Showing posts with label Twitter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Twitter. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Thursday, August 6, 2009
It Might Be a Female on the Line, But I Still Gotta Be Aggressive
Ron Artest gives out his cell number on twitter and takes calls....he doesn't really get that there is a lag on calls from the US to China....but its still comedy
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Follow Me.....
Sorry for the recent lack of updates....been enjoying a week of Spring Break freedom (is it bad that its easier for me to surf the net and update this when I have class and work to do?)...and I've also been experimenting with Twitter.
You can follow me at: http://twitter.com/j83out
It's kinda funny, the whole update on your every movement/limited character status type updates. A lot of people write it off as trivial (probably is) or an illegitimate source of media/entertainment/journalism whatever you want to call it. All of this can be said to be true. Another thing is the reality aspect...like with "reality" tv shows...if you know the camera is on you....how real are you really being? If you're taking a second to stop and tweet every few minutes...isn't that disrupting what you are actually supposed to be doing? Should we then be tweeting and twittering? I'm soo confused. That being said, it can be interesting, and a lot of the same things were said about facebook and myspace. When they first were getting popular, older generations and skeptics scoffed at the openness and lack of privacy...writing the new medium off as a youthful fad. Now, for better or worse, EVERYONE has a facebook and/or myspace page (including me, your mom, celebs, politicians, and everyone in between)...and the two sites are leaders in the networking/marketing/promotional/music/etc/etc/etc businesses. Sure maybe these formats are leading to a decline in journalistic integrity and general quality literature....but you have to enjoy it for what it is, instead of trying to compare it. Will true writers give up on books to tweet? I would hope not. But it is a source of greater information (relevant or not), and is simply the future (like it or not)...so you might as well get on board. Dunno how much sense I just made...went to bed at 5 and was up at 9 to watch the Tourney....Madness has set in...enjoy.
You can follow me at: http://twitter.com/j83out
It's kinda funny, the whole update on your every movement/limited character status type updates. A lot of people write it off as trivial (probably is) or an illegitimate source of media/entertainment/journalism whatever you want to call it. All of this can be said to be true. Another thing is the reality aspect...like with "reality" tv shows...if you know the camera is on you....how real are you really being? If you're taking a second to stop and tweet every few minutes...isn't that disrupting what you are actually supposed to be doing? Should we then be tweeting and twittering? I'm soo confused. That being said, it can be interesting, and a lot of the same things were said about facebook and myspace. When they first were getting popular, older generations and skeptics scoffed at the openness and lack of privacy...writing the new medium off as a youthful fad. Now, for better or worse, EVERYONE has a facebook and/or myspace page (including me, your mom, celebs, politicians, and everyone in between)...and the two sites are leaders in the networking/marketing/promotional/music/etc/etc/etc businesses. Sure maybe these formats are leading to a decline in journalistic integrity and general quality literature....but you have to enjoy it for what it is, instead of trying to compare it. Will true writers give up on books to tweet? I would hope not. But it is a source of greater information (relevant or not), and is simply the future (like it or not)...so you might as well get on board. Dunno how much sense I just made...went to bed at 5 and was up at 9 to watch the Tourney....Madness has set in...enjoy.
Monday, February 9, 2009
The Dangers of Twitter....
So just heard a story about a congressional delegation that went to Iraq and how one of the Congressmen breached security through twittering haha. These trips are supposed to be a secret, for the obvious reasons is that you don't want to broadcast about our foreign officials in Iraq for obvious security reasons. News outlets that knew of the trip had been told that the information was embargoed, and the congresspeople were also told to stay quiet. Well....genius Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., decided it would be a great idea to twitter about the trip....where he wrote in live time:
"Just landed in Baghdad. I believe it may be first time I've had bb service in Iraq. 11 th trip here. 8:41 PM Feb 5th from TwitterBerry"
"Moved into green zone by helicopter Iraqi flag now over palace.Headed to new US embassy Appears calmer less chaotic than previous here. 10:56 PM Feb 5th from TwitterBerry"
Probably not the smartest idea to broadcast live where you and other congress people are heading, and your existence in the country/itinerary...good to know he was a member of the House Intelligence Committee. :)
"Just landed in Baghdad. I believe it may be first time I've had bb service in Iraq. 11 th trip here. 8:41 PM Feb 5th from TwitterBerry"
"Moved into green zone by helicopter Iraqi flag now over palace.Headed to new US embassy Appears calmer less chaotic than previous here. 10:56 PM Feb 5th from TwitterBerry"
Probably not the smartest idea to broadcast live where you and other congress people are heading, and your existence in the country/itinerary...good to know he was a member of the House Intelligence Committee. :)
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