Friday, July 30, 2010

What makes you mad?

Trending Topic on Twitter today? #Igetsomadwhen

People have begun Tweeting the things that really make them angry. I wonder if Bruce Banner (aka, The Incredible Hulk) has an opinion....

@iSpySky #iGetSoMadWhen I'm nice to people but they take me for granted and walk over me. It's a good attribute to be nice but too much of it isn't.

@fcukYOUx3 #igetsomadwhen someone trys having convo wid me wen i first wake up

@CoraBabi #igetsomadwhen someone interrupts me. can you not wait 5 more seconds?!

@c_lundin #IGetSoMadWhen... wait? I get mad?...

@AmyyyLee #igetsomadwhen my work calls me ALL the time, and wakes me up. UGh.

@whyMattRand #iGetSoMadWhen I'm puttin money in the vending machine and it keeps spittin it back out

@krithika_ #igetsomadwhen i get blamed for things i never did #neveragain will i talk to those losers who bugged me

@Ariycat #IGetSoMadWhen ppl respond to text msgs the next day... you really expect me to remember what the hell you are talkin about?!!?!

@SamiUrRehman92 #igetsomadwhen people don't cope with my abnormalities :P :P :-D

Thursday, July 29, 2010

R.I.P. Lorenzen Wright

Authorities have confirmed the death of NBA star Lorenzen Wright. His untimely passing has become a Trending Topic on Twitter as fans remember him fondly.

@essenceonline [Full Story] Basketball Player Lorenzen Wright Found Dead http://bit.ly/aeOx3v ... Rest in Peace. His family is in our prayers.

@cmenendez90 #RIP lorenzen wright, you will be missed. read @jadande article on ESPN about it if you haven't

@memphisnews The body found in southeast Memphis has been confirmed as former Memphis Grizzly Lorenzen Wright. http://bit.ly/9xwWiU /bp

@bgswanson RT @memphisnews: A series of at least 10 gunshots were heard on Lorenzen Wright's 911 call several days ago. http://bit.ly/9xwWiU /bp

@_maiTAI Former NBA player Lorenzen Wright found dead n Tenn woods after family reportd him missing July18 he was shot&police believe by his own hand

@Vadya_theone Lorenzen Wright - R.I.P.

@JWhite4u2 Lorenzen Wright's body was found in a field after he was missing for a week! #Sad

@alyciapink Lorenzen Wright's death is a tragic... Mi prayers go out to his fam!!! #predictingkanyetweets

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

World's oldest Tweeter dies

Ivy Bean, Britain's oldest Twitter user, and the world's oldest embracer of the micro-blogging technology, has died. She was 104.

Twitter users the world over have taken to Tweeting her praise, pushing her to the top of the Trending Topics list.

Her Tweets were cute and thoughtful. he shared birthday's and holidays and simple notes about her day-to-day life. It was like receiving postcards from a dear old aunty.

Bean's presence on Twitter helped bolster its legitimacy among users of all ages. For that, I am grateful. And so are many, many others....

@guardiantech Ivy Bean, the oldest person on Twitter, dies at 104 http://bit.ly/apbV8K

@Ange27GoGo “@SarahBrownUK: Sad 2hear news of Ivy Bean's passing. A great spirit and sense of humour; highly respected Ambassador for Twitter #ivybean

@benhanson2 R.I.P Ivy Bean

@ludmila_ND Morreu hoje o twiteiro mais velho. Ivy Bean tinha104 anos e tuitava como poucos jovens.

@falsettosocks Ivy Bean news reminds me of when the voice of the Speaking Clock died. At the first stroke she was 68... #cheggersyoucanhavethat

@RJayFrost Ivy Bean died. X( And it's #lingerieday. So conflicting.

@PhilHanCNN Sad news that @ivybean104 has died. We want to pay tribute to Ivy Bean on @cnni tonight so if you have any thoughts - please tweet them

@LukeMarsden I think a nice tribute to Ivy Bean would be if Twitter gave her account the little verified blue tick. She would have liked that.

@Memphis90 Rip Ivy Bean :( the oldest tweeter in town.

