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Fatherhood Friday 50

Thursday, 04 February 2010 23:02

Written by peteej

(2 votes, average 5.00 out of 5)

Happy Friday everyone and welcome to the 50th consecutive Fatherhood Friday.

I have a confession to make - I hate Twitter.

After being a card-carrying Twitterer for over a year now, I've begun to wonder exactly what purpose Twitter serves these days. I know that it's a way to quickly communicate ideas and all that cliche nonsense, but it seems to have lost its luster. Each time I get a GMail notification from Twitter that tells me yet another useless spam account is following me, I die a little inside. I seriously don't care if BobsMatressTown or LifeCoach4U is following me. It makes no sense.

My Twitter account was nearly deleted out of frustration amid a flurry of the aforementioned e-mails last week. Thanks to Joe, my account is still active, but why I'll never know. The conversation went something like this (I may have taken a few liberties in re-creating the scene):

Me: Twitter is stupid.
Joe: Yes.
Me: I'm going to delete my account, but maybe I shouldn't since all Internet celebrities like ourselves are supposed to have active Twitter accounts. I might lose a few ego points.
Joe: Don't delete your account. You unknowingly provide so many people with meaning in their lives, that deleting your account would be like signing their death certificate.
Me: But I never tweet anything.
Joe: You are like their messiah. No news means you haven't arrived yet, so they patiently wait.
Me: I see. I wonder what MC Hammer is tweeting about right now...

The point being that I just don't understand how a constant stream of crap provides any value at all to my web existence. Maybe I'm using it all wrong. Maybe I'm getting old. Maybe I'm a prophet that actually sees the downfall of Twitter in the coming months. Whatever it is, I won't be tweeting the link to this post. You'll have to get that from Joe.

If you feel like ripping out a piece of my soul with a new follower e-mail, please feel free. I'm peteej if you're up for it. Before you toy with my emotional stability, however, make sure you post your link below.

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written by busy-dad-e, February 04, 2010

Happy Fatherhood Friday everyone! 3 kids under age six, sitting in the 2nd row = 1 interesting time at church @ http://busy-dad-e.blogspot.com

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written by Reservoir Dad, February 05, 2010

I just ripped out a piece of your soul.

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written by Zerzix, February 05, 2010

I feel you on the Twitter thing. I still have no clue why I have as many followers as I do. Sorry guys still not FF posts, Still working on rewriteing plugins for the site.

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written by Seash**e, February 05, 2010

I don't do twitter, but recently read a blog full of the do's and don'ts so I feel armed in case the need ever arises!

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written by sexandthesingledad, February 05, 2010

This was great (as usual). Hang on a sec, I have an e-mail. Apparently Panicawaynow is following me on Twitter. Anyway, I really enjoyed the fabricated conversation and, uh,hang on... Apparently MochaDad is Tweeting about his "cute boots". Dudes should NOT have cute boots. But back to my comment... I like your linking ideas and I've already started to use a couple and, oh wait a sec...DCUrbanDad is babbling on about daffodils or something. Anyway great piece dude.

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written by BellaDaddy, February 05, 2010

Sorry not a Twiter fan here...but I am a DWYV Fan...Read my review of Joe's Book!
http://belladaddy.blogspot.com/2010/02/daddys-wheres-your-vagina.html

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written by howefitz, February 05, 2010

Working on my post now, but I had to get a word in on twitter. Make your profile private, that way russiangirl4u has to ask permission before following you. Or go my route and have a public profile that pimps your posts, and a private profile for the real conversation. (Of which I've actually had a few recently. It's amazing!) Anyway, it's time to poop. I'm going to tweet that and go! smilies/wink.gif

Later!

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written by howefitz, February 05, 2010

This week I'm ranting about the Elmo iPhone app. Take a look! smilies/cool.gif

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written by ciara, February 05, 2010

i actually have one up today! it's short...least i think it's short lol this week it's about how it's amazing how gullible some women can get, but it has to do w dads/husbands, too. i know my stupidity level increases every time the girl in my story talks lol

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written by ReDMoSqUi, February 05, 2010

I agree....twitter is not my thing....perhaps it's generational...perhaps I just don't have the time or patience...either way...nope...not for me...

http://redmosqui.blogspot.com/