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Modern day cliché?

Helen — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:23:32 +0000

Are people ever going to learn?

Helen — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:13:59 +0000

I guess you shouldn’t go out of town and then write about it on a public navel-gazing site that shows your real first and last name. Have people forgotten that phone directories still exist? Just because somebody can’t see your Facebook profile doesn’t mean they can’t find out where you live. Idiots.

Man Suspects Burglars Were Tipped Off by Out-of-Town Tweets [Switched]

Kanye hates Twitter, too

Helen — Wed, 13 May 2009 14:14:53 +0000

Most of the time I think Kanye is just being ridiculous and ghetto in his ranting, and this one is still pretty bad with its all-caps and lack of any sort of proper English, but these bits make it all worth it:

“EVERYTHING THAT TWITTER OFFERS I NEED LESS OF.”

“BECAUSE MY CAPS LOCK KEY IS LOUD!!!!!!!!!”

vivian: he is like that loud annoying friend you keep around just for occasional gems such as those

Kanye West takes on Twitter in Web Rant [Times Online]

Suck it, Twitter!

Helen — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:26:05 +0000

Twitter’s retention rate is below 40%, according to Nielsen Research. I believe it – I’m part of that 60-some percent that sign up and quickly lose interest and never return, and I’m supposed to be keeping up with current technology trends. I’m just not a fan of information overload, especially in the form of thoughts that people think need to be shared but really, really don’t.

If You Use Twitter This Month, You Probably Won’t Be Back Next Month [Consumerist]