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with Jeremy Bray

Jeremy Bray
Jeremy Bray needs your nomination for a Shorty Award!
Home of the Global Geek News Podcast and Blog. Like technology? We cover it!
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What's your best tweet?
I would say all of them but that is cheating...I would say any tweet that I can help people with tech stuff.
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What are six things you could never do without?
The six things I could never do without would be my laptop, internet, my Kindle, my phone, my PS3, and pizza.
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How do you use Twitter in your professional life?
I use it to plug my latest podcasts or blog posts in hopes of gaining a larger audience.
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What's your favorite Twitter app?
TweetDeck is my favorite app but I am liking what I see with the new Seesmic for Windows app.
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Twitter or Facebook?
Twitter, but it really depends on the use.
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What was the funniest trend you've seen?
I can't say I have noticed any funny trends but I find it interesting how many different accounts some people will have.
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What feature should Twitter add?
I would love to see Twitter implement a feature that could tell @ messages from email addresses.
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Who do you wish had a Twitter feed but doesn't?
I wish Rachel McAdams had a Twitter feed.
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What are some words or phrases you refuse to shorten for brevity?
I will shorten anything I can as long as it still makes sense so I can make my tweet less than 140 chars.
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Is there someone you want to follow you who doesn't already? If so, who?
I would love to be followed by @Alyssa_Milano
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Have you ever unfollowed someone? Who and why?
I have unfollowed many people, typically for either tweeting way too much or just being a stream of automated tweets with nobody behind it.
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Why should we vote for you?
You should vote for me because I tweet high quality tech information. From news to helpful tips, I tweet it all!
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Terms you wish would start trending on Twitter right now?
I would love to see my podcast trending on Twitter but I fear that will never happen.
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What's the most interesting connection you've made through Twitter?
I have made connections with the members of a girl band that I loved listening to growing up.
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Hashtag you created that you wish everyone used?
#globalgeeknews
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How do you make your tweets unique?
I often include a short comment about my opinion on whatever it is that I am tweeting.
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What inspires you to tweet?
Helping people out and passing along interesting information is what inspires me to tweet.
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Ever get called out for tweeting too much?
Nope. I have never had a complaint about how much I tweet. Sometimes people would like me to tweet more though.
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140 characters of advice for a new user?
Watch how others use twitter and get value from it and then pick the method that you find most valuable and stick with it.
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How long can you go without a tweet?
Sometimes I can go a day at most without tweeting but that is very rare.
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Who do you admire most for his or her use of Twitter?
I would have to say that I admire @jason the most for his use of Twitter. It is very inspiring.
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Why'd you start tweeting?
I started tweeting as another way to be in contact with online friends, very different from how I now use Twitter.
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Has Twitter changed your life? If yes, how?
It has changed my life. Now I have thousands of people who I can share life experiences with and help me through problems when I have them.
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What do you wish people would do more of on Twitter?
Interact with their followers and people they follow.
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How will the world change in the next year?
I think the TV will start to get our attention back now that it will start to have more of the functions of a computer.
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What are some big Twitter faux pas?
Tweeting more than 5 times in 30 seconds really irritates me as do people who don't interact with their followers.
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What will the world be like 10 years from now?
If I could see that far into the future, I would be using my crystal ball to get lottery numbers.
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