I am not sure about Twitter..on the one hand it seems to be pushing me even faster towards a more minimal use of language and reduced patience and ability to read anything longer than a few sentences. On the other hand it is very immediate and that in itself is pretty seductive. I do miss the visual side of blogs though; I like a good photo of a nice recipe!
An interesting article on a Salon.com blog last Friday, The Psychology of Twitter: Doubly Addictive. It describes Twitter as being addictive to news junkies (definitely!!) and "addictive self gratification" for "People ... looking for attention, appreciation, affirmation, connection, and recognition (nope.. missing that bit.. I really hate sending tweets). But how did I find the article? .... actually it came to me through Twitter.
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I'm just really getting into twitter too. I have had an account for ages but now I am following various people and being followed it seems a LOT more attractive :) FYI Yummy looking pie - feel free to make it and try it out on us.
ReplyDeletePiglet libarian, you seem quite savoury oops, I mean savvy. Who are you I wonder? Are you outside the Law?
ReplyDeleteOoh, can't wait for the big reveal. Perhaps we could have some pie. Infact, I have a million pumpkins at my house, perhaps I could help out here..