I signed up for Twitter a long time ago. The box says “What are you doing?,” and I assumed it was for your status. The novelty of posting, “Washing the car” and “Folding my laundry” wore off very quickly, though, so I didn’t stay long. The site seemed like a laughable concept, and something that only egomaniacs who assumed people wanted many daily updates on them would use.<\/p>\n
In actuality, I’ve found that it’s not literally your “status.” Think of it more as a one-line blog. I don’t post often (for now, at least), but I’m following a handful of people. (My Twitter feed<\/a>, and the people I follow<\/a>.) “People I follow” is a bit of a misnomer, actually: I’m following a few political campaigns and a few news outlets, along with a few real people. It’s actually being used somewhat like the “info bar” I just blogged about<\/a> wanting: NY Times posts some news articles, for example. (They say it’s more for “breaking news,” thought given that the most recent story there is about a museum buying the building next to it, I’d refer them to my post on what Breaking News means<\/a>.)<\/p>\n I think I’m going to keep the Twitter app up most of them I’m at my computer. Anyone got any good suggestions?<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I signed up for Twitter a long time ago. The box says “What are you doing?,” and I assumed it was for your status. The novelty of posting, “Washing the car” and “Folding my laundry” wore off very quickly, though, … Continue reading