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Dcapron on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Dcapron — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:49:35 +0000

I have to say it"who gives a shit" I see between OWS and welfare,most have nothing better to do. Lazyness begats idleness. ______________________________________________________________ IT'S BETTER TO HAVE A GUN ON YOUR HIP THAN ONE TO YOUR HEAD.

JennyChu2 on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

JennyChu2 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:37:58 +0000

Since I am in the Hong Kong time zone (hence your night is my day) and use Twitter only at (daytime) work, it was my impression for quite a while that pretty much all Twitter users in the Western hemisphere are what Silvio Belusconi would call "suntanned". Only when I logged on to Twitter at home one night (your day) did I realize that was only part of the story.

tigolbitties on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

tigolbitties — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:10:12 +0000

"sorry i'm late... c.p. time" - lulz x 10

tigolbitties on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

tigolbitties — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:45:45 +0000

porn?

cocolamala on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

cocolamala — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:15:10 +0000

where is the active link to Shai's comment you reposted on your tumblr?

cocolamala on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

cocolamala — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:12:59 +0000

sorry about mispelling your id Shai ...gives the side eye to everyone else on this thread...

Shai on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Shai — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:33:39 +0000

Yeaaa... thas what I was thinking too. Thanks for looking me out lol. And wow that my comment actually made some distance around the web. 21st century life is pretty dope.

cocolamala on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

cocolamala — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:16:03 +0000

"It's the nature of how we craft these environments to suit our core comforts and fine tune our twitter experiences..." i think that quote ought to be attributed to Shia, the comment's original author, (rather than to the reposter alone), just as the earlier quote is attributed to its author, Maria Diaz. and why no active link to shia's original comment on nick's page?

helloitsme on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

helloitsme — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:00:10 +0000

This guy is an idiot here is the proof. Ã¢â‚¬Å“White People Twitter for the most part happens during the American daytime.Ã¢â‚¬Â What idiot blows (squanders) a wonderful opportunity to make use of this tremendous platform. His words speak volumes. FYI Web Master.. The article does not appear (load) in the 10.0.1 Opera Web Browser (only the comments appeared) I had to open Firefox to View the article.

holycalamity on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

holycalamity — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:37:46 +0000

Common mistake. If the avatar was only a wee bit bigger, you'd see that it's legendary Italian soccer referee Pierluigi Collina in a Japanese octopus dumpling ad campaign.

sistertoldja on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

sistertoldja — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:40:12 +0000

What is amazing to me is that for the thousands of "Late Night Black People" Tweets, you chose to highlight one that included the N word and another with a woman who doesn't appear to be Black, just using a "Black" Trending Topic. In case you were wondering, we were talking about you being an asshole tonight.

rachael on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

rachael — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:24:02 +0000

Viewing American class divisions through Facebook and MySpace [http://www.danah.org/papers/essays/ClassDivisions.html] danah boyd is doing some really interesting research related to class divisions on social networking sites. The essay I've linked is a couple years old, but is totally on-point.

sox on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

sox — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:46:42 +0000

this would be way more funny if they weren't in the same order and from the same atl tweeter every time? but the first time was fun i guess.

Sharpless on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Sharpless — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:33:38 +0000

I know. <3

gregorg on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

gregorg — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:56:00 +0000

had to look three times to realize your avatar is not Howie Mandel. Though in my defense, you DID mention standup.

janine on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

janine — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:59:26 +0000

"Girl Hand Me Some Glowsticks!" (I can do this all day!)

crookedE on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

crookedE — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:02:21 +0000

Old people can be so sweet!

HiredGoons on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

HiredGoons — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:53:47 +0000

so true.

Spena on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Spena — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:50:50 +0000

Crunk & Disorderly taught me so much about the art of tagging. With all credit given to Fresh, I've started using her tag language in my own life. This is my testimony.

Natasha Vargas-Cooper on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Natasha Vargas-Cooper — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:38:59 +0000

Grrr 'find' I can't find Gag's LinkedIn Profile also: fun fact, I can't proof read!

Natasha Vargas-Cooper on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Natasha Vargas-Cooper — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:36:10 +0000

Myspace as a model of social networking white flight! DO IT DO IT!!!!

fairest on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

fairest — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:35:45 +0000

"You've made strides with teenagers and the Negro market."

NickDouglas on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

NickDouglas — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:24:05 +0000

I'm really honored to have my theory on race and technology quoted from my personal blog, but I stress that this is a blog where I write *half-baked scraps of ideas*. I also stress that I totally misrepresented my friend's observation if I at all implied it was a serious theory. He simply made the mistake of IMing it to me. Seriously guys, this was not anyone's thesis. I wrote this theory on my blog. You know what else I put on my blog? A PICTURE OF A FART. http://toomuchnick.com/post/237345037/bullshit-chumblespuzz-proving-that-science

Flashman on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Flashman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:19:58 +0000

Ok, but what do you do if her booty keeps making that slapping sound?

optical_allusion on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

optical_allusion — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:11:12 +0000

Wow. You guys talk like grown-ups!

Ronit on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Ronit — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:56:40 +0000

Weird. I just noticed this too. Twitter is really full of black people at night.

HiredGoons on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

HiredGoons — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:50:02 +0000

thank you.

