The Dark Side of Twitter...Spoilers!

If I have any Game of Thrones fans reading this who have not seen "The Lion and the Rose" episode, you may want to stop reading now. This post is all about spoilers and you have been warned.

During this episode, the moment GOT fans have been waiting three seasons for happened. King Joffery was poisoned and died! The world rejoiced and this lead to the extremely excited fans to take to the internet and declare their excitement over the King's death. However, many fans of the show had not yet seen this episode or were a few seasons behind. People became outraged that fans would ruin this glorious moment. It was like the victory was taken from them.

Spoilers are a very real danger for TV show fans that are unable to watch the episode live. It's the dark side of Twitter. However, if you know that you are following people that watch this show and you don't want to know what happened, then don't get on social media! We really can't be blamed that we want to share our excitement with the rest of the world.

Specifically for the Game Of Thrones episode, Stephen King said it best in his Tweets following the episode.

People were so upset by the spoiler, but the books reveled this years and years ago. Even though people felt that their moment was ruined by their friends, it was still a very exciting moment. I'm sure they were just as happy about the news. In the age of social media, nothing stays secret for long.

Arby's Does Social Right

At the Grammy's the other night, artist Pharrell Williams wore a rather large hat that had the entire country buzzing. The best comment of the night went to Arby's though. Much like the Oreos Superbowl blackout, Arby's saw an opportunity and took it.





The social media team over at Arby's is paying attention at all times. Social media does not sleep. It is always happening, just because you're sleeping doesn't mean the world is. Had Arby's not been watching the Grammys or monitoring their mentions, they could have missed this golden opportunity. Even better, Pharrell tweeted them back! 

So lesson of the night, never stop paying attention to the world. You never know when the perfect opportunity will present itself. So hats off to Arby's for this one! 

PS here's the hat 

Kristen Williams 

Buzz Feed: My New Favorite App

If you're scrolling through your Facebook newsfeed I can almost guarantee you that one of your freinds will have posted a Buzz Feed link to somebody's wall. These short articles accompanied by pictures have titles reading "50 Things Every 90s Kid Misses" or "What J-Law said at the Golden Globes." 

Sometimes these stories are just fun and nostalgic. Other times they report on things really happening in the world. It's a great mix of entertainment and news (well kinda news). More than likely it can link you to a real news story. It's a website, but the mobile app is really top notch. I can search for keywords (like if I just want to read all about the Kardashians), I can search by category (like music, business, sports), and I can create my own personal buzz for things I'm interested in.

It is truly what it claims to be. It posts about things that are generating a lot of buzz. I feel like it keeps me a little more tuned into the different aspects of the world and I feel like if real news (FOX, ABC, CNN) had a set up like Buzz Feed it could really help hit a younger audience and keep people more informed. 

I don't have a lot of Apps on my phone so for this to be part of my mobile device is pretty impressive. If you haven't downloaded it already. Do. It. Now. 

I Don't Understand

Social Media is a place to connect with your friends.

Social Media is a place to connect with brands you love.

Social Media is a place to connect with celebrities you idolize.

These things all make sense to me. They are why I use Social Media. So this is what I don't understand:

I recently started following some celebrities in a band that has a fairly young fan base. I followed their personal accounts on Twitter and 60 seconds later I had six new followers from complete strangers. Why do they want to follow me?! It quite honestly makes no sense to me and it creeps me out a little. I know I can put my account on private, but then nobody could retweet me (which obvi happens SO often...).

I just don't understand the point. Do they think we're going to become best friends because we follow the same band? Do they think I have some connection to the band? Do they just want more followers? I'm honestly not sure. It's one of Social Media's mysteries for me. I'm really sorry, but I don't want to see what a 12 year old girl tweets on a daily basis.