Article link: NYTimes
Yesterday I found this article in the New York Times about an emerging minority group of grammar/spelling "Nazis" who like to search for tweets on Twitter that have grammatical, spelling, or capitalization errors, and then send sometimes scathing messages to these victims, criticizing their mistakes. GrammarCop, for example, specifically targets celebrities who tweet. This article stood out to me because this is one of the first instances I've seen of a backlash on Twitter's fast-paced, micro-blogging trend.
The article also introduces readers to websites like Tweeting Too Hard and Twitter Fail, which compiles tweets deemed "self-important [or] fake humble" or just plain "stupid." The same way people used to ridicule others on message boards, people who contribute to these Twitter-related websites seem to feel a sense of empowerment in pointing out the flaws of others. It's very interesting how the same themes and trends evolve into different forms as the Internet changes.
(posted by Vicky Chung)
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