Area Twitter Users To Gather In One Place So The Rest Of Us Can Beat The Shit Out Of Them
Here’s what we can’t figure out: While our Twitter feed does us a great service by allowing the over one thousand people who follow us instant access to our headlines, what the shit is everybody else’s excuse? No matter, we’ve already spent too much time thinking about this: Twitter is the annoying Tracey Flick of social media. It generally serves only to stroke its users’ egos and is a minefield of ridiculous oversharers, its users never shut up about Twitter whether they’re on it or not, and also, you seriously do not have to tweet every time you have a thought. Phew. Sorry, but come on. Anyway, we know what you are already thinking: Wouldn’t it be great if there was, like, something in the meatspace (that’s twitterspeak for real life!) where all the Philly Twitter-ers could get together and inevitably allow us all to witness the sad act of posting to Twitter while the event is going on? OH MY GOD FUCK TWITTER! (Sorry again. The whole rest of the post is going to be like this.) Anyway, just such an event is happening: The Philadelphia Twestival is going down on Thursday night, as part of a global event designed to bring Twitter users together, raise money for charity:water, and drive the rest of us absofuckinglutely insane. There will be a Rock Band tournament (of course), lots of raffles, and drink specials. It’s all for a good cause, but honestly, Twitter: We hate you in your big stupid face.
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February 9th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
This post screams for an unfollow.
February 9th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
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February 9th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
What Katie said. Also, comparing Twitter is Tracey Flick is so perfect.
February 9th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
Oh man this was perfect, even the reference to Amy Quinn. I hope she takes it well, I’m sure she will. Retweeted!
February 9th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
WTF Sweeney?!?! You made me spend 3 minutes of my life reading about Tracey Flick, someone I otherwise never would have known existed. I am so going to Tweet about this at my next Tweetup.
February 9th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
A blog complaining about the usefulness of a micro-blog service? Oh, that’s rich.
Did I miss a memo? Is Andy Rooney guest editing this week?
February 9th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
I’m so going to link this on my blog!
February 9th, 2009 at 5:35 pm
The only other possible use for Twitter is making haiku-like micronovels, kind of like that great little book compiled by Luc Sante of 19th century writer-anarchist Fénéon called “Novels in Three Lines”.
February 9th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Fait divers, the French call it.
February 9th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
congratulations on reaching over a thousand ridiculous oversharers with overinflated egos who never shut up.
February 9th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
http://twitter.com/virginiayumyum/status/1193579281
http://twitter.com/AryonHoselton/status/1194348836
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skCV2L0c6K0&feature=channel_page
This guy thinks he’s captain knots. Whenever they need some knots tied they go to him.
Yeah right.
February 10th, 2009 at 1:16 am
too funny haha. This sort of makes sense but at the same time I don’t think it was necessary. Egh, but that’s the point of social media…to just say whatever
February 10th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Twitter is an effective tool to gather other Twitter users to discuss the topic of Twitter being an effective tool to gather other Twitter users.