I’ve finally made the leap (into the void?) and have posted to Twitter – twice tonight.
I’m still trying to get my head around the notion of 140 characters. It’s not a lot of words, that’s for sure. For anyone who’s interested, here’s what it looks like:
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. Th
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Martin Waxman, MCM, is a digital communications strategist. He conducts AI research, leads digital and social media training workshops and speaks at events across North America. He's co-founder of two PR agencies, president of a consultancy and has worked in the industry for nearly 30 years. Martin is a LinkedIn Learning instructor, teaches digital strategy and social media at McMaster University, the Schulich School of Business, University of Toronto SCS and Seneca College. He's a member of the Institute for Public Relations Digital Media Research Center and a past-chair of PRSA Counselors Academy. He has a Master of Communications Management (MCM) from McMaster-Syracuse Universities.
Thanks Joel. I have to say, 140 characters is a bit of a challenge. But I’ve always subscribed to the notion that brevity is the soul of wit. So now I get to (hopefully) put it into practice. (But not with this comment.)
Congratulations! Before long you’ll be using is.gd (like tinyurl.com but shorter) to make shorter URLs when you bump into the 140-character limit. Next up: 12 Seconds, the video equivalent of Twitter!
Ahh…the pressure; the pressure.
Anxiously waiting for your third tweet!