I don't get Twitter...

[Alli]

Don't forget that despite online predators, there's still less of a chance your children will come to harm online than they will if they go out into the neighborhood to play.The world has become a frightening place - many parents won't allow children to go out and ride bikes today.

[shadez]

Originally Posted by Alli

Don't forget that despite online predators, there's still less of a chance your children will come to harm online than they will if they go out into the neighborhood to play.The world has become a frightening place - many parents won't allow children to go out and ride bikes today.

i'd rather my kids go outside and break a leg then to sit in the house and not live, and playing outside never hurt anyone.

you played and so have the rest of us, and were all fine today, so i hope... its also apart of growing up, learning to ride a bike, football, girls jumping rope. parents today have become so scared to let their kids be kids its shamefull...

so what if your girl/boy breaks and ankle they'll live... he'll my 8yr old just broke his ankle hoping down the steps and all i did was take him right to the er and he went right back to hoping after they put his cast on...

[BLiNK]

the only reason you all weren't interested in phones back then is.... well....


wouldn't look to cool tweeting on one of these, would ya?

[ghostface147]

Originally Posted by Alli

Don't forget that despite online predators, there's still less of a chance your children will come to harm online than they will if they go out into the neighborhood to play.

Tell that to the families of children who are kidnapped and murdered because of meeting people off of social networks. Dangers are everywhere of course, but I would rather not have my kids with their heads in a phone and missing the world around them. Children today, and some very young adults are falling into the prey that is technology. It is also detrimental to their health. Sit around and play games all day, not play outside....bad health possibilities.

[ghostface147]

Originally Posted by BLiNK

the only reason you all weren't interested in phones back then is.... well....


wouldn't look to cool tweeting on one of these, would ya?

Back then if you had that phone, you didn't need to tweet. Keeping up with the Jones'? Nah, you were the Jones'.

[cjharley]

LOL @ BLiNK! Where'd you find that dinosaur?

[Ipheuria]

Originally Posted by shadez

isn't that included in our data plans?

and i was talking about people constantly letting the world know their every move, i could see its use for school and journalism and thats about it.

personally i don't see the need to do what facebook, myspace, are already doing as well as instant messengers. i just don't understand its point of existence.

OK I don't understand why everyone has such a small view of society. They think everyone is like themselves, we forget that there are so many different people with different likes, opinions, etc. You don't need to understand twitter or want to use it. The whole point of it's existence is choice. Some people understand it, find the need to use it, and love it. Love the fact they can talk to people all over the world about the same topics they love. I have talked to Alli who is in Alabama I think, if it weren't for twitter that probably would never have happend. Also there is no need for people to bare their souls but it is all up to the discretion of the user and the viewer. They share what they feel they are comfortable sharing. If you're following and you find it a waste of time then you can un-follow. So it's all about choice, I like it because it's an easy and quick way to reach a large audience, and the ability to share pictures or whatever.

[jglowe74]

@Blink: that ad is PRICELESS! i think it's going to be my new wallpaper!!

[BLiNK]

Originally Posted by cjharley

LOL @ BLiNK! Where'd you find that dinosaur?

just playing around at tinypic.

Originally Posted by jglowe74

@Blink: that ad is PRICELESS! i think it's going to be my new wallpaper!!

and some people complain about phone pricing of today

[BeeHoney]

If u don't get twitter or see it as pointless move on! I love twitter more then facebook!