HiredGoons on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

HiredGoons — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:37:55 +0000

You're a virgin, who can't drive.

Natasha Vargas-Cooper on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Natasha Vargas-Cooper — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:37:14 +0000

HA! I can't Gags LinkedIn profile :(

Renate on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Renate — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:35:16 +0000

Crunk & Disorderly and Dlisted are must reads on the Internet. Fresh's tags and the comments section of C&D have left me in tears and unable to breathe many times. My people are funny as hell, yo.

Apparatchik on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Apparatchik — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:24:36 +0000

Clareece "Precious" Jones tweeting shit her mom says is my new favorite black person twitter: http://twitter.com/shitprecmomsays

JaguarPaw on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

JaguarPaw — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:18:17 +0000

Can we get a "WARNING: Nick Douglas" tag here? Because people should really be warned if you're gonna refer to him, let alone quote his "logic".

Courtney Reimer on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Courtney Reimer — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:55:43 +0000

I, uh, acknowledged this trending topic earlier today (http://twitter.com/CourtneyReimer/status/5619693024), but didn't consider that in so doing I might be making some kind of racist commentary on it. I guess I don't really consider the "U ain't hittin' it right" meme to be strictly the province of black people. It reminded me of a Fucked in Park Slope post about a fracas that broke out in the Court Street movie theater after a woman refused to shush her crying baby (http://www.fuckedinparkslope.com/home/i-will-never-go-to-the-court-street-movie-theater-again.html). One of the commenters accused the writer of the post of being racist by calling out the women involved; another defended the writer by pointing out that she'd never once referred to the race of the brawling theatergoers. The writer merely recounted some of the dialogue, which the accuser interpreted as coming from black people. Point is: I don't think it was only Black People on Twitter who drove #uainthittinitright, though the bulk of the Tweeters of it may have indeed been black. Or maybe I'm just being defensive. Anyway.

kneetoe on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

kneetoe — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:47:09 +0000

The overall population of internet users, that is. Either way, yes, that would be way more whitey. I get 8.7 million African American twitterers and 43.3 million white ones. Now, how to kill another 6 plus hours?

unforeseeable on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

unforeseeable — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:45:26 +0000

What is Friendster? And who is this Miss Gaga character everybody keeps talking about?

BoHan on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

BoHan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:42:07 +0000

It probably has a lot to do with Shaq being one of the original kings of Twitter. He is hilarious. I have his tweets texted to me. But now I will expand my horizons.

garge on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

garge — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:36:25 +0000

COS I'M KEEPING IT REAL, COS I'M KEEPING IT REAL

janine on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

janine — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:36:18 +0000

A little off topic, but does anyone else here read Crunk & Disorderly? That blogger, Fresh, is probably the greatest tagger in the world. Her tags for her post on the latest Lady Gaga video were: "Chew This Ass, Doing The Most, and I'm So Different!" She gave a photo of Steven Tyler the simple tag, "YAAAAAASSSSS!!!" Love it!

ATLien on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

ATLien — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:35:42 +0000

This is essentially what my friend's new site does... aggregate Tweets from 4 cities and gives you the option to choose the Tweet from Atlanta (to make it a fun game). http://jokels.com/atl/ Check it out ;)

Choire Sicha on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Choire Sicha — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:29:43 +0000

This post has been updated to reflect 1. the actual facts and 2. me having coffee. Gah. There is indeed a Fernando Lamas. *Hangs head in shame* (Don't ask, everyone.)

holycalamity on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

holycalamity — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:28:53 +0000

I'm so incorporating this into my standup routine. "White people tweet like this...." (Mimic typing while standing up straight, keeping elbows in) "...but black people tweet like THIS" (Still typing, but leaning back, head tilted to one side, arm outstretched to other side)

Choire Sicha on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Choire Sicha — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:28:29 +0000

OH YES. Science! Thank you! I had to read it 8 times to figure this out.

fitta on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

fitta — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:26:53 +0000

When I first read the last sentence of this post, my first thought was 19+26=45, and that means that a full 55% of Twitter users were Asian, Hispanic, Native American or I dunno, Pacific Islander. That seemed fascinating. But looking at the link to the Pew survey, I don't think it's saying that more black people than white people are on twitter -- I think it's saying that 26% of black adult internet users are on twitter v. 19% of white adult internet users. Given the ratios of black and white people in the overall population, this suggests that there are probably still more white people than black people on Twitter overall. Whatever - Fernando Lamas lives!

jeffreynye on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

jeffreynye — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:23:08 +0000

No, the link says that 26% of African-American "online adults" use Twitter. NOT that 26% of Twitter users are African-American. Huge difference.

MisterHippity on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

MisterHippity — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:16:02 +0000

New book idea: Stuff Black People Tweet I'm off to pitch it to the publishing companies. (Hands off Nick Douglas - I thought of it first!)

Emily on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Emily — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:08:25 +0000

Yay, the Race Is A Social Construct tag!!!

Shivery.McPickles on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

Shivery.McPickles — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:47:47 +0000

Dude. Are you jeepin behind my back?

HiredGoons on What Were Black People Talking About on Twitter Last Night?

HiredGoons — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:43:19 +0000

"Street slang is an increasingly acceptable form of expression. Most of the feminine pronouns do have mocking, but not necessarily misogynistic undertone."