Sunday, April 19, 2009
Twitterific
Strictly for the purposes of an article I'm writing, I've signed up for Twitter. (And for once, I am not full of BS.) I haven't become addicted to it, although I am following a few unusual people (including the almighty Lane Kiffin, bless his heart). The biggest thing it's teaching me is how to write succinctly, since each entry can't surpass 140 words. It's a tad unnerving watching the numbers rapidly diminish (it gives you your running count right next to your message) as I tap tap away. E.B. White would have approved. Anyone else on Twitter?
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Let me know how it goes. I hate to admit that I'm out of touch but I'm not sure what it's all about.
LOL. I had to have (an older) colleague explain it to me! It's... interesting. I'm not sure why some people are addicted to it. Basically, it's like a pared-down version of Facebook--the only thing you can do is your status update, and there's a 140-word limit. I think the big attraction is that so many celebrities (entertainment and sports figures) "twitter," so people can follow what they're doing. You can sign up to follow a particular person's account and whenever he/she posts anything, it shows up on your page. I originally had signed up to follow P. Diddy because I'd heard it was worthwhile, but he is insane--posting like 50 times an hour and clogging up the page.
I suppose I'd better come up with something more technical/professional-sound for my article than this, though.
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