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Twitter to live, but don’t live to Twitter

Started by mathewi · 1 year ago

Is all the fuss about Twitter much ado about nothing, as Shakespeare put it? Is Twitter the crack of the Internet, as my friend Mark puts it? Is it a useful way of staying connected to friends, and keeping track of your thoughts — as Tara “Miss Rogue” Hu ... Continue reading »

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  • webomatica

    2 years ago

    Good point to separate the technology from the messages.
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  • Rob Hyndman

    2 years ago

    Great title. I think I probably would have gone with the ...er ... root word in Twitter. Still far from convinced. Just because we already have distractions doesn't mean there aren't already too many, IMO. Stowe would no doubt say go with the Flow. Me, I think we're kind of drowning in Flow.
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  • Kathy Sierra

    2 years ago

    "But I also think it is another piece of the puzzle when it comes to understanding how we relate to each other in an online world, and how those relationship mechanisms are changing."

    Excellent, excellent point. There's a lot to be learned from the Twitter story--now and however it plays out down the road-- even for those of us who don't like Twitter.
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  • Mathew

    2 years ago

    Thanks, Kathy -- I would definitely agree. And thanks for stopping by to comment.
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  • Andy

    2 years ago

    Unlike email and cell phones, Twitter is pure distraction. As if we weren't ADDed enough already. It will serve to divide us further - between those who actually do and create (which usually means turning off most communications devices), and those who simply want to feel they're participating in "the flow" in some way. For those who already feel like their full time job has devolved into answering and sending email, do we need any more noise? Maybe we need personal assistants to twitter for us?
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  • Eric Berlin

    2 years ago

    Mathew, I started out as fairly ambivalent about Twitter, but the more I use it, the more I like it. I really like your take on it as another piece of the puzzle. For some people it is and will continue (in my view) to meet a need for staying connected and communicating in an ever frenzied world. And, sure, that will have negative consequences for some.

    But for me, at the least, it's been an enjoyable way to take part in the great online conversation. I can see using it as part news reader, part e-mail, and part casual ongoing diary.

    And let's not discount the fun factor. All web 2.0 and no play makes for a dull blogosphere (or something!).
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  • twitterer

    2 years ago

    i blame robert scoble for this post...
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  • randulo

    2 years ago

    It's the proof of concept of 15 minutes of fame theory to the -4 power
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  • shtikl

    2 years ago

    It's chat for autists.

    (And I like it.)
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  • Michael Stein

    2 years ago

    Love the pet rock wisecrack! I'm one who finds even my email notifier too much distraction much of the time. But there is something appealing about Twitter. And occassionally useful. And you can go to it on your terms - on the web, when you need a break - not on IM or phone, God forbid.
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  • Billy The Blogging Poet

    2 years ago

    Like you I wasn't impressed with Twitter until the locals here in Blogsboro learned some worthwhile uses for Twitter:
    1. http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoe...

    2. http://bloggingpoet.squarespace.com/bloggingpoe...

    By the way, Stumbleupon is the real Internet crack. ;-)
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