Comments on: As if I didn’t have enough work…Twitter Edition

By: The Only Constant « Scripted Spontaneity

The Only Constant « Scripted Spontaneity — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:24:27 +0000

[...] few months. While I have found Twitter to be a great resource for sharing small bits of news (and for building my PLN), there is really no substitute for a good old-fashioned blog [...]

By: Teale

Teale — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:38:11 +0000

I think Twitter has the potential to be great fun as well as overwhelming. I participate in a blog for my book group, and out of a discussion, we discovered a shared hidden gift- or vice- for haiku. In one month a group of 5-6 people generated over 150 poems. And then it waned. It waned for me because I didn’t want to spend so much time thinking about what to write. On the other hand I am disappointed that it has waned because they were quite fun to read, though superficial. It was more an outlet for our creativity and cleverness rather than an expression of depth, though there were a couple that resonated.

I see the advantage to Twitter. In cleaning out my email, I deleted several without reading them, and there were dozens sent more than a week or two old to which I have not had the time to respond. The important ones get answered, the catch up ones get put on the back burner, and end up being dumped. So I have 160 characters to tell you I have been having chronic sinus infections, work is the same, and I saw Fool’s Gold, and was glad the ticket was free.

And that is the disadvantage, and feeds into my angst. When I renew my cell contract this month, I have this burning desire to get a phone/PDA. But I don’t like texting, for 2 reasons: a) I think it contributes to bad grammar and horrific spelling- but now I can get a full keyboard and type fully! and b) it allows us to become even more impersonal. We don’t even need to talk to each other anymore. There is no tone of voice, no elocution, no resonance.

Is it another contributing factor to the erosion of personal relationships. If even email is becoming too taxing, too time consuming, what does that say about a people that are disposing of pretty fast communication for some twitter?

Don’t get me wrong. I think technology is a wondrous thing, and very beneficial to society, and I think a Blackberry or a Tilt could be in my future, but I worry that the technology is changing our perceptions of what we use to who we are. I worry that efficiency is overwhelming efficacy.

By: » For Whom the Bill Tolls (Warning: Long. Get some coffee and settle in.) The Line

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:16:54 +0000

[...] me most graciously, framed his most recent post around some comments on Twitter I left on his blog (and he also commented here). Rebuttal [...]

By: I Don't Know Shift : Huh, That’s Interesting…

I Don't Know Shift : Huh, That’s Interesting… — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:51:34 +0000

[...] or for serious collective matters (most commonly, the usage of blogging as a pedagogical tool). Dina is studying how it changes language and relationships. It basically owned my soul on Sunday and I spent gobs of time surfing around and had nothing to [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:06:01 +0000

Ah, Twitter, or, the straw that finally broke the camel’s back. I’m pulling way back on technology, and am planning on just focusing on my blog. I have had this crushing feeling lately that I’m becoming owned by technology, and I feel the need to fight it more and more. I think we allow ourselves to be seduced by the flashy designs and the “coolness” factor, but, in the end, is it really benefiting us? Really? I know it’s not an either/or thing as well. I’m just trying to figure out what my healthy threshold is. I’d be interested to see your musings are a while. I, for one, plan on minimizing my online presence altogether.