Is it possible that you can reveal too much about yourself on Twitter? Twitter is a micro blogging service that allows users to update (called Tweets) one another on anything they care to talk about. I recently joined and have drafted 5 updates in about 6 weeks, as I’m still not convinced the world is interested in anything I have to say. Maybe I just don’t see myself as leadership material and why anyone would want to, “Follow Me“.

Some people are totally hooked though and will provide updates on just about anything, regardless how banal it is. If you follow another user you begin to get an insight into their lives and this can be quite fascinating. The downside of course is that they can turn out to be something very different to what you imagined.

A case in point is Chris Pearson who is the designer of the Thesis WordPress Theme, the template this site is based on. I’ve been an admirer of Chris’ since the first time I set eyes on his Cutline Theme, which was a much earlier template he designed. My first blog was based on Cutline, so I kind of feel me and Chris go back a long way ….. we’ve grown up together - we’ve evolved.

Starting to follow Chris on Twitter though has given me a far different perspective on the man, to the one I had in my head (you know -the demigod one). How can I say this? …. well basically, he comes across as a bit of a ‘knob-head’, who’s a little too self obsessed and incapable of updating without mentioning ‘Thesis’. The guy has to be admired for his work on Thesis but I think his persona is defined by his avatar. I’m sure the unflattering photo of him with a smug grin, was supposed to suggest that, ‘ hey, here’s a guy who doesn’t take himself too seriously’, but actually…… it kind of sums him up quite nicely, which is a shame.