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Twitter Geeks all over The Shorty Awards

Last year and earlier this year, GeekDad spent some time making sure you were all aware of the best geeks to keep track of in 140 character form.
So, we are pleased to see that many Geek Tweeps and some good friends of GeekDad have made the final nominations for this years Shorty Awards. Over 250,000 [...]

150 168 Geeky Media People You Should Follow on Twitter

Two weeks ago, we published a list of 150 people that we thought anyone interested in geeky media of all sorts ought to be following on Twitter. The list was well-received, but, as with all such lists, mistakes were made.
Here, then, is a revised list. Known-fake accounts have been removed from the list, and, where [...]

MythBusters Twitter Sweepstakes and Giveaway!

We on GeekDad aren’t subtle about our love for MythBusters. We, or at least most of us, follow the show’s official Twitter feed, in addition to those of several of its stars. If you don’t follow them yet, there’s no time like the present to start, because there’s an added incentive: you can win cool [...]

What’s the Frequency, Kenneth: How GeekDads Tweet

Sure, we GeekDads can blog, but can we microblog, too? An ongoing visualization project by developer Anthony Starks reveals some interesting insights about how we use Twitter.
The project—TweetFreq—originated last May after Starks noticed certain profile pictures (ahem and ahem) showing up often in his Twitter timeline. Starks, a consultant with interests in visualization and design, [...]