Social Media and ADHD

I like to think I'm a pretty with it, keep up with technology, kind of girl.  I'm fairly computer literate, I can type, send e-mails, Facebook, and of course run a blog (with some expert help from The B-Man for fancy coding).  However as I've been getting more into blogging and I've been trying to connect more with other forms of social media, I'm finding out that I'm actually really behind the times on what is the 'trending' forms of online communication.

What first brought this to my attention was the blog of one of my younger friends which has been crafted on Tumblr.  I'm not familiar with this blogging platform at all, but every blog I've viewed on that site feels very random, and unorganized, as if the blog (and possibly the blogger) has ADHD.  This isn't a necessarily a bad thing, and from the conversations I've had, it appears to be a very popular form of social media, especially with the new generation.  Personally though, I'm not sure I could get used to the layout, and the mere thought of trying to learn a new blogging platform (while keeping up this site as well of course) makes me feel tired.

Knitted Twitter Bird

The other site and program that made me realize how behind the times I am is Twitter.  Now I do have a Twitter account, and you can follow me, though mostly it's just an automatic Tweet whenever I update my blog.  I am trying to get better about using it to Tweet random thoughts, but it doesn't come easily to me.  Also I am not good at checking the few people I follow on Twitter to see what they are Tweeting, and when I do, I feel like I'm reading the middle part of a conversation and have no idea what the Tweets are referring to.  Again though, this is one that I am trying to learn and actively participate in...#learning twitter.

Of course there are many other new and upcoming social media and blogging sites, many of which I've never heard of, and some of which I've tried and didn't find to be suitable to my needs.  It will be interesting to watch the continued evolution of social media and see what new platforms and programs become the next social media giants.