So, Twitter.
This platform has changed the way we communicate. Originally you had only 140 characters to send out your thoughts, and today we’re up to 280, which is a boone to us long-winded folks. Something in the neighbourhood of 6000 tweets are sent every second. Nearly half of all Twitter users never send a single tweet, they’re just there to read. And man is there stuff to read. Read for days!
In Twitter’s early days, it was like the wild west: anything goes. And one of the things that really proliferated was comedy. There’s a special knack to writing jokes for Twitter, there’s a special pace, a special formula.
This documentary talks to a bunch of hella funny Twitter comedians, many of whom had their careers explode because of Twitter. Breaking into the writing world used to be hard, but now you can gain attention from your dead end job in Bumfuck, Nowhere. And it’s happened over and over! How cool is that?
Twitter also puts you in touch with tonnes of strangers who share the things you’re passionate about. Some of them hate you and what you’re saying, and they let you know, often more loudly than the people who love it.
And then there’s the celebrity content! You can follow whomever you please, including Ryan Reynolds, David Lynch, Patton Oswalt, and Conan O’Brien (all recommended). And disturbingly, the current president of the United States is also a prolific tweeter. He likes creating evidence of his lack of intellect and filter, and posting it to the internet forever and ever. Because he’s an idiot. Danny Zuker, a writer for Family Guy, interacted with Trump frequently – his slams were popular and effective, but he likens it to “dunking on a toddler.”
This is an entertaining documentary and a great crash-course on the ins and outs of Twitter. Director Laurie McGuinness covers thinks like plagiarism on social media, how women are treated differently (meaning poorly), internet outrage, and the unintended consequences of thoughtlessly posting your basest instincts. Twitter can get you hired and it can get you fired. It’s a risk, it’s a connection, it’s a new way of thinking. It can open up your world, if you let it.
p.s. my super awesome Twitter can be found at @AssholeMovies – won’t you be my follower?
Because he’s an idiot. Only 22 characters and still gets the point across 😊
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Glad Trump’s a regular tweeter; it’s great comedy (even if scary sometimes!). 😉
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Not enough hours in the day to do all this social media!
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I had a mute a certain moronic fake president because I couldn’t stand looking at his tweets anymore. I do follow you on Twitter. (I’m @ZiziRho. I mostly retweet nowadays.)
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As a non American, I feel sorry for you about how damaging your current president is to the image of America. You’d think someone who is as old as him will be wiser but Alas!!
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There’s no fool like an old fool.
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Your is about the only one I, occasionally, read, but only because it’s there on the right of your blog. 😀
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I like to make it easy!
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I am so glad to hear about this film – thanks! I’m going to track it down ASAP.
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Does the movie cover how Twitter steals your soul and won’t give it back… ever? Oh well, I’ve been one of the Twitter damned for a little over a year and I do enjoy it. Looking forward to seeing this.
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Twitter is where we show our true selves and all complain together. Instagram is for pretending we have a lit life.
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