140 Characters – Think of What You Can Say (Write)!
June 4, 2008 by Anne Wayman
Filed under Jobs
Over at Successful Blog, Liz makes this statement in a post about twitter: Few messages of importance can’t be delivered in 140 characters.
My hunch is she’s right, and that sometimes it would take a talented freelance writer and editor to whittle an important message down to 140 characters.
What do you think? Could you do it? Should you? Would you?
Write well and often,
Two newsletters:
Abundant Freelance Writing – a resource for freelance writers including 3x a week job postings.
Writing With Vision – for those who want to get a book written.
Image from http://www.sxc.hu
I think important messages can be even shorter. I mean, some of the most famous and inspiring quotes are all really short.
yep… and think how wordy most memos get, as people try to cover their… well, you know
I’m sorry.
I’m dying.
I’m pregnant.
I’m leaving.
I love you.
No!
The longest one of those is 13 characters long. Life changing messages can be shared in far less than 140 characters. Albeit the above messages are not Twitter material.
But Twitter does allow for camaraderie with the briefest character strokes. A quick “Great post” or “I was thinking of you” or “Can you help with…” allow us to connect, even if for a limited timeframe.
well said… I particularly like the magic word: no!
well that is talent thats why I wanna network wth few other freelance writers…