We here at TrueBloodNet.com know how you guys love to fight over Eric vs. Bill [although our response is: Why Choose?] So we thought we’d track their chatter in the Twitterverse with the help of Trendrr (a great little service that monitors everything that’s said on Twitter and will allow anyone to categorize and chart comparisons!).
We want to be clear about several things though because we do not want you SPAMMING us or anyone else. These are general comments taken across the Twitterverse, sending your opinions in any form to TrueBloodNet.com will not change these numbers and if you did so repeatedly you’d get yourself auto-blocked for spam. Indeed, you can get your Twitter account suspended for auto-spamming. We’re only gently encouraging you to increase your discussion of #trueblood and Eric and Bill. If things get out of hand we may have to unfollow offenders on Twitter and will have to remove this post!
The second important thing to realize is that if you are dissing one while praising the other, the program can’t recognize one as a negative comment and will count them both equally. Therefore, in general, it’s better to make a positive Tweet than a negative Tweet! For your Tweets to count you must include the words True Blood (don’t want to count Bill Clinton mentions now do we?). In addition, we would like to recommend that with every True Blood related Tweet you include the word #trueblood (and if you’re feeling supportive: #truebloodnet.com) For those that don’t know, the hash mark creates a searchable term for others to find your tweets on that topic. Please do NOT use #Eric or #Bill because someone is already using those phrases. But we know that HBO would love it if everyone used #trueblood when they are talking about True Blood. And don’t we all want to support them as a thank you for their incredible show?
The downside of these rules and suggestions is that it will reduce your character count for actual comments down to around 100. But, we’re all creative people I’m sure we can figure it out.
Enough with the chatter! Here in the center ring it’s pugilist William Compton (aka Bill) vs the slugging Sherrif of Area 5, Eric Northman! Can Bill dance around those big fists of Eric‘s while stinging him into unconsciousness? Will Eric hammer Bill into the canvas? Will this battle of the vampire titans shake the ground beneath Bon Temps? Only time, and our graph, will tell! Bill is kickin Eric‘s tail currently, July 9th 2009, 1500 to 800, will that change going forward? Only you can decide! [Thanks again to Trendrr for all the help!]
Graph Source: Trendrr
(Photo credit: HBO)
Val
ERIC FOREVER!!!