It’s amazing what people can do in 140 characters or less. Twitter users answer the simple question: What are you doing? Well, with these 6 stories, the world was able to know what they were doing in a memorable fashion.
1.) Man travels world for free using only the help of Twitter
A man from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK decided to see if he could travel to the other side of the Earth in 30 days using only the kindness of Twitter users. Paul Smith had some rules he established for himself. He couldn’t make any plans further than 3 days in advance, could only spend money on food, drink and anything he could fit in his suitcase, and if he couldn’t find a way to move to the next location within 2 days, the trip would end. Starting with a ferry ride to Amsterdam, Smith moved across Europe, landed in New York, and then made it all the way to Los Angeles. Once in LA, he flew to New Zealand, hoping to land in Campbell Island, his destination. Unfortunately, he never made it to Campbell Island, and had to accept his trip ending on Stewart Island. He even met Liv Tyler.
Paul's Twitchhiking route
2.) Man proposes to his wife via Twitter
While this may seem a little too outrageous for some, it worked for them. It may be a new trend starting as other couples have started getting engaged on Twitter.
3.) Woman sued for $50,000 for talking bad about her apartment’s realty
Amanda Bonnen wrote this tweet in reply to a friend. When the Chicago-based Horizon Realty found out, they slapped a $50,000 libel lawsuit on Bonnen. The lawsuit was dismissed. Strangely enough, Amanda Bonnen only had 17 followers at the time of her statement.
4.) Guy tweets he was in a plane crash as he was getting out of the wreckage
Mike Wilson had just been in a plane crash. Continental Airlines Flight 1404 veered off-course before take-off and crashed at Denver International Airport and ended in a ditch. Once Wilson escaped to safety, he prompted tweeted this:
He then kept tweeting about the event and even posted a picture of the crash. He was the first to break the news.
5.) Brothers reunite after finding each other on Twitter
Matthew Keys was online doing his usual routine of checking his email and social networks when he saw a Twitter reply that caught his attention. It was from Adam Smith and it asked if his mother’s name was Jackie. As it turns out, the two men talked before on forum and talked on and off on MSN and Skype. They talked on the phone later that night and realized they were related to each other. Turns out, they are half-brothers. When going for an interview together, Matthew picked up Adam because they lived ten minutes apart. All from a Twitter reply.
6.) Man takes picture of plane crash in Hudson River
Of course, no Twitter story collection would be complete without the infamous Hudson River Twitpic. On a ferry to rescue passengers, Janis Krums snapped this photo of the plane on the Hudson with this caption: “There’s a plane in the Hudson. I’m on the ferry going to pick up the people. Crazy.” It was this picture that broke the story, even before the New York Times and other media outlets.
