Speaking on that Twitter Hate

Posted on May 28, 2009. Filed under: Tech news |

Being the tech geek I am I was up on Twitter long before most but I tend to let it linger in the background until it reached critical mass.  Since I have been on twitter my follower have grown and after trimming the flock to about 50 or so Im happy for that it brings me.  But some live to get as many followers as they can, celebs got millions, even Obama has over a million..  My issue with them is unless your going to follow those people back whats the point.  Reading bout ashton and whoever tweeting to themselves is akin to stalking..  and then you have Diddy..  The man with an ego almost approaching Kayne’s but who seems to keep his business and personal life always in flux.  So when I came across this story..  well.

Dylan Dylan Dylan..  I spit hot fire!!

Dylan Dylan Dylan.. I spit hot fire!!

Diddy hits a Millions Followers. Backlash ensues.

By Roman Wolfe

Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs can add another first to his list of accomplishments, as he has become the first rapper to have over a million followers on popular micro-blogging site, Twitter.

The mogul began a countdown last week, asking his hundreds of thousands of followers to re-tweet his messages in attempt to gain more followers to cross the 1 million mark.

Early this morning (May 27), the mogul sent out a message thanking his followers for helping place him in company with celebrities like Ashton Kutcher, Oprah Winfrey, Ryan Seacrest and even United States President Barack Obama.

And while Diddy has reached the milestone, he still trails behind celebrities like Shaquille O’Neal, Britney Spears, Jimmy Fallon and others.

The mogul’s accomplishment has not been without backlash. Almost immediately, Twitter users began a tag called #unfollowdiddy, which consists of users explaining why they should not follow the mogul.

The tag has quickly become a trending topic, although it doesn’t appear to be effecting Combs’ Twitter page, which continues to attract thousands of followers.

The negative tags and re-tweets may have gotten to Combs who wrote: “Life is short! Use your time wisely! Only a fool waste [sic] time on negativity! while your trying to tear me down I’m already onto my next dream!”

He also sent a link out to a YouTube link to a clip of a popular skit by Katt Williams addressing “haters.”

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