Here is the thing I don’t get about twitter.
People follow people they are interested in and want to know what they are doing (unless I am missing something).
What I don’t get is why people follow me, but then bitch about what I say… repeatedly…. and often times will say “Who gives a shit” in response to my tweets. Well I guess you do jackass or you would not follow me.
Here is a good example… Last Friday I went with my wife and daughter (it was my daughters birthday) and she REALLY wanted me to get my toenails painted.
So I put up a twitpic of it:
and this jackass incredibill who has been following me for years but is always the first one to bitch comes out with:
Now don’t get me wrong. I am all for free speech and if this failure at life wants to spout his bigoted comments at me then go ahead. He is one of many that like to make personal insults I receive every day. I am a big boy and have put myself (and my toes) in the public spotlight.
What I don’t understand is why people devote there resources to following people they do not like.
Maybe someone can explain it to me?
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August 23, 2009 at 12:06 pm
As Kanye West says, “Your haters are your biggest fans.”
July 29, 2009 at 1:11 pm
If all twitter users only follow people they legitimately want to keep updated with, everyone will have a lot less followers.
-Mike
July 19, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Hipocrits, they just want more followers.
July 15, 2009 at 8:26 am
Well, hes gotten his 15 minutes of fame, moving on…
July 15, 2009 at 1:42 am
Absolutely funny. I do not get many things of twitter, and actually the idea of this is quite strange, but hope will develop fast
July 10, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Quantity of followers does not really reflect quality visitors? That’s what i experienced recently.
July 9, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Just a few comments above have it right. The rest of you must not read at major forums like webmasterworld too often. You should do so. Bill has a username that is recognized by MANY in the industry, and he is respected by many as well.
Hey Shoe; you know I have made honest comments in your blog in the past. I can tell you right now with no regrets, and know it’s the darn truth; incredibill was joking with you. But really now Shoe; the toes are not what a straight man would do and you know it. You have had to expected people to pretty much laugh out loud. Who the heck puts painted toes on the internet? geez.
I’ve not posted a tweet nor a twitter and have no desire to do so as I do not give two shites what you or sally is doing during the day. I just don’t. But from what I see on twatter, as I can read twats even if not a member, it’s simply people stalking other people for different reasons. Many times it’s not because they give a damn about what “you” are doing at all, nor about what you have to say, but it can be about things like if you say anything stupid or not. Kind of like Google keeping track of SEO’s who do their best to exploit them. It’s not like the care or anything at all. They just want to find out how truly stupid you are.
That would be why Bill twatted at your toes. He really does not care at all and wanted to get a rise out of you….. Success, huh?
July 9, 2009 at 4:29 pm
I think people join twitter to get more exposed on what they’re doing. I join twitter for fun, nothing special since I found Facebook is more attarctive
July 8, 2009 at 2:24 am
Jeremy why do you attribute your having toes done to your daughter’s really wanting you to do it? If you didn’t want a camp nail job you could have just put it off until ‘toe-morrow’……
July 5, 2009 at 7:42 pm
I’m still new at this tweeter thing, but I’m aware what a great tool it can be, but is no different than any other web platform, stupid people is out there. Once I read a blog post somewhere which made a distinction between all the people who leave comments, and one of the categories was something like: The badass guy who amuses himself insulting and criticizing other users…
July 5, 2009 at 6:23 am
Well,I have actually made a lot of tweets about what I have done in a day and I have never experienced the same as you.Either my followers have not replied to them or they have replied positively.It is better to delete those people who has made such abusive comments from your followers list,at least those comments will not be hurting you then.
July 5, 2009 at 2:55 am
They aren’t following you because they want to see that stuff, they follow you to learn about blogging. When they don’t get that, they may get a bit immature and post things like that.
July 4, 2009 at 10:12 pm
This guy is just giving you a hard time. He wishes he had the balls to get his toenails painted and probably likes it up the a**. Just saying.
July 4, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Just let them go! I used to keep editing my tweets but after awhile they keep coming back!
Or delete and they reappear. If you really want security lock the topic.
Or start a secure tweet that is locked.
July 4, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Jeremy you have got great sense of humour. Nice picture I love it.
July 4, 2009 at 11:33 am
I think some people on Twitter actually go out of their way to make nasty comments. I have to assume that these people are not intellectually capable of coming up with anything intelligent to say but feel the need to be heard. They will follow anyone jut for the attention, I suppose.
July 4, 2009 at 10:11 am
I think some people just have more free time! That’s what I don’t like about Twitter also. People you don’t like and people who don’t like you can simply put nasty comments about you.
