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Predictions for 2022

This popped up on Twitter. So it’ll be more of the same.

January 12, 2022
A short history of Twitter

2006: The first tweet: just setting up my twttr

2007: Twitter finds users: Everyone at SXSW is doing it, and now #hashtags

2008: Barack Obama blows up Twitter: #YesWeCan

2009: Finding followers becomes a thing followuback #ff fun

2010: One of the most popular accounts becomes @shitmydadsays (it later becomes a short-live sitcom starring William Shatner)

2011: Political activism found a voice in #ArabSpring

2012: Clickbait tweets arrive and you won’t believe what happens next (remember seeing tweets like this? They’ve all but disappeared)

2013: Twitter adds photos, and the #Oreo Cookie Superbowl power outage may have been the greatest of the year

2014: Then came Ellen Degeneres and the famous #OscarSelfie

2015: #LoveWins

2016: Remember when people thought 2016 was the worst year EVAH!

2017: We don’t need 280 characters to say “WE’RE ALL DOOMED!!!”

December 5, 2017
Twitter names as Halloween costumes

One of the things I’ve come to enjoy about Twitter is the ease with which people can change their names, especially around Halloween. It’s like an easy avatar costume.

For example, here’s mine:

And here are some others I like:

What are some of yours?

October 30, 2017
Poll test: Who won the Internet this week?

https://twitter.com/mjanairo/status/789623998091001856

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October 21, 2016
“ET HE UGLY RUTH” courtesy of a sponsored ad on Twitter

A young person I know recently said something along the lines that Twitter was going down the drain. I don’t where that idea came from. I’ve been using Twitter since Sept. 19, 2008. (which is longer than 99.755% of all other Twitter users, according to http://twopcharts.com/howlongontwitter).

Perhaps the young person was thinking of sponsored contents like the ad here from the Alliance for Quality Education of New York. I ignore most Twitter ads but this one got me because of the words “ET HE UGLY RUTH.”
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March 24, 2015
My 2014, by the numbers

Some random metrics about my life in 2014.

Blogging
Number of blog posts on michaeljanairo.com: 73
Most read blog post: Readercon wrap-up: ‘You don’t look Filipino’

Work
Number of jobs left: 1
Number of new jobs started: 1

Writing career
Number of short stories published: 3
Number of writing conferences attended: 1 (Readercon)

Music
Top Spotify artist: Bruce Springsteen

Travel
Number of countries outside the US visited: 1 (Guatemala)
Number of cities outside the US visited: 7 (Monterrico, Antigua Guatemala, Panajachel, Santa Catarina, San Antonio, Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala)
Number of US cities visited outside the Capital Region: 14 (NYC, Pittsburgh, Providence, New Haven, Boston, Cambridge, Williamstown, North Adams, Freeport, Prospect Harbor, Lincoln, Omaha)

Social media
Number of tweets: 512
Most impressions on one tweet: 40,461
The tweet: https://twitter.com/mjanairo/status/420222698036289536

This just in #truedetective #signofakiller should I be scared? #hbo pic.twitter.com/h7lkeRle3c

— Michael Janairo (@mjanairo) January 6, 2014

Most looped Vine: Dance @yaleartgallery

Number of new FB friends: 89
Number of lost FB “friends”: About 200
FB year in review: Here

Most liked Instagram post: Found at work today.
Instagram year in review: Here

December 23, 2014
Chewbacca shares Star Wars behind the scenes
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Michael Janairo

Sat, Jan 11 2014 06:29:51

The actor Peter Mayhew has been busy on Twitter, posting plenty of behind the scenes shots from his years of playing Chewbacca. Here are a few.

The sign in the back says Zazzle was here… pic.twitter.com/mXBZaxw6Vn

Peter Mayhew @TheWookieeRoars

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Thu, Jan 09 2014 19:50:42

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Its been 30 minutes, here is your gratuitous Chain-mail bikini shot. And look at @HamillHimself shirt! pic.twitter.com/U5RvJDuDpy

Peter Mayhew @TheWookieeRoars

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Thu, Jan 09 2014 17:59:19

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Anthony getting relief from the blazing sun. pic.twitter.com/JLQDdjicCx

Peter Mayhew @TheWookieeRoars

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Thu, Jan 09 2014 17:32:54

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Whose a cute little Sith Lord? You are, Yes you are, now give us a kiss!!! pic.twitter.com/F51AuCt6xI

Peter Mayhew @TheWookieeRoars

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Thu, Jan 09 2014 17:31:08

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There is no joke to be made here. Move along people. Nothing to see.

cough#kamasutracough pic.twitter.com/jrFi9w394z

Peter Mayhew @TheWookieeRoars

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Tue, Jan 07 2014 20:45:40

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There’s no evidence to support rumors that George wanted to write himself into the movie as Zazzle Moonbr- oh wait… pic.twitter.com/heo5fNWGBO

Peter Mayhew @TheWookieeRoars

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Tue, Jan 07 2014 20:08:04

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Yup, this is how it was done a long time ago, in… pic.twitter.com/Prhcj4DY6l

Peter Mayhew @TheWookieeRoars

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Tue, Jan 07 2014 19:30:21

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They said the Wampas were the most dangerous thing on Hoth, but they had forgotten the frost giants… pic.twitter.com/Q7PO7gacGl

Peter Mayhew @TheWookieeRoars

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Tue, Jan 07 2014 19:13:35

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Ok, you lot really like pics of a certain princess! Here’s one of Carrie and her stunt double. You’re Welcome. pic.twitter.com/CmHYPPvIpM

Peter Mayhew @TheWookieeRoars

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Tue, Jan 07 2014 18:18:30

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Kenny, Carrie, Mark and some tall fellow… @HamillHimself @CarrieFFisher pic.twitter.com/1LrYSp8JtC

Peter Mayhew @TheWookieeRoars

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Tue, Jan 07 2014 18:06:50

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#nostalgic so Im going to post some pics tonight. Like this 1 of Harrison, Anthony, Carrie & I sharing a laugh… pic.twitter.com/FblggUaU5e

Peter Mayhew @TheWookieeRoars

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Tue, Jan 07 2014 16:54:46

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January 11, 2014
Twitter lessons from the NYTimes

The New York Times twitterers share some of their lessons of 2013 on the Nieman Labs:

During 2013, we began consistently scheduling multiple runs of tweets highlighting some of our best enterprise material, especially during weekend hours and overnight, when @nytimes is mostly automated. It goes without saying that if you tweet more, you’ll get more traffic overall. But what we found when we scheduled tweets on Saturday and Sunday was that the average click per tweet grew substantially.

One thing that this means is that Twitter users who follow all sorts of media accounts (and not just the national media), can expect to see tweets repeated.

January 6, 2014

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