I got a big kick out of this, very funny and true.
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The 46 stages of Twitter*
1. Hear the word Twitter. Scoff.
2. Hear it again from someone else. Scoff again.
3. Hear about famous celebrity who is apparently “On Twitter.” Scoff, but make mental note to check it out.
4. Log into Facebook to comfort self.
5. Sign up for Twitter.
6. Give up because it seems dumb.
7. Loudly criticize others on Twitter.
8. Follow @johncmayer, @aplusk, @rainnwilson, @wilw, @mrskutcher, @oprah, and one other person you actually know.
9. Post tweet that is a variant of: “Trying out this Twitter thing.”
10. Attempt to dig a little deeper into Twitter.
11. Notice rampant usage of words: “Tweet,” “Twitter,” “Twitterverse,” “Tweetie,” “Tweetdeck,” and something called “RT.”
12. Scoff again, this time in confusion.
13. Tell friends you “tried that Twitter thing, but didn’t get it and it’s stupid anyway.”
14. Log into Facebook because that site at least makes sense.
15. Read story about Twitter somewhere.
16. Log back into Twitter.
17. Try to avoid saying Tweet, Twitter, Twitterverse, Tweetie, Tweetdeck, and ReTweet.
18. Respond to @rainnwilson.
19. Curse self for fanning out.
20. Log off for 4 months.
21. Come back, just to see.
22. Post something relatively funny.
23. Get RT’d.
24. Discover that RT means ReTweet.
25. Make it your life mission to get RT’d.
26. Install Twitter app on your phone.
27. No longer ashamed to say “I’ve gotta Twitter that.”
28. Attend events with the sole intention of “Tweeting” them.
29. Pray to get RT’d.
30. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh.
31. Close computer.
32. Open computer. Refresh. Refresh. Refresh.
33. Think in 140 character sentences.
34. Compulsively check phone all day every day.
35. Tweet that you compulsively check phone all day every day.
36. Alienate actual people in your life in an attempt to impress ones you don’t know.
37. Lose weight because you forget to eat.
38. Place phone by bed so you can check first thing in the morning.
39. Defend Twitter to the death from detractors.
40. Hear self, and vaguely recognize that you have become “That Guy.”
41. Feel like, and start to behave like River Tam.
42. Vow to quit Twitter to preserve sanity.
43. Read this and change mind.
44. Think to self, “I should twitter that.”
45. Recognize irony.
46. Twitter it.
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I think that I’ve hit ’em all. #37 helped me out quite a bit 😉
Thanks for sharing Chris.
RB
Start referring to people as @[Name] rather than just their name.
Loved this one!
How come no BUZZ thingee on here bubba? What’s that about? I seez YayHOO and Twit it dad gummit sillwee wabbit…and even DISKus, but NO…BUZZ? They diz you on the free Spaghetti dinner? See I asked them about that cuz I heard everybody that joined and didn’t say Google sucks on day one was supposed to get a free Spaghetti dinner with kool-aid, of course, I tolt them I won’t drink kool-aid by myself anymore…but they said they’d pass it off to you, SO. whaz up with that man?
Very amusing post. Reading your post first thing this morning was a great way to start my day. Your post is so true. Thank you.
I’m liking stage 37. I think I’ll stay there….
they’ll be a twitter addiction list up soon
Scary, But True!
I love it, very funny, you have further inspired me. I will now go and tweet something I have been thinking about tweeting for awhile. 🙂
Haha. fits me to a T. Embarassing!
I’m gettin the twitter twitches myself.
I simply love this post. Hilarious.
And I have to say…I did go through all of those stages haha
That was funny, but scary. I am now searching LinkedIn for a full-time Twit!
Chris,
This is brilliant. I didn’t actually do these things (fingers crossed behind my back). But every time I talk to someone else, this is exactly the way it goes.
Shallie
Smarter Small Business Blog
this is hilarious! and soooo true! 🙂
yinz are ignernt
This is great!!! I’ve been on Twitter for several months and rarely get RT’d. It’s ok, I will continue to tweet!!
Hilariously funny and true. I’ve stumbled through these stages myself.
shouldn’t 44 read ‘tweet that’? at least half of those applied!!!
You forgot one. #47 RT this without even reading the whole post!
needless to say i rt’d this
Cool and true post 🙂
Very funny 🙂
yes good list. aka @looking4purpose this and guess where I am on a Friday night? Twitting…geee imagine that.
Love this….so true! In the beginning, I really didn’t like–or get–twitter. And then, I read a few articles and figured out what to do. It began to change, to make sense, and to be fun. Then, I was hooked.
And now, well…I’m completely addicted–and loving it! 🙂
Too true … and too funny !!!
But you don’t “twitter,” you “tweet.” GOSH. http://support.twitter.com/groups/31-twitter-basics/topics/109-tweets-messages/articles/127856-about-tweets-twitter-updates
the starting list is very true ………………..
the starting list is very true ………………..
Eheh heh. Cool 🙂
Love it – need to send it to everyone I know that does not tweeter – yet!!!
Got my retweet at the mention of River Tam…love techies that are Firefly fans 🙂
hahaha… really funny.
[…]24. Discover that RT means ReTweet.
25. Make it your life mission to get RT’d.
[…]
I’m on this stage. 🙂 soooo… I
rt’d this:)
#47: Name your new puppy after your Twitter name (I’m@FoxieNews:twitter and my fiance @ReconChesty:twitter named her Foxie, after me, LOL )
#34.
Funny because it’s all true!
This is great stuff! The majority of is spot on!!
spot on.
I absolutely loved this one! Thanks for the irony and laughs, Chris!