Twitterland

As of this month, Twitter.com is growing to become THE social media application. As one evangelist and devotee of Twitter land, or shall we call him, Mr. Twit, said, “It’s bringing the conversation to where people are. There is where the conversation is at.” Thus, if you want to be in the conversation, you must go there. In a year, they’ll move from there to over there but for now, they are there and we are over here. Hello, World?

In our great grandparent’s day, with those bobby sox and cheesy loafers, children were to be seen and not heard. At least today, in Twitterland, in full hipster regalia and huge salaries, we can now be there at the adult’s table and finally be heard.

And who doesn’t want to be there, in the conversation? Maybe your 75 year old uncle, in his black sweat pants and top, who spends too much time in the back of the video store perusing and selecting Adult movies.

Uncle reading video title: “’Wild Girls Gyrate to the Rhythm of Market Mayhem.’ Hmmm. I think I rented that one all ready…”

Maybe your dad, who lives far from there, while you keep calling him to be there with you in this new social conversation. You could invite your relatives over there, where you are, but there is not an interesting place for them. It’s here where he and your uncle want to be. At their current moment, they’re interested in why you’re interested in being over there instead over here...

(in a heavy New York Brooklyn accent) "Must you check your Twitter account whenever we’re here?” my uncle asks eating his lox and cream cheese bagel slowly.

My dad: “if you want to be here, with us, do we need to make an appointment to meet you there? Shall we Tweet you instead?”

Twitter invites us into their conversation. There, among like-minded Twits, we type our 140 character bursts, each containing important social conversation, that’s supposed to fire our imagination….

Tweet: “What’s up? Taking a poo. Gotta go!”
Tweet back: Bought some t.p. at Ralphs. So expensive!
Tweet: Obama will need lots of it to clean up this health care mess! ;)
Tweet back: http://www.doubleplytoiletpaperforhealthcare.com/. Interesting, accurate, non-partisan paper from Charmin, Inc on how to wipe this healthcare mess from forward to back without the helping hands of constipated republicans.
Tweet: I just blew it up, man. Ba-bam, ba-bomb! Guy in stall next to me…poor choking slob… could use some double ply paper action. Only one wipe, my friend?

Our Twitter conversations have really moved from the kiddy’s table since our great grandfather’s time. Until then, I’ll see you there!!