Comments on: What's the point of Twitter? http://erikras.com/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/ Thoughts and photos from an American living in Spain. Tue, 22 May 2012 18:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jocelyn Paine http://erikras.com/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-8436 Jocelyn Paine Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:08:00 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-8436 'But what if I have a url or a general gripe about the lines at the post office the world that I’d, ideally, like to send to 5 or 6 friends, with the same “you don’t have to respond if you don’t want to” freedom that I get from blogging?' But you can send these by email. You say 'Messages like “Hey, check this out!” or “Did you take the dog to the vet?” or “Dinner is at 7:00, right?” shouldn’t require sending an entire email message.' Why on earth not? Besides, if you then decide you need to append a description of how to find the pub where you're having dinner, or what the dog has eaten since he fell ill, you're not restricted by Twitter's stupid character limit. ‘But what if I have a url or a general gripe about the lines at the post office
the world that I’d, ideally, like to send to 5 or 6 friends, with the
same “you don’t have to respond if you don’t want to” freedom that I get
from blogging?’

But you can send these by email. You say ‘Messages like “Hey, check this out!” or “Did you take the dog to the
vet?” or “Dinner is at 7:00, right?” shouldn’t require sending an entire
email message.’ Why on earth not? Besides, if you then decide you need to append a description of how to find the pub where you’re having dinner, or what the dog has eaten since he fell ill, you’re not restricted by Twitter’s stupid character limit.

]]> By: Billy Ray Cyrus http://erikras.com/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-5705 Billy Ray Cyrus Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:41:07 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-5705 Couldn't agree more with you, bud. Biggest waste of your life, but yet people still tweet their sweet asses off. Couldn’t agree more with you, bud. Biggest waste of your life, but yet people still tweet their sweet asses off.

]]> By: Billy Ray Cyrus http://erikras.com/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-5704 Billy Ray Cyrus Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:39:14 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-5704 The question that i have for everyone on this website is nothing other than this (and please respond honestly): Why, on God's green Earth, would i want to know what in the hell you, my friend, his friend, his mother is doing at that precise moment? I mean people ''Tweet'' some of the dumbest shit ever. To me when i read that someone is telling the world, "Going to movies, chilling, bed" that i'm a whole lot dumber for having known your schedule (lol). Not to mention, Twitter is no where near as popular as Facebook is and nor as cool. However, people still waste their lives ''Tweeting'' their asses off about nonsense that no one in the world cares about, simply to seek out attention. The question that i have for everyone on this website is nothing other than this (and please respond honestly): Why, on God’s green Earth, would i want to know what in the hell you, my friend, his friend, his mother is doing at that precise moment? I mean people ”Tweet” some of the dumbest shit ever. To me when i read that someone is telling the world, “Going to movies, chilling, bed” that i’m a whole lot dumber for having known your schedule (lol). Not to mention, Twitter is no where near as popular as Facebook is and nor as cool. However, people still waste their lives ”Tweeting” their asses off about nonsense that no one in the world cares about, simply to seek out attention.

]]> By: Charles h. Green http://erikras.com/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-1965 Charles h. Green Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:42:35 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-1965 One man's analogy is just one man's. To me, twitter is to blogs as blogs are to magazines: shorter, condensed summaries. I still don't give a damn if you're cooking Porkchops. But if I find you interesting, then I do want to know what you're reading lately. To me, that is the real point of twitter, and why I don't mind following 500. One man’s analogy is just one man’s.
To me, twitter is to blogs as blogs are to magazines: shorter, condensed summaries.
I still don’t give a damn if you’re cooking Porkchops. But if I find you interesting, then I do want to know what you’re reading lately.
To me, that is the real point of twitter, and why I don’t mind following 500.

]]> By: Steve http://erikras.com/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-1964 Steve Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:43:07 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-1964 its a pointless exercise... and thats why it succeeds, because its about 'dead bang on' the level of most peoples intellect nowadays. And given the number of Attention Deficit Disorder cases out there, its about the right text length, before they get bored and move on... God help us all. (that actually would fit, pity no-one says it) its a pointless exercise… and thats why it succeeds, because its about ‘dead bang on’ the level of most peoples intellect nowadays.

And given the number of Attention Deficit Disorder cases out there, its about the right text length, before they get bored and move on…

God help us all. (that actually would fit, pity no-one says it)

]]> By: jenn http://erikras.com/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-1963 jenn Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:53:21 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-1963 a point to twitter! and a good one, too. the 'plain english' video did not prove anything to me, but your comparison between blogging and emailing are spot on. a point to twitter! and a good one, too. the ‘plain english’ video did not prove anything to me, but your comparison between blogging and emailing are spot on.

]]> By: Erik R. http://erikras.com/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-1962 Erik R. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:25:16 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-1962 Spreadsheet Ninja, I'm afraid that Twitter has removed Jabber (IM) support since I posted this. And they have removed SMS notification for Europe (since the only cost of SMS in Europe is to the sender and all that was falling on Twitter). But you can still post tweets via SMS in Europe. There are, however, pretty nice IM-like clients. I use <a href="http://iconfactory.com/software/twitterrific" rel="nofollow">Twitterific</a> on my Mac and iPhone. You don't get notification immediately on the iPhone yet, but if Apple ever turns on the "push" connection for all apps, then it should work. So if we remove "IM" from all your questions and assume you are in the United States, the answers are A) no, B) yes, and C) yes. Another benefit I'm seeing lately is integration with Facebook. I have lots of people that don't bother with Twitter, but, for whatever reason, check Facebook constantly (I'm the exact opposite). And now they can all see my Twitter status. Spreadsheet Ninja, I’m afraid that Twitter has removed Jabber (IM) support since I posted this. And they have removed SMS notification for Europe (since the only cost of SMS in Europe is to the sender and all that was falling on Twitter). But you can still post tweets via SMS in Europe.

There are, however, pretty nice IM-like clients. I use Twitterific on my Mac and iPhone. You don’t get notification immediately on the iPhone yet, but if Apple ever turns on the “push” connection for all apps, then it should work.

So if we remove “IM” from all your questions and assume you are in the United States, the answers are A) no, B) yes, and C) yes.

Another benefit I’m seeing lately is integration with Facebook. I have lots of people that don’t bother with Twitter, but, for whatever reason, check Facebook constantly (I’m the exact opposite). And now they can all see my Twitter status.

]]> By: Spreadsheet Ninja http://erikras.com/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-1961 Spreadsheet Ninja Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:12:19 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-1961 Okay, so now you've made me think of a wonderful idea to keep in touch with family better than I am now. I like the idea of integration!! So it's possible to a) use my IM client to post twitter updates and b) have my family get them via their IM OR SMS right? and c) they can reply to it from SMS or IM just as if they sent an IM or SMS?? If all three of those can be answered "yes" then I think I'll give twitter another chance. Thanks for the hope! Okay, so now you’ve made me think of a wonderful idea to keep in touch with family better than I am now.

I like the idea of integration!!

So it’s possible to a) use my IM client to post twitter updates and b) have my family get them via their IM OR SMS right? and c) they can reply to it from SMS or IM just as if they sent an IM or SMS??

If all three of those can be answered “yes” then I think I’ll give twitter another chance. Thanks for the hope!

]]> By: Amanda http://erikras.com/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-1960 Amanda Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:28:33 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-1960 I finally get it! I've been wondering for a while now, so thanks! I finally get it! I’ve been wondering for a while now, so thanks!

]]> By: simon http://erikras.com/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-1959 simon Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:27:31 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-1959 Once again, I am on the outside, with my nose pressed against the glass, gazing longingly at all the cool people inside and dreaming of joining them... Once again, I am on the outside, with my nose pressed against the glass, gazing longingly at all the cool people inside and dreaming of joining them…

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