Re-Thinking Twitter

About a month ago I wrote an opinion piece for the Hurricane about how I am opposed to Twitter. You can read it on their website. If you do, you will see my laments about how people abuse Twitter and, all along, I received support at home from my best friend. We used to laugh about the ridiculous things you could read on people’s status and were both opposed to the awkwardness of writing about yourself..constantly. And now my BFF has joined the gang of Tweeters. I received the phone call yesterday. She was “breaking the news” that she had given in.

But in defending her weakness in willpower, (the cave-in ) she also described a few of the positive things that she already enjoys about Tweeting. Besides having the ability to stalk anyone, including celebrities, she enjoys how the NYTimes will tweet breaking headlines and provide a link to read the story. Fast forward to the library this morning.. I’m writing a political science paper on how the Republicans can revive their brand and make a comeback. One of my suggestions? Party leaders need to get on Twitter and find out what their “followers” (literally) want.

I betrayed my own words. Not only did my best friend get me to consider because I’m starting to feel like the odd man out, but now I am actually advocating the good qualities of Twitter in a scholarly paper. What’s going on with me? Traitor, traitor, traitor…

But the truth is right now, Twitter is a national phenomenom. Although I wonder just how long it will last before people get tired of it, I have a feeling that I might not be able to last much longer NOT tweeting. Every major news anchor gets on the air every morning and tells all their viewers to tweet. When Oprah’s doing something, you should be doing it too, and now Oprah has sent out her first tweet. Networks have their whole stations tweeting to a merry tune.

Could my first whole-hearted attempt to Tweet come in June when I start at CBS? Will they force me. Will I force myself? Perhaps.