@zuuMediaSwindon Twitter's oldest user dies at 104: In 1,000 tweets the centenarian entertained her 56,000 followers with posts abo... http://bit.ly/atQilk

@ordinary2me I just found out who is ivy bean, and she has passed away... i think she's gorgeous... RIP ivy....

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Apple releases Magic Trackpad: Twitter gasps!

Apple has released its new Magic Trackpad for desktop computers. This device is just like the Trackpad on the MacBook Pro, only bigger:

Magic Trackpad is just like the trackpad on the MacBook Pro — but bigger. It’s made with the same advanced touch-friendly and wear-resistant glass surface. But with nearly 80 percent more area, it’s the largest Multi-Touch trackpad made by Apple. So there’s even more room for you to scroll, swipe, pinch, and rotate to your fingers’ content. And since the entire surface is a button that clicks, you can use it in place of a mouse.

Despite the fact Apple has once again released an old piece of technology and called it "new", folks on Twitter just can't shut up about how great it is:

@MichaelPizzolla On a quest today for the just released Magic Trackpad.

@grolby If I can plug the Magic Trackpad into my MBP and get inertial scrolling, you'd think they could update my firmware for the built-in one.

@michaelzhou new iMacs and Magic TrackPad: daddy likes

@hellosmalldog Sign of the times: Apple.com still features major iPhone splash while new iMacs, Mac Pro, Apple Display, and Magic Trackpad are footnotes!

@razorianfly Apple Introduces the Magic Trackpad. The Perfect Companion For Your Magic Mouse. • http://rfly.co/a4kJc1

@PolarLava RT @bikehugger: is there a special way to hold the magic trackpad? want to know that before purchase this time.

@jasonmklug Apple has a genius pricing strategy: Magic Trackpad for $69, opt. battery charger for $29, which completes a $100 "chunk" = no extra guilt.

@stanleyhart A trackpad and AA batt charger?WTF? RT @joshuatopolsky: The Magic Trackpad... not sure how this fits into my life. http://bit.ly/ceUjj8

@CSJudd Oh this just HAS to be tried out - New Apple Magic Trackpad! http://ow.ly/2hfxb

@Michelle_kitty Huahahaha kedebongg RT @gabydharmadji: new iMac, new magic trackpad, new LED .. what else? #apple i love you. :) i'm going to own you 2

Monday, July 26, 2010

WikiLeaks releases, Trends; overloads with visits

Fresh from the controversy over thei brelease of journalists under friend-fire from U.S. forces in Afghanistan, WikiLeaks.org has now released more than 91,000 military documents revealing day-to-day operations in the region. And so far, it doesn't look good for U.S. forces who seem to be making little to no progress; military cover-ups; Taliban and Pakistan connections; and much, much more.

Needless to say, the document release is generating a lot of buzz for the site. It has been a Trending Topic for hours and seems likely to remain that way for days as folks sort through the documents and try to determine if WikiLeaks.org is working for the common good or merely trying to get famous...


@jayrosen_nyu Why didn't Wikileaks just publish the Afghanistan war logs and let journalists 'round the world have at them? This is why: http://jr.ly/n89s

@kotarski RT @mparent77772: WikiLeaks's data: At least 144 separate incidents of civilian casualties and subsequent cover-ups http://bit.ly/aFqxop

@Dobroyeutro The Man Behind WikiLeaks: a Julian Assange Cheat Sheet - VanityFairMag -http://bit.ly/cEdXDN #wikileaks #spy #intelligence #CIA

@jorge_salazar The Afghanistan War Logs Released by #Wikileaks, the World's First Stateless News Organization by @jayrosen_nyu http://bit.ly/aBgbtT

@Brine Close Read: WikiLeaks and the War : The New Yorker http://ping.fm/0QEAX We are robbing ourselves, both of our purse and of our good name

@joshsternberg re: Wikileaks-there has been no anti-afghanistan movement on the scale of our opposition towards vietnam. will wikileaks push public to act?

@befir watching the Guardian video tutorial: How to read the Afghanistan war logs: http://bit.ly/cs1pKl #wikileaks #helpful

@alexlobov @joshuafoust Media outlets already redacted names voluntarily. Wikileaks could've released names to them & online sans names.

