James (Jim) Walker needs your nomination for a Shorty Award!

8,305Followers
6,285Following
Help James (Jim) Walker win a Shorty Award! Links, sharing, badges →
Hey, are you James (Jim) Walker? Claim your profile now!

Questions about voting? (You can still submit a vote for fun, but the actual contest is over)

140
I nominate for a Shorty Award in
Vote with a tweet. Votes must have a reason after "because..." or they won't count!

James (Jim) Walker hasn't received any nominations yet. Be the first!

The Shorty Interview
with James (Jim) Walker
What's your best tweet?
Royal Caribbean sails to its trademarked fantasy island of Labadee® as Haiti suffers
What are six things you could never do without?
coffee, beer, & the 4 hours between the 2 . . .
How do you use Twitter in your professional life?
if it involves a cruise, you will hear it from me first
What's your favorite Twitter app?
Twitter or Facebook?
A machine gun or a pea shooter? I choose Twitter
What was the funniest trend you've seen?
Once it's a trend it's no longer funny
What feature should Twitter add?
Who do you wish had a Twitter feed but doesn't?
my Dad, the master story-teller, 81 years young
What are some words or phrases you refuse to shorten for brevity?
Corporate malfeasance, flag-of-convenience
Is there someone you want to follow you who doesn't already? If so, who?
Have you ever unfollowed someone? Who and why?
yes, a few of those Do NOT Pay for White Teeth people snuck into my tent
Why should we vote for you?
I had big ears, buck teeth, and stuttered in grade school - now I just stutter
Terms you wish would start trending on Twitter right now?
What's the most interesting connection you've made through Twitter?
cruise passenger tweeting on the deck of a burning cruise ship
Hashtag you created that you wish everyone used?
How do you make your tweets unique?
cruise law, cruise law, cruise law, no one does it as timely, consistently, or insightfully
What inspires you to tweet?
Herman Melville said something in Moby Dick about the mutual joint-stock world we live in . . .
Ever get called out for tweeting too much?
not so far, I assume people just leave the party if they don't like my rants
140 characters of advice for a new user?
don't type in caps it is a sign of insanity
How long can you go without a tweet?
1/2 circulation of the earth
What question are we not asking here that we should?
Who should win the Shorty award other than you?
Who do you admire most for his or her use of Twitter?
Why should people follow you?
cruise law, cruise law, cruise law
Why'd you start tweeting?
wondered what veryone was doing with their blackberries on tv during Obama's State of the Union speech
Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?
My mother-in-law thinks I lost my mind, my kids think I'm brilliant
What do you wish people would do more of on Twitter?
Use Twitter as vehicle for donations to non-profits
How will the world change in the next year?
What makes you think the world will change?
What are some big Twitter faux pas?
Selling anything, saying anything twice
What will the world be like 10 years from now?
A ball of confusion, just like the world is today hey hey

Permalink