I should probably preface this by admitting that I, in fact, may be a bit weird. That very well could be why I want to try these strange chip flavors. Oh and yeah, as unhealthy as they are I do have a thing for chips. Really anything made from potatoes I suppose. So there I have admitted it.
I think it would be incredibly awesome to have a wine and exotic potato chip tasting evening. Apparently I missed National Potato Chip Day (March 14th) this year. But maybe next year I will plan a party. That gives me a year to track down sources for these hard-to-find flavors.
Six chip flavors I’d love to try at least once…
Number 1 – Limon
Number 2 – Wasabi
Number 3 – Cucumber
Number 4 – Mint
Number 5 – Curry
Number 6 – Kiwi (cause I gotta try at least one fruit flavor one)
(Kiwi chip photo courtesy Ryan McFarland www.zieak.com)
I’m holding out for ROOT BEER flavor potato chips.
I totally would try those. The moment they appear they go to the top of my list.
You know, Alice, I hate to comment off-topically, but I can’t possibly figure out what to think of this whole Conan O’Brien on Twitter thing until I hear your take on it.
You’re my emerging social media guru!
Oh I encourage off topic commenting…so bravo! 🙂
The Conan O’Brien Twitter thing. What about it exactly?
It’s massive meteoric growth? The fact that the follow list dwarfs Jay Leno’s?
I don’t actually happen to follow either of their Twitters but have surfed in and looked at them before. There are not a ton of tweets there yet but Conan’s is generally funny. Leno’s doesn’t seem to hit the spot so much. More “product push” going on there.
I think it was a brilliant move for Conan to start a Twitter when he did. He already had a good fan base and a growing swell of people who were unhappy with how the whole Tonight Show thing unfolded.
By starting his Twitter he gave those people a place to roost and he could hold onto them while he got his next move together. Which as we now know is his 30 city tour. Considering how his hands are tied by his NBC contract…to TV for Conan…Twitter and the tour he is essentially launching from there seem a master move to me 🙂
Or hm..were you referring to the one woman he follows who has seen her Twitter follow list grow to over 28,000 now?
Or the fact the NBC has refused to let the man appear on Idol Gives Back? (Good move NBC..not letting the man do a show for charity..tsk) But he doesn’t seem to mention that on his Twitter..so never mind.
Or his Twitter “fight” with Justin Beiber for followers? That strikes me as hilarious and once again a great move. By mentioning his name allt he time in his Twitter stream every time someone does a Twitter search for Beiber they are likely to find Conan tweets as well thereby increasing his potential follow list.
Ok so now I am rambled on and probably never gave you the answer you were looking for. I am superior at rambling.
So what aspect of Conan and Twitter were you looking for a take on? I am up for rambling some more 🙂
PS – Parting thoughts. If you want to see a celeb that does an awesome Twitter…Twitter done right… check out Alyssa Milano. She shares lots of interesting links. Makes real comments on things. Engages with people. She is a a Twitter Queen.
Unlike Alyssa Milano’s Twitter Conan’s account is pretty much just a one way push at this point. Funny…but will wear thin if he doesn’t turn it into something more or flip those followers into real world followers of his tours..his down the road talk show..etc.. Twitter is about engagement and sharing content. He is not doing those things yet.
Puh..ok..done..for now…ha
Hm. Alyssa Milano?
OK, I may have to check her out.
You are superior at rambling! It’s funny, because you’re well-balanced that way. You often post in an easy, discursive style, take a rambling amble along country lanes. But then you’ll come out and do a post in a style that is like: laying it out for us like you’re putting on a social-media marketing-analysis clinic. Although you’ve been keeping it on the lighter side lately, your more guru-esque posts are always insightful! I always learn something. You’d be a great teacher (of course, a great marketer is just as important!).
Anyway, I felt like, with Conan, and Twitter, I don’t know. I wasn’t looking for any particular approach to it. I just wasn’t sure if there was something bigger going on there or not, if this was a twist on the twitter paradigm or just a tweak of its nose. I wasn’t sure if it had taught us something new about the volatility of social media or if it was just looked at (in the twitter community) as kind of a gag, a goof, or maybe all of these things.
I was struck by the same thing you mention in the last full paragraph – the use of it as a 1-way thing instead of to engage. Those are the kinds of things I was wondering about – whether established twittles felt his use of the medium was exciting, or just half-assed? Whether it might change how people could view using Twitter, or whether it may be that Conan might need to change how he uses it if he wants to not end up trite – which seems to be more your view. Is what he’s doing seen possibly as a misuse?
Now I don’t mean to give you all these questions as if expecting answers! I’m just kind of wondering aloud.
Anyway! I’m finally used to the redesign. It’s very smart-looking! Which I noticed right off, but it always takes me a while to adjust to change.
Oh I am TERRIBLE with change. I hate change so much it’s nearing on pathological at times. Knowing this I force change on myself sometimes just to prove I can and to keep my change muscles in working order. Thus the new design here. I have wanted to do it for the better part of a year and I finally just bit the bullet. And now that it is done I love it and it feels refreshing 🙂
And back to my rambling…ha….
Twitter….truth is I really shouldn’t say anything does Twitter “right” because truth be told there is no real right or wrong way I think.
I have seen and or followed Twitter accounts that range from a guy who has his set up to auto-tweet when he does a load of laundry…to a bot that retweets everything it finds that starts with “Dear..”….to a guy who is tweeting every day a passage from an old diary that belonged to a distant relative.
More than 90% of “celebs” on Twitter are push type twitter accounts. (at least from my very unscientific observations.) They tell you what they are doing, some random thoughts, tell you about their projects etc.. all of which can be good and can sometimes wear thin as well.
Back in the early wild west days of Twitter the celebs who were poking their early adopting toes into the water were more like the rest of us. It was kind of exciting to be able to “talk” directly with someone you admired from afar. Have a back and forth moment.
But as twitter grew and celebs jumped in with both feet I’d say the majority by FAR don’t follow anyone themselves and only use it for broadcasting. A good way to stay in touch with what your fav celeb is doing. But certainly not a way to interact with them.
So that said I think Conan’s account is actually pretty typical. Except that he tends to be a bit funnier than some 🙂
So yeah…for me Twitter is more about sharing good info/links/thoughts AND interacting…bit of both is the perfect balance for me. And yup Alyssa Milano of all people….go figure… is awesome at that balance.
Thanks for the great teacher comment! I did teach Pre-K for about a year and loved it. Last year during my forced time off I was considering going back to school and getting a second degree in teaching…elementary ed. I think I might be good at it. But I do love what I am doing now so I am a happy camper 🙂
Oh and my Publisher/Editor would agree with my ability to ramble. She was editing something of mine a week or so ago and told me she can often make big cuts because I tend to say the same thing several times in different ways. She’s so right. Yup, that’s me Pro-Rambler 🙂
Pringles now have wasabi flavored pototo chips and they are horrible. Well, not really horrible, but they are very tangy and after a couple you’ve had enough. You can stop after you pop with these.
Oh no Peter you have dashed all my hopes for the awesome Wasabi flavor. But thanks for the info! 🙂 I might need to check those out anyway.
My husband alerted me to German Bratwurst Sausage flavor as can be seen here:
http://www.londonleben.co.uk/london_leben/2010/05/german-bratwurst-crisps.html
I think those may be even to much for MY adventurous tastes…ha ha