Saturday, July 11, 2009

Welcome to the Twitter Age (What is Twitter?)

Smthng just happnd to me. My spellng has gone all wrng. Ths is life on earth; post-twitter age. So, the questn now is: xctly wht is TWITTER? Y izt such a rage tht evn Oprah is ridng on da wave?

Truth is. I really dnt knw. Wht I knw is tht I keep lookng up on my bb evytme it tweets. And tht is actually evry few mins of my livng life.

If u ask me wht do I get frm a twttng, I'd say, "less idlng time". Oh, and "bettr utlztn of my rm120/mth unlmted data plan".

Wld my life be any dffrnt w twtr? For now, defntly not. Its jus anthr additn 2 life's sprficial values. But, in the near future; lets jst say, once my kid has grown into a teenager, i'd wnt her on twtr 24x7. & she nds 2 twt on her evry sngle move. W attchd pic. As long s she does tht, i'd forgv her 4 her rpttve errors in spllng.

Some say twtr is micro-blogging. Sm say its anothr way to sms. Sm evn say twtr is just anthr fb sttus updte. I'd say, twtr is "self-brodcstng".

Jst lke a radio sttn, it brdcsts its pgm based on wht the sttn is all abt. & if u missd the brdcst, it wnt b replyed. Twtr is xctly like tht. But its an indvdual brdcst. If u miss a twt, u'd mssd it. Thts it. & 4 evry brdcst, the airtime is just 140letters at any 1 time.

Intrstng bit abt it is tht.. unlike radio sttn, twtr is intrctve. On this note, my dfntn of twtr has grwn to "intractv self-brdcstng". I convrse w my wife & frens on twtr. I got evry update on Wimbldn & EPL on twtr. I even get live-feed frm the local nwspapr on d latst news! N since its a brdcst, evry1 on the same 'freqncy' can 'c' the tweets or feeds. Whch can b annoyng (in a gud way) yet invitng at times.

Y twtr now? Not ystrdy? Well, it wont wrk ystrdy. Coz ystrdy, internet was only for porn. N mobility was just anthr science fction. Today, we've come to an age of 2.4Ghz, blckbrry, MIDs, netbks & free bloggng. Tho moblty is not yet on full swng, those w blckbrry (whch is moblty at its best) will testify tht they can c the bnfts of twtrng.

MID = mobile internet devices, btw.

So twtr, as simple as it seemed, works today. & its destned to b quite a way of life. I see tht it needs some fine-tuning, w spam n stuff, but just like how diamnds like frndstr were cut into a fine jewel like fb, twtr will b going thru a few evolutns until it bcomes part of a human culture. Till then, pls value the fine crft of spellng. Coz itll b gone soon :P

9 comments:

Shahrul Ghani said...

I agree with you Iffil. Science and technology have made all this possible. It has demolished borders and we are now inter-connected with each other and it doesn't matter where you are in the world - you're still contactable.

I myself have been a long time advocate of 'true-mobility' and I really hope that one day, everyone is as 'connected' as we are.

For me, I enjoy the sense of being able to be 'contacted' no matter where I go. Privacy to me is just as simple as not bothering to answer to any emails, sms or chat 'buzz' coming from my phone. I'll answer when I feel too but when I feel that I want some privacy, your messages will be look upon later.

Anyway bro, this is a good article. I'm still longing for my Bold.......

chiaoju said...

I HEART TWITTER! IM AN ADDICT!

'nuff said. =)

ndru said...

How come i was not mentioned in this post ? LOL ! Keep twittering. Time to get Marsha one as well.

--iffil-- said...

as i'm replying your comments, i'm reaching for that tiny "icon" called tweetdeck. i know that if i press it, it'll keep me very distracted from work for few minutes. but... i'm pressing it anyway......

no.. i'm not an addict.

and yes, i'm in denial.

JALAN REBUNG said...

bro,

tak pernah guna la mende ni ...too much technology can kill you la bro ..hehehe

Pinky said...

wow that is one good Tweet101 lesson.. I agree on every bit of it. with tweeter I get to 'connect' with the likes of Queen Rania, etc.. who would've thought eh?

err even Diana Ross' tweet status was read by the publicist during MJ's funeral. How cool is that?

r3na said...

"Coz ystrdy, internet was only for porn."?? hahaha! Now we know what you've been up to Bert!

BTW, now i have a migraine after reading your post. pening nak decipher!

Santai Blogger said...

..wah. byk secret code nak kena crack nie.. " )

--iffil-- said...

Shah: BB & Tweeter is like Ebony & Ivory... live together in perfect harmony. Grab the RM40 package first to test it out *rachun #1*

Betul tak, Juliana? :-) *rachun #2*

Chiaoju, Ndru, Azr3na: I can't keep up w/ u guys on Tweeter. Hail!

Rizal: Technology overload! Especially on 27th July, ARM has come up with a 1Ghz processor architecture for MIDs with SoC capability using 45nm technology while maintaining ultra LP! In short, next gen smartphone will be equivalent to personal computing power! *aduh, nerd-nyer aku...*

Saharudin: thks for dropping by... apsal lama tak active dlm facebook?? Try la tweeter, subscribe to The Star ka, Arsenal FC, etc. Dpt free live-feed!