Have You Ever Eaten a Twix Bar with a Fork?

Posted by TeamCharlie on March 11, 2009 under Gabe's Twitter Gems, Social Media, Twitter | 4 Comments to Read

One lady on Twitter did. I won’t “out” her here, but that was a tweet that stuck in my head: “I just ate a Twix bar with a fork.” After pondering the inanity of this quip I thought I should put it away for future reference. And now it rises.  This is the common complaint about Twitter. People are so busy with their oh so important lives that they cannot be bothered with time-wasting tweets such as this, thus Twitter is a waste of time in their eyes.  I must admit I was one of those naysayers. The first time I tried Twitter I told myself it was a bunch of people wasting time talking about nothing. I know different now. I find it an extremely useful tool to connect with people.  But what about those tweets? Do I care about them more now that I like Twitter? Actually for the most part, no.  That is until I get to know that person. Then these kinds of tweets can be endearing.

So let’s try an experiment.  The next time you see a tweet that you think is totally vapid, try and make something out of it.  Try and engage that person just to see what happens. For example: “I just ate a Twix bar with a fork.” could be replied with, “Did it taste any better?” See where that takes you – try and make an actual connection with that person that you did not know before.  Leave a comment here with your results, and I will also try it and see what comes of it.  There must be some reason why Twitter asks, “What are you doing?”