Facebook and Twitter

          Facebook is not Twitter and Twitter is not Facebook. There are reasons why I post a certain status on Facebook and not tweet it. Same reason why I tweet certain things and not share it on Facebook.

FACEBOOK: If I want to talk about a certain topic (in public), I'll share it on Facebook. And I am ready to explain it/about it the moment I hit the share button. Everyone should be too. Hence, the COMMENT button. There is also a reason why more characters are allowed in sharing a status on your timeline. That is because you are allowed to say anything you want and explain everything you have to and not to be cryptic and subtle about it. Subtlety is for Twitter. 

        Facebook is a mutual thing. You can see each other's status the moment you accepted one's friend request. Unless you are added to his/her restricted list. But until none of you have done that, you will see each other's posts whether you like it or not. And you have to be open to the fact that you just gave an announcement and be accommodating enough to provide them answers and also be brave enough to read the harshest comments. If you can not deal with that, well, there is always an UNFRIEND button. It's free ^_^ but I can not guarantee that it is going to be harmless. Friendships have been broken due to that option. They say prevention is better than cure so be careful and smart enough before accepting friend requests.

TWITTER: If I just want something to get out of my head and out of my chest, I'll tweet about it. That's it! Maybe I don't want to talk about it. Maybe I do. But it is safer to assume that I don't. Always remember this one, not all tweets need explanation. There is a REPLY button, yes, but there is also a DIRECT MESSAGE button. There is no COMMENT button, only a RETWEET and a FAVORITE. If I want to talk about it, friends are just a text and a call away. Or a viber and a voxer for that matter. 

            Like what I said earlier, subtlety is for Twitter. Be subtle, be blunt and be cryptic all you want for Twitter is not a mutual thing. People can follow your tweets without you needing to do the same thing for them. You can filter the people you want to be following you by making your account a public or a private one. And they can always UNFOLLOW you when they get tired of your subtle, blunt and cryptic tweets. So again, not all tweets need explanation hence the 140-character limit. So stop asking, keep tweeting. Like what twitter used to say, BE CLEVER. -C