Definitely a fan of the bridge closure.
10:50 AM 
1,351
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jack: RT @Alyssa_Milano: If you like music, art, sports, humor and sweethearts, may I suggest you follow @chloroformdays? #FollowFriday
10:49 AM 
1,181,104
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rael: RT @Frauenfelder: Not fair. http://bit.ly/UzwlG
10:47 AM
bitsandpieces
7,556
RT


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