21:29 The Tigers must be close to being cactus for the year. #nrlwstbri #
20:33 Stupid stupid stupid stupid half-time fireworks at the SFS. Why? #nrlwstbri #pollution #fail #
20:00 #nrlwstbri Now this is why I have Jack Reed in my Dream Team. #
19:51 #ff If you follow just one new Twitter account this week it has to be @dannolan_ebooks #
19:37 Calls for Saudi Arabia to be banned from #London2012 over lack of female competitors - http://t.co/h4zoC9hi #
19:16 My latest column at @iSportconnect is online - http://t.co/NDnbXXeB #
18:21 Cronulla should have just put "We were really really desperate for a sponsor" on the front of their jumpers. #nrl #
17:59 There. I've listened to a whole game of Ray Hadley's TV commentary. Ditching Vossy for him is the worst crime since ch10 dumped Rabs for Rex #
14:10 Fisherman's Friend? Really?? #nrl #sharks #
12:54 Look! Up in the sky! @ Star City Wharf http://t.co/Y1BNLfqR #
11:33 Every time I read Mark 15:39 I have this urge to put on a John Wayne voice. Thank you, "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965). #goodfriday #
08:59 Received a "sorry you missed our webinar" email from a webinar that I attended. Serves me right for going anywhere near a "webinar". #
08:21 There's nothing the smell of someone cooking bacon on Good Friday morning. #

23:01 Yes I do wonder how many of those Facebook comments will the McDonald's CEO respond to. #mcgrilled #socialmediafail #ch7fail #everythingfail #
22:46 Well as if that program was going to be anything other than a superficial pro-McDonald's beatup. #mcgrilled #
22:43 Hello Channel 7, Hungry Jack's is on the phone, they have this great idea for a one-hour TV show... #mcgrilled #
22:39 So that's how you do a scientific test on a Quarter Pounder. Saw it in half. #mcgrilled #
22:35 We could have all just saved an hour and sung along with the Village People - http://t.co/njDA79ba #mcgrilled #
22:28 Steve Liebman's sure moved up in the world from the days of the Be Alert Not Alarmed ads, hasn't he? #mcgrilled #
22:22 Diary cam? I wonder how many diary cams have been edited out. #mcgrilled #
22:17 Not even selecting editing can make the production of chicken mcnuggets look anything else but revolting. #mcgrilled #
22:13 This is so a beatup. I avoided the Tasmanian #qanda for this? #mcgrilled #
22:09 So far that's free promotion for Inghams and McCain's as well as Maccas. #mcgrilled #
22:05 What we need now is some KFC ads in the break. #mcgrilled #
22:01 It doesn't matter that the ingredients for those dishes came from Maccas. It's what Maccas do with those ingredients. #mcgrilled #
21:59 Ok so #mcgrilled is the hashtag ch7 is pushing at us. This show is starting to look like a beat up. Steve Liebman for gravitas? #
21:48 Judging by Steve Liebman's intro this will be sort of a "Go Back Where Your Big Mac Came From" #mcdonaldsgetsgrilled #
21:47 The "independent" docco McDonald's Gets Grilled is just starting on ch7. #
15:05 @NSWRL full credit to the Bulldogs, but I wonder if the #NRL would even consider playing their Sat night games at 6.30 next #EarthHour? #
15:01 Lucky they didn't play Saturday night. RT @NSWRL: The @NRL_Bulldogs helped raise awareness for #EarthHour, What a club! http://t.co/ZndqkbMv #
14:13 There are very very few Australians for whom I've held as much respect as for Jimmy Little. He was 75. vale #
14:05 Jimmy Little has died. http://t.co/LT1f8qAL #
13:58 In case you haven't seen the England & Wales #Cricket Board's #aprilfool #BallDogs video, I've blogged it here - http://t.co/Mr4Gpkfm #
13:09 So exactly which person in this trailer that everyone is shoving at me is this Mister Sorkin? #
10:35 A blatant, flimsy and pathetic attempt at character assassination by the Daily Telegraph on Professor Flannery http://t.co/S895GH6B #

Over and above all the usual tiresome attempts at April Foolery, this two-minute video from the England and Wales Cricket Board is one of my favourites this year (along with 8-bit Google Maps). An "innovation" almost plausible enough that it wouldn't surprise me if the IPL tried to adapt it for real.

