Barry Bannan Twittergate

[The Laughing Policeman]

I know I'm old, but could someone please explain to me the fascination of "following" someone on Twatter (deliberately misspelt).?
Is it because you are incapable of holding a conversation with other people without introducing the minutiae of  a so called celebrity into the conversation?
To be honest I'm not at all interested in what any footballer does off the pitch, or for that matter what any so called "celebrity" is up to.
Maybe people who follow these people so full of their own self importance that they need to let the whole world into their shallow lives should be known as "twats"   

[PaulTheVillan]

Or you could follow other Villa fans, or even businesses that you're interested in etc.

Not all about just following someone because they're famous and might say something to you.

[The Laughing Policeman]

I know what you mean Paul. But I'm sorry I just don't get all this 'social networking' guff.
I have lots of friends and we meet up now and again and talk to each other about what's going on in our lives, and about Alex McLeish resigning and Jose Mourhinio is our new manager. But none of us feels the need to tell us about everything instantly and then have nothing to talk about when we meet.

Now why am I posting this on a Villa social networking site?

[villajk]

I know I'm old, but could someone please explain to me the fascination of "following" someone on Twatter (deliberately misspelt).?
Is it because you are incapable of holding a conversation with other people without introducing the minutiae of  a so called celebrity into the conversation?
To be honest I'm not at all interested in what any footballer does off the pitch, or for that matter what any so called "celebrity" is up to.
Maybe people who follow these people so full of their own self importance that they need to let the whole world into their shallow lives should be known as "twats"   

What?  So you are not interested in the fact Joey Barton and Michael Owen are discussing shoes?  :-)

[Legion]

I know what you mean Paul. But I'm sorry I just don't get all this 'social networking' guff.
I have lots of friends and we meet up now and again and talk to each other about what's going on in our lives, and about Alex McLeish resigning and Jose Mourhinio is our new manager. But none of us feels the need to tell us about everything instantly and then have nothing to talk about when we meet.

Now why am I posting this on a Villa social networking site?

I use FB and Twitter to promote H&V, mainly.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

I know I'm old, but could someone please explain to me the fascination of "following" someone on Twatter (deliberately misspelt).?
Is it because you are incapable of holding a conversation with other people without introducing the minutiae of  a so called celebrity into the conversation?
To be honest I'm not at all interested in what any footballer does off the pitch, or for that matter what any so called "celebrity" is up to.
Maybe people who follow these people so full of their own self importance that they need to let the whole world into their shallow lives should be known as "twats"   

I agree 100%. I'm in my 50s and waste plenty of my life on the internet these days but none of it is on this ridiculous Twitter and Facebook rubbish.
   

[Legion]

By the way, I do not understand or get the point of Twitter at all.

[john e]

I know what you mean Paul. But I'm sorry I just don't get all this 'social networking' guff.
I have lots of friends and we meet up now and again and talk to each other about what's going on in our lives, and about Alex McLeish resigning and Jose Mourhinio is our new manager. But none of us feels the need to tell us about everything instantly and then have nothing to talk about when we meet.

Now why am I posting this on a Villa social networking site?

I use FB and Twitter to promote H&V, mainly.

bugger, and i thought it was because we were chums

[Legion]

I love each and every one of you all.

[john e]

I know I'm old, but could someone please explain to me the fascination of "following" someone on Twatter (deliberately misspelt).?
Is it because you are incapable of holding a conversation with other people without introducing the minutiae of  a so called celebrity into the conversation?
To be honest I'm not at all interested in what any footballer does off the pitch, or for that matter what any so called "celebrity" is up to.
Maybe people who follow these people so full of their own self importance that they need to let the whole world into their shallow lives should be known as "twats"   

I agree 100%. I'm in my 50s and waste plenty of my life on the internet these days but none of it is on this ridiculous Twitter and Facebook rubbish.
   

i dont know what the problem is with FB,
 i have family members in Cyprus, South Africa, France, Hong Kong, Zimbabwe, plus friends in other parts of the world and other family in various places in the UK, so it helps to keep in touch as much or as little as you like.

Facebook, the place to keep in touch with friends, without actually having to talk to them,  whats not to like

[Legion]

Quite happy with FB. Keeps me sane at times.

[john e]

Quite happy with FB. Keeps me sane at times.

i've got some right twats as friends though

[Legion]

That's probably me.

[john e]

no, perish the thought

[glasses]

I've not long been on twitter, but I have found for news stories, football results, traffic alerts it is great to have everything on one feed. I follow Villa players as well, more as curiosity than anything.