I suppose this was only a matter of time:

Twitter sensation Shit My Dad Says is headed to television.

CBS has picked up a comedy project based on the Twitter account, which has enlisted more than 700,000 followers since launching in August and has made its creator, Justin Halpern, an Internet star.  (THR)

Twitter feeding TV feeding ReTweets about Twitter feeding TV, ad infinitum.  The end of civilization is nigh.

I foresee a dark tomorrow when this becomes the mainstay of mass culture entertainment.  And on that day, there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, and the internet will rebel at all the inane shit we’ve posted on it.

In failing to remain the home of self-indulgence, Myspace announced it plans to mix the social networking site up by making it an online platform for video gamers.  Facebook’s success has led to Myspace’s downfall as “a place for friends”.  That said, Myspace music is still a solid spot to find quality bands that might have never been discovered if it wasn’t for their presence on the site.  Nevertheless, Myspace will become a place for gamers.  Hopefully, they keep the music section of the site in tact or else they might be shooting themselves in the thigh (Plaxico style), especially when taking into consideration that online game sites are so 2000.

(via Reuters)

It’s finally happened: I’ve now seen why Twitter is hotter than crack in the 80s. And it’s not because Ashton Kutcher has a million followers or that Shaq “pwned” Oprah when she made her first tweet in all caps. Continue Reading

I still hope and pray each night before bed that one day I’ll learn the dark and highly valued secrets of Twitter that everyone else seems to know, but until that day arrives, the following should help explain the allure of Twitter.

Lowly internet peasants, behold the classiness of the Twitter population!

The aptly titled CurseBird provides live updates of the latest “Tweets” that eloquently include a curse word.  The results are tallied and displayed as a neat statistic on the front page.  Apparently, “fuck” is the curse of choice when these “Twittites” share with the world the nuanced happenings of their super important lives. Continue Reading

Most employers would contend that preventing their employees from various distractions, specifically the Internet, would increase worker productivity.  Yet a recent University of Melbourne study has concluded that the opposite is true, and that small breaks actually enhance worker concentration. Continue Reading

The presidential debate tweets were buzzing on Twitter Wednesday night. While McCain and Obama attempted to detail their fundamental differences, social media addicts were tearing McCain apart (probably due to Obama’s connection with younger web savvy voters). However, our internet friends like CNN reporter Rick Sanchez did raise a few quality talking points and questions; Who is Joe the Plumber? What do Obama and Whitney Houston have in common? How much volume can a Depends diaper take? What does Obama have against sex?

Let’s take a look at Debate 08’s Twitter highlights: Continue Reading

My oh my! Here we go. Welcome to the first edition of As Seen On Twitter, our weekly round-up of the inter-web’s most creative, witty and informative tweets! As expected, Vegas was the talk of the town with this year’s Blog World Expo taking over Sin City. CNN’s Rich Sanchez is actually a social media addict. The financial crisis was a buzz worthy topic, but the most memorable tweets came straight from your imaginative (possibly delusional) little brains. Continue Reading