Shaq’s On Twitter?! Widgetize Him!
By now all you Twitterers, Tweeters, Twits, addicts, are probably aware that Shaquille O’Neal, a.k.a. The Diesel, Big Daddy, Superman, The Big Cactus, The Big Shaqtus, Shaq Fu, Shaq, is on Twitter. @THE_REAL_SHAQ is the real Shaq, at least according to this Mashable post. Ever the quotatious 7 footer, he’s probably one of the most entertaining people to follow on Twitter. Here are some classics:
- kobe is a beast dude, the best player n da game, i admit , i miss playin wit him
- Ok i couldnt take it, i had to get a double cheeseburger from whataburger, pls 4give me lol
- I feel pretty good about the win, dam near broke my hip on da dive, lol
- Still tryin to get steve nash to join the twitter universe
- On my way to the 1st annual phoenix shaqsgivn dinner, feed 750 families
- Didnt get much sleep last nite, laker loss imsomnia, lol
- Just saw the the great phil jackson, gave him a kiss on da cheek
Using the KickApps Widget Studio we created a Shaq Twitter widget for all you fans . All it took was a few minutes of drag-and-drop creativity and the Twitter RSS feed. Feel free to place it on your blog or website by clicking ‘Steal This’ and copying the embed code.
Or, you can easily make your own customized Twitter widget powered by your Twitter’s RSS. Check out this video for more information.
UPDATE: Create your own mini-Twitter widget here. All you need to do is enter your Twitter RSS feed.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
One of the most entertaining? While funny, he’s far from the most entertaining. Someone should tell him to interact with his fans better. 10k+ (at the time of this post) following him and he only follows less than 5% of those followers. Seems he would grow his following further if he actually interacted with more than a handful of people.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
D, what are you whining about? The man’s got his own life and wants to follow the people who are in his life. What would be the point of following all 10k+ people? So that he could keep up on when you’re feeding your cat today? If you don’t think he’s entertaining enough, stop following him and let the rest of us read his hilarities. Stop being butt hurt because he didn’t respond to your advice on what to wear to last nights game.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Hey Xian, I don’t have a cat and I don’t advice people on how to dress. How about you understand the nature of the beast and realize Shaq is where he is, because of his fans. “Lord B” who he interacts with isn’t a part of his daily life. Give me a break…
He’s actually following me on twitter, so there ya go.
Nice try to paint me as a whiner though. How’s your life working out for ya? Are you always so quick to say something snide?
November 24th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Actually, he’s where he’s at because of his work ethic. Not his fans. I’m pretty sure he didn’t get elected into the NBA with the popular vote among fans.
My life’s pretty amazing. Thanks for asking.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Yeah, because the NBA would exist without people showing up for games or tuning in via networks that have contracts with the league. Has he worked hard? Without a doubt he has. Sixteen years in the league is awesome. Would he be where he is today without the NBA? Who knows.
Your lack of simple business concepts prove to me that you aren’t worth my time. Good day!
November 24th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
Children, please. Both of you, go to your rooms.
Actually, though it was said in as crude a manner as you can get, I understand where “D” is coming from. 10K people is a lot to shift through to figure out who is worthwhile to follow. Especially for someone with his schedule. You can imagine a lot of people want his attention. You, Xian, are one of the lucky ones. Congrats.
From some of the responses I’ve seen regarding his posts, a lot of people are amazed that he responds to his followers at the rate he does. I’ve seen quite a few “notable” personalities whose efforts to respond to others are few and far between.
As for interacting with his followers, I’m sure if someone @’s him, he’ll either respond if he needs to, wants to or has time to. Besides, if someone’s going to choose to follow so many people that they can’t even keep up with their updates or respond when “we think they should”, IMHO, that would cause more dissatisfaction than their avatar not appearing in my “followers”.
November 24th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
It wasn’t said in a crude manner. The truth is the truth, no need to sugar coat it. And by the way, I’m the one Shaq is following, not Xian.