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Friday, May 25, 2012
Internetz #AtlantaSlang takes over Twitter
Posted by Adam Carlson on Fri, May 25, 2012 at 12:54 PM
- Adam Carlson's laptop
- Sample of #AtlantaSlang tweets
Atlanta slang isn’t just for the streets anymore — it’s for the Twitters, too.
Grouped by the hashtag #AtlantaSlang, users have been submitting their picks for the best in, well, Atlanta-specific slang.
It’s unclear how the trending started: Twitter’s site doesn’t like loading long strings of chronological tweets. But the conversation has been going strong for a few days — and with it, a few observations:
“Finna” is a recurring favorite, submitted by several people a day, as is “shawty,” “ova wit” and, at least for @KushxCupcakes, “I WANT MY ONE BITCH.”
Some submissions even include phonetical fun. “Partner [P-OA-T-NAH],” tweeted @CallMeTrue143. “Fool / Foo / Foolay = My friend who happens to be kind of silly at times,” tweeted @HoesLike_Juice.
The topic has bred some contention.
“SHAWTY!!! NOT SHORTY” tweets @smorgan_88, while @Nola_Child tweeted “Wazzam is not no fucking #AtlantaSlang..Better GTFOH with that.”
Or as @Trillvness notes: “#AlbanySlang is incorrect usage of #AtlantaSlang .. *Holds head down*”
@GAFollowers, self-described as “The OFFICIAL Twitter for the state of Georgia,” offered only this: “#AtlantaSlang gets way worse the more southern in Georgia you go.”
And that, apparently, is that.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Internetz The Sewell Twins are people who are real, actually exist in real life, and live in Atlanta
Posted by Gwynedd Stuart on Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 5:09 PM
After the jump are some tamer excerpts from Chris Nieratko's interview, just so you can get a idea of how unrelentingly bizarre the whole thing is, but I highly recommend reading it in its entirety once you're in a place where you can look at pictures of stripper butts-and-boobs without getting fired. And if you're not easily offended.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Shenanigans / Internetz 'Return to Atlanta' is this morning's time suck
Posted by Thomas Wheatley on Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 10:04 AM
- ReturnToATL.blogspot.com
- The Masquerade, then and now
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Shenanigans / Internetz BREAKING: CITY REVAMPS WEBSITE, TAKES FUTURE IN OWN HANDS
Posted by Thomas Wheatley on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 4:43 PM
- atlantaga.gov
- There are actual sparkles on 'Atlanta'
On first glimpse the new website's a little more organized. And on some browsers you can probably watch Atlanta City Council meetings and other public programming without launching a new window. But we're gonna have to give it a closer look to be sure it's not just a facelift.
Notice any cool features or bugs? Let us know in the comments.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Internetz SOPA blackouts least likely to affect your life, unless ...
Posted by Gwynedd Stuart on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 1:44 PM
A social experiment entitled "A Day Without Wikipedia" has commenced, and for the most part everyone is handling it like big kids, except for folks from the RIAA, who've chosen to behave like babydicks.
Lots of sites have joined Wikipedia in blacking out to protest SOPA and PIPA, and Sopastrike.com has a list. Here are the sites whose temporary absences are least likely to have any real impact on your life UNLESS ...
... you're a nerd.
In which case, you're really bummed that Minecraft is participating in the protest.
... you actually still think LOLcats are funny.
Icanhascheezeburger.com is on hiatus.
... you're a one of these:
Then you're probably really missing Tea Party West.
... you're one of these:
SORRY! But, Michael Moore's site is protesting, too.
... you're lonely.
Dating-slash-penpallery site Bepenfriends.com is down for the day.
... you graduated from Secaucus High School in 2011.
This girl's Facebook page is blacked-out, guys.
Guv'ment / Internetz Which Georgia congressmen support SOPA, PIPA?
