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Join Me…(Part One)
Posted by Paul | Filed under Blog etc., Essays, Life, Tech
Yesterday, amid much fanfare, I joined Twitter. I’d been sceptical about it for quite some time, but also aware that it was seen as a ‘good thing’ by a large number of people that I was keen to get involved with in terms of work, so I thought I’d give it a go. Coupled with the ongoing use of Facebook, and the concurrent questioning of similar tools by parents and others, I set out with the intention of writing a blog post on why Twitter, Facebook and even blogging can be useful and fun, and *why* I feel the need to share my innermost (Well, sort of) thoughts with, potentially, the global population (or more likely at the moment, one or two people at most). I haven’t got round to fully fleshing this post out yet, so I may end up returning to this theme, but for the moment, here’s some quotes from a blog post by Jemima Kiss who sums up the reasons and advantages of this type of social interaction far better than (currently) I can - although I’ll have a go soon…
“Think of Twitter messages in three ways: functional messages (’Does anyone know a good site for cheap flights?’), discussion (’Can someone give me feedback on these photos?’) or, for the more poetically inclined, haiku-style notes about your day or observations on life. These are fascinating mini-insights into fleeting moments in our life that we may not remember otherwise and become quite special, in retrospect. (’Beautiful day, and walking with Mum by the river. Hoping the apple crumble doesn’t burn while we’re out!’)”
“There are so many possible uses for Twitter. It’s a very functional group messaging service - if your ten closest mates were signed up you could say ‘I’m in the pub’ and would only have to send one message instead of paying for ten. And you could also use it for more creative projects, something I’d like to explore when I clone myself and have some time to do ‘art’ outside of all-consuming work time.”
“It’s far easier to dismiss something out of hand than to be open-minded, creative and playful.”
So there you go. Join me - it’s free, it’s fun, and it’s up to you. Gwan, gwan, gwan, gwan, GWAN!