So I have decided to involve myself in a little media immersion experiment. I am going to being twittering.
For anyone who doesn’t know, Twitter is a microblogging environment, which began about 2 years ago. It allows users to post short messages, up to 140 characters, which can be shared with friends, family, etc. Recently, it has gotten fairly popular in the popular culture. Both major presidential candidates used it, CNN, specifically CNN’s Rich Sanchez, has been using it extensively, and millions of people across the country have adopted this new technology.
So I have decided to test it out and see what the fuss is about. I am going to involve myself in the twitterverse regularly for the rest of this quarter (til mid-March) and then decide what I think about the whole concept of microblogging. I will admit I am going in with a bad attitude. Frankly, I think Twitter is a waste in nearly all circumstances. I can see how in some situations, like a Katrina-type disaster, this could be a useful communication tool, but overall I just don’t buy it.
Anyway, so that is what I am going to try. You can follow my twitters at http://www.twitter.com/ngeidner.