@smarimc "WikiLeaks Docs Detail Afghan War's Downside" (wait, it has an upside? I wasn't aware.. did anybody get the memo?) http://bit.ly/bc9Zj2

@nicolebode RT @WSJ: "There does appear to be evidence of war crimes in this material," says @Wikileaks founder of Afghan war docs http://j.mp/9FHlQD

@mparent77772 Afghanistan says it's 'shocked' by leaked U.S. documents http://bit.l/bL9cn9

@nuluhaik WikiLeaks founder: We have thousands more secret US documents on Afghan war still to come: Source: http://url4.eu/6Plb3

Friday, July 23, 2010

What do you fear? Hope it's not sharing...

The Trending Topic today is what you fear and Twitter users fear much. And they don't mind telling you all about it
#OneOfMyFears is the latest hashtag to make its way around the Twitter. Users seem to fear so many thngs, within a couple minutes there's another 100 or so waiting at the top of my search screen...let's take a peek:

@x_tinaaa08 #OneOfMyFears is not living up to my potential

@blakeandthecity #OneOfMyFears Is letting my guards down only to be hurt again.

@912mal #oneofmyfears drowning...lol I think that's about it

@lilmissboltpeep #oneofmyfears dyin early and not enjoy my life fully

@jasondeurlo #oneofmyfears is to get on a plane and there be a terrorist on it

@JamesD1CK #oneofmyfears being a tourist in another state and walking into a club and then realizing its a gay club. #nobueno

@DARKSKIN_SWAGG #oneofmyfears in life is losing the #1 person in my life my moms

@Mojogenie4 #OneOfMyFears Souja Boy having a number 1 album

@stevesminivan #oneofmyfears that a republican will be our next president

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Twitter goes crazy over Inception

Inception, released July 16, is a sci-fi thriller starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, and Cillian Murphy. Dom Cobb (DiCaprio), a skilled thief, is asked to perform the act of inception - meaning to plant an idea in someone's mind. Of course, this becomes Cobb's hardest task ever.

Hype has been building up for weeks. According to these Twitter fans, it was worth it.

@mdasif
An Idea. A single idea from the human mind can build cities. An idea can transform the world and rewrite all the rules. ~ Inception


@Tina_Tequila85
Inception was ah-mazing.. Hurt my brain a little, and I am questioning the fabric of my existence.. But excellent


@carinadiolata
Maybe you're not a part of my reality. You're just one of those projections created by my subconscious. - Ohhh, i ❤ Inception :)


@sylveth If anything,Inception reminded me of what i enjoyed studying in my psych & psychiatry classes.the power of the human mind is truly amazing.

@jiayiaugust
Inception is super awesome,is like i had a dream...


@samversionone
@kerrylaifatt I would skip Eclipse and go straight to Inception. haha.


@RalphyBohemian
just saw inception. hollywood take dreams far too literally, they think dreaming is a mode you switch on and off


@Stars_Are_Cute I'm in Waterloo, patiently waiting for it to be Imax o'clock so I can finally see Inception!

@vikraijazz
I'm officially in love with Ellen Page's character in Inception. 'Quick, give me a kiss'


@HighHopesKaytee i wanna see inception again. i think i might be able to understand it this time.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Flipping-out over 'Flipboard'

Don't look now but the latest Trending Topic on Twitter isn't another troubled celebrity, a recently released big budget film or even a dirty politician--no, it's an iPad app called Flipboard.

Flipboard is a social networking news aggregator which collects news posted by our social networking buddies and puts it together in what is being called a "magazine format."

It remains to be seen what impact this will have on feed readers and their users, but the fact the company has raised nearly $11 million in capital investment is a sure sign it will mean something....


@mashable Flipboard Launches as the iPad’s Social Media Magazine - http://ow.ly/2eiYS

@Just_Ask_Ellen Current Twitter trends: 'We all got that one friend,' Flipboard, Lindsay Lohan http://bit.ly/9hOdmV

@anttiakonniemi Flipboard is awesome. Made my life better -> Unsubscribing lot of RSS feeds

@miadonna Weils wirklich die beste IPad App ist, die ich gesehen habe, hier noch einmal mit Beschreibung „Flipboard' http://bit.ly/cZzMI7

@glecharles $10.5m investment in Flipboard has "acquisition prospect" w/ dash of "tech pyramid scheme" written all over it: http://cnt.to/kVT #cmonson

@Nguyen_Lan Look out iPad app market, @Flipboard is coming soon! Just saw it in action. INCREDIBLE new way to interact with social media content!

