Twitter is a waste of time. I don't care that it is designed for cell phone use it sucks. Unless you are a stalker or have no job, classes, or social obligations, I guarantee you can find a better use for your time than checking other people's meaningless "status updates" every fifteen seconds.
I know that our generation is a fine line from addicted to computers and if you even meet someone who doesn't own a cellular telephone there must be something wrong with them, but we have to stop it somewhere. That somewhere should have been Twitter.
If you have never heard of it, and have no idea what I'm referring to, let me explain. I promise it won't take more than a few sentences to cover every aspect. After creating a nutshell-like profile consisting of a photo, name, location, and "bio" (which could really be anything you want), you are presented with a small text box. The purpose of this text box is equivalent to the status aspect of Facebook. If you're unfamiliar with this, basically you get to tell everyone and their mother what you are doing at a given point in time. As if people other than stalkers and losers have time or interest. STUPID.
Check it out. www.twitter.com
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Have you thought about using it for professional reasons? That's one of my main uses. Especially since we are in a recession @ this point, traveling to conferences to network with colleagues is extremely difficult.
ReplyDeleteWe used twitter @ a conference I recently attended so that those who couldn't attend could follow along and use some of the resources we found. Check it out: http://nacadatech.net/
At first I was skeptical also, but really...it is one of the most useful tools that I use.
I have never thought of that, no. But I certainly will consider that in the future. I was forced to sign up and experiment with a number of online resources for a media class I am currently enrolled in (that's actually the reason I started blogging again, though it feels more like a chore than an outlet right now).
ReplyDeleteIt's funny actually because I think the basic layout of Twitter is becoming more desirable - see the latest version of Facebook.
Glad to get your comments and hear from you!