social networking sights

yes i spelled sights like that on purpose for those who think my blog is one big typo....

there's all this "new" rave about Twitter. everyone has one. and when i say everyone, i don't mean everyone. Twitter is for people who not only have stuff to say, but want people to hear it and respond to it, and get their messages passed along, and want to be recommended to be heard...etc etc. It is for promoting - promoting thoughts, ideas, events, music, your followers..anything..everything - that's the overall intended purpose.

i'm saying this not to convince you to get a twitter for those who don't already have one. (odds are, if you're reading this you either have a twitter or had a twitter .. because it's 'micro-blogging' and consistent bloggers are the type of people who like to be heard (/read)......or you don't have one because you simply feel strongly against it for your own valid reasons.)..but im speaking on this because i've noticed a lot of people on twitter "*smfh*" at people trying to "get attention." so i'm just going to come out and say it: the well known fact of twitter is that it's really only fun if you have followers, not the spam ones because they are LAME, but people who respond to your tweets and show interest in what you have to say. so yes, there are going to be people who aim to "get attention" via responses. everyone loves to receive a good RT (re-tweet) or @reply. otherwise there'd be no point in sharing your thoughts publicly for people to know. and this is just me keeping it real - all the consistent tweeters are attention seekers. i admit to it too. BUT if you're not able to handle that sort of thing, where people talk or share "too much," or where their intentions are getting attention there are options:
1. get off of twitter
2. stop following those people you dont like hearing from.

i'm not saying everyone is the kind of tweeter that needs constant responses. i don't feel that i am (but clearly, that opinion can differ depending on who's judging me). i share my thoughts because i've always been pro-sharing thoughts. i feel, in a sense, refreshed just from releasing my thoughts into "the universe"..that's why i love my blog. twitter for me serves as a more convenient release where i can say whatever i want WHENEVER i want (thank you Über Twitter :)). so i'll tell you now. i tweet a lot about a lot. i'm random, funny, emotional, observant. i'm me......but at your own convenience. lol

now, i have learned that you can't look down on people for not acting the way you might when presented with a crowd. i've definitely blogged, vented and complained about it before but the reality is people are different and we, ourselves, are not perfect. everyone acts differently because people are raised to act differently. and i admit, for me, sometimes people go a little too far with some of the things they share. (i personally am not a fan of the excessive profanity ...especially the using of the "b-word"...and especially in direct referencing terms...but that's just me). i've found myself un-following a lot of people who i thought i'd be interested in hearing from, only to learn i don't really agree with what they say or the way they go about sharing it. but it's nothing personal, honestly, it's not. it's not something i hold against them as a person. but i'm aware that there are some people who tweet about things that can get to me, or about stuff i'd be better off not reading, things that have the power to upset me. i am human. sometimes words affect me. but to each their own. and that's just it. to each their own. sharing thoughts is the purpose of twitter and technically there are no rules (except the 140 character limit). there's nothing that says how many times is considered socially acceptable to update your status, or that you have to respond to every @reply you get, or what topics you can or cannot speak on..it is a public forum where freedom of speech is celebrated. so celebrate it. being negatively affected by something you can't control is entirely too tiring.

so i say this, not to sound like i'm above anyone, i have just learned the hard way that not everyones thoughts are for me to know. and if you cannot handle what i (and i include myself because i'm aware that i'm not the perfect tweeter) , or anyone else has to tweet, then stop tuning into those lives. but if you do choose to subscribe to those minds, then accept what all comes with that territory. same goes for blogs. mmm..basically,
if you're going to be on a social site, and 'follow' people, you should accept everything that comes along with that. the exposure you receive is the exposure you ask for. freedom of speech and all that goodness.

we are definitely a people who are not afraid to speak our minds. i'm sure you'd like it if we didn't hold it against you either... :)


if you can't handle the heat
get out of the kitchen.