Google Blogspot...installs follow gadget! Fans may track the Tattler!

 

Taking a nod from twitter, google has taken a huge leap forward on the Internet by adding a follow gadget to blogspot to catch the tail end of the comet!

Blogspsot is one of the largest most highly-ranked free blog providers on the Internet.

Now, instead of bookmarking - or conducting exhaustive searches - fans of The Tattler (and other sites) have simply to click on an icon on the homepage to trigger the receipt of blog updates daily the moment they're posted on the recently purchased google site.

Hop aboard, eh?

http://www.ijulian.blogspot.com/

Twitter...following moi!

Shortly after I logged into my e-mail at Yahoo this afternoon, a surprising message stared up at me from the laptop screen.

"Twitter is following you."

OMG!

Is the team at the squeaky-clean social network focusing a hairy eyeball on me in the event I get too naughty?

Or, is twitter just keen on my daily posts, which streak like lightning around the globe daily titillating the masses?

A flattering tweet nonetheless!

www.thetattler.biz

Justin Bieber...unfollow on twitter? Punked or what...

One of the top tweets on twitter right now is this little ditty:

bieberfever4jb EVERYONE UNFOLLOW JUSTIN BIEBER TOMORROW FOR APRIL FOOLS AND SPREAD THE WORD CUZ IF ENOUGH PPL DONT DO IT THEN HE WONT NOTICE!!!!!!!!

Something tells me the Pop Star will be not be upset about being "unfollowed" for half-a-day (April Fool's).

Time to par-tay!

Just kick off your shoes, don some trunks, and soak up some rays for a change, Justin.

After all, you've been lookin' a little pale, lately!

Oh, baby!

http://www.thetattler.biz

Twitter...scam! VIP follow an aburd notion...

Just a few moments ago - in response to a quote I posted and updated on Twitter - a stranger with the curious username of "Twitter teacher" (or something to that effect) logged into the thriving social hub that is Twitter and promptly signed up to become a "follower".



On the heels of the notification from Twitter (which arrived all smiles in my in-box at Yahoo as usual) I surfed back to the Twitter site to peruse the tweet list for an update on twitter member activities.



After all, sweet tweeters, I've become affectionately attached to your insightful meanderings, and the intriguing things that go bump in the good night.



Suddenly, a tweet I spied (posted by the new "follower") caught my attention.



Teasingly, the tweet hinted that a bevy of VIP followers was just a flick of a finger and a tempting link away.

Quite truthfully, though, niggling qualms held me at bay.

Indeed - the idea of venturing beyond my tweet comfortable niche (and likewise) sauntering willy-nilly into the great unknown on a whimsical merry chase to grab the brass ring - struck me as an absurd notion.



Good gosh - call me a Pollyanna, whatever dudes!



In the orbit I float in, all Twitter-ers are equal!



Yup, 'ya got it.



I haven't any pretenses - not one snotty aspiration - to rub shoulders (or get up-tweet and personal) with any self-proclaimed or highly-placed (annointed by the blessed holy few) VIP follower!



In the final analysis, I welcome all followers - especially those fresh in the ranks who are inspired to answer the call on the heels of a nugget of wisdom I may have humbled offered up to all.



Nuff said!



In closing, I have roughly thrown together a quickie cut-and-paste job of the VIP offer which mysteriously posted in a link at the Twitter tweet page about thirty minutes ago.



Then, just as swifty, vanished into the ether to parts unknown.



Take note that shortly after I clicked on the link to investigate - and likewise to verify the legitimacy of the commercial enterprise trying to leech on to (and make big bucks off of the Twitter phenomenon) the post transformed into an tweet update with my user name and publicity still on its face with a caption alleging I was touting the VIP service!



Not true!



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Kenny Loggins...a good sport! Follows in spite of plastic surgery post...

Kenny in his Christ phase!

When I inputted my password and user ID, I spied the twitter alert right off-the-bat, and chuckled heartily.

Kenny Loggins was now following me according to a twitter tweet!

What a good sport.

You see, because of a round-about turn-of-events last week, I ended up penning a post about rumors that the handsome musician may have had a nip and a tuck here 'n there in recent days.

It all started off innocently enough.

A contact of mine at Universal Music Group e-mailed me a promo about Kenny's new CD.

The brief upbeat communication provided me with a link so that I could take a gander at the trailer released to bolster the promo.

In response, I dashed off a post, so that fans of Loggins could check it out.

A day later, when I cruised back to the link site (Amazon.com) to verify pertinent information, I spied a comment in the dialogue box below which surprised me.

A reader snidely remarked that Kenny was obviously having trouble performing his single because of "alleged" plastic surgery which was purportedly restricting his facial muscles when warbling for the camera.

Ouch!

I fired back a comment, and noted that when I first screened the video, there didn't appear to be anything particularly unusual (or slightly out-of-whack) about the image appearing on the screen.

Upon closer scrutiny, when I surfed back to the site - however - I have to admit the texture of Kenny's skin was a bit raw-looking and taut around the edges of his facial features, if you get my gist.