Here's the ECB's accompanying statement on the balldogs innovation, post-edited to partly wimp out of the April Fool's joke.

It's not quite as ground-breaking as my creation of aus.sport.rugby-league seventeen years ago, but I've set up a discussion group for LinkedIn members interested in the NRL and Pertinent League Matters in the Australasia/South Pacific basin.

I launched "Rugby League in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific", to give its descriptive title, because I believe it fills a niche that hasn't been catered for on LinkedIn to date.

21:32 Oh. Vossy's doing the Brisbane game tonight! #nrlbristi #yaynoRay #
21:24 Good to see the Knights sneak inside that 1-12 margin. #nrlmelnew #
21:01 Oh my God I just registered for a webinar #
20:38 For #LinkedIn members, the currrent poll on my #NRL group "What should be done with the Gold Coast Titans?" - http://t.co/aAaQmydb #
18:57 Could someone please explain how Paris Hilton was able to breach Australia's border security? #
16:44 @BestMarrickvlle talent plus stupidity in my case, and I've picked the Tigers to beat the Rabbitohs on Sunday! #
16:16 Surely 12 correct out of 32 games doesn't equate to being in the bottom 3%? #nrl #tipping #
16:13 How is it possible to be 97134th out of 99941 in the #NRL.com tipping competition. Does that make me equal last by any chance? #
14:58 @ConversationEDU thanks! #
14:58 Stay classy, Britain. RT @BreakfastNews: For #anchorman fans and news junkies - Kay Burley versus Ron Burgundy http://t.co/1QN15gTM #
14:52 @ConversationEDU I'm getting the full site on my Android instead of the mobile version. Lots of scrolling about to see anything. #
14:50 Pinterest - are the new terms better? The Legal View http://t.co/WAvA2FX0 #
14:41 Ugh. Where did the @conversationEDU's mobile website vanish to? #
14:18 More on the Raiders new sponsor. #NRL MT @ConversationEDU: Beware the long arm of the #CCP: #Huawei and the #NBN http://t.co/cUYMnhjv #
13:40 In Canberra, Huawei sponsors the #NRL team. At SXSW homeless people used as wi-fi hotspots. Have we found a use for the #Raiders back line? #
13:36 Has anyone ever compiled a list of all of the Canberra Raiders major sponsors over the past 30 years? #nrl #huawei #
13:18 "Acknowledging that the atmosphere is warming doesn't make you a liberal." A meteorologist who happens to be GOP speaks http://t.co/EyC9irBk #

22:57 another plug for the benefit of #NRL fans of my new #LinkedIn group on Rugby League in Australia, NZ and S Pacific http://t.co/aqMTO411 #
20:47 @upulie hey it's Your IPA... er, ABC #
20:33 It's time, regrettably, that I unfollowed @lateline. Maybe I'll return when they have someone who understands Twitter. #
18:45 So Twitter is in meltdown because Ron Burgundy is going to make another biopic. #
18:09 Hmm was that Amnesty International who just sent me an unsolicited SMS? #
18:07 How did you guess? RT @everyword: pizza #
07:17 How Ghana Is Using Social Media to Promote Voter Registration http://t.co/Vt3CHCCd via @mashable #

18:52 Scottish darts legend Jocky Wilson has died at the age of 62 - http://t.co/I9sFiDNX #
15:23 Attn pedants: "decimate" verb: To destroy much of. http://t.co/KBMvblYo The Bligh Government was decimated by the voters. #qldvotes #
11:45 And in today's episode of #tonyabbottsaidWHAT?? MT @3AW693: "The most conservative thing a woman can do is have a baby" #
08:47 JG congratulates CanDo and thanks AB. #qldvotes RT @AustralianLabor: Queensland election result http://t.co/q6xU6Q7v #AusPol #AusLabor #
08:43 Why is there a #qlddvotes as well as #qldvotes? Is this a clue to the future of Queensland education policy? #
07:31 "Queensland Labor is in crisis" Umm, crisis doesn't quite seem the appropriate word here. #qldvotes #
07:22 Just heard @wil_anderson's Tarago joke repeated on @sunriseon7 (without attribution, of course). #qldvotes #
06:06 Netball. Can Queensland Labor form a netball team? #qldvotes #

