My boyfriend will never get a BlackBerry. My 24/7 obsession has sufficiently ruined any desire he had to partake in this delightful, new-age rite of passage.
He refers to it as "CrackBerry" or, "the date ruiner," and more than once he has dangled it perilously over a body of water.
And why am I so enamoured with this device? One word. Twitter.
Yes, my BlackBerry was pretty fascinating before Twitter, but when I finally downloaded the Twitterberry application, it was like I was exposed to a whole new world.
The possibilities are endless. I get instantaneous updates about nearly anything--news, photos, links, and videos. It keeps me in the know, and I can intelligently hold a conversation about the day's current events without having to read the entire paper.
It makes celebrities human. The personal updates on Twitter have often come under fire as too much information, but little quips and tidbits about Bethenny Frankel of Real Housewives of New York literally make me laugh out loud. It really does move towards proving that "celebrities are just like the rest of us" (although it will be quite sometime until I fully believe that).
It lets me share things with the world. Sharing knowledge empowers the user to be responsible, intelligent, and analytical. I want to be a journalist someday, so my main focus is to share news, not drunken pictures. The fact that my boss from my internship is now following me doesn't hurt that pursuit of intelligence, either...
Citizen journalism at it's finest? Oh yes. Major attention sucker/distraction from relationship? You better believe it. Next time, I'll just shrug my shoulders and say, "Journalist in training."
He refers to it as "CrackBerry" or, "the date ruiner," and more than once he has dangled it perilously over a body of water.
And why am I so enamoured with this device? One word. Twitter.
Yes, my BlackBerry was pretty fascinating before Twitter, but when I finally downloaded the Twitterberry application, it was like I was exposed to a whole new world.
The possibilities are endless. I get instantaneous updates about nearly anything--news, photos, links, and videos. It keeps me in the know, and I can intelligently hold a conversation about the day's current events without having to read the entire paper.
It makes celebrities human. The personal updates on Twitter have often come under fire as too much information, but little quips and tidbits about Bethenny Frankel of Real Housewives of New York literally make me laugh out loud. It really does move towards proving that "celebrities are just like the rest of us" (although it will be quite sometime until I fully believe that).
It lets me share things with the world. Sharing knowledge empowers the user to be responsible, intelligent, and analytical. I want to be a journalist someday, so my main focus is to share news, not drunken pictures. The fact that my boss from my internship is now following me doesn't hurt that pursuit of intelligence, either...
Citizen journalism at it's finest? Oh yes. Major attention sucker/distraction from relationship? You better believe it. Next time, I'll just shrug my shoulders and say, "Journalist in training."
Let me start by saying that I am a first-hand witness to your obsession with your Blackberry. That thing pretty much is attached to your hip except when we are at Starbuck's and you ask me to watch it while you run to the bathroom lol.
ReplyDeleteTwitterberry is a great application, however I don't have it on my BB. The reason being is that I know that I would become addicted. I kind of like the surprise tweets I find on my laptop when I get home. I do however Tweet through text messaging if I have an urgent thought.
And I'm with you on sharing news and not druken pictures! Like I said in last week's post, I am a huge fan of Twitter and I think it is a great tool for journalism. I guess I could consider myself a "journalist in training as well."
PS - Yes I saw Britney at the Grams...train wreck! Awarded WORST DRESSED on the Fashion Police. Joan, Giulianna, Khloe and Jay tore her apart!!!