Ticketmaster glitch sells out Inaugural Ball early; ‘There go my hopes, dreams’

http://twitter.com/#!/sdaglas/status/288175769841176576

D’oh.

Tickets to Obama’s inaugural ball will cost $60. They will go on sale on a first-come, first-served basis tomorrow on Ticketmaster.

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 6, 2013

Alas, that didn’t happen. A Ticketmaster glitch sent out an email offering public Inaugural Ball tickets for sale a day early. The tickets then sold out, before they were even supposed to go on sale.

Ticketmaster apologizes for botching the inaugural ball ticket purchase process.

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 7, 2013

Ticketmaster’s apology did little to salve the pain of disappointed, squeeing Obama fans.

Bitter, party of two, for not getting tickets to the inaugural ball. #ticketmaster #fail #romneysrevenge

— Christy A. Tweddle (@verybrightgal) January 7, 2013

I’m getting way too anxious waiting for this email from @obamainaugural. They messed with my life accidentally sending that email yesterday.

— Paul S. John (@Paul_S_John) January 7, 2013

@obamainaugural We were all told Inaugural ball and parade tickets would be available Monday, not Sunday. Huge disappointment. Please help.

— Maxsane Mitchell (@maxsanem) January 7, 2013

Literally so close to getting inaugural ball tickets #disappointment

— Alice Guerrieri (@ChippedAndSober) January 7, 2013

So sad today!! Ticket master put the tickets to the inaugural ball and parade on sale yesterday instead of… fb.me/1rayxt7l8

— Sibyl Wiley Davis (@SibWileyDavis) January 7, 2013

My son got The Inaugural Ball e-maill but after trying for 30mins all of the tickets were sold out. BLAH! @usinauguration. We are sad in NYC

— Cassandra Tennyson (@SublimeMoments) January 7, 2013

@jdub321 I got the email for inaugural ball tickets but it is crashing Ticketmaster. Im crushed.

— AC(@ArykanotErika) January 7, 2013

Ticketmaster crushed all my inaugural ball dreams!!!

— Naima P (@NaimaDC) January 7, 2013

Well, getting inaugural ball tickets today was a fail. Ah well, holding on to 2009 memories will have to do, I suppose.

— Chrisi West (@PittGirly) January 7, 2013

So mad!!! Got the official email for official inaugural ball tickets and the damn link isn’t working!! There goes my hopes and dreams. #sad

— ~ Regina E. ~ (@regibaby05) January 7, 2013

Nooo!!! #Internetfail #Comcastsucks #Obama twitter.com/regibaby05/sta…

— ~ Regina E. ~ (@regibaby05) January 7, 2013

Oh, honey.

Did anyone get Inaugural Ball tickets? #Ticketmaster #Fail twitter.com/msemilyjane/st…

— Emily Jane (@msemilyjane) January 7, 2013

Has anyone tried 2 get tix 4 inaugural ball? Practically impossible. Ticketmaster screwed up-This is when hvg lots of $$$ wld come in handy!

— Nikki (@jrpaws) January 7, 2013

Inaugural ball ticket site officially closed after Ticketmaster screw up. Unclear if more tickets will be available tomorrow.

— Raf Sanchez (@rafsanchez) January 7, 2013

No. No, they aren’t available. From the official Inaugural website:

tickets-closed

Ticketmaster gets an earful. Or, tweetful.

epic @ticketmaster fail on the Inaugural Ball tickets. emails not going out right, site is down, what a shitshow

— Leo Zhadanovsky (@leozh) January 7, 2013

.@ticketmaster completely screwed up the Inaugural ball tix – they are sold out & were due to go on sale this morn!

— Melinda York (@Melyorkie) January 7, 2013

Pretty sure @ticketmaster‘s email about screwing up the Inaugural Ball ticketing process could NOT have been any more dickish.

— DCBadger (@DCBadger) January 7, 2013

It really is stunning that @ticketmaster could not fulfill the basic task of SELLING TICKETS when they were scheduled to be sold.

