Yes, Twitter is just the colonic irrigation of 2009. Sure.
When reading drivel like this myopic diatribe, I have to wonder if the author is truly the cynical anachronism he appears to be, or is he just providing some tongue-in-cheek entertainment but somehow forgot to include humour?
Lets ignore the fact that Twitter has been around since 2006. Ignore the fact that, like many other forms of social networking, it's a communications channel. Ignore the nature of such public communications channels, specifically that they inevitably contain more noise than signal. Ignore the many good uses of the channel; impromptu meetups with musicians (and free tickets to their gigs); real-time updates of international events which aren't widely covered by the media; broader individual perspectives on events which are poorly covered by the media; links to interesting web content which we otherwise wouldn't be exposed to (though sometimes this can backfire, such as when one is sent a link to myopic drivel...). In short, ignore everything which makes Twitter worthwhile and focus only on a heavily stereotyped view of the negative aspects.
Ultimately I have to assume that, with all the kids at home Twittering on their computer or their iPhone, Richard Glover can't shout at them to get off his lawn so he has to find other ways to rant impotently.
Lets ignore the fact that Twitter has been around since 2006. Ignore the fact that, like many other forms of social networking, it's a communications channel. Ignore the nature of such public communications channels, specifically that they inevitably contain more noise than signal. Ignore the many good uses of the channel; impromptu meetups with musicians (and free tickets to their gigs); real-time updates of international events which aren't widely covered by the media; broader individual perspectives on events which are poorly covered by the media; links to interesting web content which we otherwise wouldn't be exposed to (though sometimes this can backfire, such as when one is sent a link to myopic drivel...). In short, ignore everything which makes Twitter worthwhile and focus only on a heavily stereotyped view of the negative aspects.
Ultimately I have to assume that, with all the kids at home Twittering on their computer or their iPhone, Richard Glover can't shout at them to get off his lawn so he has to find other ways to rant impotently.