Posted by Thomas Wheatley on Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 9:11 AM
Wondering where Georgia's congressional delegation stands on the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA, the controversial legislation aimed at cracking down on copyright infringement that's inspired Google, reddit, and Wikipedia, among others, to black out their sites today in protest?
ProPublica has compiled a handy chart of potential yeas and nays. It includes ways to contact your elected officials to let them know where you stand about the measure, which opponents say could lead to censorship. U.S. Rep. John Barrow, D-Savannah, a co-sponsor of the legislation, is so far the only politico from Georgia to support the measure. Opponents have ramped up efforts to raise awareness about SOPA even though some outlets have reported the bill was a no-go.
Also worth checking out: The nonprofit news agency's guide to the Protect-IP Act, or PIPA, the Senate's version of the controversial bill. According to ProPublica, Sens. Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss both support the measure. A cloture vote on that bill is scheduled to take place next Tuesday.
The Center for Democracy and Technology also has an excellent list of groups and people opposing and support SOPA.
Friday, January 6, 2012
Internetz On the matter of sock puppetry
Posted by Scott Henry on Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 4:15 PM
That said, there still are rules of semi-civilized cyber behavior. And, as silly as it may sound at first, one of our favorites basically comes down to this: Thou shalt keep it real. Let's face it, one of the prime selling points of the Internet is that it's supposed to be a place where you can find out what other people really think — from the citizen reviewers on Yelp! to your local neighborhood listserv to former Mayor Shirley Franklin's late-night blog comments.
But what if you learned that people were getting paid to post good reviews to Yelp!? Or that someone else was using Shirley's name to post her characteristically prickly missives? Or that half the comments in an online discussion on a particularly contentious Fresh Loaf blog item were written by the same person using different web handles?
Yeah, we're getting pretty tired of that shit here, too. Unfortunately, some folks over at City Hall have been spending quite a lot time in recent months on some heavy-duty sock-puppetry — typically taking the side of the Reed administration against some perceived adversary (the Council, then-school board Chairman Khaatim El and Council Prez Ceasar Mitchell, pension-reform opponents, etc.). (It should also be noted that there was online astroturfing aplenty during the 2009 mayoral race and that all sides appeared guilty.)
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Internetz In our inbox: A music video about sex abuse
Posted by Gwynedd Stuart on Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 1:36 PM
Lil Jimmy is a local radio personality with a large plastic head and a larger message still: We must, as a society, be sure to educate children about sexual abuse.
CL's Wyatt Williams received an email from Lil Jimmy today that included a link to an educational music video he made about "XXX Child Abuse." Here is that video:
Goodnight.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Internetz Georgia's state song just got spittier
Posted by Gwynedd Stuart on Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 4:21 PM
Ever wonder what Ray Charles' "Georgia on my Mind" would sound like if it was made entirely of air that smelled faintly like stale cigarettes and Busch Light?
BEHOLD "Whistling on my Mind" (subtitle: "Saliva in my Mustache"), a rendition of Georgia's state song that slid through the lips of a genius on a Detroit-based talk show at some point in the late '80s or early '90s.
Couldn't be better if someone farted it, could it?
Monday, September 19, 2011
Internetz Twitter eyeing space in Atlanta data center?
Posted by Thomas Wheatley on Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 4:52 PM
The microblogging service that's slowly killing our attention spans might soon be taking up server space in a ginormous northwest Atlanta data-center facility right next door to the lovely Fulton County Jail.
According to (who else?) Data Center Knowledge, which quotes "industry sources" about the deal:
After an extensive search in which it considered multiple East Coast sites, Twitter has settled on Atlanta as the location for its next data center. The company will move servers into an enormous data center operated by QTS (Quality Technology Services) in downtown Atlanta, industry sources say. The 990,000 square foot Metro Technology Center, owned by QTS, in downtown Atlanta is one of the world’s largest data centers.
According to QTS' brochure about the center, the facility "features its own on-site Georgia Power substation."
