Twitter cat has 500,000 fans
By REUBEN SCHWARZ - Stuff.co.nz
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A cat named Socks is fast becoming the next big thing on Twitter.
Socks uses the website to share his daily thoughts, which predictably focus on food, sunshine, his friend Pennycat, and playing with "Baron Von Shakymouse".
Socks' recent tweets include "RED DOT WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN hey dude it's been boring without you WOAH HEY COME BACK run run run run run run" and "stalk stalk stalk AND WHAT HAVE WE HERE deadly pillow enemy BANZAIIIIIIIII CRASH oh no busted PILLOW ATTACKED FIRST run run run".
Socks, aka Sockington, isn't the only cat to embrace the micro-blogging phenomenon of Twitter - many of his fans are also cats, with even some dogs - but he is quickly becoming the most popular cat on the web.
His "Socks Army" of Twitter fans number nearly 500,000 strong, and his tweets are now being printed on t-shirts. He is also the star of a series of internet videos.
Twitter is fast becoming a staple of web-savvy celebs like Ashton Kutcher and Lindsay Lohan, who use the 140-character messages to connect with their fans.
Socks' posts may not be as eloquent as some of his rivals who are real celebrities, like Kim Kardashian ("Just arrived at the gym! OMG Jennifer Lopez was training before me! Wow is she stunning w no make up!"), popstar Miley Cyrus ("my heart just isn't logical"), or popstar Kate Perry ("I've taken so many steroids in the past week I feel like I could throw cars like dice, transformers style").
But Sockington's 480,000 followers put him close behind Miley Cyrus' 570,000 and comedian Stephen Fry's 490,000, and ahead of Kate Perry's 330,000 and starlet Nicole Richie's 260,000.
On Twitter at least, Socks is a real star.
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I think people that use Twitter, Facebook, Bebo and wot not need to seriously get a life. These sites are gathering grounds for pre pubescent teens and losers with nothing better to do then blabber on about rubbish and share pics of drunken parties they went to.
wow thats cool
Socks looks happy and well looked after. He is alot better looking than the 'celebs' you mentioned in the article such as famous-for-nothing Kim. I cannot accept that Lopez looks stunning without make-up even after all the plastic surgery she's had. I used to work on her publicity photos so I know what I'm talking about :)
'Stunning' is the most overused word on the planet. Especially on TradeMe. Honestly you would think people couldn't even live their lives because of being 'stunned' all the time. Staring blankly into space because of some visual excellence has come before their eyes.
Ok enough of this useless twittering. Good day all.
This is one of the most absurd things I have heard in awhile. It's a cat, honestly, this article is nonsense.
OMG @Eh & @JamesU - whats wrong with some fun lighthearted news? Its a breath of fresh air having stuff like this amongst the murders, rapes and all the constant negative crap on the news every night. If it's not 'news worthy' to u - don't read it.
Ooops! wrong placeee...run run run run
OMG. I am so excited. This has given me something to live for. A cat that's more popular than Nicole Richie. Who would have guessed.
This is not news. It is not important. The story itself makes no sense; a cat who can write. What is wrong with people?
Twitter is like a breath of fresh air on the Social Media scene. I have been on it for just a few weeks now and I have met several interesting people. It is a platform to network with people you would like to meet in real life. KZ
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Hi Anne
I am following Socks on Twitter too - you might find twitter worthwhile if only for him S