I've never understood Twitter. More than that, I don't understand how so many media outlets jumped on this bandwagon. I've never used the site but I have looked at it out of curiosity. My take on it is that it's a "microblogging" site that limits posts to 140 characters. Don't you just love the way they come up with these new terms?
In any case, when you post to Twitter, you're "Tweeting" and your post is a "Tweet". Not a twat or twit, but a tweet. I know, I know, it doesn't make any sense but I suppose I know why. A twit is a silly or foolish person, so posts on Twitter can't be a twit. A twat is... well, we all know where that's going. So tweet it is I guess. By the way, I just don't think it masculine for guys to admit to "tweeting." But hey... that's just me.
In any case, I guess my hatred of Twitter is based upon the idea that I'm reading someone's post on a blog somewhere. Then they'll say, "Follow this story on Twitter!" Or when I'm watching say CNN... "Follow this breaking story on Twitter!" And invariably my question is why? I read someone's blog because I want to read their blog. I don't want to go to another site to continue reading about a particular post, be it updates or whatever. Same with watching TV. I watch the news to get the news. By making that choice, I've already decided not to go online for the news, which I do all the time. Given that, why would I choose to follow a TV news story on a whole new site? I just don't get it.
But hope is near for the death of Twitter. And I'll be one of the first to celebrate it. Apparently, Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails is quitting Twitter. The only reason this actually even made news is that he is apparently known for being into social networking and what not. I know some of this is tongue in cheek, but I say about fucking time! Read more about it on CNet:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10292180-71.html
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