I’d hire someone to invent a new Twitter so I didn’t go through withdrawals. We could call it “Twatter” and it’d be like the “Slanket” to the “Snuggie.” Not quite as good, but hey, at least you still have warm elbows.
Overview: Our TJ needs to be courageous and unafraid. We want to see if they can be magnetic and tactful enough to maintain the attention of a busy celeb. This challenge will prove that the TJ candidates can be persuasive, charming, and persistent.
Personal: If you could only follow one person on Twitter, who would it be and why?
Okay, okay. As much as it pains me, it looks like I must truly contemplate a life with a nearly empty Twitter feed. Here we go…
There are three reasons I follow someone on the Tweet; for news, for relationships/networking (IRL friends, e-friends, local DCers I could prospectively grab a beer with sometime,) and finally… to be entertained.
Dance, Twitter monkey, DANCE!!!
Anyhoo.
Although one of my favorite things about the Tweet is the instantaneous transfer of information (much like I told the fabulous Kacie from NBC, cough awesome cough), I could technically get that from other places. I get my NY Times email in the morning, I check Perez and DListed throughout the day, and if anything REALLY big happens, I can count on it being a friend’s gchat status within moments of its breaking.
So while I love having Mashable and PeopleMag, etc. updates come to my phone, I would survive without them. Somehow.
Next, we have relationships. People I know in real life, through the blog, or around the town. Real people I interact with about said news updates, opinions, life in general. That interaction, for me, is the most important thing I get OUT of Twitter… but, technically, I could make do with Facebook. Once you’ve blocked Farmville, Mafia Wars, and whatever new ridiculous fake game with no tangible reward is all the rage now, it’s not so bad. Once again, I could make do. (First world problems, yo.)
And so, that leaves entertainment. The tweets from people that just plain make me happy in the pants. The ones that make me awkwardly snort out loud at 7:30 am on my bus, or cause a startling guffaw that makes it entirely apparent to my boss I’m totes not working.
The question is, how do you pick just ONE?? Conan, Stephen Colbert, Mickey__Rourke (not actually Mickey Rourke, but if he had one, it would be this, aka HILARIOUS), Chelsea Handler, Chunk Handler…
Yes, Chunk. Chelsea’s dog. Check it out. He has 65,000 followers for a reason.
BUT, when it came down to it, I knew in my heart who I couldn’t live without.
Every Wednesday at 10, he makes me laugh myself into hysterics, all while absolutely rocking a deep V.
He inspires me to surprise trust fall perfect strangers on the National Mall.
His own tweets are freaking hilarious, and he actually responds to and interacts with his fans, both on the Tweet itself, and to our tweets ON his show. (Mocking is still engaging, technically. Especially when you’re so damn good at it.)
And for that, Mr. Daniel Tosh…
We thank you.
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Does Hulk count as a person? Because I’m pretty sure I would follow DrunkHulk to the ends of the earth. It’s news and entertainment in one!
I retweeted for you.
If I could follow just onnnnne person it would be…… @shhdontellsteve. I am slightly disgusted by / in love with Steve, and I think his roommate’s constant tweets of everything he does and says is HILARIOUS. I have no idea if it’s real, but the whole idea is that Steve’s roommate secretly tweets about what he is doing at all times, and Steve has no idea. It is MAGICAL.
Oh, dear. Gonna have to work on this one. Haven’t been on twitter for many weeks. Last I was following Shit My Dad Says and all my blogger buddies.
I just started watching him. At first I was like…this dude is weird.
And then a little later…I realized he was hilarious.
You are totally winning in the tally on the website! Fuck yeah! x
I retweeted for you. I have such a good feeling about this, sending good thoughts your way.
Tweeted and true, I love Tosh or tush, whatever.
I’d have sex with Daniel Tosh’s face. True story.
Totally need to step up my Twitter game…I’m just not quite *getting* it apparently. I try, I try! Anyway, that’s awesome about Chunk…totally going to follow him now!
LOVE, LOVE Tosh!!
and your trust fall video, that was hilarious!
W(ho)TF is Daniel Tosh? But then again, I’m not the target audience, especially since MTV stopped playing music.
Daniel Tosh is a good call! But I’d have to choose Chelsea Handler as my one and only!
Very good decision. Mr. Tosh is not only funny but attractive. I’d do him. That is, if I weren’t a beached whale at this point.
Sorry, just now catching up on my blog reading. I’ve missed you.
xoxo
Hey! The Slanket came YEARS before the Snuggie and is way better quality. Some of my friends went to school with the guy that created the Slanket and have both. Their Snuggies died in the laundry not too long ago while their Slankets are still going strong!
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