Tweets from Roosvelt Island Ridge

Apparently the folks at University College London have created a contoured NYC map based on Tweet traffic naming sites across NYC and other major cities. Apparently the number of tweets referring to Roosevelt Island are substantial enough that the contour designation of a ridge applies to us on par with Williamsburg.

See "Roosvelt Island Ridge" underlined in red. Now the question is whether the spelling error is indicative of how often those tweets mispell Roosevelt as "Roosvelt" or if the folks in London can't spell themselves.

Urbantick Via Gothamist

NYC Population Map: Day vs Night

Via twitter comes to us the above image of the day vs. night population of New York City. It appears the representation of Roosevelt Island appears accurate to show decreases at night at the hospitals and increases at the residential centers.

Double click to enlarge the above image. Pretty cool.

Momma Stop & Baby Stop

Momma Stop teaching Baby Stop the ropes on Roosevelt island at the Tram turnaround.

[Posted on TwitPic earlier today but I could not resist posting here as well.]

The Evil Fog Referred to in My Tweets

I traded messages earlier this week, on Thursday June 24th, with an individual on Twitter about the fog they noted as enveloping Roosevelt Island. Readers of this blog only saw my side of the conversation, as fed into my left side bar, the whole exchange is below.

The above shot from Morback on Flickr evidences the depth of that fog.

Twitter: Meetup and Photo Shoot This Sunday

The ONGOING word on Twitter is that this Sunday May 31st there will be an "AdoramaPix Tweetup/Shootout" here on Roosevelt Island.

The idea is for a group of individuals to wander about the island text messaging like mad be about photos they are taking of the island and from the island.

According to one of the organizers the event is for photographers from Twitter, and anyone else interested. After conducting some research it was decided that Roosevelt Island was an interesting place to have a photo tour.

Thanks to AdoramaPix and Preetalina for the info and definitions. RVSP to these ladies through Twitter if you want to join in the fun.

Caution - May 31st: Its a Tweetup / Shootout !

The word today on Twitter is that on May 31st there will be an "AdoramaPix Tweetup/Shootout" here on Roosevelt Island.

So if you see a mass of individuals wandering about the island all constantly text messaging like mad be warned what you say or do as your actions may be instantly "tweeted" (aka reported) to the world via words and pictures.

According to one of the organizers the event is for photographers from Twitter and they decided after conducting some research that Roosevelt Island was an interesting place to have a photo tour. More later as I learn where the tour will begin.

As you have no doubt guessed by this point "A tweetup is a meeting of people who twitter. A shootout means we'll be taking pix! " Thanks to AdoramaPix and Preetalina for the info and definitions.