I think some are simply jealous and just wanted some of your attention…
July 4, 2009 at 10:11 am
I totally agree with you – that’s what I don’t understand about Twitter. People must not understand the concept, because why bother following people only to be annoyed with what they say, and to reply with such dumb responses. Twitter is hugely popular, and while I’m on there, I don’t use it very often, because I don’t really understand the hype.
July 4, 2009 at 8:05 am
well who cares what they think !! you have a wonderfull blog and if someone is stupid and just follow you and ask you to do somthing and insult you in return than fuck him /
you dont even have to care/
July 4, 2009 at 7:11 am
I joined Twitter a while ago and I have not as yet used the account. I don’t see who would be interested in my every move; I just can’t see the appeal of that site.
I agree why bother following someone and then criticizing?
The toenails are pretty cool actually!
July 4, 2009 at 4:19 am
I doubt your toenails were the main reason for the comment – he was probably mad at you in the first place and just found a suitable occasion to express his irritation. I don’t know the guy so I’m not the one to judge but there’s nothing ‘gay’ about the way your toenails look. Ignore the haters – they’re just jealous. Btw, great blog color scheme and content – pleasant for the eye. Keep up the good work! ^^]
July 3, 2009 at 11:34 pm
There are people try to be noticed so make comments like crazy
July 3, 2009 at 10:24 pm
That’s why I don’t like Twitter that much. I think that they follow you because they’re curious how you’re so successful and hope that you will someday leak some secret that will be useful to their usage. Haha but it seems you have proven it wrong, aren’t you?
July 3, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Well I don’t get it either.. I have some followers that I don’t even know. that’s why I don’t use twitter anymore. LOL. I only use facebook, cause there I can limit people who can see my updates. =)
July 3, 2009 at 9:37 pm
Lol, the person who insulted you perhaps had followed the wrong person, or didn’t get the update the person expected (e.g: shoemoney would be expected by the person to tweet updates about internet marketing things, not about personal things).
^^v
July 3, 2009 at 8:59 pm
there’s just too much people with no life at all in internet…and in tweeter….
thats what they do…following some unknown people and give a bad comment / lame comment about the others… lol
July 3, 2009 at 8:45 pm
“What I Dont Understand About Twitter Followers”
I’m newbie with twitter…. I think he’s moron… lol..
July 3, 2009 at 8:16 pm
Forgot to add – this is one of the reasons why I rarely use twitter anymore, too many people just being stupid (no im not referring to shoe)
July 3, 2009 at 6:37 pm
Actually they do look gay, LOL. Just kidding. I think that when you are following someone, in twitter or in real life, you always expect something from that person, and it´s difficult to accept that that person is different to us, and that he can think different, we are always expecting something from that person and when we get a different message of what we expected we feel frustrated and start yelling out!!! Personally I am matured enough to know that everybody is differente and free to do what he/she wants, if I don´t like anymore what he is saying or doing, I stop following that person, it happens when I read a writer, a politician, a guru, or whatever.
July 3, 2009 at 3:33 pm
What I hate about Twitter is the mindless crap some people post. Frankly who cares!
July 3, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Its very simple Joe, If someone will say any bad thing about me then it hardly matters, but if someone throw a stone at you, its big news you know.
Surprisingly you are giving that guy all the attention he seeks from you.
He is cleaver , you are NOT.
You are feeding his stomach.
July 3, 2009 at 10:13 am
I think people are very needy about exposing their thoughts, even to strangers they just know in the www. Poor guy that cant get the fun and the joke about your photo! I found it very funny!
July 3, 2009 at 9:28 am
Hmm.. Its interesting.
July 3, 2009 at 5:25 am
It’s probably because people are expecting quality content and when instead of that they get a pic of painted toe nails they need an outlet for anger
July 2, 2009 at 9:22 pm
hahahaha Shoe those toes look like a woman’s own. lol nice paintings though. Oh twitter rocks!
July 2, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Internet Asperger’s Syndrome: http://www.cracked.com/article_17522_p2.html
AKA Troll
July 2, 2009 at 3:05 pm
some people just don’t have anything better to do…
July 2, 2009 at 11:34 am
It’s strange how people are – especially online people can become really “assertive” and are quick to attack. It’s rude.
July 2, 2009 at 9:07 am
LOL. Well that painted foot does look kind of earrie
At first I thought it belonged to a women.
