I discovered something that may be of use to people who use the Facebook app for the iPhone. When I do a status update from the app, or comment on someone else’s status, or upload a pic, the app crashes. About half the time, the update, comment or pic makes it to Facebook before the crash; the other half the time, not. Very frustrating.
Here’s what I’ve learned to do. I’ve learned to open touch.facebook.com in the Safari browser when I want to post something to Facebook. It’s fast, no crashes, and then I can go back to the Facebook app to see what I posted and follow my timeline.
Last night one of my blog’s readers told me she keeps up with me on Facebook, and it made me think, maybe I need to pay more attention to Facebook and less to Twitter. I’ve been focusing on Twitter more lately because of the buggy FB iPhone app, but there are some advantages to FB: I don’t have the 140 character limit, and I have twice as many friends on Facebook as I do followers on Twitter. I think I’ll try to balance out my posting to both better from here on out.
I also want to comment on something I’ve been seeing recently: People getting all upset because people unfollow them on Twitter. This is the way I look at it: If people don’t unfollow me from time to time, I’m doing something wrong.
Like my blog, I view my Twitter account (and my Facebook account) as extensions/expressions of who I am. That means if you follow @paulryburn, you will get tweets about Downtown events and deals I discover from time to time. It also means, because I have my iPhone and my Echofon app with me all the time, that you also get Paul’s Drunkass Tweets, where I tweet about #tubetops I see when I’m out, the war on #douchebags, and stops for Paul’s Drunkass Food. You also get my Foursquare check-ins, which means you get notified that I’m at the Saucer a whole lot. I’m not afraid to drop the s-bomb or the f-bomb when I feel my mood calls for it.
I realize that’s not for everyone. So if you unfollow me, I have absolutely no problem with it. But I’m not gonna stop being me. When I was little, my mother taught me that I should strive to be thought well of by everyone. With all due respect to her, I think that’s horrible advice. You’ve got to be yourself, and let others think what they will.
All right, after six paragraphs, it’s finally time to get to the news. Tweet4Habitat is doing its first Tweetup ever. It will happen at South of Beale on Thursday, June 17. You’ll get to meet others interested in helping Memphis Habitat for Humanity, and you can make a donation if you choose. Don’t forget that a donation is also made every time you include the #tweet4habitat hashtag in your tweets.
Saturday I walked past Joey’s New York Deli & Pizza at 97 N. Main (in the Renaissance Apartments) and got a copy of their menu. The guy who handed it to me said they’re open “from about 7 to 7.” They serve breakfast in the mornings – pastries, croissant sandwiches, bagels. For lunch/dinner they have pizza, cold plates, and deli-style sandwiches. They told me that everything is made fresh.
Speaking of pizza, I continue to hear that the pizza at the new place around the corner from Crepe Maker (Third at Peabody Place) is outstanding. They sell it by the slice or the pie.
Gonna make a quick run to Target in the remainder of my lunch break… as always, I’ll be at trivia night at the Saucer, at 7 PM.