That was the topic of a lengthy conversation on the ASAE & The Center Executive Management listserver this past week. It revealed the usual concerns: it’s a waste of time, I don’t want to know what you had for lunch, I’m overloaded with communication as it is. But I was also pleased that so many people posted positively about it. That wouldn’t have happened just a few months ago, it seems. But I wanted to weigh in at the beginning, particularly about the whole “lunch” thing, so I wrote:
I think others have made the basic points about twitter–particularly the “try it before you judge it” message. I too thought it would be stupid when I first started using it (I felt the same way about blogs, but I couldn’t live without reading or writing blogs now). And thanks to Elizabeth for the props on the cable TV analogy.
But I do feel compelled to respond to the people who are somehow upset that their time is “wasted” by reading tweets about what people have for lunch, dinner, etc.
