Twitter Is Too Serious, And RickRolling Is Bad Karma
Chances are I'm the first person to ever write that, but it's true. Twitter is too serious. Maybe it's the people I'm following, but I see a real lack of playfullness in the Tweets people.
I find out when people get on and off planes, what they're making for lunch for their kids, what they're posting on their blogs, serious thoughts on social media, instant analysis of trade booths, keynotes, and television.
But where are the jokes? Where are the closed loop deep knowledge of the internet memes that run rampant through the rest of the Internet?
I want to see more AYBABTU, and Bonsai Kittens, and Flying With Ghetto Delta, PeanutButterJellyTime, and my latest personal favorite, RickRolling. (ed. I went searching for the best RickRoll, and found it. It was so horrible, I can't link it. It took over my browser, played it on an endless loop, and I had to shut the computer down to get rid of it - that's so evil).
As it turns out, RickRolling someone on Twitter doesn't work. And maybe that's a good thing. I'm investigating ways to use Twitter to make money (which is supposed to be the point of anything you're doing for customers), but deep down in the 1990's part of my soul, I'm remembering classic Internet pranks. Now if only we could find a way to play classic Nintendo games in our browser.
You can follow me at Twitter at http://twitter.com/smheadhunter.
I find out when people get on and off planes, what they're making for lunch for their kids, what they're posting on their blogs, serious thoughts on social media, instant analysis of trade booths, keynotes, and television.
But where are the jokes? Where are the closed loop deep knowledge of the internet memes that run rampant through the rest of the Internet?
I want to see more AYBABTU, and Bonsai Kittens, and Flying With Ghetto Delta, PeanutButterJellyTime, and my latest personal favorite, RickRolling. (ed. I went searching for the best RickRoll, and found it. It was so horrible, I can't link it. It took over my browser, played it on an endless loop, and I had to shut the computer down to get rid of it - that's so evil).
As it turns out, RickRolling someone on Twitter doesn't work. And maybe that's a good thing. I'm investigating ways to use Twitter to make money (which is supposed to be the point of anything you're doing for customers), but deep down in the 1990's part of my soul, I'm remembering classic Internet pranks. Now if only we could find a way to play classic Nintendo games in our browser.
You can follow me at Twitter at http://twitter.com/smheadhunter.
posted by James Durbin @ 7:45 AM PERMALINK
1 Comments:
It does seem that Twitter is very much a Place for Posturing. Might be serious now b/c its SXSW weekend and everyone is putting on their nicest web-savvy hat.
That being said, I've found you really get what you give with Twitter, though.
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