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July 21, 2009

The Flea in Tweets

The Twitter-sphere was buzzing about The Flea this weekend...blondie87 adventuring off to the brooklyn flea market!...InYourClosetNYC Brooklyn flea market. Lots of fun http://twitpic.com/asamy...ParrishMichael lobster roll and peach tarogon pop @ Brooklyn Flea...mllecait Omg Brooklyn I love you. And your bougie flea markets...kgugenberger Just saw Sweet Pea from Project Runway at the Brooklyn Flea...cristinanajarro Omg omg just found pupusas at the Brooklyn flea...OutAbtBKLYN The Brooklyn Flea Got Kinky Today --> Who Else Spied The Glass DILDOS?! = http://twitpic.com/atlcw...SeaMoanAy NYC-most Beautiful Sunday since summer began. Brooklyn Flea Market, yee!...ellabo No food porn attached but fish tacos and a brownie choco cookie at the Brooklyn Flea...nom nommmmm!!...fivemznyc 166 Montague Street Open House til 3:30pm. Wish I was eating lobster rolls @ Brooklyn Flea...jenrobinson Just picked up the world's coolest coffee table (@ Brooklyn Flea Market in Brooklyn)...cindy_loo the lobster rolls at brooklyn flea are my new favorite thing.

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Am I the only human being who thinks Twitter is a bunch of cr%p? Although aptly named, twittering is just interwebs white noise.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 21, 2009 10:09 AM

you are not the only one

Posted by: bowl of dicks at July 21, 2009 10:18 AM

Ditto what ditto said. Is there a single tidbit of useful or interesting information in the excerpted tweets above?

Omg omg nom nommmmm!! yee!

Twitter = twaddle.

Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 21, 2009 10:23 AM

discourse on lobster rolls:

OMG STFU WITH THE LOBSTER ROLLS ALREADY!

are your lives so lame that lobster rolls are the main attraction of your Saturdays?

if you can't think of anything, a happy default are drugs. try drugs...try smoking them and/or inserting them orally (as opposed to the lobster rolls that you would otherwise be shoving down your fat jiggly jowels)...they're wayyyyyy more fun than lobster rolls.

BROWNSTONES 4EVA Y'ALL!

Posted by: ftgreenepark at July 21, 2009 10:24 AM

Best things of all times to Brownstoners: Twitter and Lobster Rolls!

Posted by: werner at July 21, 2009 10:29 AM

I find twitter a very useful tool. For business especially. Out of all the"social networking" sites, it is by far the only one with much staying power. If you think it is silly, or not useful, you are doing it wrong.

Posted by: king of the burg at July 21, 2009 10:33 AM

wow king of the burg...you're like on the cutting edge or something. did you purchase web 2.0 for dummies last week?

ech, real estate agents give me the heeby jeebies. the ones with the fake perma-smiles...that's the worst.

Posted by: ftgreenepark at July 21, 2009 10:41 AM

oh please tell us how to "do it right" kingofburg

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 21, 2009 10:48 AM

Tweets from a Commercial Real Estate Appraiser?

I'll opt for the sharp stick in the eye instead, thank you.

Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 21, 2009 10:49 AM

at the risk of sounding like a moron. what exactly is a lobster roll?

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 21, 2009 10:54 AM

The concept of tweeting (twittering?) is f#@king wrong on so many levels. This means a lot, coming from a self-absorbed yuppie douchebag like myself.

Posted by: heck_of_a_job_brownie at July 21, 2009 10:55 AM

Lets make this into a twittering idiots thread:

At the moment I'm looking out the window. There appears to be some precipitation. I'd better move that plant by the door before someone kicks it over. Do I really have to go to the gym today? I wonder whats for dinner. The cleaner missed those crumbs. I wonder if cockroaches run over the keyboard at night time. I think I might need to take a piddle. Nah, I'll hold on for another 5 mins.

How am I doing?

Posted by: dittoburg at July 21, 2009 11:05 AM

^^^ i think you went over to allowable # of characters

Posted by: bowl of dicks at July 21, 2009 11:11 AM

quote:

"at the risk of sounding like a moron."

rob, that is my job. don't worry about it.

Posted by: Return of Randolph at July 21, 2009 11:12 AM

Well, many people like to receive tweets from a commercial real estate appraiser, especially other real estate professionals. On the same token, I for one gain valuable insight from other real estate professionals through twitter. The common misconception is that twitter is just a bunch of people updating a bunch of other people with random useless information. I find this contrary to my experience. I use it kind of like an RSS feed for news and it is great to find out what is going on locally. Also, it is a great marketing tool. You can reach a lot of specific people very easily. It took me a while to get on the twitter bandwagon, but I am glad I did.

Posted by: king of the burg at July 21, 2009 11:15 AM

My 140-char opinion is just so important and AMAAAZING!

Posted by: tinarina at July 21, 2009 11:15 AM

admittedly I am only semi-aware of this Twitter thing
but this only reinforces my gut feeling that it is something
for twits.

Posted by: Petebklyn at July 21, 2009 11:30 AM

quote:
On the same token, I for one gain valuable insight from other real estate professionals through twitter.

hmm i guess it makes sense. ever look at ads from brokers on craigslist? WhY d0 tHEy AlWaYZ WrITE LiKE ThiS!*!**?

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 21, 2009 11:36 AM

Thanks for the explanation, kotb. A friend of mine is a big twitter evangelist, but I still have yet to find a desire or need for Twitter.

Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 21, 2009 11:52 AM

KOTB- I've been curious about it but there seems to be so many people using it for all the wrong reasons that it was a turnoff. I may look at it again tho'

Posted by: bxgrl at July 21, 2009 12:05 PM

> The Flea in Tweets

As opposed to DIBS, who is the Twee in Fleets.

Posted by: DitmasSnark at July 21, 2009 12:13 PM

oh snap

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at July 21, 2009 12:25 PM

the way to make it useful is to use a third party app like twhirl or tweetdeck. Then choose cool folks to follow:

For real estate stuff I follow the usual suspects: jonathan miller, the real deal, brownstoner, curbed, streeteasy and rebny. for local news i follow freedubya, and brooklynvegan. for national news I follow jaketapper and patkiernan, and for fun I follow mindykaling, robcorddry, and icecreaman.

None of these people use strange capital letters or talk about when they need to use the restroom.

Posted by: king of the burg at July 21, 2009 12:27 PM

that concludes my twitter cheerleading session.

Posted by: king of the burg at July 21, 2009 12:29 PM

DIBS is a flirt in tweeds

Posted by: dittoburg at July 21, 2009 1:13 PM

Props for standing up to a less than Twitter-friendly crowd, King. I'm still not convinced, but I'm glad it's working for you.

Posted by: heck_of_a_job_brownie at July 21, 2009 1:19 PM

I think KOTB actually nailed it pretty good
I am on the fence about tweeting - however I do see it's importance for certain things and obviously for spit-fire reporting....

Posted by: gemini10 at July 21, 2009 1:51 PM

I prefer Tumblr.

Posted by: mopar at July 21, 2009 3:30 PM

I prefer Tumblr.

Posted by: mopar at July 21, 2009 3:30 PM

"I am on the fence about tweeting "

Like the sparrows in my yard.

Posted by: dittoburg at July 21, 2009 3:36 PM

Ditto
haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Posted by: gemini10 at July 21, 2009 3:43 PM

The fish tacos were incredibly disappointing. I say here with a straight face that they were completely unremarkable and actually quite bland. WHat's all the fuss?
The missus said the lobster rolls were good.

I don't eat lobsters and I don't Tweet.

Posted by: houseowax at July 21, 2009 4:57 PM

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