Depends what you use it for, I think. I like the fact that you're able to converse with people you wouldn't usually be able to 'talk' to online. Like when I got namechecked on Radio 2 plugging Duke and Ben Castle, I was able to tell them instantly, and Ben was able to not only check it out on iPlayer, but publish the link to tell all of *his* friends about it before it went offline again.
I also liked the fact that Twitter enabled me to help out a 13 year old Duke fan last week by sending her a copy of the Benzine Headset album, and all without me having to give out any of my personal details. All she knows is my first name and username :)
I do get frustrated by the character limit sometimes though.
And you can see what people have replied to other users, by searching for @ their username (which I first discovered when I wanted to see which cover versions people had suggested for Ford on his last tour), although I appreciate that's not quite as handy for someone with as many followers as Stephen Fry :)
I suppose I'm just comparing it to forums, which I've found so good. Your examples have all happened on forums too!
Searching for @username just brings back all their posts - if what they wrote was 100 posts again then you've got a lot of searching, and you don't even know when you've found it.
I've obviously only used the @ search for people with a handful of replies then :)
I haven't had the time to use forums for years now, which is another reason why I like Twitter - I can check it on my phone on my breaks at work and tap out quick replies without having to catch up on loads of posts. It also means that, unlike forums, I don't have to read drivel by people I'm not interested in. Plus of course it's quick and easy to see if anyone's mentioned you in a post. I doubt Ben Castle would've trawled the Duke forum just on the off chance that someone had got him mentioned on Radio 2 ;)
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I also liked the fact that Twitter enabled me to help out a 13 year old Duke fan last week by sending her a copy of the Benzine Headset album, and all without me having to give out any of my personal details. All she knows is my first name and username :)
I do get frustrated by the character limit sometimes though.
And you can see what people have replied to other users, by searching for @ their username (which I first discovered when I wanted to see which cover versions people had suggested for Ford on his last tour), although I appreciate that's not quite as handy for someone with as many followers as Stephen Fry :)
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Searching for @username just brings back all their posts - if what they wrote was 100 posts again then you've got a lot of searching, and you don't even know when you've found it.
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I haven't had the time to use forums for years now, which is another reason why I like Twitter - I can check it on my phone on my breaks at work and tap out quick replies without having to catch up on loads of posts. It also means that, unlike forums, I don't have to read drivel by people I'm not interested in. Plus of course it's quick and easy to see if anyone's mentioned you in a post. I doubt Ben Castle would've trawled the Duke forum just on the off chance that someone had got him mentioned on Radio 2 ;)
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