Twittering @ London Calling Festival posted to Flickr by comicbase
After a month on Twitter I am trying to think of a good metaphor to describe the experience. I think the cocktail party is as good as any. Maybe just a party, which varies its character depending on the crowd, time of day, boredom quotient, lack of time. My daughter has a lot of celebrities at her party; I have an author or two, which is my equivalent thrill.
The best things are finding out about things you’d never have come across otherwise, and people you’d rarely run into most days. I’ve enjoyed meeting some English teachers – my first occupation – and some friends I don’t see very often. My very favourite tweeter, though, is @EmilyDickinson_ It is so nice to discover random lines from Em turning up. I’ve been studying her a little (along with our year 12s this year) so have become a fan.
From The Crow’s Nest has a nice post on this topic: Twitter Metaphors
