twitter apps that i love

I use different twitter applications on my iPod Touch. I rarely use it for tweeting new blog posts because Windows Live Writer does the job for me. It automatically tweets newly published posts, complete with hashtag (like if my blog post title is Marcus scrub tops, #MarcusScrubTops is included on the tweet) and url link to the post. Will explain further on a different blog post. So back to the twitter apps that I usually use...

I love echofon, I get to stalk conversations of other tweeps. And it automatically gives notifications of new mentions and DM's, no need to open the application first. Good search results also for users and @ mentions. Easy editing of following lists.

UberSocial is another favorite. Because one: it has twitlonger and two: the Uber Channels.

 

My newly downloaded iPod twitter application is TwitBird. Twitlonger, emoji, url shortener, hashtag search, and it can fetch and post the music on your ipod's song list and whatever music is currently on. And lots of other apps on this awesome app!

They say twitbot is the best twitter app there is. But it's a paid app, I'm not that into twitter, so not the app for me.

What twitter application do you usually use? Any favorites?

Willie Revillame, good person?

I have a friend who works at TV5. He's with the TV5 Kapatid Foundation team. He posted on Facebook, a few weeks back, that Willie Revillame is in CDO and is apparently giving away 2 million pesos to flood victims. That's his status, that's his wall, he's entitled to idolize and be amazed with Willie. I can't help but leave a comment though. He of all people should know, that money didn't come out of Willie's own pocket. But the way he wrote it, he's giving the impression that the 2 million is from Willie's personal fund.

I was doubly amazed how there were a lot of comments applauding Willie's generosity. Oh well, that’s how Pinoy's are, so fond of idolizing the wrong people?

Strict Mommy

As much as I don’t want my son to hate me, I also don’t want him to wear eye glasses yet. Last time I had my eyes checked, wanted to know if I need reading glasses already, doctor said I still have a 20/20 vision. I’m already 35.

 

My son is only 10 years old. And I’m worried that too much television, computer and handheld games will destroy his eyesight early on his life. So yes, he can hate me now because I know he’ll thank me later on, in the near future, for being a strict mom. Less time from using the above mentioned technology is being strictly enforced in our house. When I say less time, it means none-at-all during weekdays and 3 hours only on Saturday, Sundays and holidays.

Do you have rules like this in your household?

The Hunger Games

I first heard about this book, The Hunger Games trilogy, on twitter. It was named one of Publishers Weekly's "Best Books of the Year" in 2008 and a The New York Times "Notable Children's Book of 2008".

The Hunger Games, the first book of The Hunger Games trilogy, is a novel written by Suzanne Collins. First published in 2008, the book is about sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen who lives in a post-apocalyptic world in the country of Panem where the countries of North America once existed. In the book, the Hunger Games is an event held annually where one boy and one girl aged 12 to 18 from each of the 12 districts surrounding the Capitol, the central city, are selected to compete in a televised battle in which only one person can survive.

Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight series, said, "I was so obsessed with this book....The Hunger Games is amazing."

Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, said, "closest thing to a perfect adventure novel."

Stephen King compared it to "shoot-it-if-it-moves videogames in the lobby of the local eightplex; you know it's not real, but you keep plugging in quarters anyway." He gave the book an overall B grade.

Just got an ebook copy, will put it on my iBooks right about now…

Have you read the book? Is it included in your “must read” list? Why or why not?