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thisispoki

Twitter - what is it good for?

Oct 02, 2008 13:44

I've read the introduction to Twitter, and had a think as to whether it would be useful to me, but I can't see it.

I can see how, for some people it might be useful to have RSS-style updates to their phone, for journalists and the like, but for "normal" people? The website says:
Why? Because even basic updates are meaningful to family members, ( Read more... )

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the_pinklady October 2 2008, 17:18:50 UTC

I do not know if this will help you or not. I joined twitter a little over a month ago, I have text messages each month I am paying for and not using, and joining twitter has actually brought me up to close to half my allotted monthly usage. (I realize this fact may be irrelevant,but added it anyway ( ... )

thisispoki October 2 2008, 19:26:57 UTC

ok, you've not persuaded me one way or the other, so it's still under consideration.

If someone has a funny story to relate, I'm not sure it can be accomplished within 140 characters.
Being able to send a quick hug via text to something that went wrong and was texted to me might be useful though. I'll continue thinking about it

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thisispoki October 2 2008, 19:27:58 UTC

Ahh, Facebook status - I should update mine!

thisispoki October 2 2008, 19:29:32 UTC

hmm ... it's starting to sound like another technology convergence value proposition. Do you RSS as well?

fusilliban October 2 2008, 18:11:35 UTC

I think Lore Sjoberg has put it pretty excellently:

http://www.videosift.com/video/Lore-Sjberg-Twitter-Your-Life-Away

thisispoki October 2 2008, 18:24:39 UTC

The qustion is only a couple of hours old, and you've already won the thread!

fusilliban October 2 2008, 18:45:29 UTC

In the spirit of that piece, I've considered getting a twitter account and using it solely to document pooping.

In the spirit of good taste, I've decided not to.

thisispoki October 3 2008, 12:43:53 UTC

ok, you've sold me on getting a Twitter account, so I can read about the bowel movements of others. I just hope they don't drop their phones down the toilet when they are posting.

lynore October 4 2008, 02:46:33 UTC

I don't understand this statement. You're adding microblogging to your connected profile, knowing all the minutiae of your contacts' lives, and it's an ANTIDOTE to information overload?

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Yeah... I got an account a long time ago. I haven't used it yet.