Using Twitter and a Parachute
By Primal Sneeze ~ June 2nd, 2009. Filed under: Charity, Twitter.
Shortly after mid-day on Saturday the below Tweets showed up on my screen.
So what, you say. Some dude’s sitting in a plane, says thanks and links to a picture. Big deal!
Well it was a big deal.
Here’s the picture Darragh took.
Yep. The picture was taken and the message sent from his phone while making his first parachute jump in aid of the Carelocal charity. (Eh, sponsorship still being accepted)
I can’t say if it was the first ever mid-air Tweet. Pretty sure it was Ireland’s first.
So called Social Media experts take note: It was definitely the ultimate in audience communication.
sweet jesus, sugar! my knees are shaking JUST looking at the picture! xoxox
It’s a scary one for sure. The gadget guy in me kept thinking imagine if he dropped the phone. That’s scarier.
I tried to comment yesterday but I think it went by pigeon post. I should have sent for the high flyer Darragh!
And someone “stopped that pigeon now!”
All fixed up nice finally.
Very impressive. How the heck did he manage to compose his txts as he was falling/chuting/jumping. I’d think the wind would’ve made it difficult, even if he was wearing good goggles and could see what he was doing.
Of course if I did that, as soon as I got down I’d want to go up again and do it this time without distractions so I could enjoy(?) the experience.
:^D
You know, I reckon it won’t be long before Mr. Doyle is parachuting again. Almost everyone I know who did a jump for charity went back again for more.
Jesus Christ, nothing on the face of this planet would induce me to jump out of an aeroplane.
A fire maybe?
@Primal Sneeze – Maybe. Or Celine Dion.
Hi.
(wow, I tried to submit only that and got the “your comment is too short, please go back and try again”
Hi. And hi again.
(oh, this time, I got “You are posting comments too quickly. Slow down.”)
Your blog is talking to me! What a nitpick!!!!
It’s a bit contrary for sure. I put it down to its feminine side. Next thing you know it’ll be saying it’s fine, nothing’s wrong.