My best tweets of 2009
Here is a collection of what I consider to be the best original tweets by me during the last year.
I did this project because I feel that in this world of oversharing and constant content creation, we tend to forget what we actually said amid all the turnover of attention we pay to the digital tools that consume our lives.
To compile this list, I left out any @replies or tweets that were meant to share news or links. This list comprises a snapshot of moments of semi-original thought and observations of the world around me throughout the year.
I hesitate to say any of this is profound or relevant, but at points it might be witty or insightful at best — at worst, this list is quite self indulgent. Regardless, the exercise gave me a chance to look at how I used Twitter and remember some ideas I’d forgotten.
With that said, here’s my best tweets:
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Bit of advice. The computer’s great, but meeting people in person is 10x better as far as networking goes. Beer over bits.
I hope the bits that I tweet (and read) end up in conversations over beer with my friends.
Advice: When something in the mail says ****FINAL NOTICE**** you should probably read it.
Facebook has gone mainstream. My friend’s aunt friended him. Weird! Twitter will go mainstream when it’s referenced in a major film.
My friend on people posting minutiae all the time on social networks: “Giving some people Facebook is like giving a baby a gun.”
Obama’s on Twitter, has a BlackBerry, a Tumblr, plus will be President tomorrow. It’s like a frienemy showing up to your favorite dive bar.
Ideal bar: plays non-mainstream hiphop, serves microbrews, classy atmosphere, wifi, TVs play indie films. Am I on to something? I think so.
Can we be honest & admit that a free breakfast at Denny’s isn’t worth it?
I’m coining a new term: metalocal. Definition: a news ecosystem that revolves around me. (Only being 50% sarcastic.)
The hash (#) sign is the new slashy (/)
I’m not interested in the State of the Union, just the state of my checking account.
The more incredible technology becomes the more bored we get.
Don’t be on Twitter to appear relevant. Tweet relevant things.
Everyone complains when you spoil the night’s TV shows, but no one ever complains you spoiled the evening newscast.
No matter how good something is, you could’ve done better. Right?
Instead of going to a #teaparty protest today, just tweet your whines instead. It’s equally effective.
The Pulitzer Prize: the best of “tl;dr” for the American public.
We create a lot of crap & bullshit. And the majority of us, frankly, are completely content with this practice from ourselves & others.
Packing for a move is like playing Tetris in real life.
You never see a skinny pigeon in Chicago.
When will the Twitter equivalent of PostSecret happen? And how soon after that will the book deal happen?
Honest question: Is it possible to lose complete interest in the Internet?
When you say “don’t,” I say “too late.”
Intellectualism isn’t found in a bottle, but emotions are.
Cleaning out boxes. Found old undergrad transcript. 2 Fs, 3 Ds, GPA: 2.59. Still got into grad school. Life was good then!
Irony: a bar in Wrigleyville whose bathroom door reads “Gentlemen.”
What Twitter really needs is a function that tells you in 140characters what you did last nite while drunk.
Is the Perez Hilton vs. will.i.am feud the end of snark blogging & the beginning of online celebrity feuding blogging?
Forget the lawyers & guns, just send money.
I want to rock ‘n’ roll until a reasonable hour and party once every other weekend.
“If you’re gonna start a war, then you better end it. Twice.”
If Hell is other people, then what does that make Facebook?
Thought: Being a part of the Millennial Generation really sucks.
“Did you put that in your iGoogle?” – My mom to my dad.
It’s 2009. There’s gotta be a better way to find a dentist than manually cross referencing a provider list with Yelp.
Thought of the day: direct democracy doesn’t scale very well.
“INTERVIEW HAS BEEN CONDENSED AND EDITED.” In the age of the Internet & infinite space, it makes me sad when the NYTMag prints this phrase.
Forget “watchdog” journalism, we’re in the age of “watchpuppy” journalism.
“Wave envy”: When your friend gets a Google Wave invite before you do.
It’s kind of amazing that my dad has uploaded more videos to YouTube than I have.
I look forward to the day when someone legitimately asks for my dishonest opinion about something.
I wish my immune system was more like 50 Cent instead of Biggie Smalls.
The concept of “backspace” & “delete” is as powerful as the rest of the keyboard combined, yet highly under utilized.
“You’re a liar!” “No, I’m just projecting mythology.”
I can’t stomach the idea of eating what I kill. Seriously! I’m too full.
“Drill baby, drill!” Words you don’t want to hear at your dentist.
Some say sleeping in for 12 hrs is a waste. I say it’s an invaluable “reset” button for your life.
In the iPod era, no one gives a shit about radio “talent.”
Dear Internet: That full-page advertisement you make me look at instead of your content isn’t a “welcome screen.” It’s not welcome at all.
meta-napping — def. When one dreams of taking a nap while napping. See also: “Yo dawg nap.”
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