Yesterday’s Facebook post got me thinking more about oversharing, overtalking, overfriending, etc. Let’s move on to Twitter.
Like I said, I’ve been tweeting longer than I’ve been on Facebook and I really like, even prefer, Twitter. No, Twitter Haters, it’s not because I have to share the contents of my lunch with the world. It’s more like a dashboard of all my interests rolled into one, just scrolling in front of me in real time. Where else can I get CNN Breaking News, followed by a tidbit of NYC history, the latest stroller reviews and today’s alleged celebrity affair/pregnancy/rehab visit — in 5 seconds flat?
It’s like a car crash that you can’t stop watching. Here’s what I’ve got now.
And let me tell you, you don’t see the full power of Twitter until you watch a piece of national news unfold there. Remember that whole story about the Balloon Boy? Well, before we all knew his parents were publicity-seeking crazies, everyone was riveted by a boy trapped in a runaway hot air balloon. And it was all over Twitter, blow by blow, from every news source. Ditto the recent Brooklyn tornado. I saw photos and video on Twitter before it was on the local news.
So, who is worth following? For me, they tend to fall into these buckets:
- News Outlets/Journalists
- Parenting
- Friends
- Movies
- Food
- Travel
- Celebrity nonsense
- Brands I like
- Work Stuff (PR, financial services)
See, it’s really not a full day until I hear what’s on the minds of Gawker, Starwood Hotels, Conan O’Brien, CNN, Slash, Ed Burns, NJ Transit Alerts, Steve Martin, my co-worker Sarah, SelfishMom, The Pioneer Woman, Bethenny Frankel, Anthony Bourdain and Stiller & Meara, to name a random few of the 226 I’m following right now.
And then, yes, I put my nonsense blurbs out there too. It’s good that Twitter restricts me to 140 characters since being brief is not my strong suit (as you agree, rolling your eyes). It’s a nice exercise in self-editing.
Fellow tweeters, who are some of your favorite follows I can add? Also, anyone who’s on Tumblr, let me know how you like it.
And yes, I clearly have the attention span of a six month-old.
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