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11-12-2017, 12:54 AM
Here's why a Twitter account for Maine tourism gets so many notifications
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Your relatable tweets are proving to be a real headache for the state of Maine.
As The Daily Dot pointed out (https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/at-me-twitter-maine/) Saturday, one of the many ways people announce that they've found a tweet relatable is by at-replying the Twitter handle "@me." It's tongue-in-cheek — a shorter way to say "that's me" or "it me."
The handle is also frequently used when someone says "don't @ me," but fails to put a space between "@" and "me." That space makes a world of difference, y'all. Isn't Twitter interesting?
SEE ALSO: Please enjoy these tweets about the horrors of Twitter (http://mashable.com/2017/11/09/tweets-about-bad-twitter-meta-wow/)
Using "@me" has an unintended side effect. The handle @me is actually owned by Maine.com, a website run by a man named Teddy Worcester to advertise Maine tourism.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/11/maine-me-twitter-notifications/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Your relatable tweets are proving to be a real headache for the state of Maine.
As The Daily Dot pointed out (https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/at-me-twitter-maine/) Saturday, one of the many ways people announce that they've found a tweet relatable is by at-replying the Twitter handle "@me." It's tongue-in-cheek — a shorter way to say "that's me" or "it me."
The handle is also frequently used when someone says "don't @ me," but fails to put a space between "@" and "me." That space makes a world of difference, y'all. Isn't Twitter interesting?
SEE ALSO: Please enjoy these tweets about the horrors of Twitter (http://mashable.com/2017/11/09/tweets-about-bad-twitter-meta-wow/)
Using "@me" has an unintended side effect. The handle @me is actually owned by Maine.com, a website run by a man named Teddy Worcester to advertise Maine tourism.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/11/maine-me-twitter-notifications/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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