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Congratulations to the winners of the 4th Annual Shorty Awards!
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RT @fs_aur Thks - I nominate @astroswanny for a Shorty Award in #science because he is an active observer of variable stars and comets
Ian Musgrave
I nominate @astroswanny for a Shorty Award in #science because...he brings comets and variable stars to the world
Mike Simonsen
I nominate @astroswanny for a Shorty Award in #science because he informs the planet from down under.
Ernesto Guido
I nominate @astroswanny for a Shorty Award in #science because of his passion for communicating astronomy
iTelescope.Net
I nominate @astroswanny for a Shorty Award in #science because...he is energized and pushes the astronomy envelope.
Alina Razzouk
I second! RT “@astroswanny: I nominate @starstryder for a Shorty Award in #science because...she is a pioneer ”
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What's your best tweet?
FS Aur at Mag 13.987
Share on TwitterWhat are six things you could never do without?
Wife, Kids, iPad, bed, bath, broadband
How do you use Twitter in your professional life?
Monitor whats going on in the world with trendsmap.com
What's your favorite Twitter app?
Google widgets that feed tweets on my blog
Twitter or Facebook?
IT professional, amateur astronomer, blogger
What was the funniest trend you've seen?
A knighthood for Shaun Micallef
What feature should Twitter add?
A warning not to tweet rumours during natural disasters/state of emergencies.
Who do you wish had a Twitter feed but doesn't?
Lots of people
What are some words or phrases you refuse to shorten for brevity?
aartscope.blogspot.com quiescent and outburst
Is there someone you want to follow you who doesn't already? If so, who?
Have you ever unfollowed someone? Who and why?
They were in their underwear!!!
Why should we vote for you?
My use of twitter is highly innovative to rally amateur astronomers to breaking scientific news and alerts, assisting real science projects
Terms you wish would start trending on Twitter right now?
#variablestars
What's the most interesting connection you've made through Twitter?
Hubble Space telescope follows me! European Southern Observatory asked me to write some articles because they found my blog through twitter.
Hashtag you created that you wish everyone used?
#variablestars
How do you make your tweets unique?
Humor and scientific relevency
What inspires you to tweet?
Outbursts in variable stars and new blog articles which I have written
Ever get called out for tweeting too much?
140 characters of advice for a new user?
Use the hash tags that are part of your community to reach people faster
How long can you go without a tweet?
About a week....if I'm busy
What question are we not asking here that we should?
How long have you been involved in your "Shorty Award" catagory
How do you imagine Twitter changing?
THey become embedded in everything....even my new 3D Blu-Ray player has twitter....if you can use the hopeless text entry on the remote
Who do you admire most for his or her use of Twitter?
European Southern Observatory uses it for outreach and updates on the latest activities on the world's most productive telescope
Who is the funniest person on Twitter that you follow?
Not sure ...... quite a few
What is one of the biggest misconceptions of Twitter?
That its just meaningless thought bubbles
Why should people follow you?
Because my blog brings the art and science of astronomy to a new generation and makes it real and inclusive to amateurs/novices
Can you name some one-of-a-kind Twitter accounts that you follow?
@gras_live is a great account that tells me when the telescopes are online
How do you decide what to tweet?
Scientific relevance to my community
Why'd you start tweeting?
Because I have a contribution to make
Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?
It enables me to draw a qualified audience to my blog, and its fun!!!
What do you wish people would do more of on Twitter?
real time actual data
How will the world change in the next year?
I pity the first astronomer that finds an asteroid inside the hillsphere in the first month of 2012 - s/he's gonna have some work to do ;-)
What are some big Twitter faux pas?
Gen Y people who get out of bed at 11:00, turn on the TV and tweet the ticker feed on the TV that is two days out of date
What will the world be like 10 years from now?
An even busier place
