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Twitter
Posted by: Keech on 19th Feb 2009 in Opinion
I like networking websites. What designer wouldn't? Rapidly moving technology, global context; the chance to see what millions of people are thinking, seeing, doing all of the time and at any time. And the chance to add your own little bit of seasoning to the mix. From Linkedin to Twitter there are mind-numbing possibilities for interaction and expression.
Having tried most of them I seem to have settled comfortably at both ends of the spectrum. Linkedin is serious, professional and CV driven, whereas Twitter is lightweight, transitory and fun. On one hand you can be beefing up your online professional credentials, and on the other, telling the whole world that you just ate a bagel.
The great thing about Twitter is its brevity. Each posting is limited to no more than 140 characters, forcing you to be laconic. I'm surprised it's not more popular with poets, particularly haiku-ists. And where else could you be aware of the daily doings of both Gordon Brown and your old school friends in wonderfully democratic bite-sized bulletins?
On Twitter, you are encouraged to follow and be followed. Not really in the creepy stalking sense though, as there is a great deal of available control as to who is able to see what. For the record, I am following No. 10 Downing Street, Barack Obama, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The British Museum, Wynton Marsalis, and Radio 4 (Today Programme); as the saying goes; how cool is that? And guess what; I am being followed by said Today programme, Number 10, and Mr. Obama....yeah, right!
It's not always easy to blog regularly when you are running a design business. Blogging is really for people who like to write, and the ones who are really good at it are journalists or media pros. So I'm hoping that Twitter will give me a chance to share thoughts that are too short to blog. I'm also hoping that this will be subversive tweeting, i.e. telling people about what you see in the world, as opposed to what you are doing. Having said that, I'm sure all Twitterers (or is it twits?) will agree that the joy is in the telling and not the hearing.
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Posted by: Keech on 19th Feb 2009 in Opinion
I like networking websites. What designer wouldn't? Rapidly moving technology, global context; the chance to see what millions of people are thinking, seeing, doing all of the time and at any time. And the chance to add your own little bit of seasoning to the mix. From Linkedin to Twitter there are mind-numbing possibilities for interaction and expression.
Having tried most of them I seem to have settled comfortably at both ends of the spectrum. Linkedin is serious, professional and CV driven, whereas Twitter is lightweight, transitory and fun. On one hand you can be beefing up your online professional credentials, and on the other, telling the whole world that you just ate a bagel.
The great thing about Twitter is its brevity. Each posting is limited to no more than 140 characters, forcing you to be laconic. I'm surprised it's not more popular with poets, particularly haiku-ists. And where else could you be aware of the daily doings of both Gordon Brown and your old school friends in wonderfully democratic bite-sized bulletins?
On Twitter, you are encouraged to follow and be followed. Not really in the creepy stalking sense though, as there is a great deal of available control as to who is able to see what. For the record, I am following No. 10 Downing Street, Barack Obama, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The British Museum, Wynton Marsalis, and Radio 4 (Today Programme); as the saying goes; how cool is that? And guess what; I am being followed by said Today programme, Number 10, and Mr. Obama....yeah, right!
It's not always easy to blog regularly when you are running a design business. Blogging is really for people who like to write, and the ones who are really good at it are journalists or media pros. So I'm hoping that Twitter will give me a chance to share thoughts that are too short to blog. I'm also hoping that this will be subversive tweeting, i.e. telling people about what you see in the world, as opposed to what you are doing. Having said that, I'm sure all Twitterers (or is it twits?) will agree that the joy is in the telling and not the hearing.
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