Nina’s Top Ten Annoying Tweeters

I know from my conversations with some of you that you still have no idea what Twitter is, how it works, or why it’s so addictive to some. Let me try to explain before we get into the top ten list. Twitter is nothing more than a constant stream of status updates. If you follow me (neenerspb) you will see anything I choose to share throughout the day. Like:

@neenerspb is cleaning up baby poop

@neenerspb hasn’t written a blog this week because life got in the way

@neenerspb is watching Two and a Half Men… someone kill me!

Such updates are called Tweets. You can only see the tweets of the people you follow and vice versa. But you may end up seeing someone’s tweet through a re-tweet. If you’re not following KeMari, but you follow me and I re-tweet something funny that she’s written, it will look like this:

@neenerspb: RT @KeMari: Nina is so awesome. I am lucky to have her as a friend.

I think a good tweeter has a decent mix of:

a. the mundane

b. the interesting

c. the personal

d. the funny

e. and some self-promotion

As with all things social networking, there are disadvantages. Like, if you find yourself following the people on this list.

10. Celebrities – I’ve always said that Myspace, Twitter, Facebook, and the like have made the world a lot smaller – and that’s a good thing. But some celebrities have missed the whole point of online interaction. I follow some that NEVER respond to “the common folk.” Instead they tweet a constant stream of “look how funny I am” and “look how great my life is.

Also, aren’t you already rich? In a time when everyone is struggling to pay their monthly bills, do you really think it’s appropriate to pander and beg people to buy your new perfume or comic book?

Not all celebrities suck at tweeting. Jon Favreau is awesome. Not only has he responded to me and others, but he shared tweets all throughout the shooting of Iron Man 2 and included the occasional on-set photo via Twitpics. John Cusack is wickedly funny and responds to damn near everyone.

A friend said that following me and Donny on Facebook is like following Ashton and Demi on Twitter. Except I hope we are a little less annoying. OK, we get it. You’re both ridiculously hot and in love. Enough.

9. Social Media Experts – I mean, really. How many social media experts does one need in one’s life? I have one. Kevin a.k.a Obi Wan Kenobi of the internet. He guides me and reminds me to update WordPress and install plug-ins. He helps me understand and obey social networking etiquette. And he does all of this while only making me feel like a ree-ree 45% of the time. Everyone else can beat it.

8. Inspirational Tweeters – You know those desk calendars that have a quote from like Ghandi or MLK on every day of the week? Well, inspirational tweeters sit at their desks all day long tweeting a week’s worth of inspirational crap.

“You have to love yourself before others can love you.”

I hate you.

7. People Who Use All Caps - Are you that excited to be on the internet? I’m looking at you, Diddy.

6. Sexy Tweeters – When will people learn that trying to be sexy is never sexy? Purposely saying sexually explicit things and dropping sexual innuendos in EVERY tweet doesn’t make you provocative, it makes you slutty. And annoying.

5. People Who Complain About Spoilers – Look, tweeting has become a way for people to share experiences over long distances. If you’re not watching something that is generating big buzz online, then it might behoove you to log off the internet for a few hours. You can’t expect the masses to conform to your late ass.

That being said, I try to be as spoiler free as I can in my tweets about the lastest movie or television episode… for the proceeding 72 hours anyway. After that, all bets are off.

What do you think is an appropriate amount of time to discuss spoilers online?

4. People Who ReTweet Stuff About Them – Before we go any further, I am COMPLETELY guilty of this. If someone sends me a tweet like…

@neenerspb I love your blogs. They make my day.

… I’m retweetig that shit. Why? Because you should know how awesome I am.

3. Unverified ReTweets – Check and make sure that what you’re retweeting is actually interesting. Also, make sure that it’s not offensive so that you can include that in your retweet. The last thing you need is someone opening up “Cakefarts.com” at work.

2. Religious Tweeters – I may need Jesus, but I don’t want to find him on Twitter.

1. Negative Tweeters – Nothing annoys me more than someone whose every tweet is about their latest ailment, family fight, or overall drama. Seriously, no one wants to hear it. Harsh, but true.

So, what are your Twitter pet peeves?