A whole lot of Twitter’n going on @ twitter.com/davidlaplante

It’s been a big week for Twitter. With SXSW going on in Austin, the hardcore Twitter-addicts converged with Twitter’s founder to let the Twitter community track their every move from party-to-party. They’ve been the BUZZ of the social mediasphere all week. Chris Heuer even speculated on Twitter’s early demise because of the SXSW frenzy.

Twitter is addicting. And it can be annoying. Mashable’s post about the evolution of blogging — including Twitter — is brilliant. I’m kind of ambivalent. Love it. hate it.

So, have we reached rock bottom? I’m not sure how much more mundane it can get — asides from auto-blogging heart-rates and fatblogging. (Sorry Josh – we skinny French just don’t get it.)

My first Twitter was “Merry Christmas” on December 24th. Since then, I’ve Twittered on just about everything, although I’ve seem to Twitter a lot while skiing. Most people Twitter about work…I seem to Twitter less about work and more about play.

I do enjoy the ability to stay in contact with people latently. And I’ve met and become acquainted with a few folks thru it.

For the most part the content is fairly good. If you “friend” a really popular social media darling you should be prepared for a lot of “I just sneezed. Web 2.0 is cool.” posts. But if you keep it fairly tight to your friends, co-workers and family, you’ll get an mazing degree of insight in to what they are up to all day. That is unless you’re in to the Web 2.0 flagellation. I am so I don’t mind.

If I were a parent of a teen I’d really like to Twitter with them. What a great tool to follow them around. I fear that Twitter will be the social media equivalent of leg warmers by the time my kids are teens tho’. I wish there were more thought-leader/comedians that Twittered. Stuart Davis would be an awesome Twitter’. So would Bubbles.

Here’s some Twitters of mine from the last week:

• Eat pasta. Ski fasta. Logan, Cody & I eating lots’o pasta and watching some ski porn. Girls night out. Boys nite in. about 3 hours ago from txt
• Just realized our skis/boots are in the locker in Alpine and the ski race @ Diamond Peak starts @ 8:30a. Gonna be an early start… about 4 hours ago from txt
• “They drew first blood, not me.” “Nothing is over! Nothing!” – John J. Rambo about 11 hours ago from txt
• 11pm lastnite large/illegal roman candle lit front yard visible/audible 4 a mile. I’ve hunted t’ perps down . Game on. With prejudice! about 11 hours ago from txt
• Just bought 2 cases of Pabst Blue Ribbon and two bottles Hanger One. Anyone appreciate the irony in that? 05:46 PM March 15, 2007 from txt
• Just got a haircut. My hair grows unevenly now. Slow on top and in front. Fast in the back. My genetic mullet’tude is expressing itself. 11:39 AM March 15, 2007 from txt
• Turning all my gadgets off now. Wife hit limit on all beeping chirping toning thingy’s & threatened 2 hurt me and my gadgets beyond warranty 09:45 PM March 14, 2007 from txt
• Getting my “Pho” on @ Golden Flower. Some rice noodles and flank steak will do the trick. Extra extra extra extra hot Rooster sauce. 06:28 PM March 14, 2007 from txt
• Reasessing my ability to pull two consecutive all nighters –one in Vegas– & remain cheerful. 37 ain’t the new 27 in that regard…tired 04:21 PM March 14, 2007 from txt
• Just landed in Vegas and enjoying HSDPA video (weather.com – of course) on my cell waiting in line for a taxi to take me to the MGM. warm 09:25 PM March 13, 2007 from txt
• Friends don’t let friends twitter and drive… 07:13 PM March 13, 2007 from txt
• just took my new blog design live @ www.davidlaplante.com. Moved off TypePad over to WordPress. Thanks Josh and Scott for holding my hand! 04:17 PM March 13, 2007 from web
• R.I.P. The Stardust Hotel Casino | Las Vegas. (1958-2007) Home of Sinatra. & Frank Rosenthal: “The Stardust was the Bellagio of its day.” 09:32 AM March 13, 2007 from txt
• is wondering if there’s a twitter day/week digest to post to your blog like del.icio.us. can’t find one. working on new blog design 09:04 PM March 12, 2007 from web
• wondering how it got to be 6:30p!? Feels like 5:30p still Looking in to flights to Vegas… 06:34 PM March 12, 2007 from web
• Just got back to Skino NV fr/ Squallywood Skiercross. Gonna take the fixie for a Sunday afternoon spin ’round the hood. 04:13 PM March 11, 2007 from txt
• Fred Foto giving me a demo of his mobile content platform while he runs the txt2vote for the Honda SkiTour skiercross 12:51 PM March 11, 2007 from txt
• Is @ Plumpjacks havin breakfast w/ Swany. just ran in to Mike P. lookin’ glassy after the George Clinton show 10:52 AM March 11, 2007 from txt
• Is watching the ‘Wailers warmup at the Honda Ski Tour Basecamp in Squaw. Is headed to the Chammy for the Squawllywood party of 2007 06:05 PM March 10, 2007 from txt
• Observing Cody harass and heckle Shane McConkey…called him a knuckle dragger…while being interviewed live TV. Cody rocks. 04:16 PM March 10, 2007 from txt
• Is enjoying Squallywood’s finest spring apres ski party for the Honda Ski Tour at the Chammy w/ about 400 others 04:06 PM March 10, 2007 from txt
• Is @ High Camp @ Squaw eating Wildflour chocchip cookies with Jess and kids. 02:20 PM March 10, 2007 from txt
  Watching Simon DuMont kill it in the Squaw SkiTour SuperPipe comp. Consecutive off-axis 900s 15-20ft off deck…insane 12:32 PM March 10, 2007 from txt
• digging out pair of ‘87 Nishizawas w/ Tyrollia 490’s 4 Shane McConkey 2 B.A.S.E. jump w/ in Europe. 490’s uniquely release w/ upward pull 08:40 PM March 09, 2007 from txt
• Is watching the rail jam listening to ‘roots and just ran in to a fellow Twelve Horse’r Jodie. Cool to run in to your team @ Squaw. 05:49 PM March 09, 2007 from txt
• Headed back to the Chammy for beers and somw Squawlitude 03:52 PM March 09, 2007 from txt

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Comments

By NVgirl on March 19th, 2007 at 5:15 pm

I guess I’ll have to check out Twitter. I like the idea of keeping in touch with the kids, especially since our youngest moved out a few days ago.
Although having a house full of boys can be a disturbing Twitter conversation. I’m sure it will be a “gas”