When used correctly, Twitter can be funny, informative and interesting. It could save your car from being towed with Twitter updates about snow plow routes, it could keep you informed about specials at your local restaurant or store, or it could brighten up your day with a witty comment by your favorite comedian. But it can also be used incorrectly—annoyingly so, to the point where I want to drop a large fish tank on your head. Here is a list of annoying Twitter habits.
Flirting with or messaging celebrities with the expectation that they will actually respond back:
You are a moron if you think out of the 10,000+ followers (currently 1,997,222 for Lady Gaga) that your favorite actor or singer has that they are going to personally 1) see your Tweet (which would involve them actually searching for themselves to see who is talking about them, and then scrolling through what must be hundreds of pages and then just so happen to single out your Tweet) and 2) actually feel the need to respond, is highly, highly unlikely. You look like an idiot when you message Katy Perry asking what her favorite color is. Twitter is great for connecting fans with artists, but that doesn’t make you special.
Good morning/Good night updates:
Good Lord in Heaven, I don’t need an update telling me that you just woke up or that you are going to bed soon. I don’t care how famous you are (I’m looking at you Kim Kardashian), what time you wake up and go to bed is not important information. No one cares. If you feel the need to immediately make a Twitter update when you wake up in the morning there is something seriously wrong with your priorities. Again, Twitter can be great at allowing famous people to feel like they are personally connecting with their fans and other people, but that does not mean you need to treat them like your best friend from high schooling whom you used to call every night before you went to bed. Use your updates more sparingly and people will give them more importance.
Flirting with or messaging celebrities with the expectation that they will actually respond back:
You are a moron if you think out of the 10,000+ followers (currently 1,997,222 for Lady Gaga) that your favorite actor or singer has that they are going to personally 1) see your Tweet (which would involve them actually searching for themselves to see who is talking about them, and then scrolling through what must be hundreds of pages and then just so happen to single out your Tweet) and 2) actually feel the need to respond, is highly, highly unlikely. You look like an idiot when you message Katy Perry asking what her favorite color is. Twitter is great for connecting fans with artists, but that doesn’t make you special.
Good morning/Good night updates:
Good Lord in Heaven, I don’t need an update telling me that you just woke up or that you are going to bed soon. I don’t care how famous you are (I’m looking at you Kim Kardashian), what time you wake up and go to bed is not important information. No one cares. If you feel the need to immediately make a Twitter update when you wake up in the morning there is something seriously wrong with your priorities. Again, Twitter can be great at allowing famous people to feel like they are personally connecting with their fans and other people, but that does not mean you need to treat them like your best friend from high schooling whom you used to call every night before you went to bed. Use your updates more sparingly and people will give them more importance.
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