If pressed very hard I might admit to having friends who Twitter but I remain fairly resistant. OK, I use Facebook updates mainly to tell students where I am (and to grumble, of course) but as I am not great on small talk in real life I can't see why anyone should be interested in micro-updates on my thoughts and movements. If anything my position hardened during the EuroBlog Symposium when a hardcore of enthusiasts put Twittering ahead of actually listening to the presentations and debates. An old-fashioned part of me thinks it is socially rude but more importantly, I don't think it is constructive; if a presentation is worth listening to and reflecting on, and you can't do that if you are talking to other people.
All of which should make me treat with great scepticism Paul Bradshaw's announcement that he is going to spend tomorrow Twittering a real-time review of Clay Shirky's Here Comes Everybody. But at the same time, I have a great deal of respect for Paul and am intrigued to see what he makes of this experiment.
And I can't escape the fact that although I have made many mentions of Everybody, here, and in presentations and lectures, I haven't actually written anything of any consequence; so much for the power opf considered reflection.
Good luck to Paul (who offers a nine-point answer to the questions 'What is the point of Twitter?").
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