— Kiara Pesante, MPA (@kiarapesante) January 7, 2013

If the Inaugural Ball was prom, then @ticketmaster was the date that texted me she was “sick” to go with a football player. #inauguration

— Erick Sanchez (@erickmsanchez) January 7, 2013

Sign and share the Inaugural Ball petition, in light of the @ticketmaster blunder: wh.gov/PKlm#inauguration #p2

— Erick Sanchez (@erickmsanchez) January 7, 2013

Count me as one who got burned by @ticketmaster in trying to buy inauguration tickets. buzzfeed.com/andrewkaczynsk…

— Steve Fogleman (@BaltoBeerBaron) January 7, 2013

Did you get an email to get Inauguration tickets for $60? @ticketmaster sold out before public! #conspiracy dcist.com/2013/01/ticket… via @dcist

— ClotureClub.com (@ClotureClub) January 7, 2013

Conspiracy!

@kiarapesante Shockingly, when I think of @ticketmaster, what I think is “if you want to fuck up selling tickets…”

— Malnurtured Snay (@MalnurturedSnay) January 7, 2013

Not surprised. @ticketmaster is the WORST RT @rollcall “Ticketmaster’s Inaugural Screwup” HOH hoh.rollcall.com/ticketmasters-…

— Kenny Day (@KennyDay) January 7, 2013

@ticketmaster I am confused about what you guys did with my ticket order for a concert taking place in February.

— Omar Cruz (@Omar_Cruz) January 7, 2013

Good luck getting an answer on that one; they kind of have their glitch-ridden hands full right now. Wait! Perhaps this customer provided a much-needed “look over here” distraction.

@omar_cruz Hello.How can we help you?

— Ticketmaster (@Ticketmaster) January 7, 2013

The non-crushed take it in stride and provide some snark as only Twitter users can.

I like how the inaugural Committee tried to turn Inaugural Ball ticket purchasing into the Hunger Games.

— Tiffany (@msflowerstweets) January 7, 2013

Choosing Ticketmaster to sell inaugural ball tix is like choosing Applebee’s for a state dinner. #fail

— DC Wrapped Dates (@dcwrappeddates) January 7, 2013

I don’t know why they put the Romney digital team in charge of inaugural ball tickets.

— Nu Wexler (@wexler) January 7, 2013

Is it just me, or is it really crass to raffle tickets to the inaugural ball? Like sticking a contribution envelope in a wedding invite.

— james wigderson (@jwigderson) January 7, 2013

Ticketmaster is attempting damage control on Twitter, and failing.

@hapabella Sorry, we can’t offer additional info. At this time we’re waiting on official response from the Inauguration Committee.

— Ticketmaster (@Ticketmaster) January 7, 2013

@hapabella Hello, sorry for any confusion. There was a follow-up email; please let us know if you’d like us to send it to you. Thanks.

— Ticketmaster (@Ticketmaster) January 7, 2013

Oh, well. A follow-up mail. After the tickets were already sold out early.

Ah. Thanks, TM. RT @fastcompany: Ticketmaster Glitch Leaves Obama Campaign Workers Sans Inauguration Ticketstrib.al/EWxgSHs

— Dave (@dwsNY) January 7, 2013

If the Obama inaugural committee screws over its campaign volunteers like this, what will happen the next 4 years? Lol! wapo.st/VKOFQe

— Allen Echiverri (@peaceloveandal) January 7, 2013

Heh. It would be funny, if it wasn’t so frightening! There may be hope yet; perhaps more tickets for the pesky public will be offered, since they may come in handy now.

Concern Growing About Low Turnout at Obama Inauguration nation.foxnews.com/obama-inaugura…

— Fox Nation (@foxnation) January 7, 2013

Unless, of course, Team Obama pulls the old “We totally meant to have a way smaller crowd.” Stay tuned!

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#EmptyStadiumDay: Obama didn’t fill that

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Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/01/07/oops-ticketmaster-early-sale-glitch-sparks-inaugural-ball-outrage-heartache-there-go-my-hopes-and-dreams/

Andrea Tantaros: Obama thinks Fox News’ success is all about him

http://twitter.com/#!/AndreaTantaros/status/430515989428846592

What will Fox News do when President Obama is gone? Probably top the cable news ratings as it usually does. “The Five’s” Andrea Tantaros knows that when it comes to Fox News’ success, President Obama didn’t build that.

http://twitter.com/#!/mkhammer/status/430516655798890496

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/02/03/andrea-tantaros-obama-thinks-fox-news-success-is-all-about-him/

I Was Using Google Earth When I Noticed Something Awesome… In Fact, 29 Awesome Things.

