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The Shorty Interview
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What's your best tweet?
Any of my tweets that take my followers behind the scenes, show them something they don't normally get to see themselves.
What are six things you could never do without?
My iPod, iPhone, camera, wakeboard, glassy lakes & my cat Ollie.
How do you use Twitter in your professional life?
I just try to promote the event's or shoots that i'm doing in hopes that someone else out there will see it & want to hire me as well.
What's your favorite Twitter app?
Twitter or Facebook?
Used to be Facebook, but find myself on twitter way way more than Facebook in the last year.
What was the funniest trend you've seen?
Anything involving Charlie Sheen #Winning #TigerBlood
What feature should Twitter add?
Top photos of the day or week.
Who do you wish had a Twitter feed but doesn't?
Hmm.. Eric Ruck, professional wakeboarder for @Ronix
What are some words or phrases you refuse to shorten for brevity?
Is there someone you want to follow you who doesn't already? If so, who?
Yes, @HarleyClifford professional wakeboarder, the best there is.
Have you ever unfollowed someone? Who and why?
Why should we vote for you?
I think i've come a long way in just 11 months on twitter inspiring others with my photography & gaining a loyal group of followers.
Terms you wish would start trending on Twitter right now?
What's the most interesting connection you've made through Twitter?
Has to be people i've met in the Wakeboarding industry, it's landed me some new gigs & some amazing times with great people.
Hashtag you created that you wish everyone used?
Can't say i have any i've hung on like that.
How do you make your tweets unique?
I try to add a photo to most all my tweets, even if it's something so simple.
What inspires you to tweet?
If i think that even just one person other than me is going to find my tweet interesting, funny, cool or informative, i'll tweet it.
Ever get called out for tweeting too much?
Yup once, & they said normally they don't like when someone tweets too much in a day,but loved mine & said keep em rollin' through
140 characters of advice for a new user?
Be unique, have fun with it. It will open your eyes to a whole new world out there. Entertaining & informative
How long can you go without a tweet?
I find it easy to walk away from at times. If i'm at the lake or hanging with fam & friends sometimes i go a couple of days.(sometimes)
What question are we not asking here that we should?
I don't know? There's 13 questions left to answer... who know's maybe the next question will be what i'm thinking right now.
How do you imagine Twitter changing?
I'm still learning the ropes 11 months in, i haven't thought about change
Who do you admire most for his or her use of Twitter?
@Alex_Ruiz for sure, she's a social media queen & the one who inspired me to finally get on twitter & use it to my advantage.
Who is the funniest person on Twitter that you follow?
Gotta be @MarkFischel funny and random
What is one of the biggest misconceptions of Twitter?
That everyone on it just tweets about every move of theirs every day Ie, eating toast now, putting shoes on now, walking out door now...
Why should people follow you?
I have a cool job that takes me all over the world,if your into photos of amazing places & unique event's i'm worth the follow
Can you name some one-of-a-kind Twitter accounts that you follow?
Again i'll say @Mark_Fischel is one unique dude, he has so many random funny tweets.
How do you decide what to tweet?
If i think it's something that even one more person besides me will find it interesting, cool, funny etc i'll tweet it.
Why'd you start tweeting?
To help promote me as a photographer & also to take people as best i can behind the scenes when i'm at live event's, things are better shared
Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?
Yes, opened door for me professionally. Meeting people, discovering i have had fans out there of mine i never knew i had. Very cool.
What do you wish people would do more of on Twitter?
Being a photographer & visual i'd say i wish people posted more photos of what they're doing, where there at..
How will the world change in the next year?
If we only knew, that's part of the journey of life, we never know what the next day, week or month let alone year has in store for us.
What are some big Twitter faux pas?
Idiots that use it for spam i guess.
What will the world be like 10 years from now?
If we only knew. . we can't predict the future. #FutureTweets

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