Apr 6th
There’s been quiet a few stories about Twitter recently, regarding its status, ownership and the people that use it. So I thought I’d pipe up and share my views!
Firstly……I think its safe to say that, no matter who (if anyone) buys Twitter (Google, Facebook, Yahoo)…It will remain free, 140 character limited and as ace as it is. The user group is such a close knit niche that any huge changes will just drive people away, and I’m certain that anyone opting to buy the service will appreciate that. Of course, that’s not to say that it won’t get covered with adverts, or change its look and feel (again, I think this is unlikely), but fundamentally I feel that it will remain the same. Which is ace.
For me, Twitter has become a massive part of my online Social Networking. I’ve met new people, people with similar interests that I can discuss similar likes / dislikes with, and also people that I would never normally socialise with, who can offer a decent opinion to the things I tweet about. It’s safe to say, that without Twitter, I’d be a bit lost at times. It’s inspired me to create things that I wouldn’t have ever thought of creating (Shameless plug for http://www.tweetview.co.uk here!)
Maybe that’s a sad thing to say. But I’m sure those who use Twitter daily (probably without even thinking!) will agree, that as long as Twitter keeps its “charm”, then no matter who owns it, it will still remain an ace web app to keep us talking.
So that’s all I have to say on the matter. Twitter is ace. Fact. And no matter who buys it (if anyone), I’m sure (I hope!) they will have the intelligence to know when something is good and doesn’t need changing, and will find innovative and hassle free ways of making money from an already perfect service.
Done.
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Can anybody help!?!?
Mar 9th
I wasn’t planning to use this blog to moan and whinge about things that are worrying me. But sorry, I couldn’t hold back, this is important!!!! (It’s not, in the grand scheme of things, but humor me 
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Those of you who know me well, know that I am an avid Norwich City fan, have been since I was born, and will be for the rest of my life, well, maybe not the rest of my life, maybe more like “Until they don’t exist anymore”.
It may sound extreme, but if you read between the lines, Norwich City are a club in serious trouble at the moment. Let me explain…..
About two years ago we employed Glenn Roeder as our manager. We were stranded at the bottom of the league and looked down and out. He saved us. We all got excited and thought he was a genius, a miracle worker, a god (if you will). 12 months later and we’re 19th in the same league, fighting for survival again. With no money to spend on players, we had a squad of loan players who didn’t want to prove their worth to the club. Games were heartless and passionless. After several comments from Glenn Roeder aimed towards the fans (sarcastic, rude and un-called for), he was sacked. Bryan Gunn took charge (a Norwich City Legend), and the Canaries won their following game 4-0, a massive boost. Gunn then got the managers job until the end of the season, and maybe longer.
We’ve won one game since then, and now we’re currently 23rd in the league, 4 points from safety. With only 8 games left this season, its an awful situation for a club who were Champions of this league 4 years ago.
So what help do we need?
Luckily, Norwich have a huge fan base. We average 24,000 fans at every home game, even now. We’ve already sold 17,000 season tickets for next season. But the club has no money. No money means no new players, and no new players means no success in the league. If we get relegated, we will lose our only decent players and be left with, well, nothing. Topped with that, we could (realistically) go into receivership, and be docked 15 points. Before we’ve even kicked a ball. That would mean relegation to a lower league, and negative points tally to begin with!
Delia cannot afford to put any more money into the club, and nor should she be expected to. She’s given the club some of their best times (For me, watching the team win the league and seeing the street party through Norwich was something I will never witness again), and now I think its time for her to hand over the reigns to someone else. Which is, of course, easier said than done.
And that’s where this blog comes from.
We’re in the midst of a recession (What, you didn’t know??!!). No one has £20million to buy a football club that’s about to drop into League one. Do they? It’s possibly the worst time to be in this situation. In true Norwich Style, wrong place, wrong time. But what can be done? Really, I can’t see a way out of the hard times that are about to hit a club that has a bigger fan base (and stadium) than some Premier League teams.
I could be worrying about nothing of course, 8 games is 24 points, more than enough to be safe in this league. I’m just being a realist. Bad times 
That is all, whinge over!