July 2, 2009 at 2:54 am
ah … the guy is just jelaous, because he doesn’t have such beautifully painted toe nails
July 2, 2009 at 1:26 am
This post/thread is as about as exciting as your average “mexican laundry women” gossip. Sigh.
July 2, 2009 at 12:17 am
I think that it is pretty cool that you did that for your daughter. Shows the signs of a good dad.
July 1, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Jeremy, I just had to post and say what a great daddy you are for doing that for your daughter. She’ll always remember that. My daughters always put makeup on my husband. lol
July 1, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Twitter, these days have become a tool for blind following. People want to just show off their follower count and hence blindly follow anybody and everybody. So when there is no common interests, people like the one who sent you this tweet can send in such sick comments as well.
July 1, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Shoe just look at those comments and smile. Your fame goes a long way. Always be happy you are loved by 50% and hated by 50% of the people than ok with 100% of the people. If you didn’t have haters you would not have a famous blog.
Keep doing what you do best.
July 1, 2009 at 5:46 pm
I have the perfect answer for you.
There are those people who do something nice and get noticed, and those who fart to get noticed.
Do you agree, Shoe?
July 1, 2009 at 4:54 pm
He’s just mad at how daring you are. Let’s not forget what the British soldiers say: who dares, wins!
July 1, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Actually what you did was quite daring, and that’s what successful companies usually do too. This guy just wants to show that he has some muscle in the internet world, but in reality, he just shot himself in the foot with what he did.
July 1, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Interesting post
July 1, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Because they want a place where they can show their frustration … and also wanted that people should know about their frustration …
They are looser and will react in that manner only.
July 1, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Ha Tracy Robinson made a funny! LOL
July 1, 2009 at 11:45 pm
LOL
July 1, 2009 at 12:05 pm
Those are some sweet toes, I had been thinking of getting my wife and I pedicures and manicures just for something different, I probably won’t go for the painted look, but what the heck, maybe you could start a new brand, toemoney.com lol. As of right now it is still available, but I am sure someone will jump on it feet first, hahahaha
July 1, 2009 at 10:56 am
They are just jealous that you have the time to get your toenails done with your daughter and make her happy on her birthday. Good for you for being such a great dad!
And they wanted to you blog about it so now everyone is going to check your twitter and see who it was and they get exposure that way.
July 1, 2009 at 8:59 am
Just a way of people showing their jealously. Thats why Twitter is the new Bitch zone.
July 15, 2009 at 8:24 am
Bitch Zone, good one!
July 1, 2009 at 6:10 am
Simply put, Go Figure. Anyway, it so seems that he got the attention he wanted. Think about it, now allmost all your readers know who “Incredibil” is. He can be an a** but negative publicity sometimes work. Did you think about that, Shoe? Anyway, nice toenails. The “S” is the little detail, right?
July 1, 2009 at 4:11 am
Don’t worry about it Shoe, many people feel that Bill’s a prick and quite likely a ponce as well. And I would think that deep down he knows it as well.
July 1, 2009 at 4:05 am
Some followers are really crazy!
July 1, 2009 at 3:45 am
He’s just trying to get some attention at your expense
July 3, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Surprisingly he (Jeremy) is giving what that guy want.
July 1, 2009 at 2:27 am
Hahahahah! Some people just never have anything nice to say! I like your toenails, Jeremy, and I myself have walked around barefoot at festivals with screaming pink toenails after the girls got hold of me with no problem. At least you have the balls to actually enjoy yourself. I would ignore this twitter twit if I were you, as these kind of creatures feed on the negative response they trigger in people.
July 1, 2009 at 1:28 am
That’s why you’re making a 6+ figure income on the Internet and they’re not, haha =)
July 1, 2009 at 12:57 am
Hi Jeremy
I agree with Andrew and the tall poppy syndrome he has mentioned. Further, i believe he belongs to that unwanted category of people that can’t help themselves but to insult others or crib about some random stuff.
True, i agree communities like twitter is to be friends and make more and at the same time you may not like everything about your friends but this is no way to approach them. Also, let’s not forget insults or criticism make us much stronger with time–:)
I love you the way you are–so original.stay likewise.
best regards
zola
June 30, 2009 at 11:55 pm
LOL ….Hahahahha
June 30, 2009 at 11:22 pm
I think think that guy who follow you is really trying hard to make a name for himself.
Like a kid screaming at the top of his lungs for more candy….
I think you did a nice thing to make your daughter smile on her birthday J.
Personally I think u need a tattoo!
