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7 Reasons Why Twitter Will Make You're Friends & Family Hate You

So, you love Twitter? With the excitement of being on the front line of breaking news, all those unique people to talk to and the never ending flow of informative articles, funny pics and inspirational quotes who wouldn't right?

Well, lots of people actually!!

The fact is many people simply do not 'get' Twitter! More than that, some people HATE twitter and you're enthusiasm for it can lead them to hate you too!

These haters are often you're closest allies and this includes you're friends and family!

This thought has led me to compile this list of reasons why Twitter will make you're friends and family hate you.

1.)    You stop going out on Friday nights. After all, you cant possibly miss #FollowFriday!

2.)    You start 'air hash-tagging' during interesting conversations.

3.)    You start RT'ing conversations out loud you hear while out with friends.

4.)    You start recommending you're friends to random passersby.

5.)    You ask you're friends to start recommending you to random passersby.

6.) You start referring to yourself by your username. Example: "Hello @Furry_Bannana residence"

7.)     You spend all you're free time watching you're Twitter-feed waiting for the next celeb death, natural disaster or link to the latest Paris Hilton home movie.

Now they hate you! Can you think of anymore? Let me know.

Gary

New More Obvious Twitter Ads Seen

Recently I have heard reports of ads being spotted in the Twitter sidebar (although Twitter claim this to be false). Today however something a little harder to dismiss has been seen hovering over tweet-streams.

This was also reported by Techcrunch whom Twitter co-founder Ev Stone got back to and said:

"This is not an advertisement and it's not just for one browser- It's customised based on which browser you're currently using"

So, according to Ev you should only see the upgrade 'ad' if you're using the old FF? Well tell that to these guys:

Something smells fishy to me! 

I guarantee (this is not a guarantee) that by this Christmas Twitter will be displaying full blown sponsored ads exactly where these FF prompts are now!

What do you think?

Twitter Goes On Account Suspending Rampage.

Over the past couple of days I have noticed an influx of tweeters complaining that they have had there Twitter accounts suspended for no apparent reason.

Some of these claims are even coming from some of the high profile twitterati such as @marismith . All of these people claim to have done no wrong so something must 'be up'.

Further investigation reveals all!

Twitter have made a statement claiming a human error has resulted in many Innocent accounts being suspended. You can read the full admission here.

So even Twitter makes mistakes. If you have been affected don't panic. Twitter are working at reversing the suspensions so you should be back  tweeting soon. However, if you want to make sure then it can't hurt to send a message (via a dummy account) to Twitters spam account.

Michael Jackson Dies! According To Twitter Anyway!

EDIT::>> It has unfortunately been confirmed. Michael Jackson HAS died.

As I type Twitter is telling me something astonishing. King of Pop Michael Jackson has apparently just died of a heart attack!

There I was just browsing my twitterstream when I notice a rouge tweet claiming that Michael Jackson had suffered cardiac arrest. Naturally I investigated a little further and found, to my horror that there were thousands of tweets streaming in about the pop legends death!

If this is indeed correct then this will be one of those moments in life that I will remember for the rest of my life. It is definitely a "where were you when..." moment.

On a side note this is a perfect example of the power of Twitter's search engine. I checked Google and Bing immediately after hearing this sad news and there wasn't a single mention of it. Twitter wins!!

Sad News,
Gary iTwiddle Jinks

WARNING: Juste is Latest Twitter Scam to Avoid

As I type a video site called "juste.ru" (don't go there) is successfully spreading thousands of spam links throughout Twitter.

The message reads "Best video" followed by a "juste.ru" link (see above). Tweeple that clicked the link have been reporting that a similar link has then been RT'd via their account without their permission. This suggests that account details are being accessed.

If you find you're account sending out these messages then it is recommended that you run a full virus/spyware scan AND change your Twitter login details.

Best Regards

Gary iTwiddle Jinks

Twitter Rock Stars (The Twitter Song)

Twitter Says Yes to Marijuana Legalization Question

A "twtpoll" has been bouncing around Twitter for the last few weeks asking:

"Do You Support the Legalization of Marijuana in the United States?”

The poll closes on June 1st. I was personally surprised to learn that some 96% of Twitter-ers are in favour of legalizing "the green".I know what you're thinking. "Yeah, but I bet only pot heads took the poll". Well, no. Hundreds of people have taken this poll. It was re-tweeted many times. Some of these re-tweeters have thousands of followers. I think it's fair to say that the poll is a fair one. 

Having said this, one could argue that only Twitter users in favour of legalization were likely to bother responding to the poll. But if that is indeed the case then what does that say about those that are against it? Does abstinence from voting not say that these people are not really concerned one way or the other? Does the poll not suggest that those that are opposed the legalisation are losing the will to fight and stand up for what they believe?

Speaking as a Brit I feel that if the same question were asked about legalisation within the UK, the outcome would be the same.

What's you're view?

Gary iTwiddle Jinks

Nicole Wong from Google: The Unexpected Dangers of Twitter

Check Twitter Dammit!

Tila Tequila Twitters She’s Pregnant

So, the latest celebrity (if you can call her that?) to pollute our beloved Twitter is Tila Tequila (Im aware that if you're from the UK and reading this you prob have no idea who this girl is. Google her, but make sure the kids aren't in the room when you do it!)

Here is how she started to tease the news out via her blog:

I’m telling you….it would just change EVERYTHING! Everyone will be VERY shocked…so Imma hush 4 now.

Trust me, this is LIFE CHANGING and not a small thing. Even I was shocked when I found out….Let’s all pray. Let’s just say I got hip hop … Someone is not stepping up the the plate…but it’s all good. We all know I have more balls then you will ever have and your a man! Whatever

You should at least step up to the plate or I’m gonna have to put you on blast in the media….and IM SURE thats not what you want do you?

I’m talking about someone very very very very very f***ing famous! He is like A-list famous and you follow him on twitter too. All I know is if this m*********er doesn’t step up soon Im gonna have to go to the media and put him on blast. Imma give him 1 chance step up

So this guy is apparently super duper famous (naturally) and a little reluctant to step up and put a claim in. Well the secret has been killing Tila as yesterday at about 4am she released a luverly pair of Twits

A name being bounced around is Ray J (I have no idea who this guy is and I'm simply not interested enough to Google him). If it is him then I'm told that Tila may be over egging his fame a little!

This as far as I'm concerned is a prime example of how Twitter can be used for evil!! 

Wonder what the little ones name will be? Larry Larger? Vikky Vino? 

What do you think?

Gary iTwiddle Jinks