When Twitter Gets Personal!

Most of you would know how Pro-Twitter I am, okay so don’t start throwing daggers at me! I know I’m obsessed to say the very least.The social networking site is amazing honestly by logging onto Twitter, average Joes and Jane’s around the world have direct access to communication with anyone ranging from colleagues and peers to Oscar winning actors straight through to academic elites.



I recently wrote an article about the great influence twitter has had upon journalism and the media in general and I’m currently working on getting it published!!! (Actually I might upload my article here sometime soon) The fact that twitter enabled me to gain an interview with one of Australia's most successful radio broadcasters (LOVE HER) Jackie O is amazing considering I received a reply within 2 minutes! Not to mention I was able to send the link of my blog to (MY IDOL) the one and only Nedahl Stelio (former editor of Cleo and Cosmopolitan) and have her not only VIEW IT but reply!



Basically for those of you who have been living under a rock or assume Facebook is about as technical as you can get, 'tweeters' are limited to just 140 characters, each post is sent directly to the main page of each user ready for them to view it each time they have signed in. Depending on how many people you are ‘following’ the updates change within seconds, specifically with the pages of news publications ....and the likes of MILEY CYRUS and Paris Hilton who seriously do nothing but tweet all day! haha but I must admit I cannot bring myself to unfollow them as they are quite entertaining.


But it seems the use of twitter has recently been taken to a whole new level with Perez Hilton opting to twitter alarming tweets such as, “I’m in shock. I need the police ASAP. Please come to the SoHo Metropolitan Hotel now. Please." Perez also declared, "I was assaulted by Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas and his security guards. I am bleeding. Please, I need to file a police report. No joke.5:36 PM Jun 22nd ." It took the Toronto police under an hour to arrive at the scene, as perez twittered, " The Toronto police are here now. Thank you. Please stop calling them.6:16 PM Jun 22nd."

Now as daunting as this situation was for Perez, considering the poor guy has probably never been hit by a fly, the most disturbing factor I concluded from this situation was not the fact that Perez was physically abused by a member of Will.I.Am's entourage but that Perez was able to tweet about this incident at such a distressing time!

But Perez insisted that he called the police BEFORE he had Tweeted about it, simply because, "They were not showing up," and he "felt helpless." That word HELPLESS really jumped out to me! In fact I read over his post again and as my mind began to ponder for a minute or two I realised, okay so the internet is a great medium, it is fast, accessible and reaches a mass audience.We all know that but soon my mind came to a complete hault and I was left with two thoughts:

a) The Canadian Police Emergency system was just as slow as Australia's

AND

b) Twitter has expanded beyond belief, gone are the days when it was used for members of the business world and for celebrities to communicate with their fans. Apparently it has now become a service for contacting the police?



Look I am all for social networking sites, but seriously should Twitter be used for such important means?? Well don’t get too excited, my blog has not yet come to an end as I have one more essential incident to report regarding Twitter and its ever expanding use.



I was recently at a social gathering whereby I was explaining the world of Twitter to a girlfriend and I specifically remember (over exaggerating as I do) yelling, "YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TWITTER IS? I LIVE FOR TWITTER!"
Fortunately I made this innocent comment during conversation but unfortunately it actually became a reality as I stumbled across an article featured in a popular Austrian online newspaper 'Austriantimes.com.' The article read as follows, “A teenage girl was electrocuted after dropping her laptop into the bath as she twittered in the tub." If this news wasn't heartbreaking enough, I read on "Police said they believed Maria Barbu, 17, had tried to plug in her laptop with wet hands after the battery died during a long session on social networking site Twitter as she took a soak at her home in Brasov, central Romania...She was found dead by her parents with the laptop lying next to her."


After reading this article I was absolutely devastated to say the least. I know I am usually one to laugh at awkward situations YES even deaths and by all means feel free to call me heartless but somehow I am human and I have two main reactions, I either: a) cry or b) laugh.

Well this was not a laughing matter and I am sorry to report such morbid news but honestly let this be a lesson for us all, whether we over use Facebook/Twitter or even my blog (yes I'm sure you are desperate enough to read my blog in the bathtub)- okay cruel joke but seriously people, its fine to make use of the technology we have access to but every now and then remember that you don’t need to live for technology.


Abi xxx (B.T.W. I wrote a novel if your eyes are a bit watery God bless you for reading the whole blog)

SPOTTED: LEIGHTON MEISTER FEATURED IN SEX TAPE!!!

