Stupid Things On Twitter Rant!!

**RANT RANT RANT!!!**

It's been a while since I've blogged. Sorry to all 6 of you that read on a regular basis. I'm getting married Saturday, so things are going to be few and far between for a little while. But today, as baseball season is starting to get into the SWING... of things, I need to say something about people on Twitter.

If you read my blog, it's most likely because you use Twitter (because that's the only place I post the link). And much in the same way that MySpace and Facebook began to get annoying, so too in some ways, is Twitter. MySpace got creepy with all the pedophiles and cops posing as little girls to draw them in. Facebook got over-loaded with people's parents, grandparents, and every business known to man on there. Like everything. Come visit my farm. Wish everyone a happy birthday. I use Facebook very infrequently now. And this brings me to the annoying-ness of Twitter.

Twitter is done on the computer. On the internet. And mostly on SMART phones. Yet, the part of Twitter that drives me crazy is how dumb people get. The people that first started using Twitter a long time ago got it. Twitter isn't Facebook. Just because I follow you doesn't mean you have to follow me. If you don't like what I have to say, you don't have to follow me. (Lots of people have. They're missing out.) But as Twitter has become more mainstream, Everyone from Grandpa to little 11-year old sister has an account.

It seems that about 20% of people on Twitter have an account because they love either Justin Bieber or the Jonas Brothers and despise the other, or they have some sort of beef about which male "Twilight" star is hotter. But that's really not important, because I just steer clear of those people.

But what does drive me crazy is when people do one of two things. They ask stupid questions, or they are intentionally mean and spiteful for no reason other than to hurt other people's feelings or make fake accounts of famous people.

Twitter is supposed to be an exchange of information location, to be sure. But when people ask others questions that can easily be looked up, or that were answered at some other point recently, I can't stand it. It's just redundant and a hassle for the people who are getting asked. I don't know what it feels like to get more than about 3 mentions a week, but for the people who get hundreds a day, it must suck to answer those questions.

And when some people get on to Twitter to intentionally to hurt others, I can't stand it. Why would you want to do that without provocation. Some people have a lot of anger and spite in their life, and they must find it fun to let it out to complete strangers. I guess they want to bring everyone down to their angry, sad level and make the world suck. I for one am not a fan. But just remember...

Nor do I like the fake accounts of real people. I do very much like the parody account of famous people. But only when its to be outrageous and they point out early and often that they are not, in fact the real people. But when people pretend to be the actual person, such as, for instance, Pete Rose, it drives me nuts. That guy fooled a lot of famous people and even tricked Aaron Boone into sending him Aaron's cell number. People need to grow up.

So, in summation, I don't follow anyone that falls into any of these categories, but I know there are a lot of them out there. So look out. And if any famous or important people that are often facing these people, I'm sorry. And just know that for every terrible person there is out there like that, there's at least one normal person out there that doesn't want to annoy or dupe you.

Today's Twitter bio profile is: @Jamieblog

I've been waiting this one a while. Jamie is a super blogger, and in general, a super awesome person. First, Jamie's last name is not blog, it's Ramsey. He is the Assistant Director of Media Relations for the Reds. He's always 100% Reds. Even when he's not at games. 

He also loves some crazy, cool music and has recently started following Futbol. But when promoting the Reds, he goes above and beyond. His blog, Better Off Red, is often rated as one of the highest MLB sponsored blogs in the country. The reason is because of all the extras and nuggets of info that he offers to the average fan that we normally wouldn't have access to. If the Reds were a bowl of vanilla ice cream, Jamie would be the sprinkles and fudge and other awesome candy bits on top. So if you call yourself a Reds fan and you're not following Jamie Ramsey, you're doing it wrong.

Also for those who wanna know when the gates open