What’s happened to the Become A Robot blog? Twitter, mostly. Little things like starting or finishing a book, finding a great new website or product, seeing a movie, learning a lesson…all of these have been reduced to few-sentence blips on my Twitter feed.
If I actually had something else to write about, I expect this refinement of blog content would be a better thing. But right now it just makes for some loud echos around here.
I have some things I’d love to complain about, like authors and publishers not getting serious about e-books, or childless people’s reactions to young children in public. But these types of things tend to just get shuffled over to Twitter too. I’m lazy, and it’s a lot easier to condense my thoughts down to 140 characters than it is to blow them up to a reasonably sized blog post. Even regardless of length, I can Twitter by sending an SMS from my phone, which is a lot simpler and faster than firing up a browser and clicking through WordPress admin screens (if only WordPress loved Palm like they love the iPhone).
So know that even while the cobwebs are collecting around here, I’m still alive and active on teh interwebs (and in real life too I guess).
Become A Robot 
I feel the same way. Twitter has almost ruined me for blogging since it really is SO much easier. Sure, you can’t go into that much detail, but it make regular blogging seem like such a hassle.
I sure do enjoy your Twitter feed. I can see how that would kill one’s blogging impulse. I’m just long-winded, I guess, and like to throw something up on the ol’ blog every once and again. What happened to my blog was my thesis.
I can relate. Twitter is one factor for the slow-down in my blogging. Combine that with not posting things for work-related reasons and sheer laziness, and you’ve got yourself a nearly-dormant blog.
twitter is for squares. i need to start reading more of your stuff though. otherwise i come on and it takes me an hour to catch up. it’d be easier if we could just go for coffee.
Dictionary:
square (skwâr) pronunciation
n.
7. Slang. A person who is regarded as dull, rigidly conventional, and out of touch with current trends.
That hurts, Jen. I am crying in my oatmeal and Jack LaLanne Power Juicer (TM) spinach juice. I’m excited that you’re on Twitter though. I miss you, and knowing more about your daily life would make all 4 of my corners happy.