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Tiger Woods, Struggling Golfer, Tries Hand at Twitter

Nov 17, 2010 – 12:56 PM
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Dave Thier

Dave Thier Contributor

(Nov. 17) -- Maybe he's trying to to resuscitate his irreparably shattered public image. Maybe he wants to give the Internet a real-time account of his famous philandering. Maybe he's just bored now that he's suddenly not the world's best golfer.

Whatever the reason, Tiger Woods, the wholesome golf superstar turned reviled womanizer, announced his entry to the Twitterverse this morning.

His inaugural tweet wasn't too interesting:

What's up everyone. Finally decided to try out twitter!less than a minute ago via web



Some others on Twitter have pointed to Tiger's previous calamitous attempts at electronic communication as evidence that maybe he isn't quite ready for the social-networking big leagues. After all, Twitter can be a rough place for the less than savvy celebrity tweeter, as evidenced by the initial response to Tiger's first mundane missive:

For sure. RT @ATWhoDat: So Tiger Woods is stepping out there and joining the world of twitter?? Dude, get ready to develop a thick skin...less than a minute ago via TweetDeck



Tiger Woods has made it onto Twitter. A desperate attempt to salvage some face from the media and fans or the fact he really wants to tweet?less than a minute ago via web


OMG! Tiger Woods has started tweeting. Let's hope he doesn't confuse his tweets with his texts.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck


Tiger Woods on Twitter looking for new "t**t" ?? #tooEasy #tigerwoodsless than a minute ago via web


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