So I've spent a lot of time getting away from Facebook -- it's just not that much fun to me anymore -- and more time getting into Twitter.
Why? I find myself asking that question every other Apple-R in Safari ... I think it's because I follow people who make me laugh. Twitter is like the ultimate joke-telling tool -- you've only got 120 characters to get your point across. You must perfect what you're saying, hone it down to get the maximum effect out of minimum characters.
Unlike blog posts. (Ahem.)
So Big Daddy Avelis and I were chatting today and started up on twitter and what drives us nuts on it ... which, of course, turned into a blog post idea. So here's the
The Eight Twitter Guys You Just Want to Kill
(1) the "HERE'S THE WEATHER WHERE I'M AT TODAY" guy
(2) the "I'M SO MUCH HEALTHIER THAN YOU AND LET ME PROVE IT TO YOU IN MILES" guy
(3) the "I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF MY OWN AWESOMENESS" guy
4) the "OMG THIS TWITTER IS SO COOL" guy
(5) the "I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY SO I'LL JUST RT @EVERYONEINTHEWHOLEFREAKINGWORLD" guy
(6) all politicians who tweet
(7) the "OH GOD WHERE'S MY COFFEE" guy
(8) the "WHY ISN'T IT FRIDAY YET????" guy
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(8) the "OH MY WORK SUCKS SO HARD" guy
3.09.2009
i can't hear you over the sound of my own awesomeness
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The honing of language in the context of normal composition is almost always admirable....but I'm not certain of the medium, in this case. Since I've never sent a tweet, I suppose I shouldn't be commenting...
I also share my concerns, as texting and Twitter (I consider them cousins) encourage shortcuts that make me shake my head sometimes.
But playing within Twitter's rules -- you've got to get to the point, and in a hurry -- makes for interesting choices. I've resorted to writing out my thought completely, then going back and editing it down until I fall under the limits.
I would imagine this makes me too uncool.
Uh, I mean, I share your concerns. :)
Isn't it a sign of a good communicator to express a thought thoroughly in as few words as possible? Maybe that's why most of my graduate school papers can't break 10 pages...
Diana
Anon -- I agree. After I started interning at a newspaper, my philosophy papers were much, much harder to write. I had to learn to bullshit again.
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