A Twitter TV show doesn’t sound like a terrible idea to me, but…this particular kind of Tweevee? A reality show in which "ordinary people [compete] while on the trail of celebrities"? Well, whatever the opposite of "music to my ears" is, that’s how I feel.
I’m a big Twitter person — you’re following us, yes? — but in general, I find the celebstalking possibilities of the service to be its least compelling use. Yes, it’s cool to read Shaq’s goofy missives, but if Shaq had a blog or a radio show, or if TV interviews with athletes were more interesting, those would be kooky and fun, too. The nerd in me is far more interested in how Tweeters have developed a common lingo — say, "RT" for retweeting — and kinds of social customs — #followfriday, anyone? — without much authority or guidance. Is that more telegenic than a group of people racing to Demi Moore’s tweeted location? In the right hands, maybe it could be.
Twitter honcho Biz Stone blogged yesterday that "there is no official Twitter TV show," so I’m trying not to get too fired up about this sort of odd development. What do you think, PopWatchers? Would you watch a Twitter reality show?
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This sounds like a terrible idea to me… absolutely terrible.
Not really. Social networking sites are okay, but lately I jut think that there has been way too much voyeurism on both tv and the internet. I don’t think that another log should be placed into the fire.
This idea kind of creeps me out. I have a feeling this will never come to fruition.
Seth
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Not only do I think this is a bad idea, it may be the worst idea ever for TV! Have we really come to this? When we have very tallented people being ousted by a pop culture flash in the pan?
First of all, Twitter is in itself a terrible creation. My opinion is that Twitter is nothing more than a cyber herd movement with a lesser purpose than facebook or multiply.
A site that is built around one question, “What are you doing?” is potentially one of the most clever creations, but it seems to be geared towards people without important things to do except update the world on their whereabouts.
While cyber technology continues to advance, it’s consequently robbing humanity of the human relations.
Now a TV show, give me a break.
- A concerned Engineer -www.EngineeringDaily.net
I think the twitter TV show to hunt down celebrities is HORRIBLE!!! I can’t understand why they would even entertain such an idea when it was their celebrity tweeps who gave them cultural icon status in the first place. Talk about pecking the hand that feeds you!
i gust want to say some thing “great job”
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