“And the scholars are so greedy after news (which is none of their business) that they neglect all for it, and it is become very rare for any of them to go directly to his chamber after prayers without first doing his suit at the coffee-house, which is a vast loss of time grown out of a pure novelty. For who can apply close to a subject with his head full of the din of a coffee-house?”
After Deadspin broke the scandal that the (deceased) girlfriend of acclaimed Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o never actually existed, Donald Trump tried to offer his congratulations via Twitter. Deadspin, which previously has referred to Trump as a “misogynist,” a “dolt,” a “dick,” and a “short-fingered vulgarian,” declined.
(though they did steal “short-fingered vulgarian” from Spy)
At this point in the Golden Globes, the producer’s hittin’ that button FAST.
So catch all the best Twitter has to offer before the whole show wraps up.
The way corny bosses have the Staples “THAT WAS EASY” button on their desk, I want this on my me.
Last night (and into this morning), Twitter people were playing#LessInterestingMovies. I feel like we’ve played this hashtag game many times before. Which makes it less interesting and thus PERFECTLY SELF-REFERENTIAL.
See the rest of our favorites at #LessInterestingMovies: A Twitter game
I never got that “National Treasure” was kind of a joke title until “Regional Treasure”.
The best #NaNoWriMoOpeners tweets (Volume 1)
#NaNoWriMoOpeners has been the funniest hashtag we’ve seen in months. We picked out dozens of our favorites, then boldly proclaimed this “Volume 1” because we’re sure there’s still plenty of funny left.
This really is the best hashtag of the year. I’ll compile a second volume later today.
Proper terms for “gurus” on every social media site
Some examples:
Instagram unicorn
Reddit warlord
Google+ wedding photographer
9GAG plantation owner
“Weird Twitter” explained
We do our best to explain what makes “Weird Twitter” weird, as well as attempt to give you some examples of what Twitter users exemplify this idea the most.
If you’ve been paying attention to our Follow Friday recommendations, you’ll notice we love these people.
The slightest of interestingness in the comments.
58 Corporate Pinterest-based Contests Named “Pin It and Win It”
Pinterest is a place for creativity. Like when you’re naming your brand’s social media engagement contest!
This is like how people tend to make similar “everything bagel” jokes on Twitter, only it’s coming from professional marketing teams and therefore much worse.
GRIP IT AND RIP IT
Brief Interviews With Hideous Websites, #2
Includes additional interviews with Amazon, TV Tropes, Paperless Post, Twitter, About.com, and Urban Dictionary
Yahoo!!
We landed ourselves an interview with none other than political juggernauts Matt Romney and Rob Paul!
Here’s Matt Romney on social media:
I like to twet and i like to facebook. its a good way to talk to real people and to hang out and party. one time i had 24000 twitter folowers because mittens’ campaign bought them for me by mistake but now i only have like 12000 becaise obama adn teh cia deleted them or killed my followers he is doing this a LOT. facebook is cool because sometimes girls try to seduck me on facebook and they are very beautiful i am lonely because my wife died. helo to all my beautiful girls . so hot.
Read the rest over at Presidential Candidates Matt Romney and Rob Paul: Exclusive Interview Except for the Other Interviews
The refined palates who can appreciate these characters will know who they are.
What Your Favorite iPhone App Says About You
This list is massive. Fifty-eight app jokes in total. It’s like this could be a novelty Twitter account, but no, it’s an easy-to-read text post without the bullshit of making you wait for all the jokes to slowly trickle out.
Some of my favorites:
- Flashlight: You’ve been planning a camping trip for two years.
- The Weather Channel: When the street gets wet, so do you.
- Twitter: You are super-up-to-date on celebrity deaths, arguments, and endings to TV shows you intended to watch on Netflix Instant next year.
- LinkedIn: You own non-ironic motivational posters.
- Pandora: You are a Thai restaurant.
Great hive minds
How can I edit my blog's "tweet this" button to omit part of the page title?
My tech support question on Stack Overflow.
