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What's going on with the F train?

Has anyone noticed how the F train is pretty much debilitated? What's going on? What have they done to it?
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish you might want to follow the twitter feed of the F train
http://twitter.com/NYC_F_trains
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
The F train has a twitter? Dear lord, what is this world coming to?
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@JenMac I think a developer who lives in the city has made a twitter feed for every subway line so that people are always in the know about closures and delays. Quite clever don't you think?
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Everybody: What else will people use Twitter for. Wow. It is definitely a great way to use social media.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@hhusted do you use Twitter?? I do infact I have two ids..pandancake which is my personal one and goouthongkong which has been created for me for a city guide company that I write for..I must say I have fun posting updates but now am on the lookout for a smartphone with a reasonable data package so I can tweet on the go.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uptowngirl: Yes, I use Twitter. I follow people in my industry and even follow TV producers. I use it extensively. My Tweet is hhusted.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I have never really gotten around to twittering - I don't quite understand the appeal...
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
OK, I now understand that I live in a world where even the F train has its own twitter account.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
Wait...who is tweeting on behalf of the F train?
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps Probably some intern in the MTA PR department...
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
Ha! That's great... They also have one for the dreaded G: http://twitter.com/nyc_g_trains

I just searched for any messages directed @ the G, expecting to find a bunch of complaints, but didn't turn up much. Obviously not too many people are following these MTA Twitter feeds.
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
A whopping 500 people follow the G train tweets, and another whopping 1000 follow the F train. Not exactly a lot of public interest or participation, I would say.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@DBlack would you honestly expect a subway line to have a twitter feed?I just found the F train twitter account by chance and presume its 1000 followers did the same..
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
@uptowngirl I'm not sure I would expect it, but if it really were known across the board as an excellent source of up to date info on what's going on with the various trains, then you might think a lot of people would want to follow the twitter feeds of the trains they use regularly. Kind of like listening to the traffic report before driving to work.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Everybody: Do you remember what happened to Twitter's servers when Bill Gates announced his tweeter ID. The servers crashed within an hour, and were down for nearly half a day. Maybe MTA thinks they will be inundated with many tweets and don't want to risk it. Then again, who really knows for sure.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@DBlack Is that sarcasm?

@everyone I actually am really getting a kick out of the subway Twitter feeds. I wonder what the G train is up to right now... Maybe instead of all the "If you see somethings" they should be advertising their respective Twitter accounts.

@hhusted It's not like they keep their Twitter accounts on their own server, so I doubt they would be too worried about such a problem on a personal level. Twitter gets over capacity all the time, too, in case you were wondering, and goes "down" a lot.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I need to figure out twitter - stuff like this seems really useful to have at the tip of my fingers!
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Ajadedidealist: I use Twitter when I have something interesting to announce to my connections. The company is growing tremendously every day.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Everybody I am totally loving the Twitter profile created for me by a travel company I write for..I document all my comings and goings in this crazy, busy city very easily ..
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
I was actually playing around on Twitter around the time Michael Jackson died and the servers crashed.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@ajadedidealist Better get on that boat soon, before new micro blogging sites take over the universe!

@Uraniumfish I actually remember exactly what I was doing when Michael Jackson died... what a waste of brain cells.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
I have a Twitter account that I never use.... well, not very often anyway. I like reading updates from blogs and newspapers on it; they pop up on my Twitter app whilst I am on my laptop doing whatever. It's a good way to be in-the-know almost instantly.

But as far as personal updates from people I know, I find them kind of, well, boring. I mean, do you have to take pictures of what you are eating whenever you eat out? Do I really need to know that you are running errands? I don't understand why people think their every little movement is interesting to anyone. It isn't.

Don't get me wrong, some people are clever Twitter updaters. But it seems most aren't - most are just clogging up the internet with really, really unnecessary information.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
What's that new micro blogging site that is sort of like Twitter meets Yelp, and allows patrons of places to be ambassadors of places they frequent? Anyone know what I'm taking about? Someone was telling me about it at a bar one night, but I can't completely recall the details...
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK P-Diddy is one of the people who ended up in my Twitter follow list by default, and all that guy ever tweets is: "Let's go!" Maybe Twitter is a great way for celebrities on coke to run off some of that excess energy? It's healthier than, say, punching a wall.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
Maybe I'm a grandpa at heart, but I just can't stand Twitter. I liked people a lot more when I didn't know what they were doing all day and how they felt about it.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@DBlack or for celebrities to endlessly promote themselves/their brand. I have a feeling that Diddy or whatever he's called today is probably an entertaining micro blogger, by then again I also find reality television entertaining.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@JenMac I had to quit following a lot of acquaintances on Twitter because their internet lives ("I'm doing the dishes!" "I'm at this bar!" "I'm drunk!") bored me to distraction. I got to the point where I didn't even care if they took my disinterest in their Twitter feeds personally, they had to go.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
I've written how-to books for clients regarding Twitter and how to use it. When you get into using the social media site, you will find how many people you can get connected to. I found a producer for my script by going through Twitter.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@everyone I am writing a Twitter feed for a company I regularly write for and so far its been a lot of fun..been able to network through my tweets and it may lead to a gig opportunity fingers crossed.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uptowngirl: That's right. People don't seem to see the usefulness of Twitter. But those who use it have the advantage.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Wow, how did that happen , @hhusted? Do tell us your story!
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@DBlack Which heroes are those? I did an internship at a magazine where I frequently had to transcribe interviews with famous musicians, and I was pretty depressed to find out how unimpressive most of them were when it came to intelligence. And these were indie musicians, not pop creations.
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
@Everybody Okay, speaking of idiotic Twitter feeds?

http://twitter.com/biebertwitpic
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@DBlack that child is seriously irritating!
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Ajadedidealist: Are you referring to my finding a producer for my script?
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@DBlack This is his official Twitter: http://twitter.com/justinbieber Not that it is any better.

@uptowngirl You don't like his comb-over emo hair?
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
Are you guys familiar with this one: http://twitter.com/Shitmydadsays ?

Great stuff.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK OMG that's a riot..
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Everybody: You would be surprised what user names are made up and what people will say on Twitter.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
Shitmydadsays is so freaking funny. I laugh out loud with every one I read.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Isn't shitmydadsays turning into a sitcom (euphemistically titled "$£$! my dad says") starring William Shatner? Or am I just making that up/wishful thinking?
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
I feel like I did hear about that somewhere along the line. I just wonder how they would pull it off for network tv considering most of what he says is pretty offensive -- hilarious, but not exactly bible-belt friendly.
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
That guy's hilarious, but I'm doubtful his mastery of Twitter is going to result in great television...call me skeptical...
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
It's the dad they should really utilize. Someone should send the script writers out and have them follow him around...
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Ajadedidealist; TV refused to allow the show to go on because they claim the show had a curse word in it. So the producers had to come up with a way to keep the title from being hurtful or insulting to others. So they decided to use a bunch of funny looking characters in the title.
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
William Shatner?!? Oh, yeah, this can't be good.
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK That's probably the best way to make use of the phenom. Just because that guy can quote his dad doesn't mean he can write for a sitcom.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
The TV show sounds really lame, I have to say. Seems like something that's been done a million times before. Cranky old father who lives with his adult son? See: Sanford and Son.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
But William Shatner! He was fantastic as Denny Crane on Boston Legal... how could you not love him? Clearly Alan Shore should be part of the show too...really I just want more Boston Legal. That was a weird, weird show
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Everybody: William Shatner rules. He may be in his '70s, but he still can act.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
@ajadedidealist: I, too, loved Boston Legal. And, yeah, it was so weird. And, so good.
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