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CHENNAI Sunday 8 February 2009 18

sheen & heard

GRUB
HUB Social networking goes ‘offline’
Members of Twitter, a social networking site have formed
SHREESHA S. REDDY
CHENNAI
Chennai Tweet Up Club to connect with like-minded folks
I
’m planning to go out right
now, I’m currently working on
my documentary project, I just Members of the Chennai
finished my meeting. If you thought Twitter Club at a recent meet.
that updating your status message
every minute was a hard task, con-
sider this — more than 50 lakh
users across the world are active
members of Twitter. The real-time
social networking and microblog-
Gangothree ging site, has users updating their
My favourite status messages almost every other
eatout in the second. But these messages cannot
city is exceed 140 characters.
Gangothree. And it seems Chennai has an
Whenever I feel active Twitter community as well.
like grabbing a These members are not only mem-
quick bite, I bers of the site, but also partici-
head out to this joint. I love pants in the Chennai Tweet Up
all their chaat items and their Club where they meet up at a des-
authentic North Indian cui- ignated location every month to
sine. My favourites are the discuss a plethora of topics under And it seems, the club has not want to contact you later.”
paani puri, paav bhaji and the sun. only brought together members of When there is no dearth of social
chana bhaturas. The service Kiruba Shankar, an eminent blog- the site but also those who have not “We have seen people networking sites, what is so special
is commendable and the ger from Chennai and an active even heard of Twitter in the first about Twitter? “It’s an easy way to
prices are economical. It’s a member of the site and the meet-up place. “It’s basically an offline net- who just met offline for communicate. People are so partic-
great place to hang out with club, which was formed just a few working platform. Strangely, the the very first time, joined ular about the updates, they keep
your family and friends. If months ago says, “It is one of the least discussed topic would be refreshing every five minutes to
it’s one of those days, when most innovative social networking Twitter! We have seen people who hands and went on to start know their friends’ status. Unlike
you are not upto a full dinner, sites that I have come across. Once just met offline for the first time, a full-fledged company.” other content heavy sites, Twitter is
Gangothree should be on people get used to it, it turns into joined hands and started a compa- absolutely light-weight as people
your radar. an addiction. And the Chennai club ny,” adds Kiruba have no time to sit around, reading
has become a networking platform Jagadish Kumar, a software pro- long messages. As Twitter allows
Muthu Kumaran for all Twitter bugs. So far, we’ve fessional and an active member of sound funny, but nowadays, people only 140 characters, people are
Student had three formal get-togethers and the site and the club says, “I joined ask for your ‘twitter handle’ ie precise and we get want we want in
are planning to have the fourth one the site last year but I have only your display name in Twitter rather a crisp manner, which is great!”
in the third week of February.” been active from June. It may than your e-mail IDs in case they adds Jagadish.

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Fire 101 General Hospital,Park 25305000 Madras Medical Mission 26565991 Alfaa Ambulance Service 26432680 Parrys 253341964
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Police 100 Hospital for Indian Medicine 26216244 MIOT Hospitals 22492288 Annai Kasthuri Ambulance Shenoy Nagar 26262017
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Apollo Speciality 24351111
Chennai 28555069 Mental Hospital, 26421088 Sundaram Medical Foundation 26268844
Babu Ambulance 26428888
COOKING GAS
Traffic Control Room 26444445 Ophthalmic Hospital 28555281 Voluntary Health Service Hospital 22542972
Peripheral Hospital, Anna Nagar 26262136 Bharat Scans 28418333 GOVERNMENT
23234065 Vijaya Hospital 24801642
RSRM Lying-in Hospital 25900362 CAN STOP (Cancer Support GAS EMERGENCY
Crime Branch CID 25389779 Women and Children Hospital 28191982
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Thoracic Hospital 22368450 Center 24359514
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T.B. Hospital Tambaram Sanatorium 22368450 CU Shah Eye Bank 28271616
North Zone 23452361 Hande Hospital 26449422 Maduravoyal 24756111
Thiruvotteeswarar Hospital for Dr.Agarwals Eye Bank 28116233
Central Zone 23452359 Helping Point 28222333 NSK Nagar 24756111
Thoraic Medicine 26461336 Frontline Satellite Eye Hospital 26582666 Hindu Mission Hospital 22262244
Chief Office 28447701 Nerkundram 24756111
Voluntary Health Services 22541972 KK Eye Hospitals 22265944 Jayadev Ambulance Service 26412317
Tamil Nadu Police Academy 22752002 Saligramam 24756111
Lions Eye Bank Trust 28553840 Malar Hospitals 24914737
22752003 Vadapalani 24756111
22752004 WATER SUPPLY Nirmals Eye Hospital 22266123 MJ Ambulance Service 25324083 Virugambakkam 24756111
Opthalmic Hospitals 28554540 National Hospital 25240131
ELECTRICITY Tamil Nadu Water Supply Aynavaram 26433510
Sankara Nethralaya 28271616 Robin & Robin Health Care 26205250
General Complaints 155333 and Drainage board 28547201 Jawahar Nagar 26433510
SPCA 5322160 Sahishnatha Vijaya Institute
Electrical Control Room 155333 Metrowater Complaint Cell 28418436 Kellys 26433510
Sundar Eye Hospital 26202120 of Child Health 24730856
Street Light Complaints 25384570 Trita Mineral Water 28554166 Udhi Eye Hospitals 42188842 Kilpauk
Metrowater Resources center 26442611 Sakthi Hospital and Research
Rotary Rajan Eye Bank 9840177177 Center 28442626 26433510
Chennai Metropolitan Water Otterv 26433510
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION supply and Sewerage Board 28484637
Vaasan Eye Care Hospital 9944259229 Sampath Nursing Home 24980602
Mayor 25384438 Veterinary Hospital (Saidapet) 4352873 Sri Kumaran Ambulance Service 23743348 Perambur 26433510
Water Supply Chief Enginner
Commissioner 28555064
(Operation and Maintanence) 28535078 BLOOD BANKS
Sri ramachandra Emergency ELECTRICITY BREAKDOWN
Sanitation 9445000733 medical service 24768402
24 HOURS SERVICE
Dhanvandri 24310660 St. John Ambulance Association 28194630
COOKING GAS EMERGENCY CELL PRIVATE HOSPITALS Devaki Hospital Ltd. 24992607 Sundaram Medical Foundation 25017474 Call Centre for Electrical Complaints 155333,
Apollo Hospitals 28293333 Government General Hospital 25305000 Trauma Care Consortium 28150700 28524422
Emergency Service Cell- Central Cricle P.R.O. 28282171
During Office Hours 24717055 Abhijay Hospital Pvt Ltd 25585322 Indian Red Cross Society 28554425 Vinayaka Ambulance Service 26215051
Billroth Hospitals 26441777 Lions Blood Bank 28415959 Vincent Parker 26448933 North Circle P.R.O 28520131
After office Hours 24483320 South Circle P.R.O. 23713631
Cancer Institute 24910754 Rotary Central TTK VHS 22542829 Voluntary Health Services 22541972
CSI Kalyani Multispeciality Hospital 28473306 Sri Ramachandra Hospital 24768017 OTHERS West Circle P.R.O 26281194
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Chrompet Hospital 22382400 Dr.Mohan’s Diabetes Center 28359048 Vijay Blood Bank 24881392 Arumbakkam 23631714 Anna Salai (H.T) 28521787
Corporation Hospital 25912689 Dr.Kamakshi Memorial Hospital 22463272 Chetpet 26414398 Registering the complain
Dental Hospital 25340441 Janaki ENT Nursing Home 25242112 AMBULANCES Egmore 26618008 through SMS 9840901406