Finally giving into Twitter…
People have been talking about Twitter for a while now, and at first it held little appeal to me. I mean, exactly how publicly do we *really* need to live. Are people *really* interested in that level of detail in each others lives?
Well… maybe, maybe not. But I’m finally going to give Twitter a proper go, for these two reasons:
Firstly – I think it’s something to do with the brevity/wit relationship that means that reading what people write is often genuinely amusing. (I’m definitely going to have to work at Twittering better)
Secondly – the immediacy is second to none. I thought I was getting behind the times when I’d let my RSS reading lapse for a few days or, heaven forbid, a week. Now just by not being in the Twitter chain I’m missing out of stuff. Not missing out is a powerful social driver. So, I’m in.
Question is – who else out there is Twittering now? Want to be Twitter buddies? Promise I won’t Twitter to often or too boringly 
14 Comments
Kevin on January 9th, 2007
Let’s connect: http://twitter.com/brainopera
Anne on January 9th, 2007
I’ve been twittering, tho didn’t do any updates today. I’m annez
I’m surprised at how much I like it… it’s nice to know what my favorite people are doing.
kvwong on January 9th, 2007
twitterin’
Riaz on January 9th, 2007
I’m on there but like you didnt see the point.. must be missing something 
Paul Adams on January 9th, 2007
I’m on too but not sure why…yet…
Cennydd on January 9th, 2007
I’ve been giving it a shot for a little while now, I think it has a strange ineffable appeal.
More than happy to accept random buddy requests – http://twitter.com/Cennydd – so I too can experience the wonderful pseudo-connectedness that only the web can bring. Or something.
leisa.reichelt on January 9th, 2007
ok. Day one of Twittering. I’ve got to say… I’m warming to it!
leisa.reichelt on January 9th, 2007
Twitter fun definitely requires friends tho’. I’ve ‘met’ a few more today (hey guys!), and am gradually tracking down others I know.
Anyone else want to come play?
(meanwhile, surely there should be a way that I can carry my ‘network’ around with me from place to place so I don’t have to go hunting for my friends every time I join a new social networking app? anyone?!
amanda on January 9th, 2007
There was a lot of discussion around that when Twitter first started exploding…see adactio.com (december posts i think) for more. What’s your twitter name?
leisa.reichelt on January 9th, 2007
aah. good question Amanda,
you can find me here:
http://twitter.com/leisa
lelak on January 11th, 2007
No! No! Bad thing to discover… bad, bad thing…
David carruthers on January 11th, 2007
The thing i like about it is how i’ve actually become stronger friends with some people than i otherwise would’ve done simply because i know what they’re up to all the time, and will chat to them if it’s of interest.
When i see them, although we may not have spoken, a conversation that has never actually happened can continue.
For example i’ve followed someone’s house buying process without speaking to him, then when i did talk to him it was like diving into a conversation mid way through.
leisa.reichelt on January 11th, 2007
not a fan then, lela?
David, I agree – there’s something really cool about having access to the every day almost-mundanities, but I particularly like how unobtrusive it is – you can engage with it as much as you want at any given time.
I can’t believe that I’ve become a Twitter advocate so quickly! (but, will it last or is it just a phase?)
amanda on January 8th, 2007
I am on twitter! Let’s be twitterers together – I’m explode!