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Publicly ridicule arrogant jackasses with Tweeting Too Hard

Tweeting Too HardHave you ever wished that there was a way to call out someone for posting a completely self-indulgent, arrogant, whiny, or self-important tweet? If so, you're going to enjoy Tweeting Too Hard.

Tweeting Too Hard is a Digg-like user submitted voting site, where the submissions consist of tweets that readers consider to be intended to make the tweet's author seem important. If that description isn't clear enough for you, have a quick browse of Tweeting Too Hard's All Time Top posts, and you'll get the idea very quickly. Things that will get your tweet submitted to Tweeting Too Hard include random mentions of how rich you are, mentioning a book you wrote, being curiously obsessed with your good looks and discussing them, among numerous others.

Users' votes for the worst-offending tweets with Back Pats. At the time of this writing, the top three Tweeting Too Hard submissions are:

1979 Back Pats: OMG i was saying how i couldn't afford the gas to fly daddy's jet to the riviera this summer, and this barista totally rolled her eyes at me

1761 Back Pats: fan belt light came on in the 911 so now I'm driving the Cayenne Turbo S - the backup, backup car. Trying not to think about the Tesla...

1651 Back Pats: it makes me sad, the more I have success the more people don't like me....

While it's certainly easy to game a system like this, the entertainment value is high no matter what.

Tweeting Too Hard has a commenting system, so you can discuss the unique charm of your favorite tweet with other users. Maybe surprisingly, the level of conversation seems fairly high at the moment, though if Tweeting Too Hard gains some serious traction and popularity, it can pretty much be expected that the comments will suffer from YouTube syndrome.

It seems like a site like this is purpose-built to catch celebrities showing their asses, and so far there's at least one in the top 5 -- can you guess who it is? How long before the All Time Top list reads like the cover of a tabloid?

Filed under: Productivity, Social Software, web 2.0

Tumblr introduces Submissions for community-powered blogs

There's a growing genre of really popular blogs that rely on reader submissions for content. I Can Has Cheezburger, Cute Overload or Texts from Last Night are just a few of the community-powered sites to catch on over the past few years. Some have handled submissions manually through an email address, and some have set up their own submission systems. Since the staff at Tumblr noticed that folks were using their platform for this kind of material, they decided to make it easier and introduce Tumblr Submissions.

You can turn on Submissions from Tumblr's Customize screen to enable readers to drop posts into your submission queue via email or a modified version of Tumblr's regular posting interface. The queue is accessible from your dashboard, and you can clean it out or approve posts from there. Submissions aren't going to be useful for everyone, but if you were thinking of starting some kind of themed blog with user-generated content, Tumblr should be your go-to platform.

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