Twitter doesn’t like Rob Ford (and we’re guessing he doesn’t love Twitter either)

The Toronto Star is reporting that jabs at Rob Ford on Twitter and other social media sites rose significantly in the wake of his Pride Parade snub, his bizarre comments on graffiti and his brother’s recent spat with Margaret Atwood. In other words, the Star is telling us something we’ve known for a long time: the Internet doesn’t like Rob Ford, especially when he makes polarizing decisions or says, you know, crazy things (although it did show up for his Ford Fest barbecue this weekend). One political science professor told the Star that the numbers support the belief that Ford’s honeymoon period is over, and although Ford’s actual approval rating (not his Twitter approval rating) has dropped since April, we’re not sure the news of the “honeymoon” ever reached the social networking site (but, really, a honeymoon with legions of micro-bloggers who hate your guts doesn’t sound like a very nice trip anyway). Of course, we’re also guessing that Ford probably doesn’t care. Read the entire story [Toronto Star] »