Today is Twitter’s 6th birthday! That’s right, it has officially been six years since the very first tweet was tweeted. The site was originally called “Twttr,” and it only took about three years to reach one billion tweets.

So what was the first thing ever tweeted? The very first post came from Twitter’s co-founder Jack Dorsey, and it said “just setting up my twttr.” Totally casual, totally mundane, totally Twitter! In order to celebrate our favorite outlet for drunken thoughts, we’ve got some tips on how not to use Twitter.

We all have those “friends” from high school we feel obligated to keep on Facebook or follow on Twitter so we don’t offend them, but every time they update their status or post a new tweet we can’t help but roll our eyes. I have this friend. She always posts the most depressing, emo, kill-herself, tweets and status’ whining about how she doesn’t have a boyfriend. Uhm, honey – THAT’S WHY!! It’s a sad cycle of posting a sad tweet, turning off both friends and boys, getting upset about being alone and then posting a sad tweet – lather, rinse, repeat. Ridiculous. So here at CollegeCandy we’ve compiled a list of Facebook statuses and tweets to keep you single. Read More »

The Twittersphere is a strange, strange place filled with preteens obsessed with Justin Bieber and other teen celebrities I never knew existed, viral kitten videos and enough Kardashian drama to make you wonder if all these things are planning to take over the world. If you find yourself with a less followers than you think you should have, then maybe it’s because you’re guilty of one or more of the following social media crimes… Read More »

Rumor has it John Mayer has threatened to quit oversharing and saying really douchy things via Twitter. Much like the many times my friends promised to never drink again if God let them make it through the night alive, I don’t buy it. But it would be nice. We know John has a few problems thinking before he speaks and his compulsive Tweeting has gotten him in trouble many a time. Plus, maybe it would do him some good to turn off the computer and go to sleep once in awhile.

You know what else would be good? If a few other celebs decided to follow in Mr. Mayer’s footsteps and Quit the Twit. (Hm, maybe we could start a whole campaign??) Below, 5 celebs who should step away from the Twitter account.

Lindsay Lohan:
Publicists exist for a reason and that reason is Lindsay Lohan and her drunken ramblings. If this girl ever wants a chance at a solid career again, it’s time to stop drunk Tweeting/battling with her ex GF via the very public Interwebs and start letting the professionals handle her bizness.

Michael Lohan:
Is over-Tweeting a genetic condition? Clearly it runs in this family. Come on, Mikey, stop riding your daughter’s has-been coattails and airing her dirty laundry to the world in 140 characters. (Actually, maybe you should understand how Twitter works and stop writing novels that overwhelm my Twitter feed.) It’s enough we have to see you in this; must we have to listen to you, too? Read More »

WTF does that mean?

Like any CollegeCandy girl, I am never far away from my cell phone. And if I’m not on my phone, I’m on my computer. And sometimes I’m on both at the same time. While watching TV. I’m a technology addict, but who isn’t? Cell phones, wireless Internet and text messaging have made our lives so much easier to live.

Except, of course, when it comes to dating.

Back in the olden days, like 1990, guys had to actually call you to ask you out. And it’s not like they could just call your cell and leave a VM; they would actually have to call a land line and possibly brave talking to a roommate or parent just to get to you. (Oh the horror!) Courting girls took a lot of work and if a guy was willing to go to such great lengths to get in touch with a girl, it was pretty easy to see he was into her. But not anymore. It seems like a distant concept to us, but the constant communication available because of the wonders of modern technology has further complicated what was already a confusing world of dating. Read More »

Ah, the new year is upon us, ladies. I absolutely LOVE this time of year, when everything feels so fresh and full of promise (or is that just the fact that I finally have my mom to clean my dirty laundry?). But, as tempting as it is to delete the old year like last week’s Nip/Tuck season finale, there are still some (very valuable) days left in 2009.

And here are a few ways to take advantage of its last precious moments:

1. Do something ballsy. We’re about to embark into a new decade here, ladies! Take the initiative and do something that the “2000-2009 You” would’ve been terrified of. Ask that guy you’ve been eyeing (and Fbook stalking) since last January to chill (or meet you at the bar) over break. Kiss a stranger (okay, maybe not a total stranger. There’s a lot to worry about these days!). Bust out that sexy, low-cut dress you’ve been terrified to wear in public & rock it. Just not at your boyfriend’s parents’ Christmas party.

2. Make some NY resolutions. Put it in writing that you plan to ditch the nasty social smoking habit you’ve acquired (and only recently found out about via Facebook photos). Sign up (and pay) for a weekly yoga class now so you’ll think twice about slogging down that third cranberry and vodka, since you’ll know you have to perform a downward dog in front of hot instructor in t-minus 7 hours. Vow that you’ll never again make a “walk of shame” across campus… three mornings in a row…from the same house….but different bedrooms.

Just me? Read More »

Texting a breakup? Not OK.

We live, breathe and flirt in a world of high-tech, digital romance. And I can’t say with a straight face that I am not a user and abuser of texting/IMing/Facebook chatting when it comes to communicating with members of the opposite sex. But there are some instances where no Tweet can do justice to a face-to-face interaction when you’re wheeling and dealing in the game of love. Talk about bad romance.

The Break Up:
Remember when Berger dumped Carrie via Post-it note on Sex and the City? Well that sucked. But at least he made the effort to find a pen and paper. I’d take a post-it over a break-up text message any day. In my opinion, it is never OK to end relations via a short message service. Since when is a break-up considered a short message? Think about it. (Exception: You’ve only been dating for a week, and he’s already named your unborn child. Take the quickest possible escape route available. NOW.)

TMI on the Internet:
Making plans on each other’s Facebook walls. Really? Did you lose their number? No one wants to read this: “Hey babe, why don’t you come over around 7:30. We’ll watch a movie or something… but we probably won’t see very much. LOL! Ps. my roommate’s in the library for the night… bring condoms! You know my favorite kind.” All of your mutual friends are currently puking on their Newsfeeds right now, and so is your new-to-Facebook and recently friend-request-accepted mother. Read More »

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