Maybe this is really corny, but why can’t people just pick up a phone and call someone instead of twitter or Facebook?
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LOL, CAR… I think it’s more a generational thing. Picking up the phone and talking 1 on 1 is too time consuming and too involved. If you don’t have time for a full conversation with one person – you text. If you need to talk to more than one person – say all your friends, you post on facebook or tweet.
Also, folks who use this media assume people CARE what they have to say. And so they post every random thought. Or worse – retweet other people’s random thoughts.
I don’t care, so I don’t do facebook or twitter. It doesn’t add value to my life. I’d rather have conversations. On the phone, in person, or even on a blog where I can interact with folks with great insight and writing style like TG or Allan from Fallbrook.
The advantage of avoiding the newer social media- I won’t have to explain to any future employers about my drunk spring break pictures. If it become necessary to have a facebook presence I’ll be able to control my impulse to put every random thought out there.
