Blah, blah, blah; the robot interview.

with gilly youner

How do you use Twitter in your professional life?

to entertain my clients, inform non-architect acquaintances,connect w related proff'nls, find new sources, share imagery

What's your favorite Twitter app?

twidroyd when its working well without too many ads.

Twitter or Facebook?

Twitter for daily endorphins

What was the funniest trend you've seen?

Jar Jar Binks (simultaneously with) Confirms his Bisexuality

What feature should Twitter add?

reply all, autofill @ names, view conversation, save able/interchangable avatars, 'IS following you' note under profiles,

Who do you wish had a Twitter feed but doesn't?

Jhumpa Lahiri, Larry David, lots of friends, and a few relatives

Why should we vote for you?

eloquent use of 140 characters to promote peace, knowledge, and human community interrupted by alternating vicious & vivacious humor.

Hashtag you created that you wish everyone used?

#whenuwantsomeonetobeonTwitterandtheyrenot aka #peopleuwishwereonTwitter

How do you make your tweets unique?

being thoughtful is usually a start...

What inspires you to tweet?

other humans

Ever get called out for tweeting too much?

there's always a first time

140 characters of advice for a new user?

people who make me laugh, chortle, & giggle make life wonderful. I find even more of you on Twitter...

How long can you go without a tweet?

2 days, max

Why should people follow you?

they really probably shouldn't. I often stop short abruptly.

Why'd you start tweeting?

I started, to be able to read my son's tweets, then 12; he later abandoned his account in favor of fb.

What do you wish people would do more of on Twitter?

maintain integrity

How will the world change in the next year?

an eternal (though occasionally cynical) optimist,I see it as an ongoing shift towards global community,w micro-turbulent reactionary tiffs

What are some big Twitter faux pas?

SPAM. attacking kids under 18, even if they are celebrities. omitting attribution.sharing private family info.

What will the world be like 10 years from now?

even more full of assorted humans, jockeying for position within their stratospheres

What the rest of us can do while 2 Billion plus are watching the Royal Wedding

per WSJ: "An estimated two billion TV viewers will see all or part of the coverage of Prince William and his longtime girlfriend Kate Middleton exchanging vows at Westminster Abbey. Add an expected 400 million for online streaming and radio and the number swells to nearly 35% of the world's population. An additional 800,000 observers likely will crowd outside Buckingham Palace the day of the event, many of them tweeting and Facebook posting and shooting video with their phones."


OK. snoring, boring for some, egregious ostentation for others...


so just for fun, how about posting some creative concepts for those of us who-can't-be-paid-enough-to-watch-that-crap to do while all the hoopla is going on, endlessly.


lucrative=ok(no robbing of banks), obscene=not ok (no stick-it-where jokes please).