Posted by dmcnulty | Posted in Ashton Kutcher, honeymoon, tweets, Twitter | Posted on 2:52 PM
Twitter. The world’s hottest new social networking website --- and Zach’s favorite thing to update. Are you unfamiliar with Twitter? PCMag.com defines Twitter as “a Web site and service that lets users send short text messages up to 140 characters in length from their cell phones to a group of people.” PCMag’s definition is a little narrow so let me expand on it.
People can post their thoughts (limited to 140 characters) on Twitter. These posts are called “tweets.” Twitter users can send tweets via cell phone, Twitter.com, or a Twitter third-party software application. A Twitter user subscribes to other users so they can read their tweets.
Even though Twitter only started in 2006, it has become a super popular website. For more terminology of Twitter, you should check out this website. It’s really hilarious and insightful on this online community.
Zach is a tweetaholic. Zach tweeted daily on our honeymoon. He posted pictures of the beach, wrote quirky messages about tourist traps we visited, and gave restaurant reviews. Most girls wouldn’t be pleased if their guys were doing this. A few of Zach’s more technologically inclined friends were forced to leave their cell phones at home on their honeymoons just because of Twitter. But I didn’t care. I actually helped him start thinking of funny things to write about on our trip. He wasn’t constantly on Twitter so it didn’t bother me. Whenever he was on Twitter, it gave me time to read Harry Potter by the pool. :)
Personally though, I don’t see the point of Twitter. Well, I do see the point of Twitter, but I guess I just don’t have any interest in it. I have a Facebook account and regularly update my status there. All of my friends are already on this website so it seems like I would be wasting time updating and reading both sites. Zach strongly disagrees with me. He thinks Twitter has an advantage because this website focuses solely on status updates whereas Facebook has strong emphasis on statuses, profile information, uploaded photographs, and third party applications (Farmville, anyone?). Also, he says the general public has access to businesses and celebrities Twitter accounts unlike their private Facebook information. I see his points...I guess.
It is funny to read what Ashton Kutcher has to say, of course. The phenomena surrounding Twitter amazes me as a communication student. It forms online communities in ways that Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, etc. have never even dreamed of doing. I get why Zach uses it so much. If I had a Twitter account, I would probably turn into an obsessed user him. But I don’t have time for that. I’ll stick to my Facebook statuses. At least I’m not limited to 140 characters on that website.
For now,
Dana
People can post their thoughts (limited to 140 characters) on Twitter. These posts are called “tweets.” Twitter users can send tweets via cell phone, Twitter.com, or a Twitter third-party software application. A Twitter user subscribes to other users so they can read their tweets.
Even though Twitter only started in 2006, it has become a super popular website. For more terminology of Twitter, you should check out this website. It’s really hilarious and insightful on this online community.
Zach is a tweetaholic. Zach tweeted daily on our honeymoon. He posted pictures of the beach, wrote quirky messages about tourist traps we visited, and gave restaurant reviews. Most girls wouldn’t be pleased if their guys were doing this. A few of Zach’s more technologically inclined friends were forced to leave their cell phones at home on their honeymoons just because of Twitter. But I didn’t care. I actually helped him start thinking of funny things to write about on our trip. He wasn’t constantly on Twitter so it didn’t bother me. Whenever he was on Twitter, it gave me time to read Harry Potter by the pool. :)
Personally though, I don’t see the point of Twitter. Well, I do see the point of Twitter, but I guess I just don’t have any interest in it. I have a Facebook account and regularly update my status there. All of my friends are already on this website so it seems like I would be wasting time updating and reading both sites. Zach strongly disagrees with me. He thinks Twitter has an advantage because this website focuses solely on status updates whereas Facebook has strong emphasis on statuses, profile information, uploaded photographs, and third party applications (Farmville, anyone?). Also, he says the general public has access to businesses and celebrities Twitter accounts unlike their private Facebook information. I see his points...I guess.
It is funny to read what Ashton Kutcher has to say, of course. The phenomena surrounding Twitter amazes me as a communication student. It forms online communities in ways that Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn, etc. have never even dreamed of doing. I get why Zach uses it so much. If I had a Twitter account, I would probably turn into an obsessed user him. But I don’t have time for that. I’ll stick to my Facebook statuses. At least I’m not limited to 140 characters on that website.
For now,
Dana
its a disease!