Google Earth allows us to explore the world around us in a way that used to be impossible. With the help of satellite imagery and aerial photographs taken by aircraft, Google created a gigantic and interactive map for us to play with. Exploring cities you’ve never visited is fun, but you can also use it to explore where you currently live (“Bob has a swimming pool?”) The most entertaining part of all? Finding hidden secrets, all over the world.

1.) This airplane boneyard (32 08’59.96″ N, 110 50’09.03″W) Tucson, Arizona

2.) A mysterious pattern in the desert (27°22’50.10″N, 33°37’54.62″E) Red Sea Governorate, Egypt

3.) A building complex that’s shaped like a Swastika (32°40’34.19″N 117° 9’27.58″W) Coronado, California, USA

4.) A massive herd of water buffalo (4°17’21.49″ S 31°23’46.46″ E) Kigosi Game Reserve, Tanzania

5.) This random, giant triangle in the middle of Arizona (33.747252, -112.633853) Wittmann, Arizona, USA

6.) “The Badlands Guardian” in the mountains (50° 0’38.20″N 110° 6’48.32″W) Walsh, Alberta, Canada

7.) The shipwrecked SS Ayrfield covered in trees (-33.836379, 151.080506) Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia

8.) A giant Firefox logo in a cornfield (45° 7’25.87″N 123° 6’48.97″W) Dayton, Oregon, USA

9.) A forest in the shape of a guitar (-33.867886, -63.987) Córdoba, Argentina

10.) This lake in the shape of a heart (1.303921, -81.901693) Columbia Station, Ohio, USA

11.) A strange pattern in the middle of a desert (40.452107, 93.742118) China

12.) This giant target in the desert (37.563936, -116.85123) Nevada, USA

13.) A message of love (43.645074, -115.993081) Boise National Forest, Boise, Idaho, USA

14.) An oversized lion in the UK (51.848637, -0.55462) Dunstable LU6 2LD, UK

15.) A giant Turkish flag (35.282902, 33.376891) Kyrenia, Cyprus

16.) Potash ponds in Utah (38°29’0.16″N 109°40’52.80″W) Moab, Utah, USA

17.) A strange pattern in the sand (37.629562, -116.849556) Nevada, USA

18.) This random Coca-Cola logo in the middle of nowhere (-18.529211, -70.249941) Arica, Arica y Parinacota, Chile

19.) Another mysterious symbol in Nevada (37.401573, -116.867808) Nevada, USA

20.) A friendly giant in the hills of Chile (19°56’56.96″S 69°38’1.83″W) Huara, Tarapacá, Chile

21.) A sunken ship (30.541634, 47.825445) Basrah, Iraq

22.) Multiple landing strips in the middle of the desert for no apparent reason (32.663367, -111.487618) Eloy, Arizona, USA

23.) A giant Mattel logo (33.921277, -118.391674) El Segundo, California

24.) UTA Flight 772 Desert Memorial (16.864841, 11.953808) Sahara Desert, southern Ténéré of Niger

25.) This rainbow plane in the US – Cathy Terrace Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey , USA ‎

26.) The Barringer meteor crater (35.027185, -111.022388) Winslow, Arizona

27.) A giant pool of hippos bathing (6°53’53.00″ S 31°11’15.40″ E) Katavi National Park, Tanzania

28.) The Grand Prismatic Spring (44.525049, -110.83819) Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

29.) And finally… BATMAN (26.357896, 127.783809) Okinawa, Japan

Apparently, no matter where you go in Nevada, you’re just a stone’s throw away from a giant mysterious shape in the desert. Check out Google Earth yourself, you’re bound to find something cool. If you’d like to look up what we included in this gallery, just search for the coordinates of each. Source: Google Earth via Twisted Sifter Share this with others by clicking below.

Read more: http://viralnova.com/google-earth-finds/

Wisconsin union members protest Walker’s legislation one year removed

http://twitter.com/#!/BobPMilw/status/178525648678162433

Wisconsin labor union activists are protesting the one-year anniversary of Gov. Scott Walker signing legislation that overhauled collective bargaining in the state. Friday, the activists took their displeasure to the state’s capitol, Madison.

Who's up for a little good old fashion Wisconsin protest today? See you at the Capitol!!! #wiunion #wirecall

— Monkeymusings (@pmkwi) March 10, 2012

Here is video of protesters Friday night singing ‘We Shall Overcome’

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/03/10/wisconsin-union-members-protest-walkers-legislation-one-year-removed/