June 30, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Wow dude, you got thumb toes. You really should keep them yetti toes under cover. LOL
I’m really surprised you not only let haters get to you, but write posts about them. Man your really asking for it. Now everybody is going to try and get your goat.
What the hell does that mean anyway “get your goat”
Anyway, the blue looks great! The S logo is a little too much though.
June 30, 2009 at 10:51 pm
If you think people follow others in twitter because they are really interested in the other person’s update, I think (IMO), you’re way out. Yes, you might behave that way, but there are tons of tweeps out there that follow others in order to get a reciprocal follow, not because they are interested. Beats me why on earth they would want the numbers (of twitter followers) when it means nothing if there’s no quality to it.
Anyway, back to your question, it’s your blog, your tweet, and you maintain sole discretion whether to accept or ban anyone. No one would question it, at least not me.
And by the way, your ’subscribe’ form, can’t you use some form of cookie so that it doesn’t always appear? Maybe a duration of once a week or a month?
Just my 2 cents.
June 30, 2009 at 10:34 pm
You should have become a foot model instead of an Internet Marketer
June 30, 2009 at 9:57 pm
Well, you are an Internet celebrity too though, Shoe. Every celeb. gets some sort of hate. I guess that’s also a fun portion of being a celeb?
June 30, 2009 at 9:14 pm
People expect a certain something from you, so they follow you. When they see they’re not getting what they expected, first they protest. And then they unfollow you.
What’s so hard to understand about that?
June 30, 2009 at 8:52 pm
It’s pretty obvious. He’s promoting his own blog; just going a negative way about it. He’s probably bowing down to an image of you right now because of all the traffic you just sent him.
June 30, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Agreed, just trying to get some attention.
June 30, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Gee, all you armchair psychologists are just amazing.
If I was promoting my own blog maybe I’d post something, it’s been 3 weeks.
Sometimes making fun of toe nail polish is just that, having a chuckle of blue toes
July 3, 2009 at 12:09 pm
You are a very smart Guy, No Doubt.
June 30, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Haha, yeah, he just got his Twitter on Shoemoney front page!
June 30, 2009 at 8:35 pm
yep, you’re gay
June 30, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Douchebag. Plain and simple.
June 30, 2009 at 7:32 pm
They follow and bitch about you because they have no lives. The only interesting thing that happens is one of the people who they follow is doing something out of the norm.
Now they finally have something to do: They can bitch about you doing something they would be afraid of.
Just remember that those people continue their boring lives while you have fun with your daughter, your wife and your painted nails
Oh, and Happy Birthday to your daughter!
July 1, 2009 at 6:46 am
I agree with what you are saying anty.
June 30, 2009 at 7:27 pm
maybe they just need some attention shoe. and maybe their strategy to be known. just like you’ve posted his tweet and his twitter username, I’m sure that you’re avid readers (just like me) would visit the twitter account of that freak guy.
June 30, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Great post shoe.I got to admit you have some funky fans
June 30, 2009 at 6:25 pm
I think this is a great example of leveraging off someone elses existing brand and profile.
It’s like the PPC campaigns where people use the old ’scam line’. If someone can get publicity aka. a blog about them on shoemoney’s blog – or a viral video on a news website like we recently saw in Australia with the ‘chk chk boom’ girl, then they can potentially pick up some massive attention.
Cant say I agree with the method but hey I guess it works… controversy creates attention.
Hope your girl had a great birthday!
Nathan @ Web Money Blog
June 30, 2009 at 6:13 pm
I’m actually more concerned about the teal flip flips…hahah. Whatever floats your boat.
June 30, 2009 at 6:13 pm
**I mean flip FLOPS
June 30, 2009 at 9:26 pm
the flip flops are made of paper. they give them to you when you do your toe nails… but teal is kinda wack… eitherway you have no choice lol…
June 30, 2009 at 5:44 pm
Gee Shoe, I didn’t know you didn’t have a sense of humor.
Hope your daughter had a fun b’day!
I know if I painted my toenails, assuming I wasn’t so fat that I could actually still reach my feet, and then twittered the results, would have expected nothing less than I gave.
FYI, if you want to maintain editorial accuracy I’m not one of your followers. I just went to look at your timeline when someone send me a link to that pic of those toes!
So no, I’m not a follower.
June 30, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Dude your blog blows…I like Shoemeisters feet way better….
June 30, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Who said my blog doesn’t blow?
I’m always the first to admit that so it’s not a big revelation.
June 30, 2009 at 5:15 pm
It takes a real man to wear toes like that! Rock on bro! There’s always a jerk in the crowd!
