twitter clarification
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i should clarify what i meant in the last post concerning twitter and excessive self-aggrandizing and the like:
- i realize that twitter is, for the most part, a social networking tool / micro-blogging site – as such, personal posts will be the norm
- HOWEVER: when i’m following 80 people and ONE person posts 25+ posts a day, most of which seem like text messages to only a few people who will “get it” (or give a damn), this is a waste of my time.
- and the same goes for folks who ONLY use Twitter to toot their own horn (such as: “hey, i just blogged about blah blah blah and you know you need to read it!” or “hey, why aren’t you reading my blog?” or (insert tinyurl misleading me to something i don’t care about HERE).
- there are no “rules” for twitter, despite what some of these so-called “social-media experts” and others would have you believe. and “Netiquette” as we used to know it is out the window.
i love reading the personal posts! seriously! but i hate excessive monopolization by a few people. i’ve even ditched a couple professional groups because of this same thing. if you’ve got that much time on your hands as to be a “professional twitterer” (thanks, @duebber), more power to ya. there’s obviously an audience out there for you, it’s simply not me.
and again: i’m not bitching here about Twitter or specific Twitterers – but the nature of Twitter grates on me as it is (sometimes) and this type of behavior only serves to make it worse.
the solutions are obvious:
- un-follow folks who tweet mindlessly
- block those who shamelessly self-aggrandize
- get the hell out of twitter all together
i love technology. i love that we’re struggling to figure out how to continue to integrate technology into our personal and professional lives even as the pace of technological growth far outpaces our ability to keep up with it. i’ve even set up a second twitter account and am trying to figure out how to incorporate it into my classes next year.
fear not, friends! i’m not weeding my twitter following list because you mention the fact that your dog likes to eat its own poop, or that you love The Bachelor.
just don’t mention it 25+ times a day, eh? :-)
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June 9th, 2009 7:51 pm
# 1
voicemail? what’s that, scott?
June 9th, 2009 7:46 pm
# 2
So, how exactly do you feel. I don’t think you are explaining yourself thoroughly. I have come to expect much more transparency from you Scott.
June 9th, 2009 1:16 pm
# 3
I want to be Scott D’s friend. He makes me laugh.
And don’t worry, I 100% agree with you about Twitter. I definitely unfollow those who Twitter every five seconds a day. A bad sign is this tweet: Good morning, tweeple!
That’s how you know that they’re planning on updating all. day. long.
But I’m glad silly posts aren’t out. I try to twitter just 1 or 2 a day and I shoot for “short-form comedy.” I’d twitter about interesting stuff but nothing interesting ever happens to me.
June 9th, 2009 1:03 pm
# 4
scott, as soon as you get the chance, please check your voicemail. it was to tell you that i sent you an email urging you to check your google reader and twitter, both of which should tell you that i recently updated my blog about my facebook account.