Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Social Media Explained Through Examples

When I told my mother that I joined Twitter, she seemed a bit confused as to why I needed yet ANOTHER social media outlet to spew my verbal diarrhea.  Honestly, I think that’s a fair question.   After thinking about it for some time (2 minutes to be exact- you don’t have a lot of time to ponder things when you have a 2 and 5 year old), I’ve decided to supply examples in order to provide an answer.

So Mom, this one’s for you.  Here are a few examples of Facebook statuses, Twitter "tweets", and blog entry titles discussing the same topic.

TOPIC: SUNDAY PICNIC
Facebook: Today is such a beautiful Sunday!  We’re going to take the precious angels to church, then on a picnic!  Hooray!*
Blog Title: Picnicking south of the Mason-Dixon Line: NOT A GOOD IDEA.
Twitter: Whoever invented picnicking obviously didn’t care about sitting in bird/animal s#!t or being eaten alive by mosquitoes.


TOPIC: POTTY TRAINING
Facebook: I can’t believe it!  Little MMo is SO CLOSE to being potty trained!  He went pee-pee in the potty all by himself!  He’s SO advanced.  Hooray!**
Blog Title: The princess and the pee: A royal’s guide to potty-training a mini-assassin.
Twitter:  I almost vomited walking into my boys’ bathroom today.  HOW DID PISS GET ON THE CEILING?


TOPIC: 5 YEAR OLD LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM
Facebook: Yay, I’m SO EXCITED to go watch little DMo’s baseball game!  Score a homerun for mom, D!  Hooray!***
Blog Title: So you want to coach a little league team: yeah, good luck with that.
Twitter: People who coach baseball for 5 year olds would also excel in cat herding.


TOPIC: SNOW
Facebook: I don't like snow. Hooray!
Blog Title: I hate snow.
Twitter: I f&*king hate snow.

I hope that clears everything up for you, Mom. 

TTFN,

AMo

*Please note that these are dramatizations of Facebook statuses.  Like, WAY dramatized.  "Hooray"?  Who SAYS that?!

** I would also never address anything fecal or urine-related on Facebook.  I save my pee talk for Twitter.

*** OK... SOMETIMES**** I say hooray. 

**** I say hooray all the time.  Please don't hate me. 
Posted by AMo at Tuesday, May 03, 2011

21 comments:

  1. JRMMay 3, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    Yup. That pretty much sums it up well.

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  2. ktreadsMay 3, 2011 at 11:02 AM

    We don't hate you, we LOVE you! HOORAY!

    THIS IS MY LIFE IN SOCIAL MEDIA. Unfailingly accurate. Twitter FTW.

    xoxo
    VerbVixen

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  3. HeatherMay 3, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    A day without a hooray is a day wasted in my opinion.

    Verbz is right. Twitter always wins. #AllAboutTheHashtags

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  4. jillsmoMay 3, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    L. M. A. O.

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  5. C...May 3, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    No one in my family gets me for using Twitter. My brother claims it's a perfect name for dumb twits. :(

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  6. UnknownMay 3, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    I love this post! Perfect! It is always so much fun to visit you!

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  7. handflapperMay 3, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Yep. I don't even let my family nor most of my friends know I have a twitter account.

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  8. LLA_PrincessMay 3, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    Friends, family and neighbors are on Facebook, yet all my new "friends" and strangers get the real deal dirt on twitter. It's the difference between G-rated and R-rated. No one bats an eyelash to an F-bomb on twitter but God forbid you write it out on Facebook, haha

    No one knows I'm on twitter like handflapper....it's for the best

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  9. BugginWordMay 3, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    I love Hooray! I bet NPH says hooray all the time. I just know it.

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  10. Big MMay 3, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    Facebook: My darling daughter just wrote another hilarious blog. Hooray!!

    Blog: And you thought communicating with your kids was tough when they were two

    Twitter: Check me out at PMoom

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  11. vickilikesfrogsMay 3, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    Hurray!

    (sorry, couldn't resist) (hangs head in shame and walks away)

    Hey, are you on my twitter? (heh)

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  12. AnonymousMay 3, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    I like hurray! Also, I like Twitter. But most of all: I like you! Hurray!

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  13. AMoMay 4, 2011 at 12:40 PM

    @JRM, Thanks, man!

    @Verbz, HOORAY!!!!!

    @Heath, #Iloveyouforever

    @jillsmo, DOUBLE HOORAY!!!!

    @C, I'd have to agree with your brother, yet I use it anyway. Let's just embrace it.

    @Kathy, Thanks, K! You're like my biggest cheerleader ever.

    @handflapper, I live my life as an open book. You know, except for that whole "secret identity" thing.

    @LLA, Yes, the F-bombs fly frequently in the land of tweets.

    @Buggin, That's like the best thing anyone has ever said. I (heart) NPH 4Ever.

    @PMOOM, OOOH SNAP. The QUEEN MUM joined Twitter. WATCH OUT, WORLD.

    @Vicki, I better be on your Twitter! Unless you unfollowed me for being utterly ridiculous.

    @The... WAIT. THE MRS? Where's my THE??! I suppose you deserve a HOORAY for figuring out how to change your name (though I will miss "The" terribly)

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  14. SoMo MomMay 4, 2011 at 11:13 PM

    Funniest thing I have ever read!!! I'm tweeting this tomorrow.... Hooray!!!*

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  15. The ReckmonsterMay 8, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Just popped over from "Yeah. Good Times." and I am totally diggin' your blog. This post had me rolling! Good stuff, can't wait to read more =)

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  16. jillsmoMay 8, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    Happy Mother's Day to my favorite enormous muffin <3

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  17. HYPMay 8, 2011 at 11:34 PM

    Dude. I love you so much and you make me laugh out loud every time I read your posts. I bow to you.

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  18. Nicole Leigh ShawMay 9, 2011 at 12:13 AM

    That's precisely the differences between these social media outlets. Huzzah! (because I'm too dorky for "hooray")

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  19. Jenny BrownMay 13, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    You freakin' crack me up! That's all I have to say! :):)

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  20. Brenda Rothman (Mama Be Good)May 19, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    For some reason, I say "hurray." Yes, it's different. And Twitter? It's for saying crap. No, literally. "Crap." A lot.

    Hey! Nice to meetcha!

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  21. Claire {Beaktweets}May 19, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    this is hysterical and so stinkin' accurate.

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