Okay I know I was ‘complaining‘ sorta about the noise yesterday, BUT…

So I was on twitter last night… just catching up on friends and stuff. And like I occasionally do on facebook, I was checking out who is friends with my friends… (sounds complicated I know) That would be friends on Twitter not Facebook.

Anyway… I discovered that Barack Obama is on Twitter. I click the button to follow him since I think it could be interesting. Now this morning I get an email letting me know that Barack is following me.

ME!

My voice is not really that important to the Obama campaign… trust me on that one. (I’m Canadian) And it’s probably not even Barack but someone on his staff that (wo)mans the Twitter account. But even so, there was something emotionally satisfying in the thought that a presidential candidate just might care what I have to say (or tweet). (okay he’s a potential presidential candidate.. I do have some clue about American politics)

Looking through my twitter friends I realize that there are a few others there that I might consider higher level individuals (don’t read anything into that statement). It means something that they are following me. Doesn’t that somehow satisfy a human urge for significance. IT DOES FOR ME. Maybe technology really can contribute to our emotional health not just waste our time and resources…. and add to the noise around us.

I know there are all types of social media out there. Facebook is certainly connecting people who wouldn’t otherwise be connected. My wife discovered a brother she hadn’t really known before.

I’m really starting to like Twitter. It feels more like a conversation than correspondence. Maybe if a blog felt more that way others would get involved. Who knows?

So tell me… would you say things differently if you knew someone you respected was listening?