One of my favorite authors to follow @serenitylive
Does tweeting make one a twit, do you suppose? Sometimes I think so. Every week or so I think I’ll just give up on that particular element of social media. I don’t really use it well. I forget to check-in. I rarely enter an actual conversation because I’m such a slow texter the crowd has moved on to another subject while I’m still on character #13 of the previous trend.
But this week, while updating my website info, I actually visited my own site. Or page. Or whatever my Twitter address signifies. And what I found there was a lovely time-capsule of the past year captured in 140 characters or less every week or two. It was like a shorthand diary with no need of a lock and key. The brevity alone forces one to find the bare bones of a sentiment. The tiny nugget of hope, joy, fear, or fun in something as mundane as Daylight Savings Time or as epic as the birth of another grandchild.
I don’t suppose I’ll be a much better twit this week. I’m sure I’ll forget to check-in, and I’ll fail to follow someone I truly admire. But I believe I’ll keep trying. It seems worth the effort if for no other reason than the abbreviated historical record captured a few characters at a time on the page. #andthenwehadcake.
What say you, my friends? To tweet, or not to tweet? That is today’s question.
I like to hear the songsters in the morning and at intervals throughout the day… and occasionally chime in myself. But a canary in my room would drive me mad! I feel the same way about Twitter.
I TOTALLY have the same problem with Twitter. And for some reason, I got worse about checking in after I put the Twitter app on my iPod. I don’t think it was supposed to work that way. (Sorry, Twitter. It’s not you, it’s me.)
But, I’ve tried to check in more often lately because I’ve found some really good thought-provoking articles that way. And because, some things just read better when I type them on Twitter than on Facebook. I don’t know why that is, either. š
Very well said, Anna. And good point about the articles, Eleanor. I’ve found some good things that way, too.
I’m having a hard time with twitter as well. My problem is that I spend waaaaay too much time trying to think of a funny hash tag. It bogs me down.
Charity, #iknowwhatyoumean.
haha! That’s so true – taking way too long to think of funny hashtags. You know you don’t HAVE to have a hashtag, right? I love that you saw the good in it – I love the challenge of those 140 characters. I have to remind myself often, but I think of my writing as a thing I am giving to others. So figuring out something worth giving in 140 characters is just another part of that. Sometimes I give funny, sometimes personal, sometimes big fat links to goodness. I like the challenge. In my opinion, very few people do it well and even fewer do it well ALL the time. Don’t be afraid to delete the clutterers and find more interesting people to follow.
Thank you, Serenity. Most helpful!