Twitter Response

When I first heard about Twitter, I thought the idea of it was kind of stupid and pointless. Of course, I never really looked into it; I just assumed. I just did not understand how updating how you were feeling or what you were doing every moment of the day, was entertaining. Most times I feel that my life is so rushed that I barely even realize what I am doing, how would I have time to tell the world about it too? This is how I felt when I first found out we had been assigned to make a Twitter for media. I thought that I was going to have to set a reminder on my phone to remember when to "tweet." But AS ALWAYS, I assumed and I was wrong. I actually enjoy being on Twitter. I don't really use it to vent or say whats on my mind, I just use it to update what I am doing. Even though I really don't think that anyone cares. This may sound weird, but I came to realize that these little updates about my life actually meant something. Every time I updated, it gave me a couple of seconds to take a break and realize what I am doing. It helped me to appreciate the things in my life. I know that sounds really strange, but its true. I always feel that I am rushing everywhere, scrambling to finish something, or just plain stressed. So even though Twitter updates only take a matter of seconds, it slowed me down for those couple of seconds. Anyway, other aspect that I enjoyed about Twitter, was following celebs. Call me a stalker, I don't care, but I love being able to know what my favorite celebs were doing. It is pretty cool. For me, it kind of makes them seem like more of a "real" person and not just a famous celebrity. Twitter also allowed me to sort of enjoy the beginning of the Oscars this weekend. Since I have cablevision and they so rudely decided to turn off the channel, I was not able to watch the beginning of the Oscars. However, since I follow UsWeekly on Twitter, they had minute to minute updates on the Oscars. So, even though I could not watch it, I wasn't totally out of the loop. But, thankfully, channel 7 turned back on halfway through!

I think that Carr is right that Twitter has an enduring attraction. Ever since I started using mine, I have become pretty addicted. It allows for a connection with people that you wouldn't dream of connecting with ever. Twitter fits into Winston's conception of new technologies and society. Twitter did not just fall from the sky. The idea sort of copies Facebook's status updates, and although I am not one hundred percent sure, I am assuming the idea of Twitter came from that. Also, Twitter falls into some of the categories of factors that make a new technology work in society, according to Winston. For example, productive advertising. Twitter has become a good source of advertising for companies. Also, the idea of peers and celebrities having it. If you don't, you feel out of the loop.

Overall, I enjoyed the Twitter assignment. I decided that I am going to keep my Twitter for my own pleasure.

BTW, I hope you enjoyed the SPRING WEATHER we had this week! I know I did. Too bad it is suppose to rain for the next four days :(