The REAL Shaq Is REALLY Twittering (flag)
www.alanag.com — Last week a lot of folks were talking about a new Twitterer named Shaquille O'Neal and speculating whether he was the real deal. It was pretty realistic, but, come on, Shaq isn't really Twittering, right? Well, it wasn't really Shaq. But Shaq found out about the fake guy and got so ticked...
The REAL Shaq Is REALLY Twittering
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  • Ray Lewis Eats People Ray Lewis Eats People
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    awesome. i can't wait to see what he says on a day to day basis.
    Posted 11/19/2008 respond (flag)
  • MG843 MG843
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    I hope that he actually updates it.  I might have to follow him on Twitter.
    Posted 11/19/2008 respond (flag)
  • Erin Erin
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     Pretty prolific so far. Short-form blogging suits him well... Who's next?

    Posted 11/19/2008 respond (flag)
  • TheProgram TheProgram
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    I thought that was really cool....but did you know that Shaq is a NJ Devils fan?
    Posted 11/20/2008 respond (flag)
  • briancarter briancarter
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    Yay, now if Shaq learns to @reply, we can talk!
    Posted 11/20/2008 respond (flag)
  • Douglass C. Perry Douglass C. Perry
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    I guess it's easier to twitter than to shoot consistent free throws. (Oh, burn.)
    Posted 11/20/2008 respond (flag)
  • PrepChamps PrepChamps
    +1
    I doubt he'll @reply much..the Big Cactus has more important things to do
    Posted 11/20/2008 respond (flag)
  • briancarter briancarter
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    That would be a shame... Twitter is a dialogue, not a monologue- that would limit the spread of excitement about him being on Twitter.

     @mchammer has @replied back to me twice... 

    Posted 11/21/2008 respond (flag)
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Sports Crackle Pop — Shaquille O’Neal must have been fed up with the person that set up a fake Twitter account in his name. Because according to Alana G the Suns center has started Twittering on his own. The man does text a lot! He already has 20+ posts in less than 24 hours. My favorite twitter so far: So u wear a cape and win a dunk contest and they call u superman So what do u call a guy wit 4 rings , i know THE REAL SUPERMAN Aka SHAQ

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Will The Real Shaq Twitter Feed Please Stand Up? [NBA]
Deadspin — ... This story involves technology and is written by an old person, so try to bear with me as I attempt to follow along. A few weeks ago, someone started using Twitter under the name Shaquille O'Neal. Everyone was all in a tizzy, until it was revealed that the person behind it was not really O'Neal. Fine. But now reports say that Shaq was so upset over the whole ordeal that he has started his own authentic Twitter, under the name The_Real_Shaq. So why should we believe this one? Let's go to the tale of the Tweets and see what we find. ...

Supper Dump (Choke outs, Dice and Bark[ley])
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The Real Shaq Is Twittering
Half-Blog Half-Amazing (An NBA Blog) — ... According to Alana G, there was a shaq impostor on twitter a few weeks ago.  The diesel got so mad that he started he own twitter account (@the_real_shaq).  I’ve pasted a screenshot of his tweets.  They are fantastic.  I’ve blogged before that athletes should embrace twitter.  Amazing to see it happening. ...

Shanoff's Wake-Up Call: Cubs, Ball St, AI, Moose
The Sporting Blog — ... make an unbeatable billion-dollar bid. In this era of social networking — when Barack Obama can raise $640M for his campaign, mostly through small individual donations — this was doable. It even had a built-in catch-phrase: "Yes We Cubs!" All it was missing was a centralized administration, and I think that as fans — no matter who you root for — we'll look back and regret that. But, hey, Shaq is on Twitter! Talk about a great idea. We'll take what we can get. ...

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Deceptively Quick — I admit I was probably a little too excited when news broke that Shaq was twittering away. Even worse, I have yet to get over it. It is all too perfect. Shaq and Twitter really are the true power couple of the NBA. Shaq is more than a simple basketball player. He, like the Onion, has many layers. Or like a tetrahedron, has many sides. ...

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