{"id":9989,"date":"2009-04-20T20:49:13","date_gmt":"2009-04-20T20:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/momservations.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/20\/twitter-zac-oprah-and-me"},"modified":"2009-04-20T20:49:13","modified_gmt":"2009-04-20T20:49:13","slug":"twitter-zac-oprah-and-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2009\/04\/20\/twitter-zac-oprah-and-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter, Zac, Oprah and Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

First let me say, I got on Twitter before Oprah. By a day, not counting tape delay.<\/span><\/p>\n

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And I didn\u2019t sign up for the wildly popular free micro-blog website because Ashton Kutcher wants to count me as one of his one million \u201cfollowers.\u201d Although, I am seriously considering following Zac Efron \u2013 cougar tag be damned, I\u2019d follow him anywhere. Yum!<\/span><\/p>\n

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No, I finally acknowledged that as a blogger, Twitter is the place to see and be seen. Plus, my Momservations<\/strong> tidbits fit perfectly with the format \u2013 your thoughts on any subject in 140 characters or less. These posts are called Tweets. People Tweet about the mundane (i.e. I\u2019m tired and going to bed now) <\/em>to breaking news by CNN. By far the biggest draws to Twitter are following the rich and famous who try to pretend their lives are just as ordinary as ours.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019d been keeping Twitter on my radar, however, I was reluctant to follow the lemmings off the cliff. I thought, I\u2019m not a sports star, red-carpet celebrity, or lesbian DJ with an on-again off-again relationship with a troubled starlet. I don\u2019t have fans hungry for the knowledge that I just picked the pickles off my Big Mac. Why would anyone care what I\u2019m doing at any given moment? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I\u2019m a regular busy mom with busy mom friends \u2013 none of which I knew had the time to Twitter let alone a Twitter account. Also, I figured anyone I was slightly interested in following (Orlando Bloom \u2013 double Yum) I could just read about in People magazine while in the bathroom like I usually do.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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But when I mentioned my if-I-Twitter-will-they come? reluctance to a tech savvy friend she said, \u201cYou\u2019d be surprised. I think moms are going to be the next huge demographic on Twitter because<\/em> they have so little time. It\u2019s a quick, easy way to stay connected.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I realized she was right and signed up. As my first Tweet said, \u201c\u2026Had to get on this bus before it left the station without me.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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So, yup, just like Facebook I was so fiercely resisting, I was lured into this digital age of social networking by the prospect of a fun new way to connect with people. I feel so\u2026hip! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a sample of my last two Tweets: <\/span><\/p>\n

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The punishment may fit the crime, but it still makes you feel like a mean mommy for enforcing it.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Unless you love doing laundry, buy at least two pairs of Little League baseball pants.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Want more? Then come Twitter with me at <\/span>www.Twitter.com\/Momservations<\/span><\/a>! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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