Back in January 08 I had a few words to say about the likes of Twitter and those who use it and similar micro-blogging tools.
Well, I have to say, my stance on these hasn't changed. In fact, I think my hatred of Twitter et al has actually deepened, with the news that UK politicians are now signing up for Twitter accounts, in order for us to see what they are wasting their time doing.
While the uptake on Twitter accounts is low (only 35 use it so far, 1 in 18 MPs) there is a site where you can read all their collective daily "Tweets" together - http://tweetminster.co.uk/
One Labour MP tweets so much I wonder if he gets any work done? Tom Watson [Lab] - West Bromwich East (1750).
More and more people are seeing the need to share the drudgery of their everyday lives, and maybe my voice is alone in the wilderness of internetwebland, so I will just have to tut and roll my eyes in frustration.
And live on in the hope that Twitter hurries up and dies...
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On a side note, I did have a chuckle at the 'news' that Twitter were going to launch 'premium accounts' - Twitter Unveils New Premium Accounts - I watched in some amusement as the Twitterers "retweeted" this around the 'net (or the "Twittersphere", as they have named their corner of the 'net' ).
Many were completely fooled by this satire and I expect some were getting quite excited at the thought of having more than 140 characters to spell out their activities with.
100 pages of search results exist for "Twitter Unveils New Premium Accounts" and I suspect there would be more but it appears Twitter won't show up any more than 100 pages!!!
And still they post 'tweets' on it - 3 days after the piece was published!!!
A great joke on the Twitter users - but I wonder if it will backfire on the author when Twitter does introduce 'premium' accounts...
...and will he be offered a "secret "Black" account"?...
22 March 2009
Enough is enough...
27 January 2008
Social networking? Bollocks...
I don't really care if you have just had a crap, nearly got run down (shame they missed) or that the waitress doesn't have a clue.
Bet when she goes out to eat she isn't alone...
Why share it with all the other sad losers on your 'follower/following' list? Oh, maybe because they have no real friends?....
The growth of these 'micro-blogging' sites like Twatter and Shitter and Jerku and Dunce amazes me. Some of these saddos have multiple accounts on every network. I expect they have accounts on MyBook and Facespace. If there was a network called TwatsOnline they'd probably join that too.
Then there are the real divas who post live streaming video of their daily drudgery online for the whole world to sit and gawp at.
Please turn off your cameras, phones, laptops and get a life....
