Attention Twitter:
I will completely sell out for the right price. What is that price? TBD.
For that price, I will begin posting blogs about how much I love twitter on a daily basis. They will be really, really postitive posts. I will also create a twitter account for myself which will be the most exciting, witty and creative twitter account ever which will feature thoughts about my day, and attract followers at an unreal rate.
Puh-syke (or maybe I would)
UPDATED: I will also sell twitter t-shirts, if someone can find me a good t shirt affiliate program that sells twitter stuff.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Brian Wilson and TwitterGate
Twittergate, all I have to say is nice work, whomever came up with that one. I am guessing we will see a lot of use of the word twittergate forthcoming.
Anyhew, a San Francisco Giants Pitcher was tweeting about going clubbing in scottsdale on his twitter account prior to blowing a lead in a big game recently. Fanhouse.com is reporting that the twitter account has been pulled and the Giants are not happy.
In response, Wilson said
"No, I wasn't out at all Saturday night. I was playing video games. But you know what, people will believe what they want to believe. That's fine, I guess. The last thing I want to do is have people think I don't take my job seriously."
Be careful what you tweet about!
Anyhew, a San Francisco Giants Pitcher was tweeting about going clubbing in scottsdale on his twitter account prior to blowing a lead in a big game recently. Fanhouse.com is reporting that the twitter account has been pulled and the Giants are not happy.
In response, Wilson said
"No, I wasn't out at all Saturday night. I was playing video games. But you know what, people will believe what they want to believe. That's fine, I guess. The last thing I want to do is have people think I don't take my job seriously."
Be careful what you tweet about!
Anti Twitter + Swine Flu = Marketing Geniusitee
Startup company Scribd getting serious pub from describing itself as anti twitter, and having lots of info on swine flu.
Reuters picked it up here
"A press release that landed in my inbox from Scribd seeks to distinguish the San Francisco-based startup as “anti-Twitter” — the antithesis of Twitter. Scribd is “quickly becoming a trusted source for unfiltered, detailed information about the swine flu,” the release says."
So now I have a post about being anti twitter and swine flue. that should make me 2-3$ on google adsense today. thanks scribd!
My favorite swine flue site : http://www.doihavetheswineflu.com/
Reuters picked it up here
"A press release that landed in my inbox from Scribd seeks to distinguish the San Francisco-based startup as “anti-Twitter” — the antithesis of Twitter. Scribd is “quickly becoming a trusted source for unfiltered, detailed information about the swine flu,” the release says."
So now I have a post about being anti twitter and swine flue. that should make me 2-3$ on google adsense today. thanks scribd!
My favorite swine flue site : http://www.doihavetheswineflu.com/
anti twitter site "o" the day
From our friends at infinitely-retarded.
I hope this girl never runs into this blog post. You go for a bike ride, wear a helmet all day and your boyfriend takes a picture of you and posts it on his flickr account. then some blogger finds it, thinks it is funny and calls you the definition of twitter nerd. harsh.
Good overall anti twitter sentiment throughout. MY favorite quote:
"Twitter, Myspace's retarded little brother. That one they keep locked up in the basement to prevent anyone from seeing it."
I hope this girl never runs into this blog post. You go for a bike ride, wear a helmet all day and your boyfriend takes a picture of you and posts it on his flickr account. then some blogger finds it, thinks it is funny and calls you the definition of twitter nerd. harsh.
Good overall anti twitter sentiment throughout. MY favorite quote:
"Twitter, Myspace's retarded little brother. That one they keep locked up in the basement to prevent anyone from seeing it."
Fake Twitter Hater - Why Twitter Sucks
I have found a fake twitter hater. BOO. Actually just a guy who realizes that twitter is lame but can't stop. An interesting phenomenon, similar to a twitterholic. I will call this a functional twitterholic.
This blog post was actually written a long time ago, but is super relevant about why twitter sucks, but will succeed anyway, written by an admitted user. Dom points out the key to twitter, which seems obvious, "....it only works if all your friends are on it".
Note to friends, Please do not invite me.
Dom adds, "What I’d really like to see is a twitter competitor with more functionality and a clearer delineation between real friends and people think they’re cool and somehow get off on telling the whole world every time they go to the toilet. Unfortunately, it may already be too late…"
Not exactly anti twitter, but definitely some anti twitter sentiment from an admitted twitterholic- which I like!
Just so everyone knows, I am not a closet twitterer afraid to come out, trying to capitalize on the anti twitter buzz (Clearly there is nothing to be ashamed of twitter dorks). However, Im still not going to drink the twitter-aid(maybe I will for a price- Attention twitter marketing department).
This blog post was actually written a long time ago, but is super relevant about why twitter sucks, but will succeed anyway, written by an admitted user. Dom points out the key to twitter, which seems obvious, "....it only works if all your friends are on it".
Note to friends, Please do not invite me.
Dom adds, "What I’d really like to see is a twitter competitor with more functionality and a clearer delineation between real friends and people think they’re cool and somehow get off on telling the whole world every time they go to the toilet. Unfortunately, it may already be too late…"
Not exactly anti twitter, but definitely some anti twitter sentiment from an admitted twitterholic- which I like!
Just so everyone knows, I am not a closet twitterer afraid to come out, trying to capitalize on the anti twitter buzz (Clearly there is nothing to be ashamed of twitter dorks). However, Im still not going to drink the twitter-aid(maybe I will for a price- Attention twitter marketing department).
Twittervention - Stupid twitter word of the day
Stupid twitter word of the day- Twittervention.
