So, I’m sure that you’ve probably noticed that I don’t blog much outside of my weekly five song Fridays anymore. While part of it is because I have been in a funk for a few months, and don’t really have much to say other than “eh”, I blame, in part, the deliciously addictive twitter, and the sense of community it creates. It’s like IMing, but without the urgency of an immediate reply, or the need to stay online. Add to that the fact that you can tie your twitter to your facebook, so that it updates your facebook status, and you have a powerful web app that brings even more nonsensical information to the masses (well, to the masses that follow me on twitter, and/or are friends with me on facebook). It makes me feel even more connected, and in a way that my blog never could, so for that, I tip my hat to twitter. However, with all of the good, there is always a bit of “bad”; I fear that twitter will eventually phase out blogging, or at least, relegate it to posts that give real information or something worth taking the time to write about. I used to use livejournal for the nonsensical stuff, but now, I find myself addicted to twitter. Every morning, I check my twitter feed, and I even have a firefox plugin (twitterfox) that so neatly alerts me of each and every new tweet. Also, it’s just fun to say things like twitter and tweet; it’s like baby talk… for nerdy adults!
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the world of the easily digestible, fast and loose communication stream. Twitter, I wish I could quit you, but it seems you are here to stay. Alright, I’ve spent enough time writing about twitter, I have to get back and check it!!! If you aren’t already following me on twitter, be sure to add me; I have become a twitteraholic, practically overnight.
On a final note, this does not mean in any way, shape, or form that the blog will come to an end. I have this domain booked for like 5 more years, and I actually love having my own little home on the web, so it ain’t going nowhere. It’s just got some competition for my ADHD-driven attention!
I started social networking online using livejournal and now none of my original lj friend set from 2001-2003 are using it anymore. It was such a wonderful community at that time… but then Friendster, then facebook, then twitter just kept on reducing the attention span required to keep in touch with friends. It’s sad in a way, because we no longer have our thoughtful dialogue… only as thoughtful now as 140 characters. But, it’s easier, and fun, and lj is still there, like your blog here, for the occasional lifetime update or thoughtful digression…
I’m a twitter fiend as you know! I also in the last year switched my actual blog over to a micro-blog format using Tumblr which is sort of like Twitter. It works better with bits of information rather than full on formatted posts, but it supports those too just in case you have something you really need to get off your chest. Micro-blogging is the future, no matter how busy you are you can always find time to mirco-blog.
I find Facebook the death knell of my Livejournaling…so far I have resisted twitter…
I posted this a while back on my Twitter feed–it’s an article from Wired about how Facebook and Twitter have essentially killed blogging:
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/theweb/magazine/16-11/st_essay
I think blogging killed diaries. HA! I WIN!