This technology age is a funny thing. We can e-mail from our bathtub, use our phone to find the nearest restaurant and listen to music on something the size of a matchbook. It’s also a very interesting time if you are a young person and your parents are baby boomers. I can speak from experience, because I am that young person and my parents, God love them, are from a time when love, peace and happiness were all that mattered.
For example, our family has a treasured home movie from back in the day; my mom thinks it’s from the 60s. The last time we gathered together, we had to hunt to find a projector to play the film. It was amazing, both the hunt and the actual home movie. We all gathered in my grandpa’s living room, pulled down the large, white window shade and watched the good old days, in silent color.
For being about 50 years old, the film wasn’t in that bad of shape. After laughing at the bell-bottom pants, long hair and curly mullets, my family decided to put the film on video. That was about 10 years ago, so now the VHS tape is considered ancient. Now someone needs to take the memories off the video tape and put it on a DVD.
My point is, in this era we are blessed to live in, we can now record an event on our phone and download it straight to the Internet for the world to see. Facebook and MySpace have completely revolutionized how we communicate.
Which brings me back to my original theme, (my) parents and the world wild web. My mom, who I adore, combines the two programs and calls it Facepage. As soon as I tell her whom I found on one or the other, she demands that she wants a Facepage or Mybook. Now, my father is much more up to date. So much so, that he suggested we start communicating on Twitter. Excuse me? Before my dad mentioned the newest way to e-communicate, I had never heard of it. I couldn’t believe my dad was introducing me to a new outlet on the Internet, I felt so lame and out of touch. Why didn’t I know about Twitter? I’m online over half my day!
Anyway, Twitter is a real-time short messaging service. As a member you can follow and “tweet” with other members. You have 140 characters to express what you’re doing, what you are thinking or what you had for breakfast. It’s fun and simple. You can post a photo of yourself that shows up as a tiny thumbnail. Twitter doesn’t require you to list quotes, personal information or marital status. Twitter is about communication on the go and takes less than two minutes to log on, update status and see what others “tweeters” are doing. My screen name is beckysue33, just in case you are interested in following my random thoughts, mood or lunch selection.
As crazy as the technology age is becoming, I’m enjoying the advances and look forward to the latest gadget. Cell phones and e-mail help with the distance between my parents in Colorado, my cousin in Florida and my dear friend in Northern Ireland. So, it doesn’t matter whether you have a Mybook or Facepage, the important thing is to stay in touch and keep up to date. Thanks dad!
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