June 30, 2009 at 4:37 pm
People are probably following you to get recognized for it and, as a result, get more people to follow them. I can’t stand when people bash other people online. They get all brave behind their computer screen, but probably wouldn’t ever be able to say it to your face.
June 30, 2009 at 4:21 pm
That twitter must have like the opposite thing to a foot fettish
June 30, 2009 at 4:54 pm
I agree. Insults are the quickest way to provoke a response. I think I am following 3 or 4 people because I really don’t want to know what everyone is doing all of the time.
June 30, 2009 at 4:18 pm
Jeremy maybe that toe varnish critic was really trying to get mentioned on your blog, as he was, in order to get people to notice his Twitter account name. Maybe your blog post led to a huge increase of followers for him.
June 30, 2009 at 4:14 pm
You see Shoe, that’s what I’m missing by not being able to follow your tweets. lol
Liking your logo on the big toe there. haha
June 30, 2009 at 10:01 pm
I didn’t notice that logo until you mentioned it! Creative there, Shoe!
June 30, 2009 at 3:55 pm
That is the exact reason I am not so happy with Twitter. A lot of the people who follow you, as i’m sure you know, don’t care about what you have to say and are just trying to promote their site and only care about themselves.
People like incrediBill are the reason twitter has become a worse sight. There needs to be a better filter for comments and tweets,
June 30, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Ya, but incredibill makes a lot of money on the net, and has never once had to photoshop a check to do it.
June 30, 2009 at 3:39 pm
I think the real problem is that people are allowed to have opinions. Although opinions are great and like expressing myself as much as the next person, people take things too personal. So what if you get a pedicure? So what if it looks gay (to some people)? Who forced you to click on the link? Who forced you to follow me (or you)?
On your end the problem is that you care. Do you really think that caring about being called names is going to change anything? Maybe you have a strong enough following that (whatever his name is) will get a big bashlash and “hated”. It is does not accomplish anything but personal satisfaction of revenge. People often are bothered by how calm I am about EVERYTHING, and I to be honest with you it makes me feel good when my lack of acknowledgment to certain things pisses them of.
June 30, 2009 at 3:12 pm
That’s funny. I thought you two were friends? Or at least that you both knew who each other were. As soon as I saw his name on the tweet, I just read it as humor, like reading his blog.
His blog’s fun to read when he’s getting pissed off at scrapers, bots, etc… or just stupidity in general.
June 30, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Maybe he had a bad day, or is trying to keep you in line and make you realize you do some pretty crazy stuff and you deserve some crap for it. Sure it might have been a little uncalled for but where is he from? Maybe he is from someplace where ignorance is widely accepted.
June 30, 2009 at 2:44 pm
I think this Incredibill has one hell of a chip on is shoulders even is avatar is angry looking with the words f**k it printed under the little aggressive face, he clearly has issues but what with, well I guess only he knows. My advice is BLOCK him the would is in a depressive state as it is, without aggressive people like him says nasty thing just because it makes them feel better, in my eyes he comes a cross as a school bully.
June 30, 2009 at 2:37 pm
I have the same thing happen sometimes (albeit on a far smaller scale). It’s annoying, isn’t it?
June 30, 2009 at 2:24 pm
it is simply very hard to explain, but I liked your nails! cheers
June 30, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Not to pick on someone with mental issues, but unfortunately…I always feel like people who say random shit like this have either Aspergers or Tourettes Syndrome.
I have a cousin with Aspergers who says pointless crap like this…he can’t help it because this type of autism affects social behaviors that most people find as rude and/or annoying. The Internet gives them a pedestal to get attention.
Even if his intention was being an asshole, I just chalk it up to mental problems and move on. Everyone has a reason for the way they are.
June 30, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Maybe because they are just gay and he is being honest.
June 30, 2009 at 4:06 pm
I agree with dudeer.
June 30, 2009 at 1:53 pm
I think your nail is cool like that
June 30, 2009 at 1:50 pm
What a douche bag that guy is. If you don’t like what you are reading it’s a very easy fix. It’s that little button under the avatar that lets you unfollow, it’s that simple! I think some people just love to see if they can get a reaction out of someone, but be enough out of reach to not get punched in the face.
June 30, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Well done!
Gotta figure 0.1% of kids are dropped on their head. Sooner or later we all run into them, esp. on hot sites like this.
