To Twitter Or To Blog?
Twittering is interruptive.
Blogging is a destination.
Both users should remember that.
Twittering is often too short to say enough.
Blogging is often too long to keep one's attention.
Both reward skillful writing and thoughtful argument.
Twittering is easy and thus sometimes ill-considered.
Blogging is hard and seems more substantial.
Both can contradict this.
Twittering is less likely to involve click-through.
Blogging is all about the click-through.
Both are abused for this reason.
Twittering is prone to devolve to one to one exchanges.
Blogging is more likely to generate multi-partite conversation.
Both are ultimately a "one to many" medium.
Twittering is read once and forgotten.
Blogging is read often and forgotten.
Both are still worthwhile.
Twittering is personal revelation.
Blogging is personal reputation.
Both will flourish.
11 Comments:
And Jaiku is....?
(just bought by Google)
Excellent, a blog post in Twitter-sized chunks!
Frith the answer is
Jaiku is a haiku with
Expanded income
Thanks Mark - I am all in favour of snacking.
I'm just a bit miffed because as soon as I pressed the enter button I realised Jaiku rhymed with Haiku and you knoooow how I love to look clever John xx ;)
Ah yes Charles - the master illusionist ;O)
well done on both twitterish blog and masterful haiku, doddsy. i swear, the not-marketing business is wasted on you.
hee.
"Both reward skilful writing"
Ah ha - so you do find Twitter useful - what about Facebook?
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(PS. I am soooo calling you doddsy from now on! Thanks Lauren!)
Blogging is personal reputuation.
I'm fucked.
Hello Mr. Dodds. May I be your twitter friend please?
Regards,
Charles Stab.
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