I (HEART) #dontloozeit

I’ve been talking about how much I love Twitter for the past two years now, but what happened to me on June 17th of this year, made me love Twitter and it’s users even more. When people tell me they don’t like Twitter, or they don’t understand it, I tell them this story and they at least understand why I love Twitter:

I was invited to talk about my Twitterdate at the #140 conference in NYC, which I was really excited about. The day before my presentation we had drinks at Club Touch and like the 50 other geeks attending, I checked my bag in and enjoyed myself. When I got back to my hotel I noticed my laptop wasn’t in my bag anymore and I was freaking out.

I posted this tweet:

I mean, my laptop was my livelihood, my baby, this was not good. I was really upset. As a freelance filmmaker in this financial climate I wasn’t in the position to buy a new laptop and I wasn’t insured. My faithful Tweeps knew this and started a fundraiser without my knowledge. Michiel Berger, started the collection, and within an hour he raised € 600,-. 6.5 hours after my first tweet, my tweeps raised € 1780,- to buy me the newest MacBook Pro. Even now when I think about it I tear up. This was pure Twitter love, it made me cry harder than the fact I lost my laptop.

I made this video to thank my Tweeps:

THANK YOU #dontloozeit (video) from Marlooz on Vimeo.

When I got my new MacBook, Renato laser-etched the names of all the Tweeps that donated money on my new Mac. It was my gift to them. I will be forever grateful and I will always love Twitter for not only changing my life, but introducing me to so many great people. I wish there was more I can do to thank them all.

The tweets where all filed under #dontloozeit but unfortunately haven’t been saved by twitter. Would’ve liked to put them in an archive. Founder of Mobypicture @mathys, who donated twice, did make a group of the pictures of that day.

These are all the people that donated:

aaronpeters
advany
aksie
arnehulstein
attore
beachsven
bemeall
brechje
brett
bvdhaterd
charizz
cultures
danischouten
dereckbreuning
dim
dondersteen
dotdean
drexore
dulk
dutchcowboy
dwaler
eaderigt
edalkema
edovansanten
elborro
ellemijn
enroc
erwblo
fackeldeyfinds
funshirtsnl
gertjan
guidoz
hansveld
hapte
hoof
i12do_it
idsedepree
internEd
ipete
irob
jacokoster
jansn
janvds55
jeanpaulh
jeeem
jeroen_tje
jochemgeerdink
jonnotie
jruis
karinh
kennethlim
kiddokay
kjeld
korz
kruithoph
kvdstelt
lodewijkvdb
lucienburm
markies
martijnsnels
mathys
michielb
mijnmoeder
mikevhoenselaar
milkshake
miss_ps
oli4k
ome_jelle
paulusveltman
peshir
phoef
pjhanse
rai69
rastAsia
robertlommers
roeljewel
sandra
sendepause
silvertje
soenarko
stannie
timanrebel
timremmerswaal
tokevud
tom_beek
tonyjansen
victorward
vincente
vitamientje
watchmouse
werner
wifone
wilbertbaan
wilg
y0lanthe
zenz
zwartekip

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