One result of the “expansion of our digital universe” is that communication is increasingly requiring instant gratification. Twitter grants convergence of a new platform, a different mode of communication that satisfies the desires for instantaneous updated information and “infinite potential for connection.”

Orenstein truly expressed it saying that each “tweet” is a “tacit referendum on who I am.” There is a problem of this generation and future generations losing true personality in this digital world.  I, for example, have two separate Twitter accounts that I use for different things. One, FastFoodMployee, is simply a rant about customers that come to fast food restaurants and how insensitive and idiotic they are. While my personal Twitter account is used to document moments that I find amusing or annoying, so I can look back on things I want to remember.  We are able to create an identity. The lines of reality continue to blur into a pixelated image of you, one that may not be accurate.  It makes me wonder how much of ourselves we will lose to technology in the future.

I use Twitter because it is fast and easily accessible in this world that places more value on speed than accuracy or in-depth thought.  There are times when I use it regularly and also spans that I will not “tweet” for months. It is yet another form of communication, one that simply requires a summary of a thought.

Also, as a side note, I will never understand “following” celebrities. Twitter has a tendency of being acceptable stalking.