September 2010

Tweetiquette

Like many who are passionate about tweeting, I have come to eulogize this medium as well. But for some individuals Twitter has transformed into a playground for medocrity, posting incoherent location tweets, one-liners to ridicule celebs, rants and so on. Or perhaps I goofed up big time in my selection of followers.

I’ve observed frustration at times and questioned myself, what’s the most appropriate use of Twitter? If you look back in history, the founding fathers of Twitter envisioned it to be an SMS service “posting short burst of inconsequential information”. It now looks as if some are taking that word “inconsequential” far too seriously.

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