Spotted: Twitchiker and the Feats of Tweet
Earlier this year, a freelance journalist by the name of Paul Smith (no relation to Paul Smith from the AFR), embarked on an adventure to get from Newcastle to New Zealand in just 30 days.
He put in place a few rules for his journey and unless these were followed, the whole adventure is over and he goes home:
- He’ll only accept help (lifts, a place to stay and food) from other people on Twitter
- He can’t make any plans further than three days in advance
- He can only spend money on food, drink and anything that might fit in his suitcase
- If there’s more than one offer on the table, he gets to choose which he takes. If there’s only one, he has to take it within 48 hours
- If he’s unable to find a way to move on from a location within 48 hours, the challenge is over and he goes home
Fast forward to September, he’s halfway across the globe in much more interesting places than NZ (…sorry Kiwis) and with a whole heap of amazing stories to tell about his travel adventures.
He has also recently embarked on a new project, Feats of Tweet, with an aim of using social media to change the world – one tweet at a time.
These are both great example of social media – used the way that social media is supposed to!
