To me, the use of Twitter and my blog go hand in hand. Twitter’s incredible rise to spectacular heights of usage makes it an efficacious delivery vehicle for my headline, and then by adding my blog link, I am afforded the opportunity to have my voice heard world wide via my site at Edublogs.org. And what is of particular note is that both of these services are free of charge!
I am new to the SNS purview. I spread my interests over a variety of posting sites. I find I can network with other (in my current state, future) professionals on LinkedIn.com. I trend my wellness efforts at Limeade.com. I frolic on one of the Internet playgrounds at MySpace.com. And as previously stated, I orate on Twitter.com and Edublogs.org.
I was an early adopter to the Internet and the World Wide Web back in 1993. Little was available in the way of content in those days of information infancy. But as time moved inexorably forward, the mighty admonition autobahn grew exponentially. Unfortunately, due to untimely illness and finacial hardship, I was forced to give up my online access. For ten long years, I subsisted in a dissuasion deprived vacuum.
My delivery arrived in the form of formal education. At the tender age of 55, I went back to school. I did so in an effort to rid myself of the yoke of disability. I decided I still had something to contribute, that I was not through living, that I could find a new career in this brave new world, and not only survive, but thrive!
One of the first things that happened to me on my matriculation ingress was the use of the Web 2.0 augmentations. I had heard of social networking, but thought it pedantic and sophmoric. Imagine my delightful surprise to find that where my previous use of the ‘Net was to do simple research on subjects of interest, I could now interact with others on the same quests as I!
This has led to my being here, now, as a student blogger. An old man in an apprenticeship, but then, what greater joys can there be than in learning something new? Few for myself. Having been a person of passionate persuasion throughout my life, I now can share those affectivities. I can blog. I can tweet. I can interactively communicate!
My path towards excellence in this endeavor will be long, but I find myself improving not only my mind, but my body as well. I have begun to take the reins of my health firmly in grip, and I exercise regularly, I eat nutritionally, and I take time to enjoy my life. I share all of these experiences. I do so by blogging and tweeting.
I know my regenerations of psyche and soma will reward me with a long and happy life, and while I live it, I’ll happily apportion with like-minded others. I can do so from the comfort of my home, extending my reach planet wide. I am on a great adventure!