@jimmerlin @missdeerme flipboard(sadly ipad only)

@SquidleyRidley Loving the Flipboard app for the iPad right now, turns your twitter and facebook feeds into a magazine style view http://bit.ly/9929kE

@miklevin Flipboard turns your Facebook and Twitter into a newspaper-like format. http://bit.ly/aaAj24

@babetteross partially funded by Ashton Kutcher... hmm. RT @katerados: From @paidcontent, more info on Flipboard http://bit.ly/9EALRM

@jamesbromley @robinklein immensely impressed with @flipboard clever on so many levels - publishers look & learn

@craigmod Flipboard — social magazine done beautifully: http://www.flipboard.com/

@TheiPadCritic @Flipboard for iPad, reviewed, quickly on www.theipadcritic.com I will update the article later with more content as I peel the layers back.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Happy 'Friend' Day Feliz DiaDoAmigo!

It is Friend Day around the world and Twitter has erupted with Tweets of #FelizDiaDoAmigo!

Happy Friend Day.

If you have a friend (and you probably have at least one) today is the day to tell them how much you appreciate them. So, go do it!

@juniorbueno8 #felizdiadoamigo

@temqueser10 \o/ FELIZ DIA DO AMIGO! HAPPY FRIEND'S DAY!! #HappyFriend! #HappyFriendDay! #HappyDay! #FelizDiadoAmigo!http://bit.ly/HappyDayFriend

@Maervelym_ eah todo mundo aki em casa escutou a minha barriga roncando :S eahh eu vou almoçar Bjocas #Felizdiadoamigo

@sandrinefaria #felizdiadoamigo pra @heysenna que sempre lê meus tweets e sabe da minha identidade secreta

@RicardoNrM Quero oferecer esse video a todos os meu amigos, só eu e uma amiga cantando http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0cQMtkcmt4 #FelizDiadoAmigo

@ruansouza O analfabetismo no Brasil é tão preocupante, que até em prova de assinalar com "X", tem gente preenchendo com "Ch"! #felizdiadoamigo

@beatlestopeople #nowplaying With a Little Help from my Friends - The Beatles! #felizdiadoamigo

@kacs_hmd nossa mano, uns amigos estão viajando ): estou triste por não dar #felizdiadoamigo pra eles.

@ednagoetten @cantordaniel #felizdiadoamigo abrigada por alegrar tanto minha vida com sua voz , seu sorriso e sua simplicidade. #amuvc

@PedroCPC "A amizade nem mesmo a força do tempo irá destruir, somos verdade!" #felizdiadoamigo a todas essas pessoas que fazem os dias valerem a pena.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Twitter gets 'Glee' -ful

A performed on the hit show 'Glee' is getting botox treatments, and Twitter has erupted in comment.
It might have something to do with the fact the actress is just 18 and yet she is having anti-aging treatments performed on her face. 18?

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino teenage singer Charice Pempengco says she prepared for her debut on the hit TV show "Glee" by getting Botox and an anti-aging procedure "to look fresh on camera."

Here's what they are saying on Twitter:

@jimparedes Kinda disturbed that charice is getting a face job. Don't go changing to try and pleade glee. We love you just the way you are.

@celebzweb Charice Pempengco, 18, Gets Skin Lightened and Botox for 'Glee' Role: Filed under: Gut Reactions, Music News, TV N... http://bit.ly/9rCtWa

@candishhh RT @oliboycastro: Charice is getting Botox 4 her appearance on Glee. Dude, I dn't think Botox is right.Shld be plastic surgery instead.

@kay_mansalad http://j.mp/97BGH4 seriously charice?! I hope this isn't true...

@kevinfritz3 Whatever that Botox thing is. I really don't care cuz i know i love charice for who she is and everything's fine. Charice is still the BEST!

