Putin may be making his moves on Crimea, but on Twitter he was no match for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane and … Saint Patrick’s Day. Despots of the world should know, their next big chance to make a move when nobody’s looking (or sober) is Cinco de Mayo. Mark your calendars!
Kind of a quiet day, Sunday, on Twitter as no topic managed to catch fire with folks…
The Malaysia Airlines mystery still pulsated through Twitter on Saturday, while “#samedirection” (about Piers Morgan oddly enough) and “#mcconnelling” (about parody Mitch McConnell videos) also dominated the talk.
A strange divergence on Twitter Friday: In terms of hashtags, the tag #McConnelling took top spot, driven by Jon Stewart’s launching of the Internet meme. Conversely, in terms of actual words people used in their tweets, the missing Malaysia Airline’s plane dominated the conversation.
Shameless plug: My video for #McConnelling, where I recast Mitch as “Smiling Mitch” from the Enzyte male-enhancement pill commercials.
The ongoing mystery around the missing Malaysia Airlines flight dominated cable news Twitter on Thursday. Other trending topics included Chicagoland, the weekly show on CNN, and #McConnelling, the Daily Show‘s meme of replacing the sound track on a wordless Mitch McConnell campaign video.