Twittering the Anniversary

July 17, 2009 3:48 AM

Can everyone twittering the 10th anniversary use #mefi10 ? We can then append the city name, such as #mefi10london.

I would like to see updates from elsewhere as we do our meetups!

posted by honest knave to MetaFilter Gatherings at 3:48 AM (38 comments total)

Maybe just #mefi10 for all of them, since searching for '#mefi' on Twitter Search won't bring up tweets that contain just '#mefi10london'.
posted by chrismear at 4:24 AM on July 17, 2009

Drinking.

There, that should cover the updates for the Toronto meet-up. If anyone pukes, we'll let you know.
posted by gman at 4:40 AM on July 17, 2009 [2 favorites]

Another vote for #mefi10. Otherwise, those of us with long city names will have to disemvowel ourselves to get our shenanigans into the mix.
posted by anotherpanacea at 5:23 AM on July 17, 2009

Sounds good. I'll just use #mefi10
posted by honest knave at 5:29 AM on July 17, 2009

I haven't come to gain acquaintances #mefi10 #mefi10nyc #firstdraftmovielines 3 minutes ago from TwitterBerry

It's awful dark in here.... kinda exciting #mefi10 #mefi10boston #noflashfriday 17 minutes ago from Tweetie

Oh my god his tits... they're sublime #mefi10 #mefi10nola 34 minutes ago from Tweetie

Hey guys where is everyone #mefi10 #mefi10antarctica 2 days ago from satellite
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane at 5:51 AM on July 17, 2009 [12 favorites]

There's this crazy lady who won't shut up. QUICK! SOMEONE! GRAB A STROBE LIGHT! #mefi10boston
posted by grapefruitmoon at 6:21 AM on July 17, 2009 [4 favorites]

This... is it tag spam? Why the hell would anyone waste their time?
posted by anotherpanacea at 6:55 AM on July 17, 2009

This is a fantastic idea.
posted by lunit at 6:55 AM on July 17, 2009

I like tweetgrid for watching hashtag feeds on the web, or tweetdeck if you want to download a client. I am not one of those fancypants iphone people so go find your own app.
posted by desjardins at 7:00 AM on July 17, 2009

Direct link to #mefi10 feed.
posted by desjardins at 7:02 AM on July 17, 2009

If only there was an uglier way to view hashtag feeds.
posted by Plutor at 7:38 AM on July 17, 2009 [2 favorites]

So why aren't my tweets showing up on Tweetgrid, but they are showing up on my twitter page?
posted by Pastabagel at 7:52 AM on July 17, 2009

Twitter's actual search site is WAY nicer.
posted by chunking express at 7:54 AM on July 17, 2009

Some nice tips here and at the "show more results" part you can get Twitter's search to show 100 results at a time.
posted by furious at 8:01 AM on July 17, 2009

If anyone pukes, we'll let you know.

I'm forecasting a 75% chance of chunderstorms around Etobicoke and eastern Mississauga.
posted by Sys Rq at 8:33 AM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]

true, chunking express, but I'm too lazy to repeatedly click on "there have been x new tweets" - just load them ffs.
posted by desjardins at 8:45 AM on July 17, 2009

Pastabagel - they show up for me.
posted by desjardins at 8:47 AM on July 17, 2009

CeilingTwitter is watching you post.
posted by blue_beetle at 8:48 AM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]

I like the fact that documenting the event & talking about documenting the event will eventually and inevitably become the main topic of conversation at the event. Just like MetaFilter.
posted by BitterOldPunk at 9:27 AM on July 17, 2009 [2 favorites]

I have already fucked it up.
posted by Astro Zombie at 9:32 AM on July 17, 2009 [3 favorites]

"I have already fucked it up."

Excellent.
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 9:52 AM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]

Nice one AZ, next time read the whole thread would ya?
posted by wheelieman at 10:16 AM on July 17, 2009

I make no promises.
posted by Astro Zombie at 10:19 AM on July 17, 2009

Does this mark a triumphant return?
posted by JeffK at 10:33 AM on July 17, 2009

honest knave: "Can everyone twittering the 10th anniversary use #mefi10?"

Let me get this straight. You made a post suggesting a specific Twitter hashtag, and you didn't tag your post?
posted by Plutor at 10:49 AM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]

So.... what does this do?
posted by Eideteker at 11:21 AM on July 17, 2009

Not as much as Zombo, Eid.
posted by cortex (staff) at 11:34 AM on July 17, 2009

*can't wait for Zombocom's 10th*
posted by Eideteker at 1:30 PM on July 17, 2009

Just added #mefi10 tweets to the Tenth Anniversary Site.
posted by pb (staff) at 1:59 PM on July 17, 2009 [2 favorites]

Is this the thread where I can tell everyone that twitter sucks and I hate it and I'm really cool because I hate it and you really need to know that because I'm totally too cool for twitter and it sucks?
posted by eyeballkid at 2:03 PM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]

I @ you all
posted by cortex (staff) at 2:06 PM on July 17, 2009 [2 favorites]

So is everyone going to be sitting at the tables at the meetups with their heads down, twittering into their iPhones and ignoring each other?
posted by octothorpe at 2:32 PM on July 17, 2009

So is everyone going to be sitting at the tables at the meetups with their heads down, twittering into their iPhones and ignoring each other?

erm, that was this introvert's plan. except for the iPhone part.
posted by desjardins at 2:43 PM on July 17, 2009

No. Heads down drawing rail maps of St Pancras station when I left. Old school.
posted by i_cola at 3:24 PM on July 17, 2009 [1 favorite]

Ah, that was fun. I think we managed to cover most mefi-injokes as well, despite being only two people. :) Meetup Malmö is offically over.
posted by dabitch at 4:36 PM on July 17, 2009

I has Twitter. How do I do this? Seriously.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 5:12 PM on July 17, 2009

Pretty easy KS. Just append anything you post to Twitter with #mefi10 so it shows up when you use search.
posted by eyeballkid at 6:05 PM on July 17, 2009

Thank you kind sir. Kudos appropriately displayed!
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 6:19 PM on July 17, 2009