In the light of recent events, I thought it might be fun to have a look at a short list of public figures, plus myself, and see which was the very first account we all followed on Twitter. In most cases, it tells you quite a bit about the person - where they work, which celebrity they most admire, who they share political and/or moral convictions with...or in Jeremy Corbyn's case it doesn't tell you anything at all.
Me : Subrosa (pro-independence blogger)
Ruth Davidson : Heather Peace (actress, musician and gay rights activist)
Jeremy Corbyn : Syam Ahmedarino (seemingly random bloke from Malaysia)
Leanne Wood : Colin Nosworthy (Welsh language campaigner)
Stephen Daisley : Matt Roper (STV Digital Editor)
George Osborne : David Cameron (Prime Minister)
Willie Rennie : Caron Lindsay (Scottish Liberal Democrat activist and blogger)
Alex Salmond : Kirk J. Torrance (SNP new media strategist)
Brian Spanner : Euan McColm (popular journalist)
Patrick Harvie : Adam Ramsay (Green writer/blogger)
Gerry Adams : Shaun Tracey (Sinn Féin press officer)
Incidentally, I noticed as I was scrolling through various accounts that David Cameron still follows Douglas Carswell, which is rather sweet.
Who's Euan McColm's first follow?
ReplyDeleteHe's got me blocked (which was the first thing that puzzled me, because there was no obvious trigger for it, other than the fact that I blocked Spanner) so I can't see his list of follows. I might be able to find it on my mobile phone - for some reason blocks don't seem to be so effective on phones.
DeleteInterestingly enough, it appears to be Royle Family and Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps star Ralf Little. Make of that what you will!
DeleteNot really up on Twitter, but assuming it should be the bottom of his following page (he follows almost 1500 people) it is either (from right to left)
Deleteel Suzerino (@creamcheesie)
The Daily Mash
Rikke Iversholt (@mmeluna)
Only the Mash s familiar to me.
Does this mean anything?
It should be the one on the right. El Suzerino is wearing a balaclava, has a protected account, and only has 45 followers, so it could be anyone. Lives in Glasgow, so probably a friend or relative. Rikke Iversholt also lives in Glasgow, and only has a few hundred followers. The Daily Mash is a fairly standard account to follow early on.
DeleteSorry, James, that should have been LEFT to Right. So I guess it is Rikke? Maybe someone he knows. Joined at about the same time
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ReplyDeleteJane weaver....fashison type for the spanner.
ReplyDeleteFirst person to follow.
DeleteHis followers are far more intesting...bbc and lots of journalists....very intesting.
DeleteI will be band, so the rest of you lot get who is covering him.
Looks like spanner has dropped off the net.
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ReplyDeleteMine was Nicola Sturgeon, because of course it was.
ReplyDeleteEuan McColm hasn't blocked me (yet). His profile says "columnist, leader-writer, idiot. it's not my birthday."
As far as I can tell, his first follower was Rikke Iversholt (@mmeluna). Not sure the connection, probably just friends. However, the second follower was... The Daily Mash. Beautiful.
Oh bother, typed it up too late.
DeleteInteresting that Ancient Greek for Twitter is Narcissus ��☹️
ReplyDeleteAlex Salmond : Kirk J. Torrance (SNP new media strategist)
ReplyDeleteSpot the guy who didn't set up his own Twitter account.
I too am blocked by Euan McColm. Came as a surprise.Can't think what triggered it.
ReplyDeleteArdrossan has a great Italian restaurant, overlooking the yacht marina in the harbour, two great fish & chip shops, one selling the real deal Italian icecream and, best of all, the ferry sails to the Isle of Arran from there.
Syam Ahmedarino isn't a random bloke. If he's the person Google found, I'd be proud to have him as a friend
ReplyDeleteWho is he? I did a search as well, but nothing leaped out at me.
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