Is the key to successful social-networking that the network should be broad but shallow? This is exactly what has made Twitter a huge success. Twitter has discovered that people want condensed, fast, information, in a 140 characters or less. Why does it seem so narcissistic? Does writing with 140 characters mean that you can’t say anything substantial, which means no one can know if you have any substance? Is it like talking without the burden of having to say anything?
Just a thought…
Jacq, this is a really interesting thought. I think it depends on the content and how you choose to portray your thoughts and ideas in a tweet. Honestly, I think that brevity can be very deep and thoughtful…so brevity (140 characters worth of it) can be insightful, but not if I'm talking about the dinner I ate or the shampoo I used on my hair last night. I agree with this statement–but the content drives which direction you go to.
Comment by gracekboyle — May 13, 2009 @ 10:51 pm
Thanks for providing your thoughts Grace. It really does fascinate me.
Comment by Jacqueline Malan — May 13, 2009 @ 11:03 pm