10-14-2009, 01:56 AM
The key to Twitter (IMO) is to tweet sparingly and don't expect anyone to read it or see it or care about it. Lower the expectation and you won't sit there and proclaim it totally stupid. It's not that big a deal necessarily. It's not about letting everyone know you're going to the store right now, etc.
Then, when one of your followers sees something from you come along it actually is a better read because you've already filtered out the rest. Or it's obtuse and they think, "hmm, what?" and move on.
The "social" there is more one-way (again, in my opinion) than many perceive it is "supposed" to be. Little broadcasted things of semi-interest. Not a FaceBook-style engagement.
For humorous tweets it's hard to beat @badbanana (Tim Siedell). See also http://favrd.textism.com/ for a taste.
Then, when one of your followers sees something from you come along it actually is a better read because you've already filtered out the rest. Or it's obtuse and they think, "hmm, what?" and move on.
The "social" there is more one-way (again, in my opinion) than many perceive it is "supposed" to be. Little broadcasted things of semi-interest. Not a FaceBook-style engagement.
For humorous tweets it's hard to beat @badbanana (Tim Siedell). See also http://favrd.textism.com/ for a taste.