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Today’s Twitter Propaganda

Proudly brought to you by the letter B, I suppose…

In my opinion, the most commonly heard complaints about Twitter stem from a misunderstanding of it. Chief among these complaints is the utterly bunk assertion that it’s just a whole bunch of people heralding the trivial events of their daily lives into the void. (i.e., “I’m going to the bathroom now!” or “Eating a yummy ham sandwich!”) Frankly, if that’s how you’re using Twitter, you’re doing it wrong, and you should stop without subjecting your friends to a full week of that rubbish, let alone a full month.

via Twitter Quitters Just Don’t Get It.

Explaining Twitter to people can be always interesting, and as of late I’ve found that for most people “What you don’t understand, you ridicule.” I’ve had some interesting conversations around Twitter and how one would use it and why. I like this video, as it explains it without jargon or going in to technical details. (This would be one of the best I’ve seen).

via Helping People Understand Twitter.

Benny-ology. The Study of Benny.

//intro – this is some thing from Facebook, decided to share it here as well!

What is your salad dressing of choice?
Caesar – but only because I’m boring.

What is your favorite sit-down restaurant?
My Dad’s old restaurant was pretty good – but only because I got to eat there free, hah!

What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it?
Mi Goreng – although I’m not sure how healthy that would be, MSG is bad mmkay?

What colour mobile phone do you have?
Black.

Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
Four teeth.

What is the last heavy item you lifted?
Our massive CRT TV.

Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
Nope.

If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
Benny’); DROP TABLE * (see http://xkcd.com/327/ – I have no idea if the asterisk works in mySQL.)

Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
No way!

How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
One pair. I’m not a huge fan of them.

What was the last run in you had with the cops?
Never personally had a run-in with the cops myself.

Last person you talked to?
My sister.

Last person you hugged?
My mum. (One, two, three – Awwwww)

Favourite Season?
Summer. Everything is nice and warm. ^_^

Favourite Holiday?
Christmas and New Years. Presents, and usually overseas trips.

Favourite day of the week?
Thursday at the moment – 11am starts for the win.

Favourite Month?
They’re all good.

First place you went this morning?
Shower.

The last movie you saw?
Wow – it’s been so long I don’t even remember.

Do you smile often?
I would say so – often when I find something amusing. I smirk a lot more.

Do you always answer your phone?
I have no reason not to!

It’s four in the morning and you get a text message, who is it?
My mum. Typing in all caps. “WHERE ARE YOU?!!!?!?!?!”

If you could change your eye colour what would it be?
Anything but brown would look weird, I rekon.

What flavour drink do you get at Sonic?
lolwut? What’s Sonic?!

Have you ever had a pet fish?
Not personally. My dad seems to like them, though.

What’s on your wish list for your birthday?
Something tech-related, I’m sure.

Can you do a chin up?
With gargantuan effort, maybe.

Does the future make you more nervous or excited?
Eh – I don’t really care. Live in the moment, and all that.

Do you have any saved texts?
iPhone. So, er, yes?

Do you have an accent?
Depends which language I’m speaking. English, yes. Mandarin, yes.

Plans tonight?
Homework. Setting up a CMS for a new (youth-orientated) website.

Have you ever felt like you hit rock bottom?
Nope.

Name 3 things you bought yesterday?
I didn’t buy anything yesterday, not even lunch 🙁

Have you ever been given roses?
No… *bursts into tears*

Current hate right now?
The fact that websites break up lists into so many pages. Eg: Discovery Channel, if there’s a list on “10 Things You Didn’t Know About Antimatter”, don’t break it up into 11 pages FFS!

Met someone who changed your life?
Sure.

How did you bring in the New Year?
Writing a blog post on my iPhone. :O

What were you doing 12 AM last night?
Sleeping soundly.

What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
That I was running late. =/