I killed my Twitter account
Sunday, August 9, 2009 at 12:19PM 
The third time giving Twitter an honest go didn't seem to be the charm. So I deleted my account and discarded my bookmark this morning.
You have my permission to do so as well, guilt free.
Basically Twitter just came down to too much noise; too little value. Yes, there were nuggets of information, but sorting through the "I had Raisin Bran for breakfast" and "Boy, is it humid!" and "I just posted on my blog" tweets to find them just wasn't worth it. My requests for information went unanswered. I did find a disturbing sort of pleasure in whacking people who posted inane comments by "unfollowing' them. I'll miss that.
My time spent Twittering I will now spend on reading books. Or watching movie previews on Hulu.
Now on my list of "stuff I just don't do:
- Texting
- Tweeting
- Chatting
- Shopping Cragislist
- Selling on E-Bay
- Podcasting
But Facebook is sort of growing on me...
Reader Comments (23)
Doug-
I'm not surprised at your decision. Many years ago, when technology was just beginning to make an impact on schools, I sent you an email after reading a column or posting in LM_NET (I can't remember--it was that long ago) , asking your help in wading through the oceans of information available. How, I asked, did you keep up with everything out there? Your kind response helped me to prioritize, based on my needs and interests. So if you are finding other ways to keep up with the world, that's fine. It is still all about choices and for many of us, twitter is a great way to keep connected and find that community with like interests and passions. We all need to be open to what is out there and make informed decisions. Who knows what will supplant twitter but I'm sure someone is working on it even as we tweet!
Thanks, Allison, for your comment. I'm glad I was able to help. I hope all of us feel confident to recognize our own adult learning styles and preferences and not be swept along with popular opinion - and that we teach kids this too.
All the best,
Doug
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