If I had to pick a favorite social media outlet, it would be Twitter. Facebook and Instagram are fine and dandy, but nothing beats the constant, up-to-the minute pace of Twitter. There are even days that I watch specific TV shows (reality and award shows are the best) just to “live-tweet” along with my followers and the rest of Twitter’s 140 million users. Of course your experience on Twitter will vary due to who you choose to follow; but I have cultivated the perfect mix of smart and funny that makes my time on Twitter just that great. So great, that I decided this week to glean all of my news stories straight from Twitter in real time and track them throughout the week. Here were the top stories buzzing on my timeline:
Monday
Met Gala Madness – Stars flock to New York’s Metropolitan Museum’s annual Met Gala.
High Point: Kim Kardashian finally evades Anna Wintour’s ban and makes her debut on the red carpet, snuggly (smugly?) on the arm of her boyfriend, Kanye West.
Low Point: The pattern of her dress is similar to your grandmother’s couch. She is then noticeably cropped out of all photos featured on Vouge’s site. Burn!
Tuesday
House of Horrors – Three women, missing for almost 10 years are discovered alive in Cleveland, Ohio.
High Point: Charles Ramsey, reluctant hero and perfect interview-giver , tells the story of how he helped to free Amanda Berry and her daughter from captivity.
Low Point: The slow, unraveling details of a truly horrific story that lead to captor Ariel Castro’s swift arrest.
Dishonorable Mention: Former South Carolina Governor, Mark Sanford is back in the house – literally.
Wednesday
GUILTY! – Alleged killer Jodi Arias is found guilty on first degree murder charges by an Arizona jury.
High Point: Justice is served for the family of Travis Alexander who was killed in 2008.
Low Point: Arias reveals that she would rather face the death penalty than live out her “natural life” in prison.
Dishonorable Mention: The Miami Heat crush the Chicago Bulls with a score of 115-78 in Game 2. The two Bulls fans on my timeline disappeared quickly.
Thursday
Scandal = Thursday’s Nights. If you aren’t watching ABC’s break-out show staring Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope, then what are you doing?
High Point: my entire timeline spent all day either discussing Scandal plot theories or talking about people who constantly talk about Scandal.
Low Point: I spent all night narrowly avoiding Scandal spoilers plastered all over my timeline since I am behind a few episodes. Shame on me.
Friday
#TGIF - There was a lot of heavy news this week, so Friday has been pretty lighthearted seeing as everybody is simply happy to have made it through the week.
High Point: Chris Brown’s subtweet about his break-up with Rihanna automatically causes him to be a trending topic. This prompts people to tweet their best “sad” Chris Brown nicknames like, “Chris Frown” or “Woe Bidden,” both of which are very funny.
Low Point: Tons of people realize that Mother’s Day is Sunday and began scrambling for gift ideas!
(Janae Johnson)