Ahoy, there! I'm Twittarr Pirate (Gretchen Vaughn), a Social Media Coach with 15 years' experience in online marketing, website design and social media. In my former career as a professional hospital patient, the "crohnscolitis" AOL chatroom helped me survive a devastating flare-up of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. I've been connecting meaningfully... Continue reading

Last Tuesday, the "Pirates Rules" round for Twilidiot's Tuesday Twilight Trivia on Twitter was to submit a link to a Twilight Saga parody video, with the challenge to find one that I had not seen before. Here are the submissions: Possible Twilight: Breaking Dawn Footage by G4TV via @CherylSab Peter... Continue reading

I feel like screaming today for a variety of reasons. No Twilight Trivia on Twitter tonight, but here is a selection of screams from the three Twilight Saga films. There are ten total screams in the sound clip. Identify 1) the film; 2) the scene 3) the character that is... Continue reading

If you attended today's Social Media Panel at the Denver Public Library on May 18, 2011, here is a rough blog with the links to the Websites, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels of the panelists, as well as resources suggested by Jamie Genosis and Janine Gracie: FOOD BANK OF THE... Continue reading

Congratulations to @tracish for being the only entrant to answer all 10 questions correctly and winner of the Amazon $10 gift card. I would suggest downloading any of The Twilight Saga soundtracks or scores you might not have already. @MonicaMO9 contributed my favorite answer to the "Pirate Rules" question and... Continue reading

What the sound of Rob Pattinson playing heartbreakingly sweet guitar looks like. Sound wave graph of Jodelle Ferland's (Bree Tanner) amazing screams. ECG of Bella's heart arrhythmia. Predicted seismograph of Twilight fans watching Breaking Dawn on November 18, 2011. Continue reading

Can you correctly identify the soundtracks and scores of THE TWILIGHT SAGA films? Try your ear at this movies music mash-up. Answers included below the video. Play Twilidiot's Tuesday Twilight Trivia on Twitter 7-9p MT. Follow @twilidiot to play. Continue reading

Twilidiot's Tuesday Twilight Trivia this week is a little different. To play: 1. Listen to the YouTube video below with music clips from the three The Twlight Saga films. 2. Identify them and fill in the form with your answers. 3. Click submit and you're entered to win a drawing for the grand prize of a The Twilight Saga: SceneIt? Deluxe DVD Game with clips and images from all three movies. Also included is a PIRATES RULES question. My favorite comment wins a Hallmark Twilight birthday card. Continue reading

Twilidiot's Tuesday Twilight Trivia on Twitter this week is everything The Twilight Saga: New Moon. To play, follow @twilidiot from 7-9pm MT (9-11pm ET) and reply to questions to win prizes and have just horrible amounts of fun. Once again, Pirates Rules Insant Win Rounds are included. This contest is... Continue reading

During Tuesday Twilight Trivia on Twitter, there are two ways to win glory and prizes: cumulative points over the two hours (7-9 p.m. MT) or in instant win Pirate Rules Round. In the Pirate Rules Rounds, there are new rules each time. On March 29, it was: @twilidiot Reply to... Continue reading

Actor Noel Fisher (Battle: LA, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn) expressed concern today that all he tweets about is food. He does tweet about it a lot as a summary of his tweets show. But that's not his only topic. Continue reading

Despite her captivity, the Bronx Zoos Cobra is New Yorker to the core. This is a compendium of her tweets about the big apple. Part 1 of 4. Continue reading

Twilidiot's Tuesday Twilight Trivia on Twitter will have some rule changes for a more exciting and equitable game. Follow @twilidiot from 7-9pm MT (9-11pm ET) and reply to questions to win prizes and just horrible amounts of fun. This contest is open to anyone worldwide! This week's grand prize is a The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Special Edition Blu-ray + DVD and the topic is Tasty Humans. Continue reading

Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and I noticed a distinct slowdown in the overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewellery applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. Continue reading

It's almost Tuesday! Time again for Twilight Trivia on Twitter from 7-9pm MT (9-11pm ET). This week there will be two lightning questions in the game just for those who have not made it on the scoreboard. This contest is open to anyone worldwide! This week's prize is a fabulous Jacob and Edward Twilight Hallmark birthday card collection. Continue reading

It's almost Tuesday! Time again for Twilight Trivia on Twitter from 7-9pm MT (9-11pm ET). This week there will be a lightning question later in the game just for those who have not made it on the scoreboard. This contest is open to anyone worldwide! This week's prize is a... Continue reading

In honor of Bryce Dallas Howard's birthday on March 2, the grand prize for Tuesday Twilight Trivia on Twitter on 3/1/11, 7-9pm MT (9-11pm ET) will be a $10 Sephora eGift certificate! This week's topic is Victoria. Follow @twilidiot to play. Continue reading

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Volturi Jane Barbie Collector Doll is now available, just in time for Dakota Fanning's birthday February 23. The Jane doll is exquisitely detailed, including a replica of the Volturi crest necklace. In addition to the necklace, the doll is true to the beautiful Dakota Fanning's portrayal... Continue reading

In honor of Dakota Fanning's birthday on February 23, the grand prize for Tuesday Twilight Trivia on Twitter on 2/22, 7-9pm MT (9-11pm ET) will be a Volturi Jane Barbie Doll! The doll releases on March 1 and I will send it after that. This week's topic is the Volturi,... Continue reading

Last night was "super fun!" (I do love Reese Witherspoon's Elle Woods in Legally Blonde.) So we'll play again next Tuesday night but for a shorter time. Stay tuned for more info. Here are the details on what went on this week: No one wants to play Scene It? The... Continue reading

Cap'n Twirate swiped my credit card and went shopping. Stupid, unreliable, vampire pirate! Now I have all these boxes of Eclipse valentine chocolates, Eclipse valentines with stickers, Entertainment Weekly's with the Breaking Dawn honeymoon photo and Hallmark cards, including the one with the sound of Edward and Jacob. Then there's the Eclipse gum and I don't even like mint. What to do? Give it away, of course. Random drawing per each time period (or until 100 entries are reached), two ways to enter per cycle. Continue reading

With both official and fan-made designs, T-shirts, buttons, stickers, water bottles -- and wall clocks! -- Cafe Press is a great destination for Twilight fans. Except that the quantity is overwhelming and the design quality is variable. Once you have found an item, it is hard to find that storefront again. Here is a guide to a few favorites I found after months of shopping and two discounts good until February 2, 2011. Continue reading