June 30, 2009 at 1:01 pm
jeeez… he’s just busting balls. no big deal. don’t friggin analyze the crap out of it. common way to talk to FRIENDS here on the east coast (jersey /ny). it’s funny…
June 30, 2009 at 12:55 pm
seems he is talking trash to all he follows….
twitter is like high school, you have those punks who poke jabs at you to see how much they can get under your skin,
its just their personality represented online.
web 2.0!
June 30, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Shoe,
I’m guilty as charged. I think last Thursday I replied “a who gives a sh*t” about your Kate or whoever tweet. I was just in a crappy mood.
June 30, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Lol, thats the answer to the 100 year old question.
imho… 
Thats the thing about twitter – if you want to update on your personnal matters, people who expect business from you will write something like that.
June 30, 2009 at 12:36 pm
I think the interesting part here is that you say “People follow people they are interested in and want to know what they are doing” and yet you follow over 11,000 people.
This is just a personal opinion, but I think that you are lying if you say you really care about what all 11,000 people have to say. You may scan the tweets, search them, etc. but you don’t really care what each individual has to say.
Not saying what this guy said/tweeted is justified in any way. Just that you begin the post with a rather weak argument.
June 30, 2009 at 1:12 pm
I’ve gotta say I tend to agree here. Not everyone on twitter is following people just because they are interested in what that person has to say. I mean seriously out of the 10’s of thousand of people that you are following what percentage do you actually get the chance to read and interact with??
For most people its about networking, getting your name out there associated with someone else.
June 30, 2009 at 11:52 am
I don’t know dude, them toes are pretty gay man…. Kid or not… my toes wouldn’t be posted on twitter…
June 30, 2009 at 11:40 am
screw that guy shoe i think your toes are pretty
June 30, 2009 at 11:30 am
What Netmeg said. IncrediBill is very sarcastic and the comment was an unfortunate attempt at humor (especially since it indirectly referenced your family). But he isn’t a bad guy, isn’t likely jealous, and probably actually likes following you.
Also, with Twitter, it’s easy to miss the context of something and “Mis-Tweet”.
June 30, 2009 at 11:22 am
You just gave him free advertising! Wonder how many new followers this story got him.
June 30, 2009 at 4:08 pm
I agree with Young Cass too.
June 30, 2009 at 10:46 am
lol this one makes me laugh…People use Twitter for more then following the same interests. They do it cause it’s a cheap way of saying “Fuck You” and get in some other insults. They can’t do it to your face (unless they find you at a convention) so they do it here online. One of the easiest ways to bash someone…
I like face to face confrontations personally…
June 30, 2009 at 10:29 am
You are one fantastic, loving, father. That’s a fact.
June 30, 2009 at 10:24 am
I get rude comments on my youtube videos, etc. I think some folks just have too much time on their hands.
June 30, 2009 at 10:09 am
pay him no mind shoemaker..not unless what you are eating is making him shit…lol..lol..nahh pay him no mnd..negativity,if it was not here everything would be so perfect..and its not…stay focused Shoemaker!
June 30, 2009 at 9:59 am
Shoe, they like you so much they hate you.
They’re jealous really.. it’s how it is.
To me the picture is pretty gross.. :p
But I wouldn’t take time out of my day to say so..
Well it looks like I did..
Oh well back to work for me.
Have a good one Shoe, no worries on the haters, you’re still a great blogger and someone I hope to meet one day.
Cheers,
July 3, 2009 at 2:31 pm
aspkin the one who knows nothing
he sells this ebook and he got kicked of ebay two years ago never got back on!!!! i read all about this aspkin does not sell ANYTHING ON EBAY!
write to me i will give you free copy of this ebook from aspkin
shoeguy is okay aspkin is fraud
August 15, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Aspkin knows NOTHING about EBAY.
Here is what I read on the internet: “asokin knows NOTHING about Ebay. He has not sold a single item on EBAY in over two years, and has no idea what is going on with Ebay for a long time now. If you look over, say, the last hundred posts from aspkin at his forum (if you want to research this), you won’t find a single mention of “wow I sold this on EBAY and that happened,” “I got a complaint from an EBAY buyer,” “Ebay is removing my listings because I did this or charged too much shipping,” “Ebay changed this policy this is how it is affecting me,” “I opened this account on EBAY this is what happened,” etc. etc. Whatever aspkin has to say on the subject of EBAY he lifts from the forum or states “in theory” what he thinks should be. I discount anything aspkin has to say on the subject of EBAY, and the biggest joke is his “Ebay Stealth” guide which someone else (named Mike, a Canadian) wrote for him and then aspkin edited based on what he thought might be true that he lifted from his forum.”