I was reading a blog post about someone who had to give their twitterholic friend a twittervention. 10 signs you need a twitter intervention.....I found it mildly amusing:
1. You type "@" before names in e-mail, blog comments and data fields.
1. You type "@" before names in e-mail, blog comments and data fields.
2. Your written communications have become extremely short. 140 characters or less.
3. You change your Twitter avatar at least 3-5 times a week.
4. You don't use your phone to make calls anymore.
5. Your blog hasn't been updated in weeks/months.
Read the rest here- 10 signs that you need a twitter intervention
If your company isnt blocking twitter, it should. I can't wait until someone gets fired at my company for twittering too much. I remember at my last company when someone got fired for being on myspace too much- those were the days. We were so young then.
If your company isnt blocking twitter, it should. I can't wait until someone gets fired at my company for twittering too much. I remember at my last company when someone got fired for being on myspace too much- those were the days. We were so young then.
Remember Kids, Stay ANTI TWITTER!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Twitter Sucks - Anti twitter article of the day
I hate Twitter, but not as much as the gang at f**ktardrants.com. Great blog name though. Note* Mom, if you are reading this post, stop now.
Here is the site description......****tards are morons, the general population of idiots in the world that need to be told what to do and think. When left to their own devices… they will say and do the dumbest of things. This site is for the rest of us: the intelligent, who need to rant on a daily basis about living, working, or dealing with ****tards.
Quote of the day: "The only people who use twitter are either… spammers, narcissists, or boring f***tards.
View vulgar anti twitter article HERE
Here is the site description......****tards are morons, the general population of idiots in the world that need to be told what to do and think. When left to their own devices… they will say and do the dumbest of things. This site is for the rest of us: the intelligent, who need to rant on a daily basis about living, working, or dealing with ****tards.
Quote of the day: "The only people who use twitter are either… spammers, narcissists, or boring f***tards.
View vulgar anti twitter article HERE
Twitter Not For Sale - No adsense ads yet!
How do you not sell when Google and Apple are calling? I guess the dudes that started twittermania are smart at a level which I do not comprehend, and I am not going to pretend I know anything about business. I do know that twitter is lame, and that is why I waste my time blogging about it(and because I make .34c daily on google adsense- PLADOW).
Here is the article:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/164493/twitter_were_not_for_sale.html
However, I wouldnt wait too long future billionairres. Other younger, smarter dudes have already created the next big stupid thing on the net. You don't want to sell when all that is left on twitter is high school kids, and 40 year olds trying too hook up said high school kids(see myspace).
Here is the article:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/164493/twitter_were_not_for_sale.html
However, I wouldnt wait too long future billionairres. Other younger, smarter dudes have already created the next big stupid thing on the net. You don't want to sell when all that is left on twitter is high school kids, and 40 year olds trying too hook up said high school kids(see myspace).
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
This is redonkulous- Twitter helps your writing!
I ran across this post from culture feast when looking for anti twitter news and other stupid twitter related happenings.
This is a statement made by a blogger who is a teacher. If you read a bit more, what she is really saying is that it helps her business, helps her connect with people, helps her tap into her creative side. So it was a cool attention grabbing name for your blog post. You can't actually believe that can you Jenni Hammitt?
My favorite quote, "Actually…maybe I can start using Twitter as a tool in my classroom…"
Officially not having kids!
Props: She is right about Chuck though- Chuck is great!
(If you love twitter, please feel free to post your comments here. I will however make fun of you immediately following)
Monday, May 4, 2009
I hate twitter article of the day
Todays official I hate twitter article from associatedcontent:
"Of all the exciting websites to emerge in 2008, I find that I enjoy Twitter the least. The site itself seems to cause me some extra loss of time every single day. I check to see which one of my friends has twittered, and I place a small message with the characters available. However, I think I could use this time for something creative or productive. "
Like what you see.....Read on
"Of all the exciting websites to emerge in 2008, I find that I enjoy Twitter the least. The site itself seems to cause me some extra loss of time every single day. I check to see which one of my friends has twittered, and I place a small message with the characters available. However, I think I could use this time for something creative or productive. "
Like what you see.....Read on
Sociological Experiment - I Tried Twitter
Bandwagon Twitterer? Ha!So, I wanted to see what all the hooplah was about. I have officially created a twitter account. It was an experiment, so that when the twitter nerds come out of the woodwork and say that "I can't knock what I have not tried", I can respond to their criticism effectively. I didnt actually create an account for myself, I started it for a gal in my office, who I find quite entertaining. We were quickly able to attract 50+ twitter followers after accidentally spamming her gmail account, and were pretty happy with the twitter content we were putting out there. Some of it was pretty funny, other things quite witty. In general one of the best twitter pages out there, I assume.
Here is what I have learned:
-It was mildly amusing for 3-4 minutes, in the same way that inside jokes are funny.
-I get an annoying email each time someone joins my twitter page.
-I am bombarded with twitter words and applications that I can download while I am "twittering"(I haven't decided if twitter or tech nerds that create stuff for twitter are worse)
-When someone joins my twitter page, and I reciprocate, I am then forced to read their tweets
-I didnt care about one single other tweet that I came across-they weren't funny, amusing, or worth reading at all
-No one responds to anything that I tweeted about (realized in 15 minutes that we are all just tweeting to ourselves!)
-It wasnt fun
-Confirmed that it would be a great way to break up with someone
So I have come to the simple conclusion. No one is actually reading what you tweet about. Our tweets were high brow funny, and no one cared. Now if your tweets are dumb, pointless, or just about what you are doing at a point in time, which is 97% of twitter(rough estimate) then you are making the world a worse place to live.
I did have an idea. Rather than blasting out to the interweb what I am doing, I will just create a webpage where I can type things into a computer, and that comment is texted to my cel phone. No middle man, No waste of internet server bandwidth. Just me talking to my self via computer and phone. This is essentially what twitter is, No?
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