Some social media assistance for unlikely victim of the hackgate scandal
As the casualties of the hacking scandal continue to pile up it is important to recognise the suffering of one unlikely victim of this affair. It's been a strange few weeks for you, Carol Decker (@caroldecker), lead singer of 80s pop band T'Pau and possessor of the second most famous red, curly tresses in the country. Looking like Rebekah Brooks at the moment is not funtimes. As you tweeted last week: "[I] had no idea the NOTW & RB thing would bring me so much grief merely for having curly red pubes, so unfair"
Never one to ignore a tweeter in their time of need, here are some tips to guide you safely through Hackgate and beyond.
Keep calm and carry on
As long as this scandal continues to dominate the headlines, looking like News International's own Lady Hackbeth will continue to be a bit trying and it is perfectly understandable that you have been feeling a little fraught. But getting wound up about it only feeds the fire, babe. Get your zen on and keep outbursts like this "God will you all knob off! I do not look like RB!!!!! You mother fuckers!!!" to a minimum. Look to the positives. It means you have amazing hair if nothing else.
Twunken Tweeting
As with any self-respecting 80s popstar, yours is a feed regularly punctuated by tweets of the "is it bad to be having prosecco at 4:30?" and "Been introduced to Hendricks gin, oh my, very tasty with lime and cucumber, Hic!" genre.
Twitter and booze is a lethal combination, which you have found out to your cost. Take the time that you had a few too many glasses of wine in front of Later with Jools Holland and dropped the "I have decided that adele is a whiny old trout" truthbomb. Cue abuse from Adele fans and the next day regrets: "Must stop tweeting when I've had a glass of wine or some fucking Idiot without a life is going to take a contact out on me." Safety first, dude.
Behind the music
One of the most wonderful elements of Twitter is how it shows us normal people what life is really like being a popstar. On the one hand we can eavesdrop on your chats with showbiz pals about the glamorous functions you attend ("@kimwilde i opened Shiplake village fete last week, it's exhausting being famous eh?"), on the other we can see that you have the same household problems as all the rest of us ("I cannot use the hose attachment on my Dyson it sucks so hard, it shortens itself all the time , I need it long !!!!"). This is a level of access that Smash Hits only dreamed of. More please! More!
Lots of love
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/24/carol-decker-twitter-advice
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