Are too many of us becoming twits?

I am doing my part - have never Tweeted in my life! :roll:

I got pulled in because of our daughter. If I want to find out what's going on with her or how she's feeling, I check Twitter. She HATES talking on the phone.

BR, do you tweet? I have people following me, but I have no idea who they are or how they found me. They are following my lack of tweets, that's for certain.

I have found that social media outlets/forums are great for businesses from the respect of free advertisement. You can't beat that tweet!

Rick Bayless tweets.

"GR8 cooking w WH staff yesterday," Bayless tweeted early Wednesday. "Remarkable their organization, knowledge of protocol."
That protocol, by the way, includes no tweets from the White House kitchen.

Nobody wants to talk anymore face to face. It's all about texts, tweets, or facebook. No wonder kids can't communicate. Tweets are for twits.

And, many adults too SSB!

I can't think of anyone I find so interesting I would want to follow them on Twitter.

I do text - it's like sending a quick memo to multiple people. Don't have conversations that way though - that's why I have a phone!

The real tweeting twits are the ones who do so while driving. The other day I was behind someone on my motorcycle who I thought was drunk but, as I pulled along-side to get past her, I realized that her weaving in the lane was because she was trying to drive finding her way from her peripheral vision as she stared down and thumbed her message. I blew my horn to bring her back to reality and the road......I'm sure it didn't last. Knowing there are many others on the road doing the same thing make me, as a motorcyclist, more nervous than words can express.

I do admit to email, txt, FB, tripadvisor, the Key West spirit board (kinda like here) and SoWal but no Twittering for this chic!

I got pulled in because of our daughter. If I want to find out what's going on with her or how she's feeling, I check Twitter. She HATES talking on the phone.

young folks do not use their phone for talking anymore. period. end of story. the phone is a communication tool for everything else though.

I can't think of anyone I find so interesting I would want to follow them on Twitter.

I do text - it's like sending a quick memo to multiple people. Don't have conversations that way though - that's why I have a phone!

I might follow Russell Crowe on twitter. might.


yes I like to text but ONLY because its very easy on the iphone. and its a quick and easy way to send a message. but if a conversation is in order then the phone is the way to go.

I've never tweeted. I just don't really get it I guess. old timey person here.

i follow the sh!t my dad says.

BR, do you tweet?

Yes, I occasionally tweet when I want to send a message to family and friends who follow me.

I can't think of anyone I find so interesting I would want to follow them on Twitter.

I do text - it's like sending a quick memo to multiple people. Don't have conversations that way though - that's why I have a phone!

I'll have to admit that some of our daughter's tweets are interesting and funny as heck. Because of her wedding blog, the wedding industry follows her, photographers follow her, graphic designers follow her, and artists follow her. Also foodies follow her, as well as several businesses on 30A.

Like you, I prefer to talk. I never learned to type, so typing when I could talk at a much faster rate is EXTREMELY annoying to me. On the other hand, our daughter can type as fast as I talk.

young folks do not use their phone for talking anymore. period. end of story. the phone is a communication tool for everything else though.




I might follow Russell Crowe on twitter. might.


yes I like to text but ONLY because its very easy on the iphone. and its a quick and easy way to send a message. but if a conversation is in order then the phone is the way to go.

I've never tweeted. I just don't really get it I guess. old timey person here.

You are right. It's because you can multitask while tweeting/texting/emailing, whereas in a phone conversation, you have to give your primary attention to that one person.

I'm old school too, Toots.

young folks do not use their phone for talking anymore. period. end of story. the phone is a communication tool for everything else though.

It depends on the young people - Scooterbro is not on Facebook either and the most effective way to reach him is to email or call his land line/cell until he answers - because he doesn't check messages or read texts. :roll:

i follow the sh!t my dad says.

That's some funny stuff!

