Tuesday, March 18, 2008
twitter in plain english
A lot of you probably see the Twitter badge in my sidebar but don't give it much thought - or don't know what Twitter is.
Well, here's a short video the Colonel found called, "Twitter in Plain English" that explains it excellently:
If you read this blog, I'd love to know what kind of stuff you're doing every day - so sign up for a free Twitter account and let me know about it. I'll follow you and add you to the sidebar.
"This blog has been presented to you with limited commercial interruptions courtesy of Twitter--Now you can let everyone know if your bowels are regular."
Hey, can I use Twitter on Facebook?
Yes, you can. I have a Twitter badge on my Facebook.
I don't get the whole Twitter thing (do I really need to know that you are waiting at your MD's office to get your colonoscopy?) but here is a theory on why Twitter and other social media are so popular and even addictive. It comes from the area of Transactional Analysis.
* By nature, human beings are powerfully compelled to seek interactions with each other. Another word for these human interactions is “strokes“
* We determine our “human interaction balance” (which contributes to our overall feeling of wellbeing) according to both the volume and intensity of the interactions we give and receive.
* As postmodern life and technology decreases the frequency of traditional human interactions, we are compelled to seek alternatives. In other words, most of us are living with at least a mild stroke deficit, much as many of us are living with at least a mild sleep deficit.
* In the postmodern world, social media participation provides strokes at all levels of intensity. Depending on how bad our personal stroke deficit is, we may be more powerfully compelled to seek strokes through social media participation. The greater your stroke deficit in the “real world,” the more addictive social media participation will probably be for you.
Hi. I'm Patrick Drury and I have stroke disorder.
Also, cat measles.
I don't know about all this "stroking" business, but I Twitter because I hate my father.
That's weird, I also Twitter because I hate your father.
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Well, here's a short video the Colonel found called, "Twitter in Plain English" that explains it excellently:
If you read this blog, I'd love to know what kind of stuff you're doing every day - so sign up for a free Twitter account and let me know about it. I'll follow you and add you to the sidebar.
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"This blog has been presented to you with limited commercial interruptions courtesy of Twitter--Now you can let everyone know if your bowels are regular."
Hey, can I use Twitter on Facebook?
Yes, you can. I have a Twitter badge on my Facebook.
I don't get the whole Twitter thing (do I really need to know that you are waiting at your MD's office to get your colonoscopy?) but here is a theory on why Twitter and other social media are so popular and even addictive. It comes from the area of Transactional Analysis.
* By nature, human beings are powerfully compelled to seek interactions with each other. Another word for these human interactions is “strokes“
* We determine our “human interaction balance” (which contributes to our overall feeling of wellbeing) according to both the volume and intensity of the interactions we give and receive.
* As postmodern life and technology decreases the frequency of traditional human interactions, we are compelled to seek alternatives. In other words, most of us are living with at least a mild stroke deficit, much as many of us are living with at least a mild sleep deficit.
* In the postmodern world, social media participation provides strokes at all levels of intensity. Depending on how bad our personal stroke deficit is, we may be more powerfully compelled to seek strokes through social media participation. The greater your stroke deficit in the “real world,” the more addictive social media participation will probably be for you.
Hi. I'm Patrick Drury and I have stroke disorder.
Also, cat measles.
I don't know about all this "stroking" business, but I Twitter because I hate my father.
That's weird, I also Twitter because I hate your father.
Post a Comment