@danielledlcrz Charice got botox for joining Glee? =))))))))))))))))))))) HAHAHA. Okay, that made me laughhh. -____-

@MJDBieberRox Waht!!! Charice gettin a Face Job ... WTH!!!

@JordanOrtillan Charice is a trending topic because she got work done on her face; in time for filming of #GLEE's next season? She's HOW OLD?!

@maricarljanah @OfficialCharice You're getting a face job for GLEE?! It's supposed to be about accepting differences & embracing individuality! #Charice

@jadenroyal whether you like it or not, Charice is getting popular every minute, every hour, everyday!!!

@xforeverrx3 Charice got botox to look "fresh" for Glee ? that's RiDiCULOUS . she's 18, what would she need to be "refreshened" ?! lost respect

@theswiftbiebers Charice - Botox? NO @OFFICIALCHARICE! WE LOVE YOU THE WAY YOU ARE! Even when you get botox, I'll still love you. :) Looking forward to GLEE!

@vickymarie Anyway, while Charice is off pondering her next cosmetic procedure, I have errands to run today. TTFN Twitter!

@sassyback "Charice Pempengco says she prepared for her debut on the hit TV show "Glee" by getting Botox" CLASSY.

@carlzac Charice is now botoxed!!! uggh.... idk know what to say, anyways its not a major cosmetic crazyness!

@SheltonLtd Because of "Botox", Charice is trending. It's not even a plastic surgery, so please get over it. There's nothing wrong with that.

Friday, July 16, 2010

Apple iOS 4.0.1 is taking over the world....

Apple has released iOS 4.1 to the relief of many iPhone users...it remains to be seen if the new operating system will make things better or worse. But users are confident they will be slightly better off with the new system than they have been with the current version.
With this new version your phone will actually show just how crappy your reception is, instead of lying about it to make you feel better...

@scottr @colleyryan It'll all make sense when Apple announces iOS 4.0.1 patched the oil spill.

@carmp3fan updated to iOS 4.01 last night and now I have a crappy signal. :(

@engadget
iOS 4.0.1 hitting iPhones right this second http://bit.ly/asiXOr


@Angry_Drunk OMFG! iOS 4.0.1 has stopped the flow of oil into the Gulf! Kudos Apple.

@rejemy Installed iOS 4.0.1 - as promised, fewer bars! Though the ones that are left are definitely bigger now.

@manolis_pappou Android Catching up to iOS with 100k apps and 1 Billion downloads | 9 to 5 Mac http://bit.ly/cv8hjF

@RizwanZz "Apple calls an iPhone 4 press conference, iOS 4.0.1 closing in" - http://is.gd/dujSL

@yescomputers The iPhone 4 Redux: Analyzing Apple's iOS 4.0.1 Signal Fix & Antenna Issue (Anand Lal Shimpi/AnandTech) http://bit.ly/aGRHF9

@ViruRathod iPhone owners say iOS 4.0.1 installation buggy - http://bit.ly/am0aU9

@iberrys Good news, my ipad back from the death, bad news, its iOS 3.2.1 :(

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Oil Spill finally Trends on Twitter

The massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico caused by BP has finally been capped. At least, that's according to BP officials who would no doubt like nothing more than for that to be true.
Of course, these are the same folks who told us first there was no leak, then just 1,000 gallons a day, then 5,000 gallons a day, then 5,000 barrels a day...then 10,000 barrels a day or more.
So really, your guess is as good as theirs...

Here's what they are saying on Twitter:

@GaryJBusey Our only hope for fixing the oil spill is to have Mel Gibson call it on the phone.

@TWlTTERWHALE #Random but Captain Planet would have fixed this oil spill by now.

@williamiii0 @ArianaGrande the oil spill has been caped woooo hoooo

@LiveLifeLegit i just heard that the oil spill is over, is it TRUE?

@phiadosa Wow. Good job BP for stopping the oil spill in such a timely manner...only took 4 months

@HudakIn2010 thankful that the oil spill has finally been stopped.

@AP BP says oil has stopped leaking into the Gulf for the first time since April: http://bit.ly/bPvSCk -EC

@jdvinegar We cared more about what team lebron james went to than we care abt the ongoing oil spill in the gulf #thatsaproblem

@EpitomeOfCute88 RT @KineticalDummy: Disney releasing an animated documentary on the BP oil spill. It'll be titled, "Try Finding Nemo Now."« LMAO.

