Twitter

[Pheidippides]

Is anybody here on Twitter? I was thinking it might be a neat idea to tweet about the maps we're making/playing/etc that could use a little extra attention. I don't play maps on NUMA all that much, but I feel like it would help recent maps get more attention after falling off the Hot Maps page, as a tweet will outlast the original map posting and also reach a targeted audience that might have otherwise missed it. It might also make it easier to keep track of Dronie hopefuls (if the Dronies are still a thing) and whatnot. Just a thought, trying to keep NUMA on its feet. #discuss

[otters~1]

#ionlyactuallyspeakinhashtagsnow2012

[Pheidippides]

Another thought: If someone did a weekly rundown of the Nmaps Twittersphere, it'd make a quick and easy substitute for the Sunday N. #justaddwater

[aids]

Meh, I'm not sure about that. tumblr is where it is these days.

[Pheidippides]

Meh, I'm not sure about that. tumblr is where it is these days.

Somehow I doubt that. Regardless, I used to read some of the Metanetter's tumblrs, and I don't think they suit my proposed purpose. Basically I'm envisioning a collaborative news ticker for NUMA -- something that's short, sweet, and helps maps and mapmakers get the attention they deserve. If you make a list on Twitter and follow it, that's basically what you get. For example:

Just played @Losttortuga's latest. Worth a look. [link] #faved #nmaps

The map will be off the front page in a few hours, maybe a day for someone like Losttortuga, but the community's Twitter feed will move a little slower as we separate the wheat from the chaff. Thus, you might find and play a new map a few days after it was posted, when otherwise you would have missed it.

And distilling this distillation into a weekly recap a la the Sunday N would be pretty simple. I might even offer to do it myself, at least for a little while. If nothing else, it's also one more way the community can keep up the chatter. Goodness knows IRC's not what it used to be. Then again, maybe that's a sign that there aren't enough birds for a decent flock.

[ChrisE]

Why not?

@ReviewE

[乳头的早餐谷物]

Solid idea, I think. An administrator type should publicise the hashtag with a NUMA news post.

[29403]

My Twitter is @mosttiptopcat

FOLLOW

[Pheidippides]

My brand-spanking-new account is @ninjarobotfeidi. ChrisE and 29403, I'm following both of you and added you to a list called nmapsdotnet. This shows all of your tweets, though, which I guess necessitates a hashtag to whittle it down to NUMA-related tweets. Any objections to #nmapsdotnet? You could also make separate accounts for Metanet-related stuff, like I have, which would allow the list to function just as well as the hashtag. I'm new to this, though, so we'll take whatever course of action you guys think works best.

[ChrisE]

Updated the above post for my metanet twitter account; @ReviewE

Followed you Pheidi. 29403, is there any chance you could make a NUMA-only twitter?
I've followed you on my other account though.
Let's get this thing rolling guys.

[乳头的早餐谷物]

My brand-spanking-new account is @ninjarobotfeidi. ChrisE and 29403, I'm following both of you and added you to a list called nmapsdotnet. This shows all of your tweets, though, which I guess necessitates a hashtag to whittle it down to NUMA-related tweets. Any objections to #nmapsdotnet? You could also make separate accounts for Metanet-related stuff, like I have, which would allow the list to function just as well as the hashtag. I'm new to this, though, so we'll take whatever course of action you guys think works best.

Separate accounts are fine but I'd say unnecessary--the hashtag should be all we need. And I think just #nmaps on its own would do--no-one's using it.

[otters~1]

Let me know when y'all finalize something. Maybe our dwindling NUMA-only userbase has some twitter.

[Pheidippides]

Well, it looks like #nmaps is our hashtag, and I suppose that's really all we need. Next, we need enough people using the thing for it to prove useful.

[otters~1]

Well, it looks like #nmaps is our hashtag, and I suppose that's really all we need. Next, we need enough people using the thing for it to prove useful.

So the gist is that anytime you make a map you should tweet it with #nmaps attached? I know more or less nothing about twitter so maybe someone else should write a blurb for the home page.

[lord_day]

I made a twitter for the purposes of this:

https://twitter.com/law_day

[Pheidippides]

Well, it looks like #nmaps is our hashtag, and I suppose that's really all we need. Next, we need enough people using the thing for it to prove useful.

So the gist is that anytime you make a map you should tweet it with #nmaps attached? I know more or less nothing about twitter so maybe someone else should write a blurb for the home page.

No, any time you /play/ a map, and find that you like it enough to tell other people about it. The same way you'd tell your friends about some really great restaurant you went to that nobody seems to know about. It's more about promoting others than yourself. If you want, I could sit down and write the blurb this evening.

[Spawn of Yanni]

Does twitter provide hashtag-based widgets? Like, a widget giving you an updated stream of tweets with a certain hashtag (#nmaps) that you could keep on the side of NUMA somewhere. Although those typically don't look too great I think.

[Pheidippides]

Does twitter provide hashtag-based widgets? Like, a widget giving you an updated stream of tweets with a certain hashtag (#nmaps) that you could keep on the side of NUMA somewhere. Although those typically don't look too great I think.

Not that I know of. You might be able to provide a link to a search for the hashtag, though.

BTW, blurb.

Hey everyone,

We're beginning an experiment with Twitter to bring you the hottest of the Hot Maps page, but we can't do it without you. Are you on Twitter? Look for the hashtag #nmaps and follow your fellow mappers! Not on Twitter? Get on Twitter!

If you play a map on NUMA and like it, tweet about it so others will know to play it too -- just tag it #nmaps. This way, you can find everyone's favorite Hot Maps all in one place, even after the maps themselves have fallen off the front page.

If our little experiment succeeds, the NUMA community will have an easy way to sift through the sands of the archive and find those precious nuggets of gold. With all the best maps of the moment in one place, preparing the Sunday N would be orders of magnitude easier. And when Dronie season rolls around, the best maps of the year will be a hashtag away.

What's not to like? Join us!

-- Pheidippides (@ninjarobotfeidi)

[otters~1]

Oh, yeah, I see. Posted.

Good luck getting anyone's attention.

[mintnut]

:/ Isn't this just bitesize in disguise?

Well, I've made my objections to bitesize known elsewhere...

[lord_day]

:/ Isn't this just bitesize in disguise?.

Definitely not. For a start, anyone can join, and it is just a place to point out cool maps you've played. They don't even have to be the best maps, just something neat that maybe other people might have missed. The whole point is to get process of sharing maps more fluid.

[mintnut]

Still sounds like bitesize to me.

[乳头的早餐谷物]

Still sounds like bitesize to me.

It's not a part of NUMA, it's not limited to a select group of people, it's not limited to highlighting just 'the best' maps, it can include discussion, comments, etc... it's nothing like Bitesize. This is just people talking about and sharing stuff on Twitter.

[BluePretzel]

Bleh. https://twitter.com/BlueKraken

Had to use this thing to find Pheidi and Chris cos only two results came up for #nmaps.
Perhaps a regional thing? Or maybe I'm just twitter stupid...

Oh, and thanks Pheidi <3

[trance]

https://twitter.com/ZacharyH1211

I like this idea. I just made for the occasion. I will totally contribute to this project.