Twitter C/D

'NYC church tweeting the Passion of Christ'

srsly Matt DC's twitter is driving me nuts

It's really fucking annoying me as well. I'm trying to think of a way I can make it stop looping the same posts over and over again without actually deleting my account.

What the fuck? I'm intrigued.

Essentially every Twitter post I have made since about lunchtime yesterday is going out again and again and again at regular intervals, like I'm in some kind of perpetual time loop. And there appears to be no way of stopping it. I apologise to anyone who's actually following me - I am aware that what I had for dinner yesterday isn't that interesting. Especially the eighth time around.

Judging by this, it seems to be a problem with people updating from Vodafone in the UK.

you getting called a faggot was pretty interesting

;)

Ah, shit! That's absolutely fucking awful. But incredibly, incredibly amusing.

Yes a 12-year old feral hoodie type cycled up alongside me in the park, looked directly at me, said "faggot" and then cycled off. It was funny at the time but probably would not have Twittered it had I known it was going to be endlessly repeated.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH ... fuck, sorry.

URGENT: TWITTER NOW LAME

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090409.wgtaweb10/BNStory/Technology/home
http://www.slate.com/id/2215829/

I just set up a twitter account about a month ago. I'm not sure why - I don't have a mobile phone so basically all my tweets (is that the term? seriously?) are like "I'm at my computer. Doing stuff on my computer."

The other day I uploaded some photos to zenfolio, then wrote a blog entry about said photos/events, then twittered that I'd written the blog entry, then did a facebook status update to point out the twitter post...

Blogging about blogging about blogging about uploading photos. Hurrah!

I just set up a twitter account about a month ago.

That's about 1,000 years ago in Twitter terms.

whiney may have to start working weekends if he's to reach 1000 at this point

i'm catching up slowly.

i was way more behind this time last month.

URGENT: TWITTER NOW LAME

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090409.wgtaweb10/BNStory/Technology/home
http://www.slate.com/id/2215829/

― I think no pants is sexy. (Matt P), Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:13 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

imagine those articles being recited through tears by their authors

I support 4chan and their war of terror to get to a million followers before CNN and kutcher

I support 4chan

I could never, ever type those words.

lol ashton ftw

The Slate article at least makes logical sense. The Globe & Mail article needs some sort of soothing pussy ointment, and perhaps a bag of ice.

What bugs me about Twitter, I'm starting to discover, isn't so much the form as the content. Plenty of terrific writers and thinkers have believed in the idea that any statement could be conveyed well enough in 250 words or less (140 words I'm not sure), but the problem with so much blogging and, in this case, micro-blogging is that the content is almost always mundane and ultimately worthless.

I'm reminded of Dalrymple's recent quote that "celebrity is the magic fairy dust that makes the mundane fascinating" and that "modern celebrity is the common man worshiping himself" and wonder if the recent idea people have (namely that any mundane thought or experience that they might have is ipso facto interesting to somebody or, at the very least, worthy of being shared online) is tied into concepts like the one Dalrymple mentioned.

I think that after years and years of being taught to be idolaters (or at the very least uber toleraters) of movie stars, rock stars, celebs and pop culture figures in general, people are attracted to sites that essentially let them play the vain celebrity they will, in all likelihood, never get to be otherwise. If Brad Pitt - who outside of handsome looks and light charm is essentially no different than you - can draw interest with what he had for dinner with his wife last night - why shouldn't you?! Do we not live in a democratic society? Many of the ideas behind Facebook apps - and twitter as a site - seems to be having artificial intelligence play the Access Hollywood-styled interviewer who flatters you with interest in your ennui and daily ephemera ("Hurry and compile lists of your _______. What are you doing RIGHT NOW? We're dying to know your answers!").

It's the intellectual equivalent of those tourist trap booths that, for a price, will stick your face on the cover of Time Magazine and let you keep a copy for yourself. The idea is to indulge you in a fantasy of being really important and, like many celebrities, no talent is required, we'll just skip to the part where we're interested in everything about you.

