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stillers4me
02-04-2011, 01:43 PM
Thousands have tweeted the hashtag #steelersnation for a chance to see their twitter ID be the driving force behind a computer-driven mechanical whirl of a Terrible Towel.


It has taken Twitter and Steeler Nation by storm.

Thousands of people have tweeted the hashtag #steelersnation for a chance to see their twitter ID be the driving force behind a computer-driven mechanical whirl of a Terrible Towel (twerribletowel.com (http://www.twerribletowel.com/)).

Initially, the towel, clutched by a wooden hand rigged to an upside down flowerpot, twirled sporadically. Now, as news of the site has spread via Twitter, the local news and even the national media outlets, it is in constant motion, having surpassed 10,000 twirls.

As I watched my @JanePitt (http://www.twitter.com/janepitt) tweet send the towel twirling, I knew I must learn more about the team behind the Twerrible Towel. Who are they, how did they do this, why did they do this and what happens after the Super Bowl?

They are Ben Eckerson, Jenny Nicholson, Stevie Archer, Brett Buddin and Scott Gaston, all employees of McKinney (mckinney.com (http://www.mckinney.com/)), an advertising agency headquartered in Durham, N.C. Here’s what they had to say.

1. Explain to me how a team of co-workers comes up with this idea. What was the original spark that lit this Twerrible Towel fire?
We’re Steelers fans that love technology. At McKinney, we’re encouraged to spend 10 percent of our time innovating. We just started talking about a cool way to support the team that we could pull off really quickly. The idea of a never-ending twirling Terrible Towel came up, and then we decided to link it to Twitter to give all of Steeler Nation a chance to participate..........

Read more @ http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Best-of-the-Burgh-Blogs/Pitt-Girl/February-2011/Five-Questions-for-hellip-The-Twerrible-Towel-Team/

stillers4me
02-04-2011, 01:45 PM
If you haven't seen this yet, check it out at www.twerribletowel.com (http://www.twerribletowel.com)

If you don't have a twitter account, never fear. I've been twirling that towel in the name of Steeler Universe for all of us!!

Myron would be twickled pink. :heh:

stillers4me
02-04-2011, 02:15 PM
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/sports/2011/02/04/twerrible.towel.cnn.html

smokin3000gt
02-04-2011, 02:28 PM
Personally, I would like to see a little more oomph or emotion with that twirl!!

stillers4me
02-04-2011, 04:12 PM
They are saying that when they hit 30,000 twirls, they are turning the fan up to medium.

Whooppeee! Here we go, Steelers!

smokin3000gt
02-04-2011, 04:58 PM
22,751st twirl!! WOOT!!

c'mon folks, we need that towl to spin with dignity and pride! This 'low' setting just ain't gonna cut it! Medium spin @ 30,000.

Send the message #steelernation to @twerribletowel then go here to see your name pop up. http://twerribletowel.com/index.html

:tt02::tt02::tt02:

I knew twitter would have a purpose one of these days..

edit: I think you can put #steelernation to anyone and it works

stillers4me
02-05-2011, 07:16 AM
They turned up the power at 07:07:07 this morning.