It seemed inevitable that I might as well go into it; a lot of people are doing it, one has been saved by it, many are touched by it and it’s the most trendy platform in which Facebook is just another competition: Twitter.
LOL Japan never cease to surprise me. (Credits: {link:http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=5811164}とだしん{/link})
After a consultation of fellow bloggers on the IRC (what, that ancient technology?) on the benefits of Twitter, I succumbed to the hellhole that is Twitter. I have to say, I’m very much intrigued by it.
There is actually no difference between Twitter and any other private messaging software out there. The only difference is that Twitter, unlike private messaging, is a public platform. It allows for users to search for people easier (and spam them, too), and tracks down of their inane thoughts and whims of the moment. It reaches into the most narcissistic tendency in an individual, but since we’re living in the Web 2.0 era (where everybody is a narcissist, anyway), having a Twitter means you’re entering into some kind of warp-space, where every person’s thoughts are visible.
Actually, my only reason to set up Twitter is not because of the aforementioned question (then again, having a blog in the first place kind of runs in the line of narcissism), but because, in reality, it’s really useful.
Sometimes, when I need to ask someone to respond to me, but I’m unable to contact him/her because of a variety of reasons, the next best place is to leave a message on Twitter, addressing to that particular person my message. Granted we could always exchange emails, telephone numbers and Facebook accounts instead of having a public messaging software.
This is where the creators of Twitter, in my opinion, found a niche for themselves.
The target audience are those who require immediacy for any actions they take, up-to-the-minute details of news that are relevant to them, and simple normal conversations where the public are encouraged to… (Sorry, I’m posting this news with a half-decent mind, so I’ll keep it short for today.)
I am currently using PeraPeraPrv (or P3 in short) done by lynmock. It’s not as fancy as other popular Twitter software out there (I don’t have a particular fascination with Adobe AIR platform insomuch that it screams “MICROSOFT!” whichever way I look at it.) but it is perfect for my first Tweeting posts.
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You can follow me on this Twitter page. Till then.
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NNNOOOOO!!!!!
Another person lost to the clutches of twitter. I had a similiar thought months ago, but mooted it. Then again, I don’t subscribe to any social networking site either. I’d like to keep my thoughts to myself, thank you very much.
Call me old fashioned, but I prefer face-to-face, PM/sms or telephone conversations (in preferential order) New technology is convenient and all, but sometimes it’s too good for itself. (This coming from a guy who still listens to vinyl records and plays with film cameras)
Oh, hey! I think I just saw your pictures of the one film camera that you’ve been playing with for the past 1 month!
Nah, it’s just a method for which I get in touch with some of the anime bloggers and some online personalities I usually follow. Usually I keep one ear on the ground to listen to the rumblings of the blogosphere, particularly because many nuggets of information can be delved from them. (Then again, anime bloggers have MyAnimeList and Melative to keep in conversation with each other.)
Well, I’ll post the film scans once I get them back from the lab. (If I can spare some time to collect them) Feels good to return to film after all these years.
Yeah, there’s no denying that Twitter is great for instant feedback on a large scale. Networking is a cinch, but it just seems as info overload to me. I love observing and recording, but participating is a different matter, like a social anthropologist. Call it a preference.