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I’m afraid Twitter is not for people like me.

Before you think that this is an anti-Twitter post, let me make some things clear: I do like Twitter and the concept behind it. Besides, the site’s layout is very pleasant to the eyes, so Twitter is certainly a place I feel comfortable at. I also know how helpful Twitter can be: there you can read news, network, find interesting links etc. Basically, it does what all good social media sites should do and even has some special features that make it stand out on its own. And I could never complain about Twitter’s community; so far I haven’t spotted any problems in it. I’d really love to know how all those followers of mine have found me, since I don’t use to promote my account and I rarely follow anyone, but that’s not a problem; it’s only my curiosity.

So, what’s the matter?

Too little space to write!

Of course, that’s what microblogging is about. And I like microblogging. In fact, I used to be a fan of this type of blogging. I even used to think that I’d eventually become a great microblogger, publishing microposts on several different sites. However, time has gone by… and so has my initial excitement.

I tend to be quite prolix. I love writing long pieces. I also write shorter ones, but I don’t like to feel obliged to do it. At Twitter there’s that tiny character limit that makes me frustrated whenever I want to post something, because most times I need much more than 140 characters to convey my ideas.

Some people say that microblogging is going to change the way we blog forever because it makes blogging easier, faster and less boring to most Internet users. Well, I’m certainly not part of that supposed majority. I believe there will always be people in need of more space to express themselves. I only hope that said space won’t be taken away from us.

And now let me see if Twitter’s character limit will be enough to accommodate this post’s link…

This is my entry for Isabella’s group writing project on Twitter.

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