@thesportsfan30 BP stops oil spill http://tinyurl.com/2cjacav #bp #oilspill

@andrewjespinosa Let's see how long this cap is going to last.. Cross your fingers people. #gulf #oil spill #BP

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Bastille Day makes the Trending Topic list

It's Bastille Day. The day all French people unite in their appreciation for liberty, equality and a well-placed advertisement.
At least, that's the way it seems on twitter today.
"Bastille" is a Trending Topic but a majority of the Tweets seem to be ads aimed at people who might be celebrating the holiday as opposed to being in appreciation of it.
Maybe I am being too cynical. Here is a small sample. Judge for yourself:

@ciholmer In honor of Bastille day, I am requiring my team to laugh in French all day.

@Biggreenbooks Today's Bastille Day Special #bgbookoftheday is The Outsider by Camus. £7.99 & FREE P+P http://bit.ly/9bLV8o . Please RT

@AUS10NICHOLS Happy bastille day to everyone in france. Viva la france!!!!!

@avinunu Happy Bastille Day. I will celebrate by wearing a burka.

@gallicbooks The 2010 Gallic Books Bastille Day Quiz has arrived... Enter to win prizes galore! Please RT http://bit.ly/b9goI6

@funnyguy Happy Bastille Day! Everyone employ tactics that require lots of complaining and acrimony.

@CocaCola Bonne Fête Nationale to all our French fans & followers on Bastille Day. #france

@KoHELL Happy Bastille Day...wish I was watching fireworks at the Eiffel Tower and drinking champagne in the street right now...

@fandw For a budget Bastille Day party, we offer 10 easy-to-find, $20-and-under French wines along with classic French dishes http://ow.ly/2blKw

@JoelBryant OMG - it's Bastille Day! Which fortress to storm, which fortress to storm?? (I swear, it sneaks up on me every year....)

@ligaaden Troops from France's former African colonies march in Bastille Day parade: Source: www.fox6now.com --- http://url4.eu/5ncdI

@BouchotFocil Aujourd'hui Fête Nationale souvenir de la Fête de la Fédération, et non pas de la prise de la Bastille

@thecitizeNY Happy Bastille Day, France. And thanks again for the Statue of Liberty. #bastilleday

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

RIP George Steinbrenner

More than just the employer of George Constanza, New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was a living, breathing piece of baseball history.
Following his death from a heart attack he has also become a Trending Topic on Twitter. ...


@michaelianblack Somewhere in heaven, Billy Martin just got fired. RIP George Steinbrenner.

@cnnbrk George Steinbrenner has died after heart attack, Steinbrenner's spokesman said. http://on.cnn.com/bS8XPi

@tweetrocketer George Steinbrenner: Yankees owner was full of bravado and bluster: This is exactly the ideal over-the-top farewel... http://bit.ly/bl5guM

@redenoronhadetv Rndtvn News: Sports: George Steinbrenner passes away, John Wall nets double-double, Steve Goff's World Cup memories… http://goo.gl/fb/rsXKG

@TheOnion George Steinbrenner Dead After Firing Underperforming Heart http://onion.com/aelQxg

@anthonylicari Who played George Steinbrenner's voice in Seinfeld? Without looking it up. He was also Frank Costanza's lawyer in the cape.

@IsRealSmoOve R.I.P. George Steinbrenner

@Bbizarre He was always the owner and manager in my eyes George Steinbrenner, the one man that cared for the Yankees unconditionally.

@Adam_Schefter RIP, George Steinbrenner. Bob Sheppard already is there to announce your arrival.

@CoachDP78 RIP George Steinbrenner

@adamlee2 RIP George Steinbrenner

Monday, July 12, 2010

World Cup Fever has not ebbed

World Cup 2010 has only just finished but already they are talking about World Cup 2014. To say nothing of the fact Paul the Psychic octopus is still a hot topic of conversation, as are the performance of the US team, whether they should use instant replay, and whether or not Spain should have won the whole enchilada (so to speak.)


World Cup soccer. It's not just a sporting event. It's the world's water cooler moment....


