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Friday, January 9, 2009

Teh Internets Slog Has a Twitter Account

Posted by Megan Seling on Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 11:53 AM

Seriously.

Follow us to get the latest breaking news about ricin, shootings, debates over which is grosser: ketchup water or milk crust, and whatever else we feel like twittering or tweeting or twatting or whatever.

Yay, Y2K!

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the print version of The Strangers Death Clock countdown just moved ahead by a couple months.

Posted by 14:59 on January 9, 2009 at 11:57 AM

@mseling lol kewl. i had boca + curliez for lunch OMNOMNOM! u? ^_^

Posted by twatter on January 9, 2009 at 12:02 PM

wow, it's one big ad for your stories! how interesting.

Posted by Monica C. Guzman on January 9, 2009 at 12:04 PM

So, have you set standards for what is twitter-able? Will every post get a corresponding tweet? Are there rules? RULES PEOPLE.

Posted by the internet is an orderly place on January 9, 2009 at 12:06 PM

Even if it kills me someday, like John Travolta's son not taking seizure drugs in the name of Elron, I will never, ever Twitter any godamned thing ever.

Posted by levide on January 9, 2009 at 12:13 PM

where is the facebook page?

Posted by mmb on January 9, 2009 at 12:21 PM

@4 There are no rules. Not yet. BUT! Not every post will be on Twitter. Breaking news, especially hot posts, videos featuring manty-hose... just some picks throughout the day with possibility for some extra entertaining content.

For example, at next week's Slog Happy, maybe I'll twitter some funny out of context quotes? I don't know. Twitter's weird. It'll be an experiment.

Posted by Megan Seling on January 9, 2009 at 12:23 PM

did Paul put you up to this?

Posted by sad dolls on January 9, 2009 at 12:23 PM

@2 OMGLOL IM EATN CHZBRGR!

Posted by ROFL on January 9, 2009 at 12:31 PM

Bout time The Stranger caught up with NYT, Politico, CNN, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc.

Posted by NaFun on January 9, 2009 at 12:35 PM

I wish people would stop shooting up with ricin.

The bodies leave such a mess outside the local hip-hop clubs!

Posted by Will in Seattle on January 9, 2009 at 12:40 PM

actually the print version of the stranger just got a stay of execution. so yea, by all means, go enjoy news of other slog user's dumps.

Posted by schtitter on January 9, 2009 at 1:04 PM

Don't use Tiny URL for your tweets - use bit.ly, it's shorter: http://bit.ly/

Posted by yelahneb on January 9, 2009 at 1:06 PM

If it becomes a crazy insight to what doesn't make it to slog, then I'm interested. If it remains a bunch of links to posts I have already read, no thanks.

Posted by I will wait and see. on January 9, 2009 at 1:07 PM

Could people sign off with initials so we know which Slogger is tweeting what? Or will is almost/mostly be Megan?

Posted by Christin on January 9, 2009 at 1:08 PM

Wait -- what about:

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive…

http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/twit…

I guess it's cool once again now that the asshats on Cap. Hill have their own feed?

Posted by Good Grief on January 9, 2009 at 1:13 PM

Twat or twit waffle?

Posted by youareSoLoggedIn on January 9, 2009 at 1:17 PM

OMG I M AT CHA!

OMG! I M 2!!!

LOL

LETS DO DRUGS IN BTHRM!

Posted by lollercoaster on January 9, 2009 at 1:18 PM

Thank you @5, another acolyte for the Twitter resistance! Unity y'all!

Posted by laterite on January 9, 2009 at 1:22 PM

@14 agree, it should be funny crap or things not already posted on slog (unless it's SUPER breaking newz~!!). everyone who will subscribe to the twitter already reads slog.

Posted by twatter on January 9, 2009 at 1:26 PM

Lame!

I already use RSS to keep track of the SLOG.

Posted by Sir Learnsalot on January 9, 2009 at 1:28 PM

@13 right. Actually The Stranger should just post their tweets from within bit.ly, much easier that way

Posted by NaFun on January 9, 2009 at 1:35 PM

Great concept @15. People posting twits should be either wearing underpants on their head or put their initials at the end.

Kind of like how I read a review from A.L. in the New Yorker and know 80 percent of the time he didn't see the same movie I did cause he's a twit.

Posted by Will in Seattle on January 9, 2009 at 2:50 PM

took you long enough.

Posted by brad on January 9, 2009 at 4:13 PM