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with Satish Talim

Satish Talim
Satish Talim needs your nomination for a Shorty Award!
Founder RubyLearning.org, Ruby Evangelist, Director JoshSoftware and Maybole Technologies, Author, Trainer.
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What's your best tweet?
10 Usability Crimes You Really Shouldn't Commit http://ow.ly/I2eK
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How do you use Twitter in your professional life?
I network and interact with professionals in my field using Twitter.
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What's your favorite Twitter app?
HootSuite. I use this web-based Twitter client extensively.
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Twitter or Facebook?
Twitter for real-time updates and business networking.
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Have you ever unfollowed someone? Who and why?
Yes. If a person has not tweeted for over a month or normally tweets meaningless stuff, I unfollow them.
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Why should we vote for you?
Since 2006, I have been spreading the knowledge of Ruby programming to every nook and corner of the earth.
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Ever get called out for tweeting too much?
Not yet. I don't usually tweet mundane events. I try to keep my tweets to whatever is my passion or something that interests me.
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140 characters of advice for a new user?
Be yourself. Tweet about what interests you and about something useful to others.
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How long can you go without a tweet?
4 days when I had no internet and mobile connectivity in a remote place in India.
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Who do you admire most for his or her use of Twitter?
I admire @problogger for his effective use of Twitter.
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Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?
Twitter has helped me connect with other like-minded Rubyists... to share and collaborate... to make our industry better.
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