Why Don’t Teens Tweet? We Asked Over 10,000 of Them.
I was directed to the above article via a Tweet on FB that appeared as a "friend’s" status. I don’t tweet but was considering getting into it again after I tried it and gave up. It is too much work. I have to go see who is out there and then think of important things to write. I just don’t have that much jam.
I suppose it would be useful if I was in consumer marketing or PR. But I get my info from reading online journals and papers; direct contact, the people I work with. And while some of them apparently tweet its not a critical part of our lives. So I think this is a starting fad that will become something else. I think someone has already said – when is FB going to buy them. When is Google going to buy FB… that’s the real question – what’s this going to become.
There are two aspects to consider: Technology and Application. The technology is constantly changing: Java portals, ruby on rails, cloud computing platforms – all great stuff. Then the Applications like FB, Twitter, Mint/Quicken, iGoogle. iPhone. So you hear the buzz word "Web 2.0" and depending on who you are it means any of those things. Focus on the Applications – not sure where it will take us and you don’t have to use them all. I don’t think Twitter is that important to me, yes there is that nagging feeling like I’m missing something but I have to get over that.
JimmyC
