Busse Caption Contest on Twitter!!!

Jaxx said:
You're right, this is a form of social media, but it is a discussion forum where you can easily ramp up or down your participation here. I imagine that those other SM's have that option, but the reason I'm here and at the Toxic Goat is because these sites have members who are all basically like-minded. Facebook & twitter, well ya might as well stroll through a mall...or a city central square as far as having common interests are concerned. And...both of these sites (BF & USN) are spam free...at least with a paying membership.
On facebook, you're the product...and I hear what twitter pays celebs to hawk products in the form of "innocent" tweets, I'd say it's a good guess that the same applies there too. Both are great if you're promoting a business, but I'm not. :) And, since I'm not a very social person IRL, I don't need to be constantly "plugged in" on those sites either... But hey, that's just my own view, and obviously not everyone is the same. Perhaps age has something to do with it. When I was in high school, portable cell phones weren't really a reality yet, and they weren't very portable, let alone affordable, LOL. :D I still look at my smartphone and shake my head occasionally... A computer & a phone that fits easily into your pocket...20 years ago or so, that was science fiction outside of a lab!
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I really, really wish I had my smartphone only 5 years ago when I was still in college. Would've helped out a lot, been really convenient. That said, while I kind of see your point, I view all of these things the same way: They're tools (like knives!), and they can be used to your advantage, abused, or allowed to take over your life.

Without getting into it too much, though--I don't know if this is the right place to discuss--I'm see this resistance to social media all the time, but it seems a little forced and contrived to me, so I always wondered about it. Not sure I have a solid answer yet, but I'm starting to understand a bit.
 
Ok, i did it. I signed up for twitter. Only to make my entry.

And it wasn't really that funny :(
 
What is Twiter ? I was thinking it was something you signed up for to see celebs post every time they farted,picked there nose or had some dumb thought.If that is what it is I guess that is why I have never signed up for it as there is no one I want to follow every minute of there day or any celeb that I care what they think.
 
u812 said:
What is Twiter ? I was thinking it was something you signed up for to see celebs post every time they farted,picked there nose or had some dumb thought.If that is what it is I guess that is why I have never signed up for it as there is no one I want to follow every minute of there day or any celeb that I care what they think.
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Twitter is a social network that allows you to make a post of 140 characters or less. You can follow peoples "tweets" (posts) and people can follow you. You have the choice to make your "tweets" private so only your followers see them. You can have "tweets" sent to your phone like a text message but if people post a lot, it gets EXTREMELY annoying. Basically, it's facebook stripped down to just the statuses. I rarely ever tweet.
 
Good luck to everyone who enters! I personally have never caught the jist of twitter, but if you have, GOOD LUCK!!!
 
u812 said:
What is Twiter ? I was thinking it was something you signed up for to see celebs post every time they farted,picked there nose or had some dumb thought.If that is what it is I guess that is why I have never signed up for it as there is no one I want to follow every minute of there day or any celeb that I care what they think.
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It can be that, or it can be an up to the minute information stream from many different news sources ( mainstream or other). Stuff is being reported there, before it hits the TV news
 
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