Beware of the Twitter Troll

Patton Oswalt (The King of Queens) has been sending out a slew of false apology tweets which has led to some controversy. 

All of the false apology tweets began with how he had just "deleted his last tweet". One tweet read:

Previous Tweet very hurtful. Already deleted. @KimKardashian & @JoeBiden are national treasures. As are our Native American friends.

Some people began to think he was making racist remarks, rape related jokes, and anything else that offended them when he never truly did.  

The point of his tweets was to prove becoming outraged over anything is so common today over the internet. He created the false apologies to get a reaction from people and since nobody ever saw the "tweets he deleted" they became outraged at his apologies. 

He had done this once before last summer. His tweets when read together said nothing politically incorrect, but he strategically separated them into two tweets to see who would become angry (and who isn't reading everything)

 Whatever opinion you may feel about Patton's Tweets, he is just trolling you. He wants to prove all we do is cause a reaction to anything we read online. Be careful of who's really being offensive versus the harmless trolls on the web. 

Shame on Shaq

The other day, Shaquille O'Neal got himself into some trouble when posting an image on his Instagram account, mocking a fan who suffers from Ectodermal Dysplasias; a very rare condition which leaves the person with thin, sparse hair, missing teeth, and other abnormalities.

All over Twitter and other social media accounts, Shaq has received comments of criticism and disappointment. Since then, thankfully, the image has been removed from his Instagram.

Although the boy in the image, 23 year old Jahmel Binion, says he is used to being ridiculed, the post was still quite hurtful. Binion did find light to bring to the situation by creating the HUG DON'T JUDGE Facebook page.  He hopes to shine light on and reduce cyberbullying

Since the incident, Shaq has released a public apology on Twitter.

Sarah has Stayed Sassy

Not too long ago I wrote about how Sarah Michelle Gellar tweeted that she would cancel her Vogue subscription because of the Kim & Kanye cover. Well, Sarah tweeted to her followers once again but with another annoyance.

And once again myself, I can totally agree with her (and I swear it's not because I'm biased!).  You know that song, "Happy"? It's been played nonstop lately and the song almost sounds like it's just the same few lines looping forever and forever? Well Sarah, (and myself!), has had enough of it so she shared this silly meme with her followers

With 892 retweets and 1,028 likes, Sarah is clearly not alone. Pharrell we all love you, that's not the issue. But jeez, this song has gotten out of control. A professor of mine even founds a 24 hour looping video of it, pure torture.

I always thought the sass Buffy (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Kathryn (Cruel Intentions) were just apart of their characters. They were probably done so well because Sarah has some natural sass in her.

She has no reason not to be happy with a new series and a gorgeous family. But, like I said, we've all clearly had enough of Pharrell's ridiculously upbeat song.

Turkish Twitter Termination... Tentatively?

Friday, the 21st, Turkey had totally restricted it's nation from Twitter due to the leak of wire tapping recordings. This is an issue for the government at any time, but it is even more now with Turkey's local elections approaching. Many Twitter users in Turkey were notified by the nation's telecommunication's authority.

Twitter began their own investigation as to why they were having trouble reaching their Turkish users. But for the time being, the company's @policy account informed Turkish tweeters they can still send out tweets via SMS. 

I'm not sure if Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is, or was, aware of how involved his nation is when it comes to social media but he set himself up for a showdown with them, and even the company itself. Hours after the ban came into effect, more tweets were sent out in Turkey than an average day. According to Gonzo Insight, a data analysis company, 17,000 tweets were being sent out per minute. 2.5 million users raised their voices.

As of now Turkish tweeters and Twitter itself can only hope that access is restored as soon as possible. With Twitter being a major way many of us around the globe communicate, I too hope Twitter makes it's comeback after these elections and the tensions calm down. Not that I know much at all about Turkey, but they do call themselves The Republic of Turkey, so one would think this wouldn't be an issue, right?

The Popular Kids of Twitter

In honor of Twitter's 8th birthday, Mashable has created a list of the top 10 most followed Twitter Accounts. Do you follow any of these accounts? What makes you follow them?

Me personally, I am only following Barack Obama on my Twitter account and that is because I feel his tweets can relate and should matter to any American. But that's just my opinion. If you are a fan of any of these accounts, surely they are a great source for their news.

May i present to you, the most popular account of Twitter

1. Katy Perry: 51.3 million followers
2. Justin Bieber: 50.2 million followers
3. Barack Obama: 41.9 million followers
4. Lady Gaga: 41.0 million followers
5. YouTube: 40.3 million followers
6. Taylor Swift: 39.7 million followers
7. Britney Spears: 36.3 million followers
8. Rihanna: 34.3 million followers
9. Instagram: 31.3 million followers
10. Justin Timberlake: 31.2 million followers

To see more information, and a wonderfully illustrated info graph, check it out here! on Mashable's site.