Friday, July 31, 2009

My 2¢ on Twitter

Broadway's The Elephant Man used to murmur on the radio commercials for the show: "Sometimes I think my head is so big because it is so full of dreams...".

I'd like to amend that to "Sometimes I think my head is so big because it is so full of random thoughts..."

And the way for me to relieve the pressure in my skull is to "tweet them out" on Twitter!

Like my FaceBook post yesterday... I also love Twitter.

But, on the other hand... I completely acknowledge Twitter isn't for everybody...

For me, it's easier to jot a fast thought or a quick note onto my mobile device. (I'm fast on the SideKick's keyboard)

1. Tweet goes out into the ether of the universe, of the Twitter Timeline...

2. Tweet might be noticed by some Twitter follower/friends who might "direct message" a response.

3. Tweet appears in the right hand column of my blog...

4. My simple silly lil Tweet is completely searchable by bots or researchers looking for my mentioned topic...

5. But, most convenient to me, the tweet lands on my very own Twitter profile.

The ToddHellsKitch page turns out to be a magical micro-blog all it's own... Where I can re-visit my life at will. See articles of interest. Issue harmless political rants,

And it's all completely searchable!

Again, *I have the power*... I go back to look for things sometimes or just to look at how I've been spent my weekends or summer staycation on a minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day basis... Or: Not at all!

Twitter doesn't consume me and keep me from enjoying the simple life... In fact, it actually helps me to live in the present moment by clearing my mind of all the clutter of rapid thoughts that match the pace of my life...

It suits me... It's just the way I'm wired...

To each his own... I know Twitter isn't for everyone...

5 comments:

Keith said...

As you know, I'm not that big on Twitter either, but I did get a tweet of Boy George yesterday, whom I knew before he was famous.

Cin said...

I love Twitter! :)

Keith said...

And as you will read on the soapbox, I also got some tweets from the very funny Matt (Little Britain) Lucas.

Have you seen that yet ?

Greg said...

I enjoy Twitter. I'm following a number of authors and musicians. One author offered a free short story to anyone interested. One musician streamed live videos of writing sessions. It's a great way to connect with people all over the place.

Wonder Man said...

I like Twitter