Twitter's So Easy, Even Grandma Can Do It

Oh grandma, Twitter is easy-peasy, kind of like those old-fashioned telegrams you saved in your scrapbook, except that today we use mobile phones or computers instead of paper.

Imagine that widow Madge visits you for tea and tells you that she’s dashing off to Mallorca with a gentleman friend. With Twitter, you can spread the scandalous news faster than you can say cucumber sandwich!  Simply type a message no longer than 140 characters and all your Twitter friends will instantly hear about Madge’s preposterous behavior:

madge’s off to Spain with lover boy FULL STOP

Then imagine that Mr. Limpsford, one of your many Twitter friends, gets wind of the news and replies:

@grandma pray tell who’s the lucky bastard STOP I’ve been wanting to smooch with her since grammar school FULL STOP

Oh my! Since Mr. Limpsford is also Twitter friends with Mrs. Butterworth, you’d be better off sending him a PRIVATE note.  You wouldn’t want her to get her knickers all in a twist, would you? 

are you sitting down STOP our naughty Madge has run off with Mr. Butterworth FULL STOP

Next thing you know, Madge shares a shocking message on Twitter:

@grandma spain is marvelous STOP dumped that old sot Butterworth STOP ran off with sexy bullfighter FULL STOP

Now grandma, you know nice ladies don’t gossip, but you can use Twitter to communicate with one friend at a time or many all at once.  Just be careful what you say!

SideNotes

Do you ever take technology for granted? This year, the humble telegram celebrates its 170th anniversary as a precursor to email, chat, text messages and of course, Twitter.  Click here for a brief history.

Robert Scoble, a fella who loves communicating online, recently blogged about why he breaks all the rules on Twitter.  I agree; use Twitter in whatever way works best for you.

Do you use Twitter and if so, does it make your life any simpler?  Let me know!

Comments

[Lindsey]

I only recently discovered Twitter and I LOOOOVE it! I'm all about learning to use it in new ways! What's your name on Twitter?

[Maria de los Angeles]

Hi Lindsey! You can find me on Twitter as "vicequeenmaria" LOL

I use Twitter to stay in touch with people I know, have a few laughs with friends and to follow news, links from a few industry professionals in the blogging/internet field. I also use it to announce blog posts.

[Yvette]

That's hilarious! It's also pretty funny that someone already has @grandma!

[Yvette]

OK, I'm completely cracking up. I just noticed the details in the graphic on this post, and I SEE who has @grandma. Brilliant!