June 30, 2009 at 9:41 am
Remember shoe, the more famous, wealthy you become you gather more true enemies than friends. If you can just answer me what made someone to kill GANDHI? Avoid is the best solution to your problem, you also know it just forgot it…
June 30, 2009 at 9:40 am
Duh, it’s called networking.
You post a pic on twitter, someone calls you fucking gay, and just like that a life long bond has been forged.
June 30, 2009 at 9:35 am
HaHaHa that’s funny
June 30, 2009 at 9:33 am
Hmm, Shoe are you really interested in the 11,141 People you are following?
June 30, 2009 at 9:32 am
Told ya being a parent was a life-changing experience. Did you EVER think you’d get your toes painted before you had a kid?
June 30, 2009 at 9:31 am
Haters, will hate.
I was stuck in a cab with that dude once in Vegas at Pubcon, was hating on everything then too. It’s so easy to say something sucks, anyone can do it.
June 30, 2009 at 5:52 pm
I’m not sure how I was ever stuck in a cab with you as I only take cabs with friends and acquaintances and you’re obviously neither.
Nice try though.
June 30, 2009 at 9:21 am
One more reason people follow is to get increase in their own number of followers. For example once I started following you I’ve got about 30-40 followers within one day. Looks like some people are using robots that follow everyone who follows particular person.
June 30, 2009 at 9:16 am
Don’t worry about it dude. Your Toe Nails Rock!!!!
June 30, 2009 at 9:10 am
I can pretty much guarantee you that Bill isn’t jealous of Shoe. He’s got his own very successful thing going on.
That’s just the way he is. He says stuff not much better to me sometimes, and I’m reasonably sure he considers me a friend. In fact, he’s probably said worse.
Since I know he doesn’t mean it, and I know how he is, it doesn’t bother me. In fact, I’m just as likely to say something as bad or worse back.
But if you didn’t know him, I could see why it might.
June 30, 2009 at 9:00 am
People don’t have lives so they tweat crap on twitter.
June 30, 2009 at 8:52 am
A number of possible reasons:
1. Jealousy – He’s so jealous that he follows in order to take every chance to pathetically try to tear you down.
2. Enemy – He might be an online enemy. Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.
3. Asshole – no explanation needed.
4. Dumb – He’s trying to get you to post about him in order to get traffic to his lame blogspot blog. ha ha
5. Smart – The guy is actually a buddy of yours and you are trying to get him followers.
6. Humor – He was trying to be funny but failed miserably.
My vote is for #3.
June 30, 2009 at 8:44 am
If you start with the premise that 40% of the public are morons, another 40% are uninformed, and 20% fall within the bell curve of normalcy, then it helps explain a lot of the stuff you see on a daily basis.
June 30, 2009 at 9:08 am
I think that’s more like 45+45+15
June 30, 2009 at 8:43 am
Shoe – only the 4 little toes are gay. Your BIG toe es muy macho!
Is this the same incredibill from WebmasterWorld? He seems like such a nice guy. It’s weird that he’s got a toe up his ass about you.
June 30, 2009 at 8:39 am
my guess is that it is all the contests and free stuff etc that make them follow.
Those are your toes? funny
June 30, 2009 at 8:34 am
Maybe you just forgot that incredibill is just a worthless jackass.
June 30, 2009 at 8:34 am
Jeremy – there seems to be an entire breed of humans out there who thrive on negativity. It used to upset me and get under my skin. Now I just feel sorry for them.
Can you imagine what it’s like to see the world through their eyes? They must be very unhappy people.
June 30, 2009 at 8:30 am
I have 4 kids, married to my wife for 11 years… and am TOTALLY straight.
But, Shoe, I gotta say… you have some nice feet bro!
Seriously, this post made me laugh so damn hard… definitely got my day started off right. Thanks!
June 30, 2009 at 8:29 am
Could also have been said in jest. You could imagine a friend saying the same thing but smiling and laughing and you’d know he was just pretending to be a bigot. Actually showing how stupid bigots sound, making fun of THEM, not you. All in the delivery – which is lost in text – unless he added a smiley.
June 30, 2009 at 8:21 am
Kind of as a side topic, free speech has nothing to do with what someone says to you privately. It doesn’t give anyone the right to say whatever they want without consequence. Because “STFU” is also free speech.
June 30, 2009 at 8:16 am
Wow, just shows you what a grown man would do for his baby girl.
June 30, 2009 at 8:11 am
Shoe – no need to feel so insecure about your homosexual tendencies.
