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Social media is this era's rock 'n' roll. It's very cool, and it's filled with irritating noise. Some people are doing it like crazy, and other people think they're crazy.
Facebook is the Beatles: Sunny, likable, a common denominator. The new “I Want To Hold Your Hand” is “I Added You As A Friend.”
Twitter is the Rolling Stones. The messaging medium with a 140-character limit is darker, more cryptic and harder to love. The people who hated rock 'n' roll really hated the Stones. The people who hate social media really hate Twitter.
Which makes the cool kids sneer and say, “Good.”
Which brings us to Charlotte's cool kids. On Thursday I listed 10 Charlotte tweeters biz people should follow. Today, I'm adding to your must-follow list. Here are the people who, when I see their tweets, I crank up the volume. They're just good rock 'n' roll. I hope they give you satisfaction, too.
To call them up online, add their Twitter names to the prefix http://twitter.com/. Want to get started on Twitter? I'll give a how-to primer in this space soon.
Some people on Twitter are just funny. WCNC producer Jeremy Markovich – who tweets under the name deftlyinane – is an enlightened snark. Ad man Jim Mitchem also tweets with some healthy irony under the name smashadv. And the Charlotte guy who tweets as WadetoBlack (and prefers to leave his name at that) is just hilarious.
Who doesn't want some healthy (clinically and psychologically healthy) sex in their day? Here's a typical tweet from sexologist Becky Knight, or livingsexuality: “Wish your wife was always in the mood? Think again...”
You can see inside an NFL player's life by following rhysjlloyd. The cool British Panther kicker actually opens up.
LisaHoffmann is one of the most popular Twitter personalities in Charlotte.
Derek Kelley, who tweets as DKelley31, is so honest that he's very cool. Young entrepreneur thejonwest – rocks Twitter. Twitter can be poetic, and I like the way the young guy nakedmedium – makes up words. And a must-follow is Justin Ruckman – jruckman. Buy stock in the young CLT Blog's chief now.
Want mommy cool? Tune into olgabow. Mom Olga Bowman really shows her feelings. If you want some cool-kid sneer to give your day attitude, follow the tweeter with the name prettyannoyed. Her screaming-baby icon is a clue to her tone. Can you be a cool kid and really into knitting? Apparently, yes. Follow MaggieHyde. And I love the brief Twitter bio of tiny AlexisAcosta: “I'm not short, I'm fun-size.”
OK, that's one more than a baker's dozen, not 10.
Now, here's what I love about Twitter. The people who hate Twitter will rip me for writing this and wasting precious space and manpower in a newspaper on such noise. And the cool kids on Twitter will rip me for being mainstream media and not cool at all.
Jeff Elder writes about Charlotteans' lives online. See a video of Charlotte tweeter Lisa Hoffmann at his blog, http://atcharlotte.blogspot.com.
