So I am sick in bed today while Tony enjoys the sea and southeaster with students. In the absence of my diving fix, I have to rely on the Internet to feed my currently short attention span. Enter Twitter.
To me, Twitter incorporates my favourite feature of Facebook – constant stream of bite-sized news and views – and leaves out all the other guff (Farmville, Zombie Vampire Slayers, Are You Feeling Hot Today?).
It’s not all about socialising and keeping up with your online friends… It’s also useful for news, activism, and informative updates from individuals and organisations whose work interests you. If you want to beef up the list of users you’re following, check out our “followees”!
Diving
Learn to Dive Today: @learn2divetoday (of course!)
South Africa
SANCCOB – the organisation that rescues, cleans and protects our coastal birds: @SANCCOB
Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town: @2oceansaquarium
Shark Spotters for reports of shark activity in False Bay: @SharkSpotters
World Wildlife Foundation South Africa: @WWFSouthAfrica
Conservation & Agencies
NOAA’s National Ocean Service: @usoceangov
NOAA’s Ocean Explorer educational program: @oceanexplorer
Project Aware – conservation agency by divers: @projectaware
World Wildlife Foundation: @WWF
Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society: @whales_org
NASA (they do ocean exploration too!): @NASA
Ocean Information Center (OCEANIC) at the University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean and Environment: @oceandata
The Smithsonian Institute: @smithsonian
Smithsonian Ocean Portal: @oceanportal
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (because everyone can do with a bit of radical extremism to spice things up now and then!): @seashepherd
Ocean Institute: @oceaninstitute
Photography
Bonica Snapper video cameras (the manufacturers of Tony’s newish toy): @bonicahddv
Fiona Ayerst, underwater photographer who offers courses: @Fayerst
Orms (more awesome camera equipment, knowledgeable sales staff and a top-notch D&P facility): @OrmsdDirect
SA Camera (very reasonably priced photographic equipment, including underwater housings): @SAcamera
Scott Kelby, author of fantastic photography books: @scottkelby
Writing & Television
National Geographic: @NatGeoSociety
Urban Times Oceans: @UT_Oceans
The Guardian Environment section: @guardianeco
PBS NOVA will keep you up to date with science news and cool gadgets: @novapbs
