Tweeting about stuff that is happening in and around oceans and shorelines can be a challenge. The reason? How do I tweet about a threatened dolphin pod in Japan, a sea lion rookery in California, an exploding oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, a fancy new marina in Dubai, a diving spot in the Philippines, or a a great surfing spot in Fiji? What is the URL of a place in or on the water?
BlooSee is a Twitter-friendly ocean mapping site that allows any ocean lover to find and/or create points of interest in the ocean and shorelines in a matter of seconds. These points are given a unique URL that anyone can tweet, either directly from the “Share /Twitter” button on BlooSee or by grabbing the URL (Via the Share/URL button) and shortening and tweeting it as usual. Here are some examples:
- Watching @TheCoveMovie: see the spot where dolphins are slaughtered: http://bit.ly/dwMuzu
- Exploring the USS Yukon shipwreck off San Diego http://bit.ly/d2dhnW #SCUBA
- Shacketon’s 100 year-old whiskey found in Atarctica http://bit.ly/aGnM0M
BlooSee also allows anyone to tweet maps of the ocean centered and zoomed in a certain way. For instance:
- Sailing the Straits of Gibraltar http://bit.ly/ajZBfl
- Kayaking along the southern coast of Santa Cruz Island http://bit.ly/9SNrM6
- Planning a vacation to the Istria Coast in Croatia http://bit.ly/cPZU3Y
So, BlooSee + Twitter allows anyone to bring the oceans into the online conversation, for a better enjoyment and stewardship of the world’s oceans.
This is timely considering what has occurred on the gulf – here’s hoping we’ll keep a better watch on our oceans!
I hope this helps us take better care of our oceans – BlooSee will hopefully allow us to be better watchdogs of our resources.
@khalid_alfares2
this is really great, thank you very much
@susannemyers
What a great tip. I keep discovering more and more ways to use twitter and it amazes me how it allows all sorts of different niche groups to connect .