August 26, 2009

Twitter parody site requires 1,400 characters

Posted: 10:10 AM ET

Do you need more than 140 characters to express yourself? Are tweets too short to describe that delicious Qdoba burrito you had for lunch? Did the wrap-it-up music cut you off while you were accepting your Oscar?

You may want to consider Woofer. This macro-blogging site offers a Twitter-like interface without any pesky character limits. In fact, your Woof must have at least 1,400 characters before it can be posted.

If you think the 1,400-character minimum is a bit excessive, you are probably right. Woofer admits it is a parody site and not a Twitter competitor:

This is a website for parody purposes only. Twitter neither endorses nor is affiliated with this website or company in any way.

We are huge fans of Twitter, and think it's an amazing concept.

Woofer pulls information from Twitter but does not require a password, so most posts, so far, are celebrity impersonations. Other users are posting copied text to reach the 1,400 mark.

Woofer may not serve any purpose at the moment, but I probably would have felt the same way about Twitter back in 2006. Does this anti-Twitter have a future? Or will this parody be gone tomorrow?

Posted by: Wes Finley-Price -- CNN.com Webmaster
Filed under: Internet • Twitter

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leyla

August 26th, 2009 1:10 pm ET

this is great! And perfect for a big mouth like me!
http://www.sundaymorningsoliloquy.com

Ed Otto

August 26th, 2009 1:53 pm ET

Wow! And here I thought that Twitter was the dumbest concept that I had ever heard of!

Yet they claim it's NOT a parody site, eh? Could have fooled me...

Eli

August 26th, 2009 6:28 pm ET

Ed, it admits it is a parody site. Apparently, it did fool you.

Cuzzel

August 26th, 2009 9:26 pm ET

Ed Otto you didn't read it correctly......They clearly state it is a parody and that they Love twitter

Phil

August 27th, 2009 7:47 am ET

No they claimed it is a parody site.

David

August 27th, 2009 4:19 pm ET

I agree, at least someone is poking fun at Twitter other than the hackers who have been taking that stupid site down. Twitter is a waste of time and this new site shows just how pointless tweeting is.

David

August 27th, 2009 6:55 pm ET

Is this discussion like the Bill Clinton had about the definition of the word "is"?

Ken

August 28th, 2009 7:32 pm ET

I did not have Twits with that woman. I did woof at her though.

SubWoofer

August 29th, 2009 6:15 pm ET

People sending messages about folding laundry or reading TV Guide.
Come on, get real.
Twitter is CLEARLY a parody site.

Shanks

September 4th, 2009 2:21 am ET

Ed, for the last time, it is a parody of twitter.

Squeezebox

September 4th, 2009 1:59 pm ET

WOOF!

Kimberly

September 4th, 2009 10:59 pm ET

Is there another site that allows you to write more - with the same follower framework?

Aaron

September 6th, 2009 9:24 pm ET

I always thought that twitter itself was a parody site.

cistopterido

September 9th, 2009 9:07 am ET

Can we use Twitter for educational activities?

Philip

September 9th, 2009 7:23 pm ET

OMG, another site, for real? To the making of web pages there is no end. Next thing you know somebody will make a parody of CNN and call it FOX.

Jason

September 9th, 2009 8:37 pm ET

I'm sorry, you're article is only 196 words. You'll need 1204 more words to qualify for woofer status.

Chris

September 11th, 2009 12:34 pm ET

Jason it's 1400 characters not words. But either way they are still short; only 1134 characters.

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