This Twitter thing
April 03, 2008 · Filed under: Online.
It confuses me. You create an account, and almost immediately you can update the world on whatever you’re doing at that exact moment. It sounds like a pretty good idea in theory, but it failed to remind me that the web is full of boring people.
I was browsing Twitter yesterday, looking at other people’s tweets, and I kept reading “updates” such as (and these are actual tweets):
- “face book checking time!!! woot”
- “Feral cat at one oclock eating a dead bird. He sees me. I see him. We watch eachother.”
- “feeling a little hot and bothered . . . I need a damn drinkie!”
- “Sha la la Sha la la”
- “cooking yellow organic carrots...we will see how well Josh likes them.”
- “On the phone.”
- “* drops phone in the toilet * NOOOO! :-)”
- “Looking for gummy bears”
Just what?! Looking for gummy bears? Really? What is there to say to that? “Gee, I’m sorry, I wish I could reach through my screen and help yo--” No. Just no.
I like the Twitter idea, don’t get me wrong, I actually made one myself because I thought it was a neat concept. But when I was browsing the twitters above, it was all I could do from closing my browser altogether to go weep for these people.
When I read what Twitter was about I got really excited. I wanted to read random, thought-provoking, funny, interesting, make-me-get-to-know-you-better Twitters! Isn’t that the point? Maybe I’m missing it.
I was only able to find two Twitterers (ererers?) so far who put some effort into their tweets, which gave me hope. When I stumble on some more interesting Twitters, I’ll make a list here, just so I can remind myself that no matter what, there is still a few who shine amidst the fail.
P.S. Random, but I got a Technorati Profile.