Comments on: Right now I'm blogging about Twitter

By: Thomas Kemp

Thomas Kemp — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 14:54:56 +0000

Oh, and see:
http://twitter.pbwiki.com/

For all kinds of info.

Also, to see who around you is twittering, see a localized search:

http://www.twitterlocal.net/

By: Thomas Kemp

Thomas Kemp — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:14:59 +0000

Check the video, it's all clear now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o

By: JCamasto

JCamasto — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:15:26 +0000

Root word: "twit"...

It's far more reliable to simply ingest the secret chemical into your brain...

Other theories:

Extrapolation of the ol' "divide and conquer" model. (Yep, it only seems like we're "more connected")

Count, label, and commodify every last particle and pixel on earth, empower it to blog, and then we shall understand how to control the world.

Entertain us! Distract us! Compel us!

Track us! And make ubiquitous the worldwide database of our permanent record - although twitter appears to only embellish the real permanent record (kinda like the "POW!!" and "BamMM!" soundtrack tagged to the Batman cartoons.)

They're called terabytes - because that's how many planets it would take to sustain all the fucking data collected...

-Jim

By: Damon

Damon — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:19:52 +0000

Actually - funny that you should mention it. I've been subscribing to a twitter feed from a couple who live in LA - they both work in the movie scene and twitter a dozen times a day - and have kept it up for a few months now. I have never met them, only know his brother. Buts its kinda fun to see the random stuff - to connect with someone about the little stuff, the odd and the funny.... no way I could do it for more than one or two people. And have thought about using it to give outlet to my ADHD brained self. But it would rapidly devolve into rants about drivers and the frequent use of the F-bomb.

I will admit that I read the first 400 or so words of this blog and then started scanning. so it goes on the innernets with so much info on a daily basis. same thing that makes MetaFilter so great...

By: Jean

Jean — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:36:48 +0000

Perhaps Twitter is the 21st century equivalent of cave paintings: "Look! I saw a buffalo!"
Those, however, endure.

By: etbnc

etbnc — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:42:27 +0000

Right now I am commenting on a blog about Twitter. It's all very metaphysical, only more so. I would say more, but I'm about to reach the

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:37:47 +0000

Thomas:
Re Tumblr, I have no idea. I read their own description of what they do, and I still have no idea:

"To make a simple analogy: If blogs are journals, tumblelogs are scrapbooks. You can also look at tumblelogs as slightly more structured blogs that make it easier, faster, and more fun to post and share stuff you find or create."

Huh? What the hell is a slightly more structured blog? And how does a journal relate to a scrapbook? I'm sure some young punk out there will tell us that "it's like the way an apple relates to a Frisbee" but that doesn't help me much. Punk.

This is getting twisted.

By: Thomas Kemp

Thomas Kemp — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:19:39 +0000

I guess I feel like an old stick in the mud on this one as well. I'm generally game to try new web apps as they come along, my interest in most of them doEs not last long, but I cannot figure out the appeal of micro blogs.

It might be timing: most of my friends - people of "my generation" - are too busy working/living to have much time to keep up on what their friends are doing - I read news and some blogs already, when would I read someone's Twitter?

Oh, and what is a Tumblr?

By: Evan Agee

Evan Agee — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:03:11 +0000

Twitter is an odd creature...

I've been using it on a nearly daily basis for a little less than a year now and it's still hard for me to explain the allure of it.

I'm sure it means something different to everyone who uses it, but to me it's a means of keeping in touch and feeling like your connected to those you "follow" on Twitter. I'll admit, on it's own (using Twitter's website) it's not all that useful and can be difficult to use effectively.

However, the real power and attractiveness lies in the 3rd party tracking/updater apps (like Twitteriffic) that have been created to run as a standalone desktop app. Being able to update your status and view the status of those you're following at a glance, without visiting the Twitter website, makes a big difference.

Some use it as a promotional tool, others use it as a means of staying connected with friends, and some use it as a way of sharing their day with anyone who will listen. I probably use it for all of these reasons.