*As a disclaimer, I know that there are plenty of uses for Facebook - and even Twitter - that aren't directly related to narcissism, and that both sites (though I've not really used Twitter) can be fun. This is just pondering at a strange hour.

It's the intellectual equivalent of those tourist trap booths that, for a price, will stick your face on the cover of Time Magazine and let you keep a copy for yourself.

So is the internet. Your entire point is stuffy at best.

Nice word count, though.

Dickhead.

(Notice each of last posts will fit neatly on twitter. Also people might actually read them.)

Maybe I should just turn it into an essay entitled "But What Will Happen to Us Long-Winded Types Now That We're All Into Status Updates And Soundbites? (An Ode To No One)"

There should be a Twitter service that doesn't allow tweets with less than 140 words for that.

Twatter

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Meghan McCain is listening to Gang of Four, people! COMMUNISMS!

It's the intellectual equivalent of those tourist trap booths that, for a price, will stick your face on the cover of Time Magazine and let you keep a copy for yourself.

http://www.scoopsnoodle.com/adam_schefter/adam_schefter.jpg

OMG that shaq one!

professionally it can be useful to keep up with a field.. for instance, all these politics and media ppl are on there:

TX Gov. talks about seccesion. Rly? Is he serious? Yr tweets onscreen!
ricksanchezcnn 9 minutes ago from web

Let me get this straight, this Kutcher kid and the ATL have the most followers? What is up with this thing?
shepardsmith about 3 hours ago from web

Tweeps, julianne moore was a better clarice starling than was jodie foster. sorry but it needed 2B said.
jaketapper about 14 hours ago from mobile web

serious business!

Biggest LOL I've yet seen on Twitter:

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5849/5826457a91488f63b804653.jpg

http://twitter.com/KimKardashian/status/1544389527

I am so sunburned and need help! I'm in Mexico and I was sunbathing when I fell asleep with my huge Prada butterfly sunglasses on and now look at me! I'm going to have to hide from cameras for days. I usually never get red, I always get dark. It hurts! Do u guys have any remedies I can try to help ease the pain and get rid of the redness?

Everyone here is making fun of me! Look at Reggie's teammate and friend Bobby starting with the jokes. My whole body is burned but my face looks the worst because of the glasses. I will never wear sunglasses when sunbathing again!

This is so stupid it has to be a wind-up.

lipps, inc

hahaha, I have to hide from cameras! Here is a picture!

wtf

http://adage.com/images/bin/image/large/twitterashtonpic.jpg?1239983094

Hot sake and cold unagi: Is there anything more sublime?

that line is so classic

ur caps r on, btw

James, dude, you gotta check out her blog in which she rants over the fact that Octomom has the same designer sunglasses which is HORRIBLE because Octomom should be spending the money on kids. Maybe Kimmy was able to buy those specs cause, well, she made another flipping sextape. I mean, jesus, is she for real? Twitter, blogging and whatnot really are eyeopeners into the world of celebs. Never realized there were such dumbasses. What did Ashton say about him winning from CNN? Like it was some big deal and shit. But I should stfu cause I follow way too many celebs (I don't even like).

uh... are you sure you're just not being snowed

http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2009/04/20/54882/twitter-fail-on-twitter-fall-at-the-telegraph/

Hahahahahahahaha Telegraph u lose.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/3459683106/sizes/o/

#bashtag = been mugged
#cashtag = been paid
#dashtag = late
#fashtag = of sartorial matters
#gashtag = got laid
#lashtag = drunk
#mashtag = drugz
#pashtag = fell in love
#washtag = no clean clothes
#smashtag = got laid (variant)
#trashtag = slagging people off
#gnashtag = food
#stashtag = hoarding
#slashtag = you don't want to know

Thanks. Now all my friends think they're Christgau.