This week in Joburg was hot AF and not in a #LIT way but rather weather wise. I’ve had zero energy and blame it all on the sun (and maybe a little on the time of the year). In light of this (see what I did there), I’ve found the hottest internet news you need to know about this week.
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Twitter reacts to #240Characters on Twitter
Everyone now has 240 characters on Twitter. And with great character count comes… I’m not really sure. Maybe longer tweets? And who had the best reactions to the news, why Twitter of course!
Once upon a time, there was a social media platform that made its users be concise and witty by limiting them to 140 characters. Then one day they decided to say “fuck it,” and all the ramblers and blowhards rejoiced in extraneous adjectives, commas and conjunctions. The end?????
— Warren Holstein (@WarrenHolstein) November 8, 2017
While some were happy with longer tweets, what they really wanted is an edit button. Just like Facebook.
https://twitter.com/Sushimibelle/status/928145807030730752
For some, it just wasn’t their cup of tea.
280 characters? Fuck that.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) November 8, 2017
And then we got flashbacks of Nokia SMS messages…
| ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄|
| SOS! |
| WHAT'S |
| THE |
| BEST |
| USE OF |
| THE 280 |
| CHARACTER |
| LIMIT ON |
| TWITTER? |
|_________|
(__/) ||
(•ㅅ•) ||
/ づ— Los Angeles Zoo & Botanical Gardens (@LAZoo) November 7, 2017
Some decided to use this power wisely. B-A-N-A-N-A!
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— WindySilver (@windy_silver) November 8, 2017
And this guy is tweeting way too much truth. #TRUTH
#280characters #just #means #that I #am #going #to #hashtag #the #shit #out #of #everything #for #no #reason. #ThanksTwitter
— Sporting Chance OK (@sportinchanceok) November 8, 2017
The extended character count makes for a great way to send out Christmas lists…
Dobby’s Christmas list: socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks #280characters
— Wizarding World (@wizardingworld) November 8, 2017
After recently discovering what TL;DR means, Twitter has now become this.
Us @ Twitter this morning. #280characters pic.twitter.com/YOEwmh13eN
— Hardee's (@Hardees) November 8, 2017
Instagram beauty people you need to just STOP
Brows have been big for a while now but people have been getting creative. Is creative the right word? From wave brows to featherbrows but the recent trend, ponybrows has gone a step too far.
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Animojis in movies
So the iPhoneX hits stores on Black Friday in South Africa and one of the main features, animoji is already a hit. Watch as animojis star in famous movie scenes.
The best (worst) costume ever
If you haven’t watched IT yet, you really should. I plan on watching it multiple times. While IT was a huge hit this Halloween, how amazing is it being the balloon?
YOU'LL FLOAT TOO 🎈 pic.twitter.com/uw5kEE40PJ
— clussyriot (@renee_martel) October 27, 2017
Your Twitter family
You might have seen My Twitter Family tweets doing their rounds. You can find out all about your Twitter family tree here. I’m not sure how the algorithm works because I did mine and was like who are these people?!?
https://twitter.com/JamesJamesAF/status/927851052396838912
My twitter family is:@galoobzzz @MatSmuroh @ColonelJakesZA @WarGreyLeonhart @GrimBanshee
— Constantine104 (@Constantine104) November 6, 2017
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And here it is, the best use of #280Characters…
https://twitter.com/tinnitinytin/status/928301029866819585