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  1. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    I am in the process of adding listings of zoos which use services like Twitter.

    To start with I am just adding Twitter IDs into the database for zoos we track. I have a page listing those I found from a quick search of my Twitter account - Zoos on Twitter ยป ZooChat

    If you know of any zoos which aren't listed on that page who have an official Twitter account, please post in this thread with a link to the Twitter profile of the zoo so I can add them to the database.

    (PS. I will also be doing similar things with Facebook and MySpace pages, but that will come later).
     
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  3. Simon Hampel

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    Thanks - I've added these.
     
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  5. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    At the moment I'm only looking for zoos which are on Twitter. I'll possibly add a list of other zoo related Twitter feeds later once I've got this up and running fully.
     
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    The Toronto Zoo has a Shark twitter account... I guess it is promoting the Stingray bay Exhibit.
     
  7. Simon Hampel

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    Do they have a normal Twitter account as well? What username do they use for the Shark twitter?
     
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    Sim,
    Have a look on my Twitter account. You may find a few that you are missing.

    Best Wishes,

    Peter
     
  9. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    Thanks Peter, I did find a few.
     
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    Birdland is now on twitter, Birdlandpark
     
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    AucklandZoo
     
  14. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    Just FYI - that turned out to be a bogus Twitter account and has since been deleted
     
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    Great, thanks.
     
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    kuwait zoo
     
  18. Ajkwba

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    I was having set up issues, Birdland_ now up and running
     
  19. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    Thanks - I've added it back in.
     
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    Fort Wayne Children's zoo is on Twitter and Facebook.