Tweet Street: 7 Extraordinary Twitter Uses in the Home

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If you’re like us, then you use Twitter

on a daily basis to discuss what’s going on in the world and update your followers on what you’re doing. You may have found a few creative ways to tweet outside of the box and use Twitter for customer service , to find a job , or track expenses , but chances are that your tweets aren’t as colorful as these seven extraordinary ways people are using Twitter in their homes.

From the inexplicably popular Sockington the cat to the technologically impressive baby kick sensor, plant water level detector, and power monitor, we’ve found a few terrific examples of Twitter with a twist.

1. Pets all-a-Twitter

Pets and social media go hand in hand. Cute as Hell is viral , iPhone apps for pet lovers abound, and there’s a smattering of pet related sites all barking for your attention. It’s a natural extension then that pet owners would take to the 140 characters of freedom that Twitter provides to tweet on behalf of their household companions.

Sockington is one of the most popular cats on Twitter, and currently weighs in at over 480,000 followers. That’s an astounding number given the fact that there’s no science or magic behind Sockington’s online persona — it’s just Jason Scott doing the tweeting on behalf of his cat.

But, Sockington’s feline friend and lesser appreciated cohort, Pennycat (pictured above), isn’t doing quite as well on the follower front (3,780 to be ...

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