Comments on: Stalking Shawn

By: Keeno

Keeno — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:29:34 +0000

brilliant article!

the way we can find out info about others has increased exponentially over the past few years!
I’m sure most of us can remember when you phoned a pal and his mum said he was out, that was pretty much it. they were out of reach. unless you jumped on your bike and checked out a few hot spots.
but now, you can get so much info on the whereabouts of your friends/ family.
wreaks havok on fledging relationships –
I thought you said you were just staying in last night
I was
but your mates facebook update said “Having drinks with Sarah” and I see that John was there too.
I only popped out for one
right
and John is so in the past
ok so why is he commenting on all your pictures?

etc

but twitter certainly does give the opportunity to jump peopel when they least expect it ;)

By: Georgia

Georgia — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:56:57 +0000

Great for a city treasure hunt.

By: Clarice

Clarice — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:18:17 +0000

No, not Twitter, on here. With a comment about how dvd-copying might have been a more productive use of the time…

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:39:55 +0000

Really enjoyed this and after reading it thoroughly, was pleased that the whole escapade was not as bizarre as I had first envisaged.
Pleased that it did not unsettle your comrade from Canada.

Have to admit that in the past have often wondered where people are coming from and going to and have had a similar urge just to follow them but dismissed it as being weird!

Have a cousin in Toronto, so watch out Shawn, it may be in the genes!

By: Robert

Robert — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:09:22 +0000

I'm pretty sure you did, but on Twitter.

By: Clarice

Clarice — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:52:11 +0000

Didn’t I reply to this post Rob? I thought I did. I must be losing it.

By: Sean Lerner

Sean Lerner — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:50:22 +0000

You could play with several buddies all after Shawn. Reminds
me of the board game Scotland Yard… trying to catch Mr X.

Looking forward to playing on his return to Toronto.

By: Andrew Louis

Andrew Louis — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:23:27 +0000

A friend wrote a note about an upcoming trip to Africa. She was describing how she’d be blogging and tweeting during the trip and then wrote “For safety reasons…” — I automatically assumed it would be some comment about hiding her exact location to deter stalkers.

But instead, she continued with “I’ll be updating my facebook and twitter statuses with my exactly whereabouts (in case something should happen to me)”

I think we’re coming around.

By: Shawn Micallef

Shawn Micallef — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:29:06 +0000

Also was not serious about no longer tweeting specific observations. Truth is, most of my tweets are about “now” but instantly become the past as I move on. So by the time they are tweeted, I’m not there anymore.

By: Shawn Micallef

Shawn Micallef — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:22:13 +0000

No I was seriously surprised and shocked when you said “Shawn” behind me at the hotel bar. I saw one initial “stalkingshawn” post by you before you hid yourself from me, and I thought it meant “following vicariously thru twitter”.