I think twitter is an amazing way to get and share news about your neighborhood, talk to brands directly, and just have fun. I follow a lot of twitter accounts of websites that I read regularly because they will often post extra information – little tidbits, pictures, and news updates – and the brands will sometimes post about special sales, contests, and promotions.
Try twitter, even if you just want to follow people and not post. It's great! Plus, people will think you are cool.
So, if you give twitter a try, here’s my list of people you should think about following:
Brands:
Huggies – Huggies – my diaper of choice for Cameron, weather its their Little Movers, Overnights, or Little Swimmers. Whoever does their twitter is amazing. They are really active with the community, and love to share everyone’s pictures and advice. Plus, there are lots of giveaways!
PullUpsBigKid – Huggies Pull Ups – for those of you who are potty training, get expert advice.
Sephora_Expert – An expert from Sephora (which is also on twitter) that gives expert advice and will specifically answer all your beauty questions. Go ahead, ask them a question!
FreshDirect – Fresh Direct – the grocery delivery service. They offer lots of specials via twitter.
diapersdotcom – Diapers dot com – My go to spot when I’m in a pinch for baby supplies. Who can resist free overnight shipping?
PatagoniaNYC – Patagonia – Find out when the sales are on, and get excellent customer service. They even put Cam’s sizes on hold for me to be sure what I needed was there when I got to the store.
CCCalifornia – C and C California – I love this company’s super soft tee’s and clothing. Follow them to find out about all the sales and specials going on.
Neighborhood news / local bloggers:
PolishBar_Bklyn – Polish Bar of Brooklyn – This local mani-pedi spot is my favorite in the neighborhood.
Brownstoner – Brownstoner.com – Get up to the minute updates on what’s going on in brooklyn.
OneHungryMama – OneHungryMama.com – Get great food + kid related info.
fortgreenepark – fortgreenepark.org – Get local news straight from the Fort Greene Park Conservancy.
PrattArea – prattarea.org – The Pratt Area Community Council
LOVEofBROOKLYN – fortheloveofbrooklyn.com – If you love photography and you love Brooklyn, then you will really enjoy these tweets.
BrooklynKids – brooklynkids.org – the Brooklyn Children’s Museum – get the latest scoop on the new exhibits and activities.
achildgrows – achildgrowsinbrooklyn.com – All the news any Brooklyn parent can use.
clintonhillblog – ClintonHillBlog.com – Covering news specific to our ‘hood.
BKLocal – fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com – the New York Times Local covering Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.
bklynbotanic – bbg.org – the Brooklyn Botanic Garden – see pictures, and learn about events.
PATHBrooklyn – parentsaroundthehill.com – See the latest from Parents Around the Hill.
camerongood – See what my son Cameron is up to. I post lots of pictures, and we check in on Gowalla, so you can see where we are at.
mrsbetsygood – That’s me! I tweet a lot about neighborhood news, as well as random stuff about my life in general.
