Dear everybody who @replied me on Twitter since July 2008, I didn’t get your messages. I repeat, I did not get your messages because I can’t understand even the most pared-down social networking service. It’s a form of Online Autism, actually, so you can’t make fun of me.
For all you non-Twitterers, this is a bit of a faux pas. It would be like ignoring your e-mail or all of the comments on your blog for six months. Like that. Here’s the thing, I didn’t realize there was a separate folder or whatever for @replies. When I first started with Twitter, all those messages got dumped onto my home page, I swear to God. Then, round about June, it got very quiet around here. Every once in a while I’d wonder why I never heard from anyone ever again. I just assumed everybody hated me. (And now they do. Thanks, Twitter!)
It’s been nice to catch up and read all of the messages, trying to remember the context. I’m touched that anyone continued to interact with my unresponsive self. I mean, no guarantees that I would have responded if I had read them, but, you know, I might have at least brought it up in conversation when I saw you later on that day.
I wonder what else Twitter has hiding over there in the right hand column? And, no, to respond to a bunch of you all at once, I didn’t actually ride my bike to Costco that time. Sheesh. (I walked.)
You should go to itweet.web instead of the regular Twitter page. For one thing, the replies still show up in-line. For another, the page auto-refreshes every few minutes! Also, you can click the little arrow at the bottom of anyone's reply to see what original tweet the reply went to. Oh, and there's a retweet button. Check it out.
Posted by: Karen | December 10, 2008 at 08:02 AM
Twitter is too complicated for me. I'm still trying to understand facebook.
Posted by: Mary | December 10, 2008 at 08:20 AM
I'm with Mary. The last thing I need is another social networking place for me to fritter away time with. It's all I can do to keep up with my blog reading!
Posted by: Sally | December 10, 2008 at 10:06 AM
I like the Twitbin plugin for Firefox. Puts it all in a nice column on the left. Even gives me a pretty blue bird button.
Posted by: Jess | December 10, 2008 at 11:40 AM
OK, totally off topic but I can't post at work anymore because they blocked me! But I can read and I've been trying to tell you for the last couple of posts:
Bravo!
Yay!
Yes, you're one of the funniest people I know!
Dump the farmer
And that soup stuff is going to kill me but I'm going to make it anyway and enhance my marriage.
That ought to about cover the last couple of posts!
xxoo - Alecto
Posted by: Alecto | December 10, 2008 at 10:17 PM
What I don't get is why some peoples' @replies show up in my main reader and others' don't... even when we're both mutually following. Twitter has issues.
Posted by: Anita / Married ...with Dinner | December 11, 2008 at 12:18 AM
I have still managed to be a Twitter avoider. I just... can't, god I can't.
Still, your post cracked me up, as usual. "And now they do. Thanks, Twitter!" He he. That's just so *you* Tammy.
;)
Posted by: Melissa | December 11, 2008 at 05:11 PM
Melissa: Good for you. Stick to your guns.
Anita: Yeah, that's pretty annoying. So, to respond to your previous tweet, yes, I survived the "fire."
Alecto: What is UP with company's blocking blogs? My mom's company did that, too! What do they expect, that people actually work?? God. I'm going to lose my whole readership. (P.S. You're such a loyal reader!)
Jess: Thanks! I'll check it out.
Sally: I know. I've written Dear John letters to Twitter many times, but I can't seem to condense it to that few characters.
Mary: Twitter is actually way simpler than Facebook, but Facebook already has a Twitter-like feature so it's kind of redundant.
Karen: I have checked and I like. Thanks for the tip.
Posted by: Tammy | December 11, 2008 at 09:25 PM