I’ve been
social networking for a while, and I think
Twitter has nailed the mom demographic. I see moms on there left and right, and there is a wonderful mom conversation happening at
Twitter. If you haven’t been listening, check out this ab-fab
Ultimate List of Moms on Twitter. (And thanks so much
eMom… you rock for taking the time to create this list.)
I’ve stumbled (which, for the record, I still totally love), sphunn (is that a word?), dugg, spaced, facebooked, you name it. I netscaped until it propellered. I have a secondlife (but do I even have a life?). I babblzed until it fizzled.
Some are more enjoyable than others, and some are better for networking than others. Some will bring a torrent of traffic that, I suspect, never returned. Some boosted a site’s PageRank, odds are likely. Some connected me with old and new friends.
MySpace is too filled with spam, pre-pubescents and glittering graphics for my taste. Honestly, I know Facebook is supposed to be so hot, but I just can’t get into it. You know why? I don’t have the time to delve into it. And I don’t really WANT graffiti.
But then I discovered
Twitter. Oh, to
Twitter. My day consists of not a single stretch to focus on one thing for more than, oh, a millisecond. Then there’s a whine, cry, dog who needs to piss, kid who wants to be fed, blog I need to write, web article that needs editing… Like every mom, this list is endless.
Twitter’s genius lies in the beauty of 140 characters. It lies in the ability to send without even opening a new browser window, without even needing a computer.
I don’t have time for much, but I have time to Tweet. That I can do. Microblogging is
social networking for time-deprived, short-attention spanned mom.
Beyond that, it’s also appealing to a mom. It’s more intimate and personal. You see a page full of faces, you see what they’re saying. It’s a real conversation. It’s also very effective. When I see a link posted by one of these moms, women I’ve never met or said more than 140 characters at a time to, I click it.
I can talk to the momosphere, and I can do it quickly. Better yet, I can listen to the momosphere. Very cool.
What do you think? Why do you
Twitter (or not)? And hey, don’t forget to
follow me on Twitter.
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