"Maybe he downed a couple of drinks before the shoot," I teased.

Or, went a tad overboard with a skin peel?

Well, that got the rumor mills rollin', so-to-speak.

In fact, when I checked the blog stats at the WordPress site the following morning, I was elated to discover that the post reporting the skinny on Kenny nabbed an astounding number of unique hits overnight!

Meanwhile, the comments kept coming, too.

One fan quipped that Kenny was looking a lot like that other Kenny - ah - what's his name?

Yeah, Rogers!

I laughed out loud.

My comment back?

Which Kenny Rogers?

The first one (pre-surgery) or the second one?

In spite of the unflattering quips, Kenny (Loggins) - who obviously caught wind of the post - signed up to follow me on Twitter in the wake of waves of titillating gossip that started surfing up on blog shores around the Internet.

So, tit-for-tat - and with a Chesire grin on my own (untouched) chinny chin chin - I started to follow the easy-going popular musician on the musical landscape (and elsewhere).

Suppose by next week, we'll be thick as thieves, doing duets around the country.

Who knows?

Welcome aboard, Kenny.

Victor Borge said it best:

"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."

http://www.julianayrs.com

Twitter...synonym?

A synonym for Twitter?
A cluster fu**

Julian Ayrs
The Daily Planet
Collection of Poems
&
Truisms

http://www.julianayrs.com

Twitter...Ellen DeGeneres tucks in twits - er - tweeters! Howard Stern & "Hangover" trigger raft of dialogue!

Ellen entertains flock with over-the-top frock!

In a round-about-way, I ended up signing on to "follow" the Ellen DeGeneres talk show, at ever-popular Twitter.

Of course, I've always been fond of the quick-witted comedian's style.

It all started when I inputted my user name and password to enter the Twitter site late yesterday afternoon a moment or two shy of posting a feature on Ellen's novel idea to gift fans of the show by tweet express.

Curiously, when a "thread" of conversation sprang to life on the screen, right away I spied a tweet from Ellen informing her "followers" that Howard Stern allegedly quipped that he didn't like her dancing on the show.

For those of you in the dark - on occasion - Ellen dead-pans a soft-shuffle or two to the delight of her gushing fans.

I was taken aback by the timeliness of the Stern barb!

Just minutes earlier, I published a post which also took a sly poke at Ellen's somewhat spastic (no rhythm!) two-step style.

Of course, the jibe was a bit tongue-in-cheek, and not meant to crush the bright-eyed talk-show host's penchant for engaging in the romantic past-time.

Since the Stern tweet was on the heels of my own post regarding the same subject matter, I was inclined to surf over to Ellen's fan site, to investigate the synchronistic moment further.

So, I clicked on the shock jock reference link provided by the charismatic show biz personality, and ended up plunk down in the middle of the Ellen "show" web site.

What a fun place (well, instinctively, I half-knew it would be!) for the curious to kick off their shoes and put their feet up.

Ok, I fess up.

I tapped the "follow" button - and within minutes - I was interacting (mostly reacting!) to a host of dazzling "Twitter" personas heretofore unknown to moi!

Golly!

Then, just before I keyed out at about 10 p.m , I took one last gander at the socially hip hub site I was now joined at the heart to, before signing off.

Now the Ellen "tweet" on Howard Stern was going full-steam ahead after triggering a slew of responses (mostly negative) from Ellen fans who flew to her side in a defense mode.

One irate tweeter was particularly angry with old garbage-mouth for dissing a woman on air about her abortion.

I won't repeat what she quipped in the heat of the moment, though.

This is a Disney-style family blog, after all.

Yeah, right!

And, I don't sleep buck naked at night, either.

One of my followers - Caesar's Palace - was all hopped up over "Hangover".

Throughout the starry night, CP urged tweekers to catch the entertaining feature just released around the country.

The mere mention of the comedy, which has garnered rave reviews in the local and National press in recent days - set off a tidal wave of glittering chatter - not unlike the kind you'd encounter in a trendy single's bar in Anytown, U.S.A.

Looks like I have springboarded into a dizzying strata of fresh meat - um - contacts.

Like Facebook & Twitter, membrs are often led through one door and out another, at Twitter.

If you're a true adventurer with a thirst for life, who knows where you'll end up!

Computer heaven?

Or on a fast track to trojan hell?

By the way, did you know that a major computer in Europe has been nick-named "The Beast".

Insightful thoughts on the subject, anyone?

As I was reflecting on these matters of import, a warm & fuzzy feeling swept over me when I caught sight of one last tweet from Ellen before she slipped off into another dreamy landscape that must have been beckoning from afar.

The tweet was short and sweet:

EllenFans Good night all my Tweeple!

Imagine that!

The quirky talk-show host tucks in her tweeters each night.

That's true class!

http://www.julianayrs.com/

Twitter...Las Vegas following me! Golly...

Last night I got quite a surprise when I clicked on a Twitter update.

Vegas is following me.

Golly, I hit the jackpot.

After all, I don't recall ever having a city's fans follow me before.

Maybe the Mayor will present me with a key to "Sin City" on the heels of this enviable honor?

