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When I first heard about Twitter, I really didn't get the appeal. Who really cares what I'm doing? It took me months to warm up to Twitter and to figure out why it was worth my time and attention. Why? When you first join, you have no followers so it feels like you are talking to yourself. It probably didn't help that the first time I checked it out the search function was down, so finding fellow Twitter users was nearly impossible. But I decided to stick with it and now that I have given it a chance, I'm addicted!
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What I discovered is that my initial observation was true -- no one does care what you are doing every minute of the day unless you're MC Hammer and apparently still have a fan base. But for regular people, it's a great tool to find out what's going on in the world in real time. The best part, you don't have to sort through a bunch of uninteresting news, you are in complete control of who you follow.
My biggest complaint about Twitter is that you kind of have to figure it out on your own. For me, the most helpful discovery (thanks to @Trontastic for his remarkably helpful reviews) was search.twitter.com and twitterfall.com. Once I found these great tools, I started searching for terms of interest and built up a good set of people to follow. For me, the most exciting part is when I hear about a new health trend before it hits the news feeds. It's great to be able to share observations and tips throughout the day and connect to other people who share similar interests. Even better, it forces me to condense my thoughts into a 140 word sentence, which is not my usual communication style (as you can tell from the length of this review)!
For all the other health and wellness obsessed people out there, here are some good people to follow:
- Lunch_com - for updates on site activity and new features, plus you can post links to your Lunch reviews to share them with your followers!
- BestofLunch - where we highlight the very best reviews on Lunch, maybe you'll even see your own!
- nytimeshealth - for healthy recipes and health news
- Gaiam - for yoga tips & giveaways
- LATimeshealth - for the latest health news
- msnbc_health - for generic health news that is blatantly obvious like, "Depression hurts women's hearts" or "Want to feel younger? Get moving" (those are actual headlines, believe it or not)
- healthyrache - a little self-promotion doesn't hurt ;)
I think Twitter has a long way to go before it's perfect, but it's definitely worth giving it a try. Sign up today!
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Count_Orlok_22
May 21, 2009
So, is Twitter free? I didn't see where it said when I went to the site's home page.
HealthyRache
May 21, 2009
Yep, it's free!
Count_Orlok_22
May 21, 2009
Good to know. Everything's so much better when it's free, especially when you've got no money like me. ;)
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Husher315
May 13, 2009
no, not yet, but knowing you, you'll probably convince me! ;)
HealthyRache
May 13, 2009
Yep. I'm pretty good at that, LOL. Join, try it for a week ... and if I'm right, you might just change your mind! :)
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Husher315
May 13, 2009
I am forced to agree with FoodDude on this one. I think of it as yet another distraction for people. I am not saying that everyone who uses Twitter abuses it(uses it every minute of everyday) and there are people who use it to keep in contact with people, but I feel we already have that through Facebook or if people still use myspace. Great review though! :)
HealthyRache
May 13, 2009
Are you on Twitter yet? I was not a fan at all at first and had a similar opinion, but now I'm hooked. As a writer, it is a remarkably helpful tool to connect with other writers and people who share my interests. I use Facebook to keep in touch of my friends and Twitter to hear what's going on in the world of health and wellness and connect with others who share my interests. That is something that is truly unique to Twitter. I think it can be used to be productive, believe it or not, but for many others it can quickly become a distraction! :)
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KellyKlepfer
March 15, 2009
I just ran across an article on personality types on Twitter. http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/parti...tter_personality_types/
HealthyRache
March 16, 2009
Very interesting. I think I'm the "messenger" type, at least that's the goal! Thanks so much for passing this on! :)
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KellyKlepfer
March 14, 2009
Thanks. I am a TWIT but I don't mess with it very often. I need to. Thanks for the inspiration. Look for me to stalk you at Twitter.: )
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LolaSims
March 14, 2009
I agree! everyone should be on twitter!
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woopak_the_thrill
March 14, 2009
I have heard of this site but I haven't really checked it out. Maybe I should, your write up makes it sound very intriguing. Thanks for the details!
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Bohemianliving
March 13, 2009
Thanks for the twitterfall info b/c I've had some questions about tweeter features and haven't been sure exactly where to go! I am quickly becoming a twitter addict though- it is such a good way to get information!
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FoodDude
March 13, 2009
Personally I see Twitter as another distraction in our digital world due to texts, emails, etc., there are already clamoring for our time and attention. However after reading your review, I like how you use it as a tool for inspiration based off of other people's thoughts. Interesting
HealthyRache
March 13, 2009
Don't knock it until you try it! ;)
FoodDude
March 13, 2009
sold! old habits die hard: "MoviEric"
HealthyRache
March 13, 2009
Nice!
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Friedpez
March 13, 2009
Twitter seems fun but I'm still warming up to it. My greatest qualm is with how it can be seen as contributing to the decline of writing as an art form with its limits on how much one can write. Email, instant messaging, and now texting are already eroding writing as a skill and as something that can be perfected, and I fear that tweets will add to that decline as well.
HealthyRache
March 13, 2009
I see your point. Many people have given up their blogs for Twitter. For me, Twitter has become a great source of ideas that actually inspires me to write more on my blog or here on Lunch. There are some day to day observations that might otherwise be too short for a blog entry, and for that, Twitter is a pretty useful tool. Don't give up yet! Check out search.twitter.com and twitterfall.com and your experience will be 10 times better! :)
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Twitter is a micro-blogging service that allows users to update with text messages of up to 140 characters in length. Users can also read updates from others by going to users' pages or by "following" them. "Following" allows updates from others to arrive automatically in a feed on a user's Twitter homepage. Twitter functionality is similar to that of Facebook's "status" feature, and both can by synced via Facebook status settings.
Twitter was founded by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams and launched in early 2006. The site later won a South by Southwest Award in the blog category in March 2007. By mid-2008, Twitter featured over 3M accounts.
In addition to its functionality as a microblogging service, Twitter also features several social networking elements, including public lists of members who are following a user's updates and those who each user is following (although both of these features may be set to private). Twitter also offers a public profile, a scraping mechanism to find and invite people a user knows through email accounts, and a minimally customizable page.
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