Twitter

[Eraser]

What I don't understand about twitter is that... well... let me picture it this way:

You're about to cook macaroni, as noted in a previous example. So what you then have to do is turn on the PC, wait for a few minutes for it to boot up, load your browser, load the Twitter web page, log in, type your text, submit it, turn off the PC again, get back to the kitchen and then start your cooking?

Isn't that a bit much overhead for telling... well... no one that you're about to cook macaroni?

[Eraser]

Bump.

Since we last wrote on this - I use twitter for:

WSJ
Quake Live
Planet Money
1st Mariner Bank

The last one I follow to see an example of a commercial adaptation of Twitter.

To be honest, those are all examples of news feeds. Seems a bit excessive to use something like Twitter for it, apart from it's popularity then maybe.
What's wrong with a simple RSS feed these days?

[MKJ]

What I don't understand about twitter is that... well... let me picture it this way:

You're about to cook macaroni, as noted in a previous example. So what you then have to do is turn on the PC, wait for a few minutes for it to boot up, load your browser, load the Twitter web page, log in, type your text, submit it, turn off the PC again, get back to the kitchen and then start your cooking?

Isn't that a bit much overhead for telling... well... no one that you're about to cook macaroni?

it's a small price to pay for the illusion that your life matters

[Underpants?]

Facebook owns.

it does, and the strange thing about my appreciation for it is, i only visit it every 2 weeks. My status has never been updated, however, people do track me through the little lady's. I've asked her to stop and she's told me to fuck off. in so many words. "fuck off," actually those were the words.

[YourGrandpa]

As of last weekend, I have a Facebook page. The wife kept saying I needed one, because my family and friends kept contacting her. I refused multiple times. So she finally just made me one.

I've been on a few times since and can see how it can be useful. But I'm still not into all the BS that goes on there. Like I really give a shit if you're, "Getting ready for work", "Eating lunch", or "Fucking a chicken". Sheeesh..

[MKJ]

you "need" one,

[Scourge]

What I don't understand about twitter is that... well... let me picture it this way:

You're about to cook macaroni, as noted in a previous example. So what you then have to do is turn on the PC, wait for a few minutes for it to boot up, load your browser, load the Twitter web page, log in, type your text, submit it, turn off the PC again, get back to the kitchen and then start your cooking?

Isn't that a bit much overhead for telling... well... no one that you're about to cook macaroni?

That's only if you turn off your pc everytime you use it. Theoretically they can stay logged into twitter or whatever 24/7. That being said, I don't use any of the above. I'm sure no one cares what I'm doing, and I don't care what anyone else is doing either. People who need to contact me or know where I'm at, already do, or know how to.

[Tormentius]

Facebook ftw. Twitter's microblogging seems like it would be more irritating than interesting.

[kôrupt]

And I think a huge portion of twitter users use their smartphones?

[Therac-25]

I've found twitter to be more like broadcast instant messaging than anything approaching "blogging". Most of my close friends are on there, and it's easier to deal with than Facebook. I just find that too heavy to slog through on a regular basis.

[mik0rs]

It just looks like the status message thing from Facebook, without any of the other stuff, I don't get what the hype is since it's already been done.

[Therac-25]

without any of the other stuff

That's largely the point.

[Foo]

http://twitter.com/MelvinBison

[DRuM]

http://twitter.com/quakelive/statuses/1246134044

[Tsakali]

http://twitter.com/quakelive

[+JuggerNaut+]

http://twitter.com

[Tsakali]

http://

[LawL]

h

[Big Kahuna Burger]

[xer0s]

You guys...

[tnf]

what is the difference between blogging and twittering? Or are they both related to people who think the rest of the world gives a fuck what they are doing day-to-day to read about it?

[Tormentius]

what is the difference between blogging and twittering? Or are they both related to people who think the rest of the world gives a fuck what they are doing day-to-day to read about it?

Blogging is usually day to day while Twitter seems to be geared for hour to hour.

[MKJ]

minute to minute with some, even

[Chupacabra]

blogging is blogging, twittering is "micro-blogging" or some shit

[Massive Quasars]

Blogging is a faggotted endeavor in 9/10 cases. Twittering is at best a 100/1 longshot, squeeking out one of the few remaining niches in the social network market.