I've been playing around with Twitter for a couple of days and will keep it up for a while longer. I'm intrigued to learn more about the mundane details of the Twitter denizens I follow. I presume the Twitter denizens who follow me are similarly amused.
I've played on Facebook and MySpace (mainly to irritate Zachary) but this bit of technology is a marvel. I'm even contemplating adding SMS messaging to my cell phone just so I can Twitter and be Twittered at when away from my PC.
Frankly, it makes no sense. It isn't useful. It wastes time. It is distracting. But it does provide a sense of connection, a different sort of linkage. I'm short of close friends right now so I'm happy to leverage technology to increase my sense of connectedness. Is it the same as going out for a beer with a buddy? No way. But it is something. My closest emotional connections (besides family) are still thousands of miles away. I've haven't made those sort of connections in California. So I'll Twitter away for a while.
If you want to experiment yourself, or if you are a Twitterer and you want to follow me and be followed by me, just click on the link in the left column and tell me what you are doing in 140 characters or less.
Till next time....
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1 comments:
First of all, you have an awesome name. So much that I stole it... not really. My parents gave it to me. I did not realize it was already taken! ;)
Secondly, as far as a practical use for twitter goes, some theme parks like Holiday World are picking up Twitter and using it to inform guests of information about the park (i.e. ride shutdowns, weather updates and such). It seems to be working well.
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