LAWRENCE, Kan. – I don’t typically take requests for what I whine about. But there are always room for exceptions.

Apparently, my mate Ben Smith (he’s English), who–according to a recent Twitpic–is in charge of Major Accounts and the Social Media Manager for The World Company, wanted my opinion on Twitter development.

I’m still not sure why he would ask me. After all, his “Twitter Grade” is 99.7 out of 100. That’s higher than the ever-popular @shitmydadsays or the absurdly underused @Oprah and only .18 less than @drdrew and @jimmyfallon. My score is a mediocre 94.

But he asked, and he shall receive.

I read Ben’s tweet on Sunday afternoon.

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Opinion/Editorial, Social Media, Technology by Scott A. Winer

LAWRENCE, Kan. – What has gotten into the Kansas Jayhawks? Two incidents of fighting between members of the school’s football and basketball teams in less than 24 hours are inexcusable and embarrassing.

At a time when Kansas football has started their season 3-0, breaking into the top 20 in all polls, and Kansas basketball is the preseason number one, these guys should be enjoying themselves and prepping for opponents.

Instead, word spreads of an altercation involving guard Tyshawn Taylor and other players on both teams. It turns out that, according to a KU Public Safety report published on the Lawrence-Journal World website, an argument involving 8 people escalated to an all out fight with more than 100 people present.

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College, Opinion/Editorial by Scott A. Winer