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Re: The “Twitter ain’t all that” backlash

mathewi — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:12:04 -0000

You just described the Internet :-)

Re: The “Twitter ain’t all that” backlash

antje wilsch — Wed, 14 May 2008 19:02:17 -0000

seems more like a good way to avoid real work... lol

Re: The “Twitter ain’t all that” backlash

mathewi — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:27:04 -0000

I must admit that what you're describing is the hard part, Antje --
figuring out who is worth following and who isn't (or who someone is,
or who they are talking to) isn't so much a science as a crapshoot. I
more or less follow people at random based on whether they either know
someone I know, or based on the content of their posts -- and then I
let it sort of flow by like a river that I step in from time to time.

Re: The “Twitter ain’t all that” backlash

mathewi — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:23:03 -0000

I agree, MG -- and I knew that "first responder" thing was a joke.
But I think you're right that Scoble (and others) did provide a
service, although it may not be on par with the search and rescue guy
who frees you from the rubble or whatever.

Re: The “Twitter ain’t all that” backlash

antje wilsch — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:20:06 -0000

ok but more importantly, how do you follow the conversations? Do you go to twitter site and just read and try to figure out the list of threads? I mean the design hurts my eyes :) but it'[s more about trying to figure who's responding to @someone that I don't follow that makes me have any idea what's going on.

Meaning, if you have no network, or don't follow the same people other people who are responding to other people are, how do you follow the conversations? Do you just keep adding people everyone else you follow is following?

Re: The “Twitter ain’t all that” backlash

parislemon — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:15:11 -0000

Obviously me called Scoble a "first responder" was a joke -- I called him the "Twitter first responder", can't you just imagine him showing up at the scene of something virtually, ready to help out?

That said, he really did provide a service I feel, and I also feel that we're going to be seeing a lot more of these types of stories (Twitter helping spread info in disasters, when someone is in jail, etc) going forward.

Re: The “Twitter ain’t all that” backlash

mathewi — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:06:02 -0000

Well, I follow a lot of my friends and colleagues, obviously -- like
@rhh and @stuartma, as well as people I know like @pkedrosky, and then
I also follow some interesting people like @fimoculous and
@craignewmark and @QueenofSpain. And when I see someone I know and
respect sending @ messages to other people, sometimes I go and follow
them too.

Re: The “Twitter ain’t all that” backlash

mathewi — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:03:04 -0000

Damn. I hate it when that happens. Thanks to everyone who wrote in
to tell me that it was China and not Japan. That's what I get for
writing posts so late in the evening.

Re: The “Twitter ain’t all that” backlash

elliottng — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:43:59 -0000

Typo: Earthquake in China, not Japan.

Re: The “Twitter ain’t all that” backlash

Ryan — Wed, 14 May 2008 06:35:45 -0000

The earthquake was centred in China. Not Japan.

Re: The “Twitter ain’t all that” backlash

antje wilsch — Wed, 14 May 2008 05:57:26 -0000

hmm you are all so obsessed maybe I should give it another try. Who do you follow Mathew and how do you keep up with the conversations? they seem like I entered the twilight zone .... or inside someone' s head (even scarier)