I am not a Twit!

I had been introduced to Twitter several years ago by my colleague who was part of the whole social media wave. It was basically his job to know about communities and how to use them to market. He was obviously very good at his job. Since he knew about blogging and twitter way before anyone else I have ever known, I consider him to be my social media guru. But I digress. Why am I telling you about my friend Jeff? When he first told me about Twitter, I told him I had no interest in it because why would I want everyone to know what I was doing at the exact time I was doing it? Very big brother and I barely wanted to carry a cell phone for that same reason. It's not that I was planning on doing anything illegal, I just couldn't believe that anyone would want to know what I was doing in my mundane life instantaneously. I mean, seriously, who wants to know if I have eaten yet besides my mom? Hmm... maybe there is a good reason to start Twitter- to reassure my mom that after more than 30 years I am capable of eating meals on a regular basis and she can check my twitter to see if I have eaten yet. OK, OK, I know, I know, it's a Chinese thing. Now, I don't even have time to update my status on twitter in 140 characters much less see what 100o of my closest friends are doing (no offense!) I figure, if someone makes that time investment to call me or email me, then I'm gonna reply. People always tell me that I am good at keeping in touch, but I think it requires too much effort to keep on top of all the newest, latest, and greatest social media experiment. Otherwise, I really can't stay in touch with people because who has the time? I say this and I work in the advertising industry. What does this say about how well I do my job? LOL. So maybe one day I'll get around to starting that newfangled Facebook thingy so that I can see everyone else's photos and updates, but for now, I am not a Twit!