Re: I'm all a Twitter!
I was reminded of something I wrote in another space. Perhaps this helps, Matapule?
Unlike Local Motion, I am more interested in what Ryan's having for lunch or what Neenz is watching on TV than I am in making business contacts or spreading some kind of message. I like Twitter for the same reasons I like HT: it's a community of people I'm interested in. It's not a market. But maybe that's why I'm poor.
I was reminded of something I wrote in another space. Perhaps this helps, Matapule?
However, aside from getting frequent updates on what people are doing and thinking and eating (which is cool enough if you have the right mindset), there’s something else going on here, and I think it’s worth investigating. I, like several of my Twitter friends, get updates EVERY TIME someone on my list submits a fewer-than-140-character submission. On my cellular phone. This means that when I’m perusing the photography section at Barnes and Noble, I’ll get updates from Donna, Ryan, Blaine, Jen, and even Donna’s friend Shari, whom I’ve never met, spoken to, or otherwise communicated with in my entire life! I go to dinner, I get updates. Even when I’m in bed I get updates because I don’t use the option to automatically turn them off between set hours (Thanks for waking me up waaaaay too early on Thursday, you inconsiderate friends!).
It's a little bit like when you're home with family. You're in one room doing your thing and others are in other rooms doing their things, but every so often you take a glance in the others' direction just to see what they are up to. You might say a few words or you might not, but you've done quick update just with that little glance. You are aware of the other people even if you aren't involved in what they're doing. Twitter's a lot like that, when it's good.
What’s the big deal? In the same way that instant messaging keeps you connected to others while you’re on the computer even if you don’t really chat, these phone updates keep me connected to others whatever I’m doing, and there’s something magical about that. I might not call Jen up every hour or so just to see what she’s up to, but that doesn’t mean I’m not interested. And when she submits a message saying she’s cruising some website or cleaning up after her kid, I think of her for that one moment. That cannot be meaningless.
It's a little bit like when you're home with family. You're in one room doing your thing and others are in other rooms doing their things, but every so often you take a glance in the others' direction just to see what they are up to. You might say a few words or you might not, but you've done quick update just with that little glance. You are aware of the other people even if you aren't involved in what they're doing. Twitter's a lot like that, when it's good.
What’s the big deal? In the same way that instant messaging keeps you connected to others while you’re on the computer even if you don’t really chat, these phone updates keep me connected to others whatever I’m doing, and there’s something magical about that. I might not call Jen up every hour or so just to see what she’s up to, but that doesn’t mean I’m not interested. And when she submits a message saying she’s cruising some website or cleaning up after her kid, I think of her for that one moment. That cannot be meaningless.
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