Twitter-lating—or Not
Recently for some reason I've been spending more time than usual on Facebook and Twitter. And it occurs to me that maybe some people are a little too occupied with social media. You know the ones I'm talking about. You open your Twitter feed and they're the only ones there because they've crowded everyone else out with their 326 posts about pretty much nothing.
I mean a little nothing can be a lot of fun—I certainly don't have a life that leans toward titillating twitter. But a little goes a long way. You guys don't need to know that I stayed up too late because I got hooked on Top Chef-Just Desserts and glommed all the old episodes. Or that I walked the dog (okay I did post about that, but it was Halloween), or that I took a shower and shaved my legs (finally). It's just not that interesting. And inquiring minds don't want to know.
Then there are the people who post poetic. Everything they do is colored with glowing imagery. Crisp autumn winds and blowing leaves wafting across well-manicured lawns. These folks are either lying through their teeth, or they have the perfect life. I'm voting for the former. Of course there are a few people who are genuinely interesting and/or funny every time they post. But they're the exception not the rule. (I follow one guy, I've don't even know just because his posts are hysterical.)
But like it or not, social media seems to be here to stay. It was even featured in a Law and Order-SVU episode. A woman's twitter posts with GPA location allowed the detectives to verify her alibi even though she was on her own at the time.
Thanks to smartphones we're able to update our pages with moment by moment color commentary on our lives: I'm at the drug store. They're out of Halloween candy. Well, after all it is Halloween. Have to go to another drugstore. Oh God, I have egg on my shirt from lunch. Maybe if I pull my coat just so no one will see it. Still no candy. Maybe I'll just not answer the door. No, I'll buy individual Hershey's bars. Or maybe Nestle's Crunch. Yum. Or maybe both? I mean, there should be a selection and I can always eat them if no one comes. Hmmm…
See what I mean? You don't need a blow by blow of my life. It's BORING.
Anyway, enough of me talking (blogging is after all another form of social media). Channel 4 in Dallas puts it much better than I. Check out this You Tube send up of social media in their newscast.
So what are your thoughts on social media?
