week 1 in gist
ive been somewhat quiet on the msn front lately, inversely more active on twitter. the first thing that i do when i log on, is to check my tweet updates. no more signing in on msn, because not only can i talk with the people on my msn list who have twitter, but also with the people not on my msn list. i guess, that’s what twitter allows us to do – striking random conversations with people without overstepping personal boundaries.
actually, there’s more to that than just ‘talking to people’ or ‘telling people what you’re up to’. quoting the analysis of social media, “we shouldn’t dismiss every twit on twitter as banal self-obsession”, because people do not only talk about mundane stuff. they share links, news etc too. twitter is a very important tool for an individual and/or a company to brand themselves – a point much emphasised by my lecturer.
i used to lock my tweets because i thought it could give me a sense of control – i could choose the ‘followers’ to read my tweets because my tweets could be ‘offensive’ and ‘inappropriate’ sometimes. but i just learnt that it’s crucial for one to create an online presence, that i’ve decided to unlock my profile, and start to tweet in a neutral and safe manner. i’ve decided to use my tweets as a tool to represent myself – this is how i want people to see me. then, they can do their ‘personality profiling’ or something along that line, to deduce what type of person i am, my likes, my dislikes, my favourite music, etc etc. i can vent, curse, and cry in my private twitter account.
what else?
i learnt about wordpress too. it’s quite intimidating, what with the interface being vastly different from the blogging softwares that im used to like tumblr, livejournal. but i think i can get used to wordpress. and i also learnt about the difference between wordpress.com and wordpress.org, which is further elaborated here.
then there’s this one word that i learnt which is fast becoming my favourite – luddite (someone who opposed to new technology).
