i just started twittering.  not sure about it long term, but in racking my brain about why to do it to begin with, here were my ‘justifications’ …

1) i have a horrible memory.  twitter helps me micro-chronicle my day.  i’ve always viewed my macro-blog.  Now I can look back and see how i spent my time and make good on my santification process…

2) i’ve always viewed my macro-blog [relevintage] more as a ‘legacy’ to my children.  i see micro-blogging in much the same way…

i just spent the weekend with my two great-grandmothers and listened to stories of their childhood.  that is the only places those stories are located – in their minds.  when they pass, many of the stories pass. 

whereas relevintage will give them a view of our macro-life, micro-blogging will give my kids insight into the micro-lives we lived – the cute things they said, the stuff dad was doing in 2007, etc.  i see it much in the same way we take pictures or video.  microcosms to stir memories…

3) macro-blogging itself – which is what shlog and relevintage are – has the tendency to be narcissistic.  micro-blogging is no different than macro-blogging in its general philosophy.  it’s still primarily about us talking about us.  now it may be for the greater good, but no one typically blogs about someone else day after day.

i’m convinced it takes a bit of an ego – not a bad one, mind you – to blog, or micro-blog for that matter.  we have to say, “someone wants or needs to hear this.”

3) as with any social networking device, the ‘networking’ aspect is what drives me as opposed to the ‘social.’ although i’m finding that the two get mixed quite often.  frankly, following somoene is a little voyeuristic but if they don’t want you to follow them, they can block you.  i think people who are following 13,000 people have misunderstood the technology. 

i say keep the number of people you are following under 25 at a maximum.  honestly, that even seems much.  narrow down who you ‘follow’ to those who have shared interests and with whom you have connected with in same fashion

4) real-time a) prayer requests, b) recommendations, and c) commenting on Lost…

in conclusion, for me, it’s more about using this technology to capture micro-moments, to stir memories.

If a worship leader needs sheet music asap he twitters it and 15 people have it for him. thats one reason.

here is my main reason. If a friend of mine has to take thier kid to the hospital they would most likely blog about it after they got home. thats too late for me to pray for them. but they would most likely twitter about it on the way and in the waiting room and during all of that time anybody who is following the tweets can pray for it. thats cool and well worth reading about peoples lunches.