Jan13
>Twitter vs American Idol
on January 13, 2010 at 9:42 pm>
| Twitter ™ | American Idol ™ |
| You get to pick who you want to follow / follow back | You vote from a “dodgeball game of amateur singers”, eventually |
| If you like a singer or song, you can blip it or retweet it (and not really have to listen to it) | If you like a singer, you have to beg God and Congress to vote on their cell phones and wait an entire season for the major let down |
| If you like a Twitterer, you can follow their tweets anytime by going to their profile page and catch up. | If you like a singer, you have to wait until it’s their turn to sing once or twice per show, twice a week |
| If you tweet something stupid, it’s usually in front of a few hundred followers who are online actually paying attention to your tweets | You say something stupid, you’re kicked off and back to your ‘real life’ into obscurity. |
| If you tweet something really stupid, you’re blocked and a trending topic. | You say something really stupid, you’re in next year’s Super Bowl half time show. |
| Come as you are, dressed, naked, sober, drunk, it’s all good | Change your look and image immediately or not pass the next round |
| Have engagement and information 24/7, round-the-clock | Constant verbal abuse, superficial relationships, and that wonderful feeling of the ‘shoe could fall any moment’. |
| Block, “report as spam” ad tweets you find annoying or abusive | Just when the tension can’t get any worse, they break for 37 minutes of commercials |
| It’s just not one topic with the same old lines and BS | Are you really surprised what Ryan’s gonna say next? |
| Ah, the awesome feeling of belonging | Ah, the awesome feeling of one lucky person out of millions gets a music career and clothing line |
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>Ah but there is nothing like hearing a 62 year old man tell people how stupid they look with their saggy pants – all over the world and outloud. You may tweet "hey, pull your pants up, you look stupid" and it will more than likely go unnoticed…
"Pants on the ground, pants on the ground, looking like a fool with your pants on the ground…"
>seems as if you've put a lot of thought into your chart there. v. nice work.
next i'd like to see a comparison/contrast of:
facebook vs. the biggest loser.
or how about:
myspace vs. survivor.
hmmm?
>Have to disagree with you on twitter…if you tweet something stupid it most often does not matter because the followers are to busy thinking of what they can say next about them self. Engagement 24/7 NOT…unless you consider the chirping sound of crickets engaging. And god forbid if you do have something a little engaging with someone they have to turn it into private tweets. I did not understand that…but now I do…the topic was not staying on them. As for American Idol…NEVER EVER have watched it ever and never will. Donna Slaughter