Twitter Aha

As stated in recent Twitter Active post, my preconceived notion of Twitter was only blah, conversational vomit. A bit harsh, but there is an element of truth. You are responsible for the noise you put out and receive.

This week I documented what I have learned and how Twitter saved my life. Not really, but I wanted some dramatics.

• Dr. Pepper Method: Ike's tweet-to-post filtering method (10-2-4 is easier to remember than any long-winded book method).
• Thank you, Todd for the Diva tweet-to-post...perfect timing, as always (shh)!
• Paull, my weekend would have been too depressing if you hadn't lightened the mood with tweets about your jaunt to Outback Steak House with your friends!
• Kami, love the Twitter Blocks app! (presently cannot link to b/c site is under maintenance)
• What would I do without Steve on the bleeding edge of apps or the whining about Apple price slashing?

News Flash - you don't have to turn notifications on for all of the people you follow. Prioritize who you follow. Twitter complaints I have read only seem to whine about these issues. Not every tweet was earth shattering, but some led me on different paths of thought and perspectives that may not have warranted a post. I do not blame my scatter brain on the Twitter app. Do schools teach time management?

Interesting posts I have read along the way:

• Creating Passionate Users-Is Twitter TOO Good?
• PR Studies-Who Owns This Stuff?
• Lifehacker-Don't Want Up-To-The-Second Updates for All?
• Logic+Emotion-Influence Ripples+Social Media Fragmentation (WICKED COOL post)

When I think of the name, Twitter, it reminds me of a fave childhood book by Roald Dahl, The Twits. Gotta laugh.

Comments

[Hermes]

The legislation would provide a quick $900 billion increase in U.S. borrowing authority — essential to allow the government to continue paying all its bills — along with $917 billion in cuts from federal spending

[reverse cell phone lookup]

Thank you so much for twittering the event - I did much of the twittering for Graphing Social