tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370336322114593835.post8494991988110470288..comments2012-11-16T01:50:38.066-08:00Comments on 23 Things programme at the Bodleian Library: Thing 7: Birdie SongAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04639365384779226136noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4370336322114593835.post-25775244037016850752012-10-25T08:18:03.889-07:002012-10-25T08:18:03.889-07:00Glad you're on Twitter! I've added you to ...Glad you're on Twitter! I've added you to a participants list for 23 Things. <br /><br />There are definitely an uncomfortable number of people talking about Cameron Diaz's hair gel on Twitter. But Twitter's brilliance is that you choose who to follow, and I've found that the information in my feed is generally relevant to me/my interests and avoids the silliness (at least the silliness I don't want to see). <br /><br />As for Twitter as a record of society, I think you're absolutely right. The Library of Congress is now archiving all tweets, although it's yet to be determined exactly how they'll be accessed or made useful. But that amount of data is gold to researchers in a variety of disciplines...lizrosemccarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14152868467776156144noreply@blogger.com