There goes the neighbourhood
The other day I mentioned Twitter in a meeting with some journo/publishing types, and they'd never heard of it. I marvelled at that. I may not be a hard-core Tweeter, but I love the fact that I'm experiencing it at a time when it's still not mainstream.
Twitter still inhabits a relatively innocent space; it hasn't yet been completely ruined by The Bad Guys or overtaken by the heaving masses. It's a natural home for thinkers, experimentalists and wits. But last week the Guardian ran a piece which makes me fear for the future of Twitter. Not that the article was negative, far from it, but coverage in a national newspaper is one more step towards its demise. I'm sorry, but I am unapologetically a Twitter snob. I know that as soon as Twitter is mainstream, the thing that makes it such a joy will be gone. As will all those thoughtful, interesting people who currently use it.
As Deborah Schultz put it, social interactions minus intelligence equals noise. And the world is noisy enough.
Add me to the list of snobs, Robin! I'm happy to finally be a (relatively) early adopter on something and am greatly enjoying the chatter from "thinkers, experimentalists and wits." Let's just keep it our little secret.
Posted by: Lisa Hoffmann | May 13, 2008 at 02:34 PM
Lisa - thanks! I had a couple of other Tweeters agree too. Mum's the word.
Posted by: Robin Houghton | May 13, 2008 at 05:30 PM
Shh! What are you blogging about Twitter for, anyway....?! Let's just keep it to ourselves, ok?
: )
Posted by: Ann Handley | May 17, 2008 at 06:07 PM
yup -fraid the secret is most definitely out on this one...sigh. don't you just hate it when all your safe online havens start reflecting real life..;)
Posted by: deb schultz | May 26, 2008 at 06:42 AM
Ann and Deb, thanks for the comments - we'll just have to enjoy it while we can!
Posted by: Robin Houghton | May 28, 2008 at 12:18 PM