21:41 ROFL. RT @JoeHockey: Anyone notice the swing against the Greens in Queensland! I have no doubt that is the carbon tax! #
21:11 How to retire to the backbench in an opposition of five. RT @mishaschubert: Bligh expected in five mins #qldvotes #
19:58 I think it would be cruel to continue following the Queensland election count tonight. What's this about a game of ping pong at Homebush? #
19:55 While behind him the teams were waiting to kickoff, Albo gives a speech to the Henson Park crowd. Pic by @Procarlos - http://t.co/Tnzsdymy #
17:37 @triplehfooty Marrickville must be out of range of the FM signal, though I have listened to your call from Leichhardt before #
17:28 2 final observations from #jetsdogs: Canterbury are 4-0 and look unstoppable so long as the #NRL team stays fit; Tautau Moga, meh. #vbnswcup #
16:50 That's the half century to the Berries just before the siren. Full time Canterbury 54 Newtown 10. Fair reflection of the game. #vbnswcup #
16:43 Cutler misses the conversion of a Keating try. 48-10 with 6 to go. Can the Doggies get the half century? #vbnswcup #jetsdogs #
16:35 Small statistical sample maybe, but I see Henson Park trending on Foursquare and surely that's a first for a #vbnswcup game! #returntohenson #
16:22 Too many first graders in this Canterbury backline. Great work by Cutler to put Lett through again. Berries 38 Bluebags 10 with 24 to go. #
15:49 Earlier conv attempt by Trent Cutler hit the post, though I must say the uprights look crooked from my vantage point. #vbnswcup #jetsdogs #
15:39 With the Dogs leading the Jets 12-6 there's no chance of re-enacting this game from 30 yrs ago - http://t.co/7PPSz4tD #vbnswcup #jetsdogs #
15:18 (which I'm afraid doesn't work well cause of the online buffering.) #
15:17 Ironically I have to listen to @triplehfooty online because I can't pick up 100.1FM from the Henson Park hill. #jetsdogs #
15:14 #VBnswcup under way at Henson Park Jets v Doggies, follow @newtownrlfc and @nswrl for scores or listen to @triplehfooty #
15:11 We've just stood for a monent's silence. Unfortunately I didn't catch the reason. #
15:10 Now Albo is speaking. We expected an opening ceremony today but the timing of these soeeches is a stuffup. #
15:08 Farcical scenes at Henson Park. Mayor Morris Hanna waffling on while Canterbury team and ref lined up for kickoff. #
15:06 Mayor Hanna giving a speech while teams lined up for kickoff. Grr. Do this at half time. #returntohenson #
15:01 The sight of an electronic scoreboard on the hill brings a tear to the eye, but welcone to the 21st century, Henson Park. #nswcup #jetsdogs #
14:54 A top second half in the #sgball at Henson. Easts 32 Illawarra Qatars 32 at full time. Jets v Doggies in #nswcup to come. #
14:44 Ooh. Tautau Moga in the centres today. Kickoff at 3. RT @newtownrlfc: The home side for today #ReturnToHenson #VBNSWCUP http://t.co/e9W7x3lj #
14:26 There's only one local derby that matters in Sydney today - @newtownrlfc v Canterbury #vbnswcup (@ Henson Park) http://t.co/QlFhKcX4 #
14:20 At Henson Park for the Jets-Doggies #nswcup game. The refurbished KGV Stand looks nice, but nothing beats sitting on the hill for me. #
12:29 A totally insightful electorate-by-electorate assessment of today's Queensland election currently being tweeted by @governorbligh. #qldvotes #

