Twitter

It’s the internet sensation that's sweeping the nation. Can you guess what it is? Well, if you guessed Twitter then you are absolutely correct! But why is it that this new “phenomenon” is taking over? This we may never know.

I am completely baffled as to the significance of Twitter. I understand the fact that it is essentially a site to let everyone know what you are doing every single moment of your day. That much is clear. What bewilders me most, is the fact that people actually care about what you are doing. It is fundamentally what any stalker could ever ask for! I mean, you’re on you way to school. So at a stop light, you HAVE to “tweet”, saying, “I am on my way to school”. Oh thank God you told me that because I was desperate to see what you were doing at 7:30 in the morning! Some say, it is a shorter, simpler way of blogging. Believe me, making statements such as “I am sitting at Starbucks” or “I am hanging out with people” is NOT blogging. You are simply making statements telling people what you are doing. My personal belief is that a blog is more of an online journal to post topics and discussion points.

I, myself, can not get an entire thought across along with an explanation to back up my opinion in under 140 characters. But if you are able to conquer such a feat then go for it! “Tweet” away! I also find it amusing that if you have a Facebook or MySpace already, there is no need for Twitter. These astounding websites not only let you keep in touch with friends, they also have status updates. So they can see what you are doing as well. So why do you need a Twitter, when you can just inform every one of your scintillating activities on your Facebook/MySpace.

The concept of Twitter is perplexing to me. Why do we need it? The answer is, we don’t. Sure, it is a new fad, but fads die out and within a year or two, this one will too. As for me, I will stick to Facebook’s status updates and “tweet” from there.

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