So I admit, I gave in. After repeatedly hearing about Twitter from pretty much everywhere I have given in and conformed. To be honest, it is not bad. It is quite fascinating actually. Being on Twitter for just two days now I have learned a lot.
Currently I am following CNN Reporter, Anderson Cooper’s Twitter. He posts a lot of different news articles and blogs throughout the day. For instance, did you know Nadya Suleman otherwise known as “Octomom” is currently trying to trademark the nickname? Yes, she wants to come out with a line of baby diapers using the name “Octomom.” If I had kids, I’d still purchase Huggies instead. Ha-ha. On Twitter, you get up-to-date news notices as soon as they come in!
Another person that I follow is Shepard Fairey. For those who do not know Shepard Fairey is a contemporary artist and graphic designer who best known for his work during the 2008 United States Presidential Election. Fairey designed the “HOPE” poster for President Barack Obama. He has launched sticker campaigns with his first design featured professional wrestler, Andre the Giant (R.I.P.) entitled“Andre the Giant has a posse”. This later evolved into the OBEY Giant. The “Obey” campaign was based off of John Carpenter’s movie “They Live”, which starred another professional wrestler, Roddy Piper, taking a few of its slogans including the “Obey” slogan. Recently Fairey has been in the news due to some of his Obey Giants were “tagged” around Boston. Needless to say Boston officials weren’t too happy.
The reason I wrote this is because sticker graffiti and graffiti in general fascinates me from an artistic and political standpoint. I was able to witness Fairey’s work when I was working the Boston NACAC National College Fair. Each time I left the convention center, I was able to see an oversized OBEY Giant posted atop of the high-rise building in Boston which was very cool in my opinion. Twitter is an outlet for free speech in a way, which is very cool.
So after reading this blog, I’ll ask you once again. Do you tweet?
