"Ambient awareness", or, I was just thinking that...

LSPoorEeyorick · 09-07-2008, 10:30 AM

I love the ease and overlap between tweeting and socializing. It's great for bringing small-talk to a more informed, intimate level. It happened to me all weekend, whether it was me bringing up a tweet, or someone else.

"Hey, ms.pod, how was your week? I saw you were working late a lot of those days - what cool project are you doing now?"

"Hey, NA, I saw your tweet about the bad Bossa Nova concert. Tell me more, because I can't imagine how you could kill Bossa Nova!"

"Hey, Commodore, tell us about Victor Garber!"

"Hey, LSPE, tell me about the plus-sized fashion party you went to!"

Now I know what my friends are up to, a garnered from very short bursts of communication, and it gives me the opportunity to start conversations (or be asked) about intriguing little tidbits of life that require more explanation. They're like tiny little mysteries and it's up to me to inquire more about them.

I still LJ. Probably about one chunky post every other week. Mine are usually more essay-based, because I prefer blog entries that are, you know, structured with an interesting skeleton. I must not be on your lists - or perhaps the more active LJers push mine down and away from sight. But one thing I don't do on LJ any more are my "blurt" posts, when I would post several sentence-long statements about things I'd been thinking about. Those are what Twitter was designed for.

Alex · 09-07-2008, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

Now I know what my friends are up to, a garnered from very short bursts of communication, and it gives me the opportunity to start conversations (or be asked) about intriguing little tidbits of life that require more explanation. They're like tiny little mysteries and it's up to me to inquire more about them.

I guess that might be one key difference. I don't see my online friends in real life all that often. So a tiny little mystery is going to remain a tiny little mystery.

Moonliner · 09-07-2008, 11:16 AM

All this sounds like a lot of work. I think I'm happy just not having any friends.

09-07-2008, 10:30 AM	#1
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	I love the ease and overlap between tweeting and socializing. It's great for bringing small-talk to a more informed, intimate level. It happened to me all weekend, whether it was me bringing up a tweet, or someone else. "Hey, ms.pod, how was your week? I saw you were working late a lot of those days - what cool project are you doing now?" "Hey, NA, I saw your tweet about the bad Bossa Nova concert. Tell me more, because I can't imagine how you could kill Bossa Nova!" "Hey, Commodore, tell us about Victor Garber!" "Hey, LSPE, tell me about the plus-sized fashion party you went to!" Now I know what my friends are up to, a garnered from very short bursts of communication, and it gives me the opportunity to start conversations (or be asked) about intriguing little tidbits of life that require more explanation. They're like tiny little mysteries and it's up to me to inquire more about them. I still LJ. Probably about one chunky post every other week. Mine are usually more essay-based, because I prefer blog entries that are, you know, structured with an interesting skeleton. I must not be on your lists - or perhaps the more active LJers push mine down and away from sight. But one thing I don't do on LJ any more are my "blurt" posts, when I would post several sentence-long statements about things I'd been thinking about. Those are what Twitter was designed for.
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09-07-2008, 11:16 AM	#3
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	All this sounds like a lot of work. I think I'm happy just not having any friends. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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