Seriously though if you are going to do that you need to expect some ribbing. I mean come on??
Take it like a man and quit whining.
June 30, 2009 at 8:02 am
there’s lotsa that kind of personalities out there, Jeremy….be glad that the idiot just tweets you and doesn’t drive by to show his displeasure, eh!
Jim
June 30, 2009 at 7:58 am
F You Pansy! That’s WHY!
Seriously though, what innovation could douse the flame wars that have been going on since the dawn of the internet?
June 30, 2009 at 7:54 am
Srsly those are some lady like feet shoe. Im not sure if it is actually the nail polish or the flip flops, but something is weird.
June 30, 2009 at 7:52 am
Either he does not really like or he’s a competative or yours. I always think this way when someone has something negative to say about my game servers that i run. I always take it that they are the competition and they are trying to get people into their game servers with no success!
June 30, 2009 at 7:47 am
I think @qurve hit it right on the head – their expecting mind blowing tweets each and every time…instead not realizing what twitter is truly about.
smh at this loser
June 30, 2009 at 7:45 am
I think you should quietly block him (I did) and not spread his name around.
June 30, 2009 at 7:38 am
Shoe , I agree 1000%
All I can say is these people are jealous in some way.. so they follow you to bitch and moan.
Or it’s your direct comp who feels the need to be negative at every turn thinkin this will dicredit you.
Stupid ass people man,, this is what you do,… start posting the most random, innate stupidity to piss them all off..lol
June 30, 2009 at 7:31 am
Probably trying to get attention: follow someone high profile, cause a fuss, get noticed. He just got his own post. Seems to have worked!
I guess many of your followers do so because they are interested in online marketing etc rather than nail varnish?
Anyway, at least I know to stay clear of your feed if that’s what you “tweet” about
!
June 30, 2009 at 7:31 am
Is this the incrediBill from webmasterworld? He has posted some great stuff over there. I guess he’s trying to be funny.
June 30, 2009 at 7:24 am
Absolutely no idea, I get a similar load of shit when I TwitPic stuff (myapplestuff) but apart from that ….
Nice paint job, what you doing Saturday night LOL!!!!
June 30, 2009 at 7:23 am
I wouldn’t have used such choice words, but I can’t say I’m surprised by his response or the fact that he tweeted it.
Trying to be objective, I think most heterosexual males would find having their toenails painted quite embarrassing. So your tweet looks like an attempt for shock value attention and… that is what brings the commentors out.
Did you really expect this tweet to come and go without a wide range of comments/tweetbacks?
June 30, 2009 at 1:26 pm
Going off topic here, but you have an amazing theme for your blog. Very sexy design. Much sexier than Jeremy’s toenails
June 30, 2009 at 7:18 am
I figure your request for an explanation is rhetorical because I consider you an intelligent individual but I’ll offer my own 2 cents worth.
Here in Australia we call it the tall poppy syndrome. He’s clearly a wannabe and has some serious jealousy issues. Most likely he wants to be as successful, and have the level of fame that you have but just doesn’t have any constructive way to get it. He makes himself feel better about it by insulting you. Perhaps he bought one of your products in the past but wasn’t able to open the wrapping and is still pissed off about it.
I’d also say that he’d likely be one of the screamin queens. He seems to have an in depth knowledge of their rationale.
July 3, 2009 at 11:48 pm
they just wanted to get your attention dude! many pathetic and lifeless ppl spending their time twittering and answering other ppl tweet.
btw, ur such a great dad! i wonder what she request you to do in her next bdae!
June 30, 2009 at 7:10 am
It’s actually real simple. He complains because he’s an asshole.
He lives a miserable life, hasn’t been laid in decades, probably lives in his parents basement, hasn’t figured out how to make money online because he half ass tries everything that comes out and the only joy he has complaining.
One of the great things about social media tools like Twitter is that you don’t have to listen to assholes. you can simply block them it take 2 seconds and quickly removes the idiots from your life.
On a side note, I’m a daddy to a daughter and have yet to get my toes painted, but have sat through a few tea parties wearing tiaras. What that idiot Incredibill doesn’t know is that we couldn’t do things like that if we had an issue with our sexuality.
Doug
June 30, 2009 at 7:06 am
Only some unreasonable things can be explained with reason. Most can’t. Just ignore them, and don’t let them bother you.
June 30, 2009 at 7:06 am
Simple: They follow you because they think you’re going to to tweet all your secrets to success and are disappointed to learn that you’re actually a human being with other interests.