Meredith James

Just finished reading Tom's article; "Will Facebook kill Twitter" and he brought up an interesting point;

"But there is one crucial difference: Facebook is built around friend connections - people you know in real life. You can stay connected with them and know what’s on their mind. But if you’re anything like me, your Facebook friend list contains many a long-forgotten acquaintance or high school mate whose opinions or preoccupations you don’t really care that much about." Read Voirol's full article

I couldn't have said it better myself. When I first started using MSN IM all those years ago, the status updates was my first flirtation with status updates. It was that instant bite of info about someone. You didn't have to go into a lengthy discussion with them about the weather or life the universe and everything. You would know exactly what was going on without actually having to strike up a conversation. Ok that may sound completely lazy but keeping up-to-date with friends and family's lives globally would be a nightmare.

It's taken a few years but now every one is on the bandwagon. Trying to explain to people why exactly you are telling the world that you are "having a coffee", "watching some old t.v. show", "not calling the police when you find some guy asleep in your house (http://twitter.com/dlprager)", "being drenched by the rain" or what every it may be,  if difficult. Maybe it knowing that out in the big wide world someone may actually give a shit. And maybe, just maybe, someone may want to strike up that conversation that you were avoiding all those years ago when the status updates were invented.  God knows.