It depends on the young people - Scooterbro is not on Facebook either and the most effective way to reach him is to email or call his land line/cell until he answers - because he doesn't check messages or read texts. :roll:

I have a gaggle of nieces and nephews ranging from 13 to 25 using their cell phones for primary communication tools (and another gaggle of very small ones - they don't have cell phones yet believe it or not). they may return a phone call but it will not be answered (I'm kind of this way too). they may acknowledge an email but mostly they don't do email at all. its all texting, tweeting, and whatever else they do with cell phones, I don't even know. but one or two of the boys - forget it - they don't even bother keeping their cell phones with them half the time so there is NO reaching them. FB - that is where they do a lot of socializing but that is just very superficial. so it kind of seems to boil down to a lot of texting with their buds.

Not me. I refuse to tweet. I already get pissed when I am sitting in a room with my family and they are texting, tweeting, and facebooking with each other!!! I also facebook, but I am not addicted.

On the other hand, I used to love to get letters. That's a thing of the past. Every now and again my father-in-law will send me a letter. They are dog-eared but I love them and keep them in a special place. Long after he's gone I'll have them. Can't say that about a tweet.

i follow the sh!t my dad says.

That's some funny stuff!

It was the only reason I joined twitter.

I don't do Twitter, Facebook or anything else and don't care to do so. SoWal is bad enough.

Not me. I refuse to tweet. I already get pissed when I am sitting in a room with my family and they are texting, tweeting, and facebooking with each other!!! I also facebook, but I am not addicted.

On the other hand, I used to love to get letters. That's a thing of the past. Every now and again my father-in-law will send me a letter. They are dog-eared but I love them and keep them in a special place. Long after he's gone I'll have them. Can't say that about a tweet.

you are so right about letters. and cards too! I LOVE sending and receiving them. and still send and receive them though not nearly as much as in the past. I try to make an effort to send a handwritten note to loved ones now and then. because I know how special it feels when I get one.

Not me. I refuse to tweet. I already get pissed when I am sitting in a room with my family and they are texting, tweeting, and facebooking with each other!!! I also facebook, but I am not addicted.

On the other hand, I used to love to get letters. That's a thing of the past. Every now and again my father-in-law will send me a letter. They are dog-eared but I love them and keep them in a special place. Long after he's gone I'll have them. Can't say that about a tweet.

you are so right about letters. and cards too! I LOVE sending and receiving them. and still send and receive them though not nearly as much as in the past. I try to make an effort to send a handwritten note to loved ones now and then. because I know how special it feels when I get one.

I agree Ladies... when I want "say" something with lots of feeling and gravity I send a snail card. I LOVE receiving my Mother's handwritten letters. Everything is cyclical. It may take 50 years... but I predict that eventually (if USPS doesn't go the way of pay phones) things will cycle back to the "rediscovery" of the hand written letter or card and face-to-face-full-attention conversation. It's OUR job as 'old timers' to keep these valuable traditions alive until they become fashionable again!!

I pitch hissy fits when people are texting while we're supposed to be having a personal visit. I don't buy the "I'm so busy-important-talented because I multi-task" defense. It's LAME justification for rude superficial behavior.

YEP. I'm just a sceery OLD broad.

I am doing my part - have never Tweeted in my life! :roll:

I will never tweet, it is for twats ;-) I do not wish for anyone to know my bizness

I agree Ladies... when I want "say" something with lots of feeling and gravity I send a snail card. I LOVE receiving my Mother's handwritten letters. Everything is cyclical. It may take 50 years... but I predict that eventually (if USPS doesn't go the way of pay phones) things will cycle back to the "rediscovery" of the hand written letter or card and face-to-face-full-attention conversation. It's OUR job as 'old timers' to keep these valuable traditions alive until they become fashionable again!!

I pitch hissy fits when people are texting while we're supposed to be having a personal visit. I don't buy the "I'm so busy-important-talented because I multi-task" defense. It's LAME justification for rude superficial behavior.

YEP. I'm just a sceery OLD broad.

Scary Old Broad. SOB. hmmmmmmm... some of us may want to join up. could also be Scary Old Bat.

Scary Old Broad. SOB. hmmmmmmm... some of us may want to join up. could also be Scary Old Bat.

I've been called that too
Certain circumstances just seem to beg for the invocation of the SOB!

release the SOB! or kraken.

I went to the Twit site many moons ago and it gave me a seizure. Next thing I know, Brent Spiner is sending me tweets. I mean, who the hail cares what Brent Spiner is doing. He's an android or something.