Kim Kardashian’s Geography Fail
June 1, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Lifestyle, Trends
So yesterday, here’s what happened on Twitter: First, Pussycat Doll Melody Thornton says she lands in Jakarta:
And her friend, the Kim Kardashian, has a question:
I have an answer for you, Ms. Kardashian: Indonesia! Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia!
Seriously though, here’s where Twitter can work against celebrities. You’ve got personalities sharing their personal thoughts and lives through computers, laptops, and mobiles, and 140-character status updates can be very revealing of people like Shaq.
At least Kim Kardashian’s career seems to be based on looks. A geographer twitting their confusion about Jakarta’s location would be very shameful indeed!
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Would You Propose Marriage Through Technology?
October 11, 2008 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Ramblings of a Gadget Geek
Geeks everywhere are going giddy! A Twitter-based marriage proposal has made the rounds.
Old-school personalities would probably frown on this. After all, shouldn’t there be a bended knee, with a risk of total humiliation for the sake of getting someone to live with and love you for the rest of your life? Here’s something else I’ve considered: if I proposed to a girl over Twitter, and a few years down the road, Twitter closes down, wouldn’t I lose a record of what’s obviously an important event in my life?
