Comments on: A Brief Twitterlude

By: ilinap

ilinap — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:31:53 +0000

I hate that people consider Twitter microblogging. To me it’s just another way to communicate, not a replacement for blogging and writing. It’s more of a conversation and a snippet of a story, not the whole story. But you know me, I still love me some Twitter!

By: Miss Britt

Miss Britt — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:47:27 +0000

I wonder if that's how journalists feel about blogging... Miss Britt’s last blog post... When families collide.

By: Sugar Jones

Sugar Jones — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:54:40 +0000

Oh. My. GOD! This is THE song... the song that started it all... I love love love Video Killed the Radio Star. And yeah, I couldn't sing it enough! Here's the part that I think I hate the most about Twitter... I've stopped reading as many posts. Love your new header, but really skeered to even ask you how long it's been up. I see you on Twitter and @ you all the time. But I really need to come visit you here, too. Sugar Jones’s last blog post... Learning to Fly with Sugar

By: Florinda

Florinda — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:00:17 +0000

You said this SO well – and it took a blog post, not Twitter, to say it :-). The immediate feedback that we sometimes get from Twitter is great, but it’s not as substantive as the discussion on blogs can be. I’ve been seeing a drop-off in posting activity among some of my favorite bloggers, and I know that a lot of them are active on Twitter, so it’s hard not to make a connection. I try to ration my Twitter time so that it doesn’t become a substitute for blogging, but then I feel like I’m missing conversation, so it’s hard – just one more thing to juggle.

But I’m like you – overall, I’d rather blog than tweet. Besides, I’m too long-winded to be a good micro-blogger anyway :-).

Florinda’s last blog post… Life and death – and cancellation – on Mars

By: Alix

Alix — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:53:05 +0000

My sentiments exactly. I do love Twitter, simply for the aspect that you can talk to directly to the blogger. I do use as a tool to post links to my blog posts but I don't want it to take over my Blogging life. Its just that the twitterverse can be so consuming, you have to be careful. Great post! Alix’s last blog post... MILLA FOR ELLE ITALY - A WHIMSICAL DAYDREAM

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:20:08 +0000

I love love love this post Caroline!! I am by no means a blog star, but I do have a family blog where I strain my thoughts and share tidbits with family and friends who are far away, and yes since twitter I am blogging much less.

I keep thinking I should sit down work out that interesting thought and blog and what do I do instead? Yup tweet it in 140 char. or less :)

Thanks for writing this …and this post was way better than a tweet about it!