We are now living in a fast-paced world. And the fast-paced world needs a fast-paced means of communication, expression and information dissemination. Twitter is one of the promising sites that could cater to that requirement. Although more of a personal ad space more than anything, Twitter has the potential of becoming the ultimate news aggregation or literary internet site-- feeding bite-sized tidbits of info to an audience with an ever shortening attention span.
That's why the buzzword right now is 'concise'. To be a succesful internet entity, one must have the skill to express what he wants to express in the fewest words possible.
Lately, I've been reading Ramon Bautista's twitter and I'm always amazed by how much ideas he can express in such a short message. Here are some of his best tweets of wisdom (Tweesdom?) for August in my opinion.
On Psychology
Just had flu shots. I feel invincible!
17 Aug
Nababawasan ang driving skills mo pag di mo dala lisensya mo
15 Aug
(ed. - A placebo is a sham or simulated medical intervention. Sometimes patients given a placebo treatment will have a perceived or actual improvement in a medical condition, a phenomenon commonly called the placebo effect. Here, Ramon Bautista gave good examples of the placebo effect aplied to other fields.)
wag na nga, di na kita gagamitan ng reverse psychology...
1 Aug
On Love and Relationships
Ilang km ang minimum na layo para magqualify na long distance relationship?
12 Aug
Hanggang ilan ba ang "the one that got away"?
2 Aug
(ed. - These are rhetorical but valid questions. They will make you laugh then think.)
On Death and the Internet
Pag bigla kang na deadz, yung huling ni-tweet mo, iinterpret ng lahat na goodbye message mo sa mundo. Make it good!
14 Aug
(ed. - A very sound observation. This is related to a previous post here i.e. What happens when an internet poster dies?)
masarap manood ng youtube, magtweet saka shempre mag facebook pag kailangan mo na umalis ng bahay
19 Aug
Wagas na pag ibig, hindi nahahadlangan ng pagwakas ng unli
31 Jul
On Innovation and Technology
Pag nag red yung traffic light, sana may nago-on din na free wi-fi. Sabay off na pag green
22 Aug
(ed. - With quite a lot of time wasted on traffic stops, this might jst be a very good suggestion.)
Lasang sabon itong tubig ko. Bakit di sila gumawa ng ice tea flavor na dishwashing soap?
3 Aug
(ed. - An edible soap is not a bad idea.)
On Freedom of Expression
fan ako ng freedom of expression pero mas fan ako ng pagrespeto sa kung anumang sagrado para sa iba
16 Aug
On Girls
Mag ingat sa maganda: magaling sila manghuli ng nagnanakaw ng titig
5 Aug
favorite hobby ng mga chicks mag "...is typing a message" sabay offline
4 Aug
Miscellany
My favorite cooking utensil is the can opener
26 Aug
That last post reminded me of a short story written by Ernest Hemingway where he was able to tell a complete story that evoked a lot of emotions and images in just a few words. I think these kinds of stories are called Flash Fiction.
"For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn"
