Everyone Is A-Tweet
About Twitter
Yes, another blog post
on the internets about Twitter. Shock me, shock me with your
completely original content! But Twitter must be doing something
right to not only warrant this post, but the thousands upon thousands
of other posts that have been circulating since the inception of the
company. So what exactly is it all about?
I’ve had friends
ask me what Twitter is, how it works, what makes it special, and most
recently, what its business model is, thanks to an in-depth report by
the San
Francisco Chronicle. My usual responses to said
questions are usually along the lines of “Twitter is like the
status updates on Facebook. Easy user interface means it’s
simple to get started. Real time information gathering from friends
and news sources, as well as top notch voyeurism. I have no idea how
they’ll make money”.
To be honest, I can’t
really think of a way Twitter can legitimately make money unless they
decide to start running ads (which would, in my opinion, ruin the
sites aesthetics), or, as the Funnelholic
says, they sell that puppy to Google and we all move on with our
lives. I’ve already accepted Google’s eventual world
domination, so it would make sense that they would be the ones to
acquire the all powerful Twitter.
I’ve been on
Twitter since late 2007 (I am an early adapter, I’m bragging, I
rock), and only recently have seen a giant spike in its popularity.
Celebrities such as Demi
Moore, Shaquille
Oneal and Jack
of Jack in the Box fame are all users; internet personalities (and
must follows) Kevin
Rose, Scott
Beale and Nick
Douglas are on here too. But why? Why put yourself
out there for thousands to see your everyday moves and your thoughts
about Obama’s executive salary cap or that link to the video
with the thing that made you laugh five minutes ago?
Because why not?
Clearly this is a day and age where privacy takes a back seat to ego
and popularity, so why not broadcast your lunch to your peers? Why
not re-tweet that funny musing from that guy you’ve never met
but happen to follow? Why not? But not all tweets are created equal
you see. Some are actually trying to get the message out to the
masses; some are helping spread the word about charities,
new technology, or just plain news.
It’s all there, a mish-mash of personal outbursts, legitimate
stories, and YouTube links. And that what makes Twitter great. It’s
all there; you pick and choose what you want to use it for, and what
you want to get out of it. This is what makes
Twitter…umm…”twitterific”. “Twamazing”?
“Twick-ass”!
So here ends the 1034th
blog posting about Twitter; now that you’re completely
saturated with Twitter knowledge and knowhow, my advice to you would
be to simply give it a shot and check it out; see for yourself. Oh,
and follow
me while you’re at it.
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