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with Robert Brookens

Robert Brookens
Robert Brookens needs your nomination for a Shorty Award!
Education of Severe Weather and Hurricanes though Hurricane Hollow and the Barometer Bob Show. Live streaming Internet broadcasts through WRBN.Net
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What's your best tweet?
LOL!
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What are six things you could never do without?
Wow, tough ? My Family, Friends, Fans, a computer, cell phone, and my sense of humor, though odd to some.
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How do you use Twitter in your professional life?
Sharing awareness and preparedness education of severe weather and hurricanes mostly.
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Twitter or Facebook?
I can't deny this. Both! How can you choose really!
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What was the funniest trend you've seen?
LOL I was a trend ONCE! Now that's funny!
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What feature should Twitter add?
Haven't really thought of that one yet, but I am sure that I will have an answer to this soon.
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What are some words or phrases you refuse to shorten for brevity?
Severe, Weather, Hurricane, Tropical, Storm, Tornado, Thunder, Earthquake, Tsunami, anything that can cause harm.
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Is there someone you want to follow you who doesn't already? If so, who?
Now to follow someone is to read what they Tweet. There are a lot of people that follow but do they really read what I tweet?
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Have you ever unfollowed someone? Who and why?
Nope, just blocked spammers.
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Why should we vote for you?
I host the Barometer Bob Show the ONLY award winning #webshow dedicated to #weather awareness and preparedness education!
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Terms you wish would start trending on Twitter right now?
#weathereducation
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What's the most interesting connection you've made through Twitter?
There are so many meteorologists on Twitter, it's absolutely amazing!
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Hashtag you created that you wish everyone used?
#barometerbob
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How do you make your tweets unique?
They are from me. I am one of the most unique people in the world.
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Ever get called out for tweeting too much?
Yes! When a severe weather event is or has happened, I get shouted at for tweeting or retweeting.
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140 characters of advice for a new user?
Keep it simple and best advice, no profanity. That turns people off and sends them to the unfriend or block button!
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How long can you go without a tweet?
Not long. Though time keeps me from tweeting. I work a regular 40hr job. I am still learning so in time I will be a tweet-nut!
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What question are we not asking here that we should?
What makes you do what you do?
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How do you imagine Twitter changing?
Thats another tough question. I am still learning about Twitter!
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Who do you admire most for his or her use of Twitter?
Thats an easy answer. The @weatherchannel crew are nonstop with their tweets of weather information.
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Who is the funniest person on Twitter that you follow?
Too many to mention really.
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Why should people follow you?
Well if you knew anything about me @BarometerBob you would know why!
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Can you name some one-of-a-kind Twitter accounts that you follow?
@HDHurricane Tropical Cyclone information app for IPhone.
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How do you decide what to tweet?
What I feel is informative, correct, timely, and if it can be cheerful, or yet non sarcastic at the sametime.
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Why'd you start tweeting?
To share information about hurricanes and severe weather awareness and preparedness and my Internet Broadcasts
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Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?
Yes it has. It is difficult to say everything in 140 charactors. But, I am able to post once and it goes across my social network.
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What do you wish people would do more of on Twitter?
Promote the education awareness and preparedness of disasters such as severe weather and hurricanes!
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How will the world change in the next year?
Nobody knows. But lets all hope for the best. Without Hope, Humans can't survive.
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What will the world be like 10 years from now?
Nobody Knows!
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