iHCPL Potluck #56: 2 TXT or not 2 TXT

I am usually use text messages for emergencies and group messages (via Twitter). My texting is also dependent upon the generation to which I am communicating. I text my niece and nephew, but not my elderly parents (I have to check their phones every so often and delete unwanted text messages because they don't understand what a text message is). I may have to show the video on the basics of text messaging to my parents!

My use of text lingo depends on the length message I'm sending. Lingo 2 Word was interesting but since I know most of the acronyms, not very helpful.

My response to the New York Times article is simply, "DUH!" Of course, you shouldn't text while driving especially if you are driving a train or a bus. You should also refrain from talking on the phone, putting on makeup, writing a check (a woman hit me from behind at a stop light because she was doing that), playing a video game or anything else that can distract you from driving. Why is common sense so uncommon?

Potluck #56: Twitterpated

I've been using Twitter for quite a while now. It came in particularly handy during Hurricane Ike because even after we lost electricity, I was able to send and receive updates via text message.

Celebrity Tweet was fun but after a while, the bowel movements of the rich and famous become less enchanting with each tweet.

As for topics, I am a hit and run tweeter. I tend not to tweet about every little detail. When I find something amusing or helpful, I will tweet about it.

I know several YA programs that use Twitter to keep teens informed about upcoming programs. Since teens read their text messages far more often than their e-mail, I think it's a very useful tool.