Currently, Olly and Stacy are trending, could be bad news for Joe, since he isn't?
Also "x-factor" and "X Factor" are trending, not #xfactor. Looks like all the normal people are on twitter. I think on average about half the trends are hash tags.
And Joe FTW!
12 December, 2009
13 November, 2009
#xfactor judge threatens to quit over Jedward, Jedward fans try to pull an Obama, and a Jedward rumen.
So the X Factor saga continues. Dannii has said she’ll quit if Stacy is eliminated by Jedward, according to herald.ie. I’m not a big fan of Stacy, but at least she can sing.
There’s a problem with X Factor. People come to it expecting a talent show, and are surprised when a talented act like Lucie Jones gets knocked out when the twins stay in. Some people are saying they are going to boycott the show, although I find this unlikely. A more practical solution I saw on twitter was not to vote any more. I think this makes sense. The X Factor must make millions from voting each week.
Jedward fans have apparently hijacked the hype generated by Obama, *pauses to vomit in conveniently placed bucket*, with the slogan ‘jed we can’. Not sure if this is legitimate or not, but can’t be bothered looking it up.
And in more amusing news, Jedward were rushed to hospital! Probably a rumor, but we can hope!
There’s a problem with X Factor. People come to it expecting a talent show, and are surprised when a talented act like Lucie Jones gets knocked out when the twins stay in. Some people are saying they are going to boycott the show, although I find this unlikely. A more practical solution I saw on twitter was not to vote any more. I think this makes sense. The X Factor must make millions from voting each week.
Jedward fans have apparently hijacked the hype generated by Obama, *pauses to vomit in conveniently placed bucket*, with the slogan ‘jed we can’. Not sure if this is legitimate or not, but can’t be bothered looking it up.
And in more amusing news, Jedward were rushed to hospital! Probably a rumor, but we can hope!
08 November, 2009
#xfactor fail
Last week I started watching X factor. I heard a lot about it of course, mainly about twins from Ireland who were a complete embarrassment. I decided to look at it to see just how bad they were, and followed #xfactor on twitter in the process.
They can’t actually sing! They try to rap, but it comes off as stupid. Here’s an example of the terrible twins in action.
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In response to this, someone started a Facebook group calling for the twins to represent Ireland in the Eurovision. Let it be clear, this shows Irelands disdain for the Eurovision rather than thinking Jedward are actually talented.
This is one of the use cases where Twitter shines. Events like this are really interesting when you can brows a stream of other people’s musings about the event you are watching. My first experience of this was with Facebook on the Obama inauguration and I also followed the last budget in the back of a lecture. But this post isn’t necessarily about Twitter.
Tonight, Lucie and Jedward were in the bottom 2! ‘Thank god’ I thought, after that Robby Williams travesty, there’s no way the judges could vote to keep the terrible twins in. Lucie performed very well, so there was no way I could have predicted what happened next!
Louie obviously went for the twins since he was their mentor, but commented that Lucie shouldn’t have been in the bottom 2. Danny and Cheryl both voted for Lucie. Then Simon. I thought there was no way he would let the twins stay in, but he started spouting on about how neither of them could win, which is complete bull as next to Joe, Lucie was the best singer there. Then he decided to send it to the public vote.
Now for some reason there’s a sad pathetic deranged group in society who think the twins antics somehow passes for talent, and voted for them. Lucie lost and was sent home.
Already the backlash on twitter is severe with loads of users threatening to boycott x factor as they think it’s a fix. Others seemed to think the twins stayed because they would make more money. Either way it’s an insult to the really talented singers like Lucie who are sidelined for people who make a fool of themselves on public and call it talent like the twins.
This post is a bit of a rant, so I might clean it up later.
They can’t actually sing! They try to rap, but it comes off as stupid. Here’s an example of the terrible twins in action.
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In response to this, someone started a Facebook group calling for the twins to represent Ireland in the Eurovision. Let it be clear, this shows Irelands disdain for the Eurovision rather than thinking Jedward are actually talented.
This is one of the use cases where Twitter shines. Events like this are really interesting when you can brows a stream of other people’s musings about the event you are watching. My first experience of this was with Facebook on the Obama inauguration and I also followed the last budget in the back of a lecture. But this post isn’t necessarily about Twitter.
Tonight, Lucie and Jedward were in the bottom 2! ‘Thank god’ I thought, after that Robby Williams travesty, there’s no way the judges could vote to keep the terrible twins in. Lucie performed very well, so there was no way I could have predicted what happened next!
Louie obviously went for the twins since he was their mentor, but commented that Lucie shouldn’t have been in the bottom 2. Danny and Cheryl both voted for Lucie. Then Simon. I thought there was no way he would let the twins stay in, but he started spouting on about how neither of them could win, which is complete bull as next to Joe, Lucie was the best singer there. Then he decided to send it to the public vote.
Now for some reason there’s a sad pathetic deranged group in society who think the twins antics somehow passes for talent, and voted for them. Lucie lost and was sent home.
Already the backlash on twitter is severe with loads of users threatening to boycott x factor as they think it’s a fix. Others seemed to think the twins stayed because they would make more money. Either way it’s an insult to the really talented singers like Lucie who are sidelined for people who make a fool of themselves on public and call it talent like the twins.
This post is a bit of a rant, so I might clean it up later.
01 November, 2009
Interview with Microsoft tomorrow
Long time no blog. Tomorrow I have an interview with Microsoft for my work placement in February. Just chilling, listening to Julie Ann on RAW. I’ll return to a regular blogging schedule soon, so subscribe to the RSS feed, or come back soon when I will answer the ultimate question. What is twitter?
29 August, 2009
Live from Malta
Hi everyone! Excuse the spelling, but I have no magnification, and am writing this on IE6. Malta is AMAZING!!!!! IE6 is not! :D Anyway, There is a massive fireworks display going on now. It's not that good although I got a picture of some of them. We went on bus toors of teh Island, and went areoudn the capitle. We went to teh Church the Order of Malta used when they occupied the island. Anyway, I'm going to check Twitter, so I'll spell check this wehn I get home, and update the pictures and videos I've taken. Hoep everyone is enjoying the rain back in Ireland!
05 August, 2009
30 July, 2009
Video: Iglu and Harly- In This City, acoustic with a Ucayali!
Title says it all really, not sure what the instrument on the left is though. The wider videos are messing up my template! II need to go around playing with the CSS this weekend. Fun...
28 July, 2009
Wallis Bird - To My Bones
I first saw her on the Late Late Show and then I heard her on 2fm. I really like the song!
14 July, 2009
lady GaGa does an acoustic version of poker face #music
ITN - [ HD ] LADY GAGA 'Poker Face' PAUL O'GRADY SHOW 'Just Dance' 2009 Lily Allen The Fear Elton John1 on MUZU.
and here's an interview. She is actually a really good singer and piano player!
ITN - Lady GaGa Interview on The Paul O'Grady Show (20.04.09) on MUZU.
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