Before I begin this blog i would like you guys to know that I was so deeply affected by this news that it took me over 2 days to decipher whether or not to actually write about such a disturbing event :( Okay so its not like I am naive enough to believe that nobody in hollywood makes sex tapes, becuase basically thats like saying life is about baking cookies, smelling flowers and sighting rainbows, but out of all celebrities did it have to be LEIGHTON MEISTER! WHY GOD?? OH WHYYY???

Now I'm sure everyone is quite immune to the whole "hollywood sex tape" scenarios, but what surpsrises me most about the leaking of this particular tape is that Leighton's career has actually been on the rise follwing the first season of Gossip Girl. Having graced more and more magazine covers, even overtaking the spotlight of her blonde bomshell co-star Blake Lively.

Funnily enough this encounter actually brings a whole new light to her recently released song "Good Girls Go Bad!" featuring US band Cobra Starship.

Keep in mind, I am not suggesting this tape will make her, because quite obviously she has proven to be a talented Actress and Singer who hasnt needed such attention thus far, but it may actually break her! The question is will she be fortunate enough to overcome this disastrous leak? Well all I can say is that it is not impossible, considering the career paths that the likes of Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian lead which have escalated dramatically follwing the leaking of their sextapes.

I would like to leave you guys with one question to consider, some women used to "sleep with the boss" in order to advance in their careers, but it seems that the current trend is sex tapes..well at least its proven to be quite a success in hollywood, but how long do you think it will take before sex tapes circulate the office? Oh thats if they haven't already been leakedd...

Abi xxx (Somehow my usual ex ex ex just does not seem to cut it in regards to this blog considering how triple X rated leighton has gotten on us!)

PDA Age Dilemmas!

I dont want to come off as a prude but seriously within a distance of approximately 1.5km i spotted 3 different couples smooching yesterday. Correct me if im wrong, I understand Public Displays of Affection(PDA's) are a personal matter but the fact that these CHILDREN yes I dare say children around the age of 14 (if they are still charged as a child when they go to the movies, I still consider them children in my books as the concession speaks for itself!) parading around my small subrurb caressing eachother is not socially ethical. Mind you when I say kissing I dont mean the sweet subtle kiss, OH NO NO!!! I mean the FULL-ON SNOGGING, PASHING, ALMOST DRY HUMPING kind of kiss! The funniest thing was that this was sighted just minutes after these poor hormone driven beings were freed from school.

I must admit this recent sighting was not the sole influence of my first blog, but the past few episodes on Channel Sevens 'Home And Away,' featured bible bashing 15 yr old Annie having great dilemas regarding PDA's. The screen writers have featured the character Annie comparing her reserved self with her more outgoing best friend Ruby who is often featured openly participating in PDA's with her bf Xavier. Although this storyline may be perceived as cheesy but I believe it reflects an important reality! Maybe we have narrow mindedly grouped all teens as sex-crazed attention-seeking-Paris Hilton-wannabes? But I find it comforting that there may actually be girls out there that dont feel the need to flaunt their interest in or love of their partner through violating the rest of society's eyes.

Honestly though, not to be a traitor to my generation (yes technically a part of my generation lol) I must admit I'm not against PDA's but should there be an ethical sense instilled in kids these days? Ahhh i guess it was okay when Josh Schwartz presented Gossip Girl viewers with the multiple Nate/Jenny Humphrey kisses, she was 14 afterall! Ultimatley, I think this topic is based on personal opinion and not all teens do forcefully create an uncomfortable environement to those surrounding them by harrassing eachother but for those that do,I ask "Where do we draw the line of decency?" And "Should junior high school students parade around town (ALMOST EVERY SECOND STREET CORNER) molesting each others faces?"

Abi xxx

Warm Welcome!

Helloooooooo!

Well after much consideration i have decided to start a blog :)
I'm honestly surprised its taken me so long to actually start it considering the amount of hours I heavily procrastinate online! I have not yet deliberated what exact theme or purpose my blog is to have but I shall experiment and hope that I do interest a couple of readers! Basically I have an opinion about everything and anything so there is no drama im never at loss for words! I tend to go through stages so bare with me people one week I may blog NON STOP about everything pop-culture (MY LOVE) and the next I may actually attempt to write a few interesting pieces ranging in topics from politics to fashion to MARIAH! haha okay okayy I give everyone enough stories about Mariah Carey in real life, but I promise I shall try my very best to give you guys abit of Variety! ahhh anyways even if i dont have a million readers or followers I intend on using this amazing technology as free therapy :) haha!

enjoy loversss xxx