And, why not, I'm a likely candidate!

A flurry of upbeat posts I penned on the desert oasis this past week must have cheered up die-hard fans considerably.

Until I sauntered into town at High Noon, Vegas stalwarts were crying the blues about slumping Hotel reservations - and a staggering loss of revenue due to the failed economy - that had turned Bugsy's little gem upside down.

Rat-a-tat-tat!

I must have hit the target with mouth-watering posts about 99 cent Daiquiris, scrumptious deep-fried oreos, and the bevy of bodacious babes that serve 'em up with a come-hither look @ Mermaids at the Fremont Street experience nightly.

Obviously, night owls were also delighted with a video clip that featured the eye-popping marquee @ Glitter Gulch, a prestigious Gentleman's club.

Indeed!

Entertaining footage featuring a sensational saxophone player (local musician Carl Ferris), a charismatic country-rock performer by the name of Scotty Alexander, and an Alice Cooper tribute band obviously scored big on the richter scale, as well.

The dazzling light shows captured on HD Video were pretty much a sensory knock-out, too.

While the last-minute jaunt to Vegas wasn't too expensive (I rustled up a spacious suite at rock-bottom prices at Expedia last-minute) the impromptu trek turned out to be quite fortuitous.

After documenting four sun-drenched fun-filled days & exotic starry nights in the destination hot spot, I am the toast of the town.

In contrast, Harvey Feirstein was nearly tarred & feathered and banned from the glitzy Vegas strip, for criticizing the powers-that-be for trimming the length of Broadway Shows that hit town.

Nothing personal, Harvey.

In a nutshell, it all boils down to dollars and common sense.

Russian Roulette, anyone?

http://www.julianayrs.com

Shannon Tweed...tweets with me! Heh, don't tell Gene...

There's something about a woman with a cigar!

I was pleasantly surprised to receive an e-mail over the weekend informing me that statuesque beauty - Shannon Tweed - was now following me on Twitter!

A few weeks ago, our paths crossed at the Roosevelt Hotel, when Ms. Tweed & Gene Simmons appeared on the red carpet to show their support for a "Rally" to raise funds for the Los Angeles Children's Hospital.

In spite of the fact my new HD Video camera was fresh out-of-the-box that afternoon, and I was frantically trying to fathom how to operate the amazing gizmo, I managed to capture a handsome shot of the winsome twosome which I proudly posted on YouTube that night for the madding crowds to peruse.

Post: 05/03/2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSZUVWKkP78

By the way, eyes light up when I preview the clip for friends & acquaintances around town, so maybe I am on the right track creatively with my insightful "third" eye.

Of course, turn-about is fair play, so I cruised over to the Twitter home base of operations (and with the sweep of a deft finger) ceremoniously tapped Shannon's - um - "follow" button, too.

Now, I can keep track of Shannon's "tweets" without the need for a press release.

Thought I would get up to speed on the actresses' scuttlebutt, so I perused a couple of the latest updates.

I nearly fell out of my armchair when she noted in one post she'd just been in Las Vegas!

Golly, I just cruised back from "Sin" city bright and early yesterday morning.

Do you suppose we passed each other in traffic on Highway 15?

I was in a black SUV.

But, I expect that Ms. Tweed was in a sleek limousine.

A white one, just betcha!

I was really impressed when Gene's better-half casually mentioned she zipped in to say hi to "Hef" when she was in town.

I don't know many people - in fact, no one - on a first-name basis with the Playboy King!

However, I do have one small connection with the trail-blazing pioneer from yesteryear.

For example, I reported in a post a few months ago that one of the first modelling gigs I landed in Hollywood was through an agent at Playboy Models which was located on Sunset Boulevard in its early heyday.

Post: 10/08/2008

http://ijulian.blogspot.com/2008/10/hollywoodmy-first-job-in-show-biz.html

Like me, it appears that Shannon is a bit of a "newbie" when it comes to tweeting.

In one update, she mused that she wasn't sure how to use the social tool effectively just yet, so she offered up the suggestion that followers could use the Twitter phenomenon to ask her questions about her life, career, what-have-you.

Great idea, for starters!

And, her reflection on the matter, triggered some thoughts of my own on the issue.

Twitter may be a potential substitute for a sort-of social register - or introduction service - for instance.

If you recall, years ago, folks - upper crust ones in particular - thought it very low class to chat a stranger up in an elevator, on a busy city street, or without a formal introduction by way of a trusted confidante, family member, or social contact.

In the wild & woolly world of today, it makes sense therefore to sign up with a social hub like Twitter, then casually "follow" an individual at a safe distance without any obligation until such time as there has been an opportunity to establish a sense of who the person is, determine what their hopes and dreams are in life - and ultimately - fathom if there is a place for that individual in the social, political and/or spiritual circles they travel in.

In the event the experiment doesn't pan out, well, no foul - eh?

Looking forward to more "tweets" Shannon; after all, they've been a joy thus far!

And, at least we have Vegas, right?

Laughter heals!

http://www.julianayrs.com