BETAMOUSE #12 – All About Twitter

Today your Betamouse Hosts are talking all about Twitter, specifically, the Official Disney Twitter accounts. Questions or comments? Email: show@betamouse.net!

 

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  • Henry introduces the Panel.
  • Thank you so much to our sponsor Touring Plans. Visit Touring Plans to save time and money on your next Disney trip.
  • To start the Twitter conversation, Henry asks the Panel which Twitter clients they use.
  • Scott currently uses Hootsuite on his desktop and iPhone. (Similar to what the official Disney accounts use: CoTweet)
  • Jeff uses Seesmic on his desktops and Twittelator Pro on his iPhone.
  • Katie currently uses Osfoora on her iPhone.
  • Nate uses Twitbird Pro on his iPod Touch and Swift on his Android.
  • Henry uses Tweetie for desktop and on his iPhone.
  • Henry asks the Panel what they think of the Official Disney Twitter accounts: DisneyParks, Disneyland, WaltDisneyWorld and DisneyD23
  • Scott things they are doing okay.
  • Jeff doesn’t follow any of the accounts because it is mostly advertisement of the blog articles.
  • Katie would like to see them become more interactive and Nate and Henry agree.
  • Henry asks about the unofficial Disney tweeps the Panel follows.
  • Scott uses Twitter for the social Disney interaction.
  • Jeff believes that it is good for up to the minute news as well as social interaction.
  • Katie uses Twitter for news and to promote her blog as well as interacting with Disney fans. She mentions the use of Twitter lists for organizing followers with Lists on Twitter.
  • Nate talks about how the Disney Twitter community has replaced Disney forums for him.
  • Henry touches base on the Disneyland vs. Disney World Twitter community.
  • Henry also mentions the Twitter Chirp conference and the Panel discusses Twitter acquiring Tweetie to make it native and also developing their own native applications for Blackberry and Android.
  • The Panel finishes the show by touching base on Twitter announcing location services versus applications like Foursquare.
  • Thank you again to our sponsor Touring Plans!

1 Response to “BETAMOUSE #12 – All About Twitter”


  • Listening too your latest podcast about twitter and I’m curious what your thoughts are about yoono? I have been using it for a few months to monitor my twitter/facebook feeds. Didn’t hear this Firefox plug-in mentioned.

    BTW – great podcast. Keep up the good work.

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