Twittering

[redbird]

I have actually started using the Twitter account I set up years ago: @vicki. I'm not going to be pasting my (occasional) tweets here, and I do find the 140-character limit constraining. Maybe I should follow Natalie Reed's example and post actual paragraphs as multiple tweets.

So far I am following a not-actually-random mix of a few people I know (mostly through SF fandom), and things connected to one or more of science, space exploration, feminism, and atheism. I'm interested in connecting to more people I actually know, with the usual disclaimer that if you use your twitter entirely or mostly for interests I don't happen to share, I probably won't follow you.

And yes, this probably counts as mixing the streams a little more, given that my real name is right there in my twitter profile, but I'm not linking back to here.

Comments

[adrian-turtle.livejournal.com]

Maybe I should follow Natalie Reed's example and post actual paragraphs as multiple tweets.

Please don't.

Some things can be said briefly, or can be built up from short statements that are independently comprehensible. When there is a complicated idea you want to share with tweeps who aren't already reading you in longer format (on LJ, DW, and/or FB), that's when it makes sense to link. Obviously, privacy may be important enough that it's not worth it to you.

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure about paragraphs, but I do a lot of serial tweets. They have a different rhythm, I think. They are kinda fun, though.

Anyway, I've tracked you down there! Because I just got into Twitter a few months ago and enjoy it immensely.