When it comes to Twitter, Sarah Palin's no follower

Sarah Palin's memoir "Going Rogue" hits shelves next week, and Palin herself will hit the road, too. She's scheduled to appear in 13 cities and towns in seven days, starting in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Nov. 18 and ending in Orlando, Florida on Nov. 24. The book tour may continue, but no other dates have been announced.

If fans want to follow her book tour, they could try to do so in person -- an enthusiastic fan might be able to get from the Fort Wayne book-signing to the one in Noblesville, Ind., in time to catch her at both sites. Or fans  could go the Internet route and friend her on Facebook. And, of course, follow her on Twitter.

Palin's Twitter account, SarahPalinUSA, which is based around her book and the book tour, has gained more than 2,500 followers in the last 12 hours. Currently, 11,633 people on Twitter are following the former governor of Alaska/former vice presidential candidate/author.

How many people is SarahPalinUSA following? Exactly zero.

So no one can call Sarah Palin a follower.

-- Carolyn Kellogg

Photo: Sarah Palin. Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times

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Comments

[Casey]

This observation is relatively #fail on your part considering she also hasn't tweeted yet.

[Chris BurkMenn]

I wish Sarah was following!!! Maybe she will.

[Dave B]

Im sorry, what was the point of this piece?

[Dave B]

Is this article finished?

[TK Major]

It's bad enough the media has helped turn yet another mediocre joe-or-jane-next-door type into someone that the complexity-challenged masses look to for guidance -- maybe even deliverance -- but I can barely believe that some of the same folks are talking about Twitter as though it had some sort of significance.

The world online is incredibly complex and endlessly fascinating. And the evolution of social media is not just interesting, it is shaping our culture in truly profound ways.

Sadly, elements of the conventional media, seemingly belying pervasive and deep-seated narcissism, seem obsessed with the one-to-many micro-blather format that passes for communication on Twitter -- even now as it becomes increasingly clear that few mentally healthy individuals seem to follow any of it.

Don't get me wrong. I use Twitter. My own robots update my tweets every time I put up new media or write a blog entry. But *read* the inane blather? Ha.

[Katie]

And this is news because??? Honestly, there isn't a better way to fill space in your newspaper?

[Jane]

Why are you not linking to Sarah Palin's verified Twitter page?

http://twitter.com/AKGovSarahPalin

It's kind of funny that your tag line is "Sarah Palin's no follower." Is that supposed to be an insult? If that's the best you can do, that's pretty weak.

[In ohio]

Did the LA Times really kill trees to print this on paper?

I have to be 13 to comment, but apparently you can publish articles if you're barely 11 years old... who else would care who's following who in the twiterverse or on facebook... next we'll read that she's not done any "what type of tree r u" personality profiles...

Here's an idea... the next time you need to waste space in your paper, consider running a free ad for an illiteracy non-profit... perhaps we can prevent future Palins :-)

[Eric]

Go Sarah!
2012

[Jolie]

Go Sarah! Go away for good!!!

[Sacto]

So based on her lack of education and not being smarter than a 5th grader, could we assume this is the first book Plain has read? Or maybe she just went with the audio copy, less phonetics that way.

[swf]

Is Twitter the reason Palin's book, listed at $28.99, is on sale on Amazon for $9, and being offered on MSNBC for $4.95? And by the time you read this will Fox be giving it away for free? Tweeting may guarantee a bestseller, but what will it do to the publishing business?