Comments on: Why using Twitter is like talking to my Mother-in-Law http://www.copywritingmaven.com/2008/05/21/twitter-is-like-talking-to-mother-in-law/ A copywriter shares tips, techniques, reviews & cranky commentary Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:46:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Roberta Rosenberg http://www.copywritingmaven.com/2008/05/21/twitter-is-like-talking-to-mother-in-law/#comment-1494 Roberta Rosenberg Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:56:31 +0000 http://www.copywritingmaven.com/?p=433#comment-1494 @Caryn - Thanks for your comment. You bring up a very evocative and provocative point. Does the technology insulate ourselves from each other? Is it facsimile conversation as opposed to genuine? @Caryn - Thanks for your comment. You bring up a very evocative and provocative point. Does the technology insulate ourselves from each other? Is it facsimile conversation as opposed to genuine?

]]> By: Caryn http://www.copywritingmaven.com/2008/05/21/twitter-is-like-talking-to-mother-in-law/#comment-1490 Caryn Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:58:46 +0000 http://www.copywritingmaven.com/?p=433#comment-1490 I was recently singing in the shower, Simon and Garfunkle's "Sounds of Silence," and it occurred to me how apropos some of it is. People, whether texting on their cellphones or by way of Twitter et al. "talking without speaking,... hearing without listening." Listening to their iPods, on which are "songs that voices never shared" (except the pros who were paid to do so).... Is it any wonder that technology doesn't seem to cure anomie? <em>Caryn's last blog post..<a href='http://www.xanga.com/CarynW/648097396/intentional-prayer.html'>Intentional prayer</a></em> I was recently singing in the shower, Simon and Garfunkle’s “Sounds of Silence,” and it occurred to me how apropos some of it is. People, whether texting on their cellphones or by way of Twitter et al. “talking without speaking,… hearing without listening.” Listening to their iPods, on which are “songs that voices never shared” (except the pros who were paid to do so)…. Is it any wonder that technology doesn’t seem to cure anomie?

Caryn’s last blog post..Intentional prayer

]]> By: Women’s Words Weekly - May 18-24, 2008 at Women On Business http://www.copywritingmaven.com/2008/05/21/twitter-is-like-talking-to-mother-in-law/#comment-1485 Women’s Words Weekly - May 18-24, 2008 at Women On Business Fri, 30 May 2008 03:36:06 +0000 http://www.copywritingmaven.com/?p=433#comment-1485 [...] Rosenberg at The Copywriting Maven shares Why Using Twitter is Like Talking to My Mother-in-Law where she gives her amusing take on the micro-blogging [...] [...] Rosenberg at The Copywriting Maven shares Why Using Twitter is Like Talking to My Mother-in-Law where she gives her amusing take on the micro-blogging [...]

]]> By: Roberta Rosenberg http://www.copywritingmaven.com/2008/05/21/twitter-is-like-talking-to-mother-in-law/#comment-1471 Roberta Rosenberg Sat, 24 May 2008 22:07:10 +0000 http://www.copywritingmaven.com/?p=433#comment-1471 @JoniB - Hi Joni, I must admit I'm usually initially entranced by every communications technology that comes along. As a marketer, I like to check the channels out myself and get a feel for the medium. While I get the benefits of Facebook - for which I only play Scrabulous - and Twitter, my jury is still out on the overall value to me personally. (Even the phone can be a hugely interruptive time suck :) @JoniB - Hi Joni, I must admit I’m usually initially entranced by every communications technology that comes along. As a marketer, I like to check the channels out myself and get a feel for the medium. While I get the benefits of Facebook - for which I only play Scrabulous - and Twitter, my jury is still out on the overall value to me personally. (Even the phone can be a hugely interruptive time suck :)

]]> By: JoniB http://www.copywritingmaven.com/2008/05/21/twitter-is-like-talking-to-mother-in-law/#comment-1469 JoniB Sat, 24 May 2008 15:36:42 +0000 http://www.copywritingmaven.com/?p=433#comment-1469 Hi Roberta! I'm the type person who has not and will not join the popular trends just because "everyone is doing it!" I am not on My Space, Facebook, nor do I Twitter. I am not a technophobe (sp.)but I just don't see the value of any of them. I still prefer picking up the phone to get that good old fashioned human on the other end. Hi Roberta!

I’m the type person who has not and will not join the popular trends just because “everyone is doing it!” I am not on My Space, Facebook, nor do I Twitter. I am not a technophobe (sp.)but I just don’t see the value of any of them. I still prefer picking up the phone to get that good old fashioned human on the other end.

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