22:30 But not 'yeh'. #nrlsoubri #algorithmfail RT @TrendsSydney: 'yow' is now trending in #Sydney http://t.co/UVvIx1cx #
22:12 Oh that was a sickening injury to Yow Yeh. #nrlsoubri #
21:39 Right, TV mute time. Pity the telecast is on delay. #nrlsoubri #ohray #
21:29 6-18. 20-36. 6-42. 6-39. Yup, go Eels. #nrlparpen #
21:27 Lachlan Murdoch among those set to profit from proposed buyout of the Rajasthan Royals http://t.co/0ZUeWIpx #cricket #ipl #
21:08 How's about sending the Eels to the #nswcup and putting Wenty in the #nrl next week? #nrlparpen #
21:06 Try converted by Tony Ferguson who now has 33 points. Pirtek unavailable for comment. #nrlparpen #
21:03 Tony Ferguson in again! #nrlparpen #
20:49 Tony Ferguson scores again! #nrlparpen #
20:29 Parramatta 0 Penrith 23 at half time. Simply dismal. #nrlparpen #
20:10 Tony Ferguson has been busy scoring all the points for Penrith tonight. #nrlparpen #
20:07 Why is ch9 suddenly running their #nrl telecast on 1 camera and no replays? #nrlparpen #
17:13 So Hajnal Black's bid to become the new Malcolm Naden ends after six days. #
14:58 OFFICIAL: MT @NRLTweet: #NRL So I think it is safe to say 'BREAKING' is the new 'EXCLUSIVE' in the world of Twitter #
11:21 #ff Of course, if you're after a more random depiction of every word in the English language, follow @TrendsSydney for a while. #
09:43 And here I was thinking it was International March The 23rd Day. RT @firstdogonmoon: CAT GIF FRIDAY! WOO! #catgifs #
09:38 (not the whole English language in a half hour, rather 1 word per half hour for, oh, years) @everyword #ff #
09:36 My #ff for this week goes to @everyword tracking through the entire English language every 30 mins, currently in the P's #
09:34 Big (and hopefully good) news. #sydney #nswpol RT @JakeSaulwick: Monorail being pulled down, govt buys light rail company #
09:32 Happy World March The 23rd Day! RT @tenbreakfast: The weather cake to celebrate World meteorology day! http://t.co/pgPOAQ2h #
09:13 I'm so proud of my #NRL footy tipping expertise this year. Currently running 93297th out of 98636 in the http://t.co/T9q2fY53 competition. #
09:10 Remember the car rally named after the capital city of Senegal? It returns to the desert in 2013 - Peruvian, not Sahara http://t.co/8A0kP95w #
08:35 Jurassic Park at ABC @breakfastnews: Barry Jones sitting on the left wing of the couch, Richard Alston on the right wing #abc1 #abc24 #

23:16 Almost 21 years to the day since the last coup in #Mali, it's on again... #
23:05 It's not often that I share an article using the hashtags #argentina #volleyball #corruption but this is amazing: http://t.co/u3zRCZLi #
22:39 So, I appear to have hit LinkedIn's 50 group limit... #
21:55 Judge bans Sochi 2014 gay Pride House claiming it would offend "public morality" - http://t.co/EAINTy8W #Sochi2014 #olympics #
21:46 @Lateline thank you :) #
21:24 A total disgrace. RT @AlboMP: Abbott had to apologise today for saying there were targets on mine and the PM's foreheads #unfitforhighoffice #
21:01 Sorry @lateline but I should not have to click on a facebook link to find out who I should be following on twitter tonight #
20:59 Oh @lateline if I were sitting at a desk I would be banging my head on it right now :( #socialmedia101fail #
20:57 RT @Lateline: Editor of the Lowy Institute's blog, The Interpreter, Sam Roggeveen is our Guest Tweeter tonight - follow him at... http:/ ... #
17:44 Don't give @destinationnsw ideas! MT @curious_scribe: How Malcolm #Naden boosted business in #Gloucester http://t.co/mSceXLY6 #
17:41 #wwd #wwd2012 MT @WWF: World Water Day 2012 - The focus of this year’s World Water Day is food security. http://t.co/a7vHRTa8 #
17:18 Mr Akermanis' twitter feed is as delightful as everything else about the man is... ie, not. #
16:25 Instant stardom RT @Sandra_Sully Meet Chuck, the police dog whose teeth helped in the capture of Malcolm Naden #tennews http://t.co/UEEOPtwY #
14:55 Should all the kids jump the boundary fence and run on the pitch to pat Tony on the back? #sso50 #qt #auspol #
09:25 Interesting analysis of the initial success of @Pinterest, by @seanrintel of @UQnewsonline for @conversationEDU http://t.co/0oXOzKMj #
08:33 I am so pleased that Commissioner Scipione did not open his press conference by saying "Ladies and gentlemen we got him." #naden #
08:12 Oh dear. RT @onthemedia: Retraction. How do you fact check reporting when someone kind of looks like Bono? http://t.co/FBWxUYUC #
07:07 I'm sorry but daylight savings at the same timr as the equinox is just ridiculous. #