New Drawing - $200 TE Shopping Spree

[administrator]

We're trying something new with this contest - rather than filling out an entry form, we're asking people to tweet about their favorite product(s) on TE.

There haven't been many tweets yet, so the odds of winning are looking very favorable. See all the details here:

http://www.teamestrogen.com/content/promotions_twitter

[Zen]

This is way too much trouble to go through. I already use facebook, email, and read numerous blogs and forums.

Twitter is just not a useful tool for me.

[administrator]

Twitter is not for everyone, and it definitely took us a while to see how/why anyone would find it useful. However, after using it for a couple of months, I've found it does have both utility and entertainment value.

As an example of utility, just yesterday I tweeted about a solution I'd found to a programming problem, and this morning someone somehow picked up on my tweet and sent a response with a more elegant and robust solution to the problem.

[ny biker]

I recently signed up for a twitter account, mostly to follow cyclists (Lance, Levi, Ted King, George Hincapie, CVV, etc) as well as Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen. I haven't actually tweeted anything.

I'll look into the contest. I guess this means I'll have to figure out the url-shortening thing, too.

[administrator]

Twitter will actually shorten most URLs for you automatically. But if the overall length of your tweet is too long you may need to paste in a shorter URL to start with.

Bit.ly is very easy to use - just paste in your long URL, click the button and copy the short URL. Takes about 1 second!

You can even set it up to tweet directly from Bit.ly if you find yourself tweeting lots of URLs that need shortening...

[Possegal]

I recently signed up for a twitter account, mostly to follow cyclists (Lance, Levi, Ted King, George Hincapie, CVV, etc) as well as Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen.

That's me too. My friends think it is a riot, though perhaps proof that I'm more lame than they originally thought. I enjoy Robbie Hunter as well.

[Biciclista]

i have a twitter account. The week after i opened it, my office banned it.
So i forget to check it since I only can at home.

[jobob]

I just recently signed up for Twitter to follow Veronica and Thom when they crew for RAAM.

Thanks for setting this up, Jeff !

[GLC1968]

Damn you, Jeff! I was resisiting Twitter for fear that I discover another time sink...but now I guess I'll give in and check it out. Ugh.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Damn you, Jeff! I was resisiting Twitter for fear that I discover another time sink...but now I guess I'll give in and check it out. Ugh.

I will not be assimilated!
Resistance is not futile!

[Zen]

I will not be assimilated!
Resistance is not futile!

I'm with you. I don't need another electronic tether.

[Selkie]

I will not be assimilated either.

Maybe, as a nod to the Luddites, TE can have a snailmail contest?

[administrator]

I will not be assimilated either.

Maybe, as a nod to the Luddites, TE can have a snailmail contest?

OK, I'll do a "proxy tweet" for anyone that doesn't have a twitter account. Just PM me with the URL of your favorite product on TE and I'll send out a tweet on your behalf.

[Selkie]

OK, I'll do a "proxy tweet" for anyone that doesn't have a twitter account. Just PM me with the URL of your favorite product on TE and I'll send out a tweet on your behalf.

You're so accommodating!

To think, I used to make tease the "old" contract investigators who were resistant about doing their reports on a laptop instead of dictating and having the "girls in the office" type them up!! We "young" investigators LOVED the laptops... so progressive!!! This was 1989.

I've become an old Luddite!!! LOL

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

OK, I'll do a "proxy tweet" for anyone that doesn't have a twitter account. Just PM me with the URL of your favorite product on TE and I'll send out a tweet on your behalf.

Works for me.