This thread is a perfect illustration of why I shall never join Twitter. Compressing your life into poorly thought-out, poorly written 140-character soundbites. Bah.
By the way, my first final exam is in the books. (Hey, that's only 38 characters!)
"doddpower" wrote:
Your entitled to your opinion, but Twitter has its purpose. Let's use Nick Barnett for example. Until Twitter, I had no "contact" with him and no "updates" on his opinions etc. Now with Twitter, I do. It gives him a way to develop some form of a personal relationship with his fans that he otherwise would not have. Same for some of my favorite band members and such. Some band members post pictures, videos, provide comments about towns they play shows in, how it went, etc. Basically, in these cases, Twitter established more of a "personal connection" then I would EVER have the majority of these people otherwise.
It's not about "compressing your life into 140 characters," at least not the few people I follow. It's more about giving fans a glimpse into their lives in a simple, efficient way.
I think your perception of Twitter may be a little skewed. It's fine if you don't like it and don't want to join. Nothing wrong with that at all. But I have enjoyed getting to know the "personal side" of some of the people I'm big fans of that I had no clue of before. Like I said, Twitter has it's purpose, and some people use it really well.
"Nonstopdrivel" wrote: