 CheesePremium
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kudos:1 | Twitter Schmitter.... No thanks, not interested. |
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2 edits | Twitter is one of those things where I understand completely how some people could be repulsed by it. Incessant information flowing everywhere, constantly. Most of it by people who have nothing particularly interesting to say.
As somebody who traffics in information though, I have to say I've found it useful -- despite the fact I couldn't understand what it was for initially.
At this point, every single major ISP has a Twitter presence, so getting questions answered has gotten easier, which is great. It also does a great job giving these massive, seemingly apathetic companies a very real human face, which I also think is great. |
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 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | Twitter is great if you need to disseminate information without necessarily getting a ton of feedback or cluttering up your announcement with comments.
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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kudos:12 | said by Karl Bode:Well, you do get feedback though. It's just different. Right, but you can totally ignore it if you so choose and it doesn't really screw with "your" timeline.
For example, if I @ reply you from my Twitter account, no one but you can see that, unless you choose to @reply to my @reply and even then, your followers can only see your @reply, not the original comment.
It's a great platform for companies to distribute critical information and for self-centered celebrities to make sure they stay at the center of attention. (ha)
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2 edits | All true. But it is the beginning of something and still has value in terms of information exchange. I imagine in three years, Twitter won't even be relevant. You'll see the idea of instantaneous info exchange just incorporated across apps. I also expect in short order, corporations will greatly restrict what their employees can say and/or do via Twitter because there's PR risk involved in acting like a human being and speaking your mind (imagine the horror of that!  ).
Still, where Twitter is right now, there's value in the info being exchanged. Especially for bloggers -- given there's countless corporate employees who are chatterboxes and give up info you couldn't otherwise obtain from traditional support and/or PR. |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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kudos:12 | said by Karl Bode:All true. But it is the beginning of something and still has value in terms of information exchange. I imagine in three years, Twitter won't even be relevant. I expect in short order, corporations will greatly restrict what their employees can say and/or do via Twitter because there's PR risk involved in acting like a human being and speaking your mind. Still, where Twitter is right now, there's value in the info being exchanged. Especially for bloggers -- given there's countless corporate employees who are chatterboxes and give up info you couldn't otherwise obtain from traditional support and/or PR. I totally agree. I very, very rarely post on Twitter, but I do follow several companies and people I enjoy hearing from. I think the fact that others can't clutter up the page is what makes it so valuable. You don't have to worry about the signal-to-noise ratio ... it's all signal.
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Twitter is a good notification system. Beyond that... meh. |
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Yep. Pure, often obnoxious, signal. |
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Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to Karl Bode
said by Karl Bode:Twitter is one of those things where I understand completely how some people could be repulsed by it. Incessant information flowing everywhere, constantly. Most of it by people who have nothing particularly interesting to say. As somebody who traffics in information though, I have to say I've found it useful -- despite the fact I couldn't understand what it was for initially. Twitter is dysgenics thats support ADHD. You can't fit anything intellectual into 160 characters. |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to Karl Bode
said by Karl Bode:All true. But it is the beginning of something and still has value in terms of information exchange. I imagine in three years, Twitter won't even be relevant. You'll see the idea of instantaneous info exchange just incorporated across apps. I also expect in short order, corporations will greatly restrict what their employees can say and/or do via Twitter because there's PR risk involved in acting like a human being and speaking your mind (imagine the horror of that! ). Still, where Twitter is right now, there's value in the info being exchanged. Especially for bloggers -- given there's countless corporate employees who are chatterboxes and give up info you couldn't otherwise obtain from traditional support and/or PR. I hope corporations are smart enough to only allow media relations/PR employees to use twitter. PR disasters, vengeful employees saying bad stuff on purpose to screw over the company, employees handing out proprietary trade information (like admitting they a policy of no capital investment and redlining), employees defaming customers, unresponsiveness being turned by the blogosphere into accusations of genocide, antisemitism, fascism, racism and pedophilia. |
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I disagree. For example: "There is no normal." |
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I'm not talking about "vengeful" employees out to screw the mothership. That seems strange to even infer from what I posted. I'm simply talking about good, regular employees expressing themselves. I think Twitter, as it is RIGHT NOW, allows some insight to these companies that you're not going to see down the line. |
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said by Karl Bode:I disagree. For example: "There is no normal." Then I want a part of it, because that would make me 'unique'.
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You've got another follower. |
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said by Cheese:No thanks, not interested. Agreed! Twitter and Facebook both remind me of AOL Chatrooms. Wait until they start charging. People will then run back to texting and e-mailing and maybe, dare I say it, picking up a phone and calling someone.
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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kudos:12 | said by fatmanskinny:said by Cheese:No thanks, not interested. Agreed! Twitter and Facebook both remind me of AOL Chatrooms. Wait until they start charging. People will then run back to texting and e-mailing and maybe, dare I say it, picking up a phone and calling someone. You sound like my grandma, only instead of calling someone, she kept telling me to get off the phone and go see them face to face.
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said by Cheese:No thanks, not interested. Ditto! Love you guys, but Twitter can suck my ditter! 
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said by Cheese:No thanks, not interested. I spend a good portion of my day on this site - what do I need its Twitter page for? 
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