Social networking

My tech buzz for October 6th is on Twitter. I readily admit that even after spending some time on the site, I'm not sure I quite understand what all the fuss is about. On the flip side, I totally understand why people are addicted to it...

I have an unused My Space page, and a moderately-used profile on Facebook. Initially, I mocked both of these sites, much with the same attitude that I am currently working to amend towards Twitter. I came full circle on Facebook only after being in a class this past summer where everyone that I sat with had Facebook pages and I decided that maybe it wasn't such a waste of time. After setting up my profile and adding the cute-as-I-could-find pictures of myself and my family, I began making "friends" on Facebook. First it was a few friends from high school and college that I had been super close with, but somehow managed to drift apart from as work and relationships pulled us geographically apart. That was awesome in itself, so I started searching for other people from my past. And wouldn't you know it? Other people began searching for me too! Before too long I started getting private messages and completely connecting with people I haven't seen in years. What a doozy! Then I found all kinds of fun applications (Flair being my current favorite) and before I knew it, I was hooked on Facebook. (Although my My Space page still lays dormant)

I began exploring Twitter much in the same way that I explore Facebook. It is a community within itself, where you only truly understand it if you accept the fact that you are a person who believes in on-line networking. By posting "tweets," reading tweets, following tweets, having tweets sent to your phone, etc... you become a member of a world based in micro-blogging and random updates. What could be more fun than random updates? So while I have quite gotten the hang of Twitter yet, I appreciate all of those people who have become "twitterpated" with this site and use it weekly, daily, hourly. We'll see how long I hold out on Twitter before I embrace it in all of its glory!