Showing posts with label Public Transit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Public Transit. Show all posts

Monday, August 24, 2009

Twitter: Annoying but Maybe Useful

2Jour Computer Coaching for Seniors Toronto, Ontario


Karl's cellphone beeped again. It was probably another tweet from Charlie. He missed him and the conversations he had with him in Ottawa, but to follow his dear mad friend on Twitter was, well, insanity. Karl received about 100 tweets a day from Charlie and they were either about a great computer sale or the latest scoop on Céline Dion.

At this point, Karl really hated Twitter and as he entered the Toronto Metro Zoo and discovered that Dwayne the Shark was also on Twitter, he knew that the world was CRAZY.

Twitter, essentially, is a website (www.twitter.com) that allows anyone to sign up and post simple and short messages about anything which are called Tweets. If your Tweets are interesting, then people will want to follow them. Tweets can range from being mundane to being useful like transit cancellations or weather updates and they can be transmitted to your phone as text messages.

Please note, Twitter does not do any verification on their users. This means anyone can assume any identity and their Tweets can be unreliable. So bear that in mind when you follow a particular user. Although, I think Dwayne the shark is on the up and up :).

Here are some interesting Twitter links

2Jour - Tweets from us :)

Red Flag Deals - Tweets about sales within Canada



Dwayne the Shark - Shark News, why not?

WeFollow.com - Ideas for other Twitter links




Thursday, January 22, 2009

Wheel Trans: Being Mobile in Toronto

If it is harder to use the TTC because of mobility issues, then you have another option: Wheel Trans.  You would not have to navigate along icy sidewalks to get to a bus stop because Wheel Trans provides door to door service  All you need to do is book your trip a day before. You can book via phone or via the TTC Wheel Trans Booking page

To find out how to register, please go to the TTC Wheel Trans registration page.


Next week we will talk about alerts.