@CupBuzz2010 Congrats #ESP Spain on reaching your 1st #worldcup final! See how fans are reacting @ http://bit.ly/byrrlh #cupbuzz2010

@Mrballer Got 1st place in my fantasy #Worldcup pool :) , @raptorjones got 2nd place, and @marissaroberto got 3rd place.

@fallenblossom Paul the octopus to retire after successful #WorldCup http://bit.ly/9vEURM (via @guardiannews)

@CaroMelcher goooood bye... #Worldcup ... good bye! (8)

@andresfok El trabajo no deberia durar 8 horas al día los lunes y después del #worldcup #SufroComoPrecious

@mojojojo91 i don't really know what to do, follow, or watch now that the #worldcup is over :(

@BrickAndrew Wish the #WorldCup was still going on, watching at work made the last month a breeze. 4 years is so far away...

@DTguardian Reports in Spain that Xabi Alonso may have broken ribs, courtesy of Nigel de Jong's studs #worldcup

@mcglaria #WorldCup #ESP Spain Mmmmm Sí, Sí, Sí España ya está aquí!! Soy Español Español Español

@TatisLopez I really enjoyed the South Africa 2010 #WorldCup and I'm gonna miss it! xD... Wait till the year 2014 arrives! O.o =P

@ifootytv Uruguay Midfielder Egidio Arevalo Set For Cagliari Move - Report: The Uruguay defender will move to Italy... http://bit.ly/bTshUC #worldcup

@Joris_OhKE Waar dacht hij dan aan toen hij naar de FIFA World Cup toe rende? http://tinyurl.com/38go726 #worldcup #FIFA

@Ms_Selby #worldcup ova nuthin 2 watch on tv....tswwww

Friday, July 9, 2010

Psychic Octopus: Call him 'Paul'

Paul the psychic octopus is predicting Spain will be the 2010 World Cup champions.

So far Paul has been fairly accurate choosing winners and losers in the FIFA sponsored quarter- and semi-finals. Whether he has correctly chosen Spain over the Netherlands remains to be seen. But he has definitely proven that it doesn't take a genius to knock Justin Bieber out of the Trending Topics list, just an octopus.

@RansomReynolds Paul The Psychic Octopus picks Spain to win the World Cup! He's been right 100%, so far! Let's hope he's right again :)

@sobihan #ESP Spain was predicted by PULPO PAUL as a Psychic Octopus for the 2010 #Worldcup winner..Believe it or not ?? let's see the BIG match on Monday

@brentblum Now that LeBronathon is over, we can get back to more important things like Lindsay Lohan and the Psychic Octopus

@theothersidemag Has anyone stopped to consider just how ridiculous the concept of a psychic octopus is? No? OK, carry on...#ESP Spain FTW! #worldcup

@samjosh03 RT @stacydgreat: RT @akianastasiou: Paul the Octopus says Spain #ESP Spain will beat #NED Netherlands in the final http://bit.ly/cGZVYA

@GTinLA Psychic Octopus http://bit.ly/96ZPoi I cannot believe!

@beabuensuceso Psychic Octopus!!!

@Lord_Arse You know, if Paul the psychic octopus had put money on all these games he'd predicted, he'd be squids in by now.

@vicarum Now wat the f*** is this! First an Octopus and now a parrot!! Seems every animal is a psychic http://bit.ly/aCcvxo #idiots

@twittyboyd Yes!! I hope he is right again! #Pulpo Paul!!! Or I will cook him in a Paella! RT @FourFourTwo: Psychic octopus Paul chooses SPAIN! #fb

@punbelievable The people who believe Paul the Octopus is psychic are a bunch of suckers! #puns #worldcup

@Sasukle Pulpo Paul (the psychic octopus) has predicted that #ESP Spain will win the #worldcup . Viva Paul.

@elevashan I'm pleased to live in a world where Psychic Octopus is a TT and people don't even bat an eye.

@dunabaum "Psychic octopus receives death threats."-CNN I'm picturing the mad heist and the calamari now. #worldcup

@rupertg Can we sort this out once and for all, and give Paul the Psychic Octopus two boxes - one with an iPhone and one an Android?