I have vacillated on whether or not to join the ranks of the social-networking craze, often finding myself faced with the inevitable conundrum: Do I cruise along comfortably in the apparent Dark Ages or do I get with the times? Not one to feel left out of all the fun shy away from learning something new, I opted for the latter. But the truth is, I need another internet addiction like I need a hole in the head.
I've resisted for two years now, never quite understanding the purpose of Twitter or why anyone would be remotely interested in reading about the random minutae of my life. But then I quickly realized that yes, I blog, and in essence, you lovely people are actually reading about the random minutae of my life, only in paragraph form, as I am not limited to 140 characters (and for the record, I do so appreciate your interest in reading along!).
And so, I caved. As some of you may have already noticed and have reciprocated the follow, I'm on Twitter now. I'm still trying to navigate my way around there, but as with all new things, I just need a little practice. Quite honestly, I'm not very good about marketing myself, and coinciding with some new changes coming down the pipes, I decided that it was time to put myself out there (a big thanks to Jenni, for the encouragement!).
So help a girl out, will ya? If you're also on Twitter, follow me. Mahalo! Hug hug, kiss kiss!
I totally agree!!! I think? I have twitter? I am like, so the last one to join these social networking things. I was a myspace addict and WOULD NOT turn to facebook, then I turned to facebook and left myspace, and now I do blogger and have to keep up with that and NOW twitter??? I have two kids! I can't neglect them for twits! or is it tweets???
ReplyDeleteanyway, point is, love you!!!
I have resisted Twitter too because I just don't understand all the hash tags and @ symbols and how you post on people's wall...CONFUSING!>!>!>
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I love the way you write! Secondly, I'm now a "twitter" follower.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a great day!
Baby Talk without the Babble
Yay welcome to Twitter :)
ReplyDeleteWhoop!! I'm following already :) You'll like it!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I said I'd never do it, but I did it mostly because of my blog. Following you!
ReplyDeleteWelcome! I totally agree with you, btw. I resisted for a long time and vowed never to join Twitter but was talked into because of the blog. I'm still trying to figure the whole thing out!!
ReplyDeletexo,
Stephanie (Big Mario)
I haven't joined the twitter craze...yet.
ReplyDeleteI'm still resisting...
ReplyDeleteI don't get the point - what was it that finally drew you in?
YAY! Not gonna lie- I am still trying to figure out what the hubbub is about, but can't wait to see what you have to say;-)
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Twitter!! :) I'm following you now! IT took me quite a while to cave!
ReplyDeleteLOL, I caved a few weeks back too and voila, now I have a Twitter AND a Facebook. I don't know what the heck I'm doing on Twitter though, still can't figure out how to actually "tweet" if that's even what you call it. Oh well, baby steps right? I'm following you now
ReplyDeleteBAHAHA I RESISTED TO FOR SO LONG and I caved too!! I am at school right now so I can't follow you until I get home. I LOVE YOUR BLOG...um, can I have your fridge full of delicious foods?!?! You are beautiful and you have the coolest life ever!
ReplyDeleteSo sorry, I can't help you out with this one my friend. I don't twitter, I don't know how to text and I don't do Facebook. I do allow myself one guilty pleasure and that is my blog.
ReplyDeleteIf I ever give in to the addiction to any of the above mentioned, I know I'll be in good company, but for know it's just blog land for me.
haha, I was the EXACT same way. I don't really care for it and still claim I'm only doing a few months trial period to see how it goes, but with the encouragement of another Jenni, I created it for the blog too. It must be the name "Jenni" that makes others cave to twitter. haha Welcome to weirdness that is a tweet.
ReplyDeleteI'm on twitter, too (as you know) but I don't exactly know why. I used to tweet when I had texting on my phone, but now it's nothing. Although I do occasionally check out what the cast of the Jersey Shore is up to!
ReplyDeleteI'm not on Twitter or FB. I am tempted, but I keep resisting the urge. I'm sure it's fun though! :)
ReplyDeleteHope you are having a nice week!
I'm glad you caved. Twitter is fun! Once you get a nice little network of buddies going, it's like someone is always listening. AND it's almost like instant messenging with blog friends sometimes!
ReplyDeleteWhen Edd had his seizures and we had no idea what was going on, I asked Twitter for prayers, and the instant replies I got were so encouraging in a time when I really needed that strength. If you stick with Twitter, you'll start to see its benefits! :)
I must say, as someone who used Twitter before it was popular (I've been on there about 5 years now), it's utterly fascinating to me how many people see Twitter mainly as an advertising platform.
ReplyDeleteTo me, it's a place to connect with like-minded people. And yes, a little self-promotion gets thrown in there too, but I see it mainly as a way to get glimpses into people's everyday lives. Blog posts are (usually) a little more thought out, but Twitter posts are often stream-of-consciousness, whatever-people-are-thinking, so for that I enjoy getting to know the people behind the blogs, so to speak.