Now Twittering
Yeah, that’s right, I’m on the bandwagon. Those of you who know me well are no doubt aware of wariness of these new-fangled social networks that all the kids these days are using. (Sidenote: get off my lawn!) However, I like the idea of twitter because it’s very basic and atomic nature- no pictures, no groups, no applications, and so on.
I can understand why people are skeptical of it, where the main criticism is that you can’t really communicate enough in 140 characters to keep in touch. That’s why I like it, really- it’s enough for short broadcasts for the world at large without becoming a tool that replaces a proper conversation where one is needed.
Personally, I’ll be using it as a tool to post interesting links (something I don’t like doing on here unless I have the time to add my own thoughts and content), meet people with similar interests, be updated by sites/organizations that use it, mention interests outside the architecture/healthcare/BIM/cognitive worlds, and keep in touch with a few friends. Please feel free to follow me.
All that said, I’m still skeptical about effective it will be, especially given that I don’t know many people who use the bloody thing. So, let’s consider this an enthusiastic experiment for now.
Also, you’ll realize from this posting that I am not, in fact, dead, as you might otherwise deduce from the total lack on activity on here. I’ve been working on many postings- honest!- but I’m fighting a losing battle against the tendency to let a quick idea turn into a full blown essay that never gets completely finished. Then the next idea bubbles up before the first one is posted, and it snowballs from there.
Quite honestly, I’m hoping that this Twitter thingy helps as a quick outlet for ideas so that they don’t build up and become work rather than fun. Time will tell.
Till next time- which is soon- promise.
First of all – change your display picture.
Secondly – start to follow other architects and people that you are interested in. The power of twitter is not hearing about when somebody is having their morning coffee, it is about when people in your peer group share information relevant to your interests. (i.e. check out this great building in dubai, etc)
Russ, I completely agree- that’s why I think twitter has a lot of value, despite what others who use it for more casual purposes might say. My difficulty is that, from what I can tell, there seems to be a lot less going on in online architecture circles (as opposed to other professions). That is why I’m experimenting with it- I’m sure that there are enough people out there to communicate with, if I keep looking for them.
You can start the trend…architects unite!