Sun, 21 Jun 2009

Twitter, thinking in 140 characters

I'm on Twitter now @bobbreedlove. I'm using it as a way to get my blogs noticed. But, it's interesting thinking in 140 characters. Sure, some are easy -- "going to bed", "beatiful day". But, the ones which actually reflect my thinking at the time are more difficult. If I want to provide a link to a blog or web page, I need something enticing, but even shorter, like the title of this blog. And, if I am just putting a thought into a tweet, it becomes more interesting.

The 140 character limit was chosen for technology -- the size of an SMS block -- and not for any more esoteric reason. But, it does make putting a coherent, interesting though into a tweet, a bit of a challenge, especially since I refuse to restore to texting words to get the thought across. You won't see any 'U R ... 2 me" or other cryptic messages in my tweets. I just won't do it. Even with this character limit, I want to maintain my use of english and not resort to short cuts.

So, hold me to it. If U C me do it, complain! I'll try to keep my thoughts interesting, complete, and less than 140 characters!

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