Comments on: Goodbye Twitter http://criticalmas.com/2008/12/goodbye-twitter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=goodbye-twitter Blog for Michael Allen Smith of Seattle Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:05:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: MAS http://criticalmas.com/2008/12/goodbye-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-970 MAS Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:48:11 +0000 http://criticalmas.com/?p=1677#comment-970 Facebook is both good and evil. I'll save that topic for a future blog. Facebook is both good and evil. I’ll save that topic for a future blog.

]]> By: Jenn http://criticalmas.com/2008/12/goodbye-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-969 Jenn Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:38:45 +0000 http://criticalmas.com/?p=1677#comment-969 agreed. Twitter is a time waster. I don't care if someone ate a bagel or bought new shoes. (aside: Zappo's CEO Tony Hsieh is big twitter fan-- does that make him a twit? ) The only real worthy application I've seen of Twitter was during the San Diego wildfires last year when KPBS tweeted updates on road closings, neighborhood evacuation notices, reports from the field, etc. Other than that. useless. I could say the same for Facebook... but telecommuting and living in a new place with few friends makes it sort of a lifeline at the moment. I will continue to re-evaluate. agreed. Twitter is a time waster. I don’t care if someone ate a bagel or bought new shoes. (aside: Zappo’s CEO Tony Hsieh is big twitter fan– does that make him a twit? )

The only real worthy application I’ve seen of Twitter was during the San Diego wildfires last year when KPBS tweeted updates on road closings, neighborhood evacuation notices, reports from the field, etc. Other than that. useless.

I could say the same for Facebook… but telecommuting and living in a new place with few friends makes it sort of a lifeline at the moment. I will continue to re-evaluate.

]]> By: ArtLung Blog · A very few milestones here at the end of 2008. http://criticalmas.com/2008/12/goodbye-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-936 ArtLung Blog · A very few milestones here at the end of 2008. Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:54 +0000 http://criticalmas.com/?p=1677#comment-936 [...] great. I’ve also been dropping folks I follow on twitter. I’ve not quite given up on it a la MAS, but I understand quite well his point of view. If you’re not part of the solution, [...] [...] great. I’ve also been dropping folks I follow on twitter. I’ve not quite given up on it a la MAS, but I understand quite well his point of view. If you’re not part of the solution, [...]

]]> By: MAS http://criticalmas.com/2008/12/goodbye-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-920 MAS Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:24:40 +0000 http://criticalmas.com/?p=1677#comment-920 Excellent point JIM. A group of people with the same interest sharing data in real time is a perfect use for TWITTER. My experiences with TWITTER were with a group of people that had different interests that were sharing very little data. In 2007, I tracked the San Diego Wildfires closely. If that event occurred today, I would turn on my TWITTER feed for sure. Excellent point JIM. A group of people with the same interest sharing data in real time is a perfect use for TWITTER.

My experiences with TWITTER were with a group of people that had different interests that were sharing very little data.

In 2007, I tracked the San Diego Wildfires closely. If that event occurred today, I would turn on my TWITTER feed for sure.

]]> By: Jim http://criticalmas.com/2008/12/goodbye-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-919 Jim Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:09:32 +0000 http://criticalmas.com/?p=1677#comment-919 I've never used Twitter, but it seems like it might be useful in very focused circumstances that require fast communication. I could envision it's use for a group of technical stock traders. For example: "Triangle forming on S&P 10 minute. Trend lines indicate possible break down at 847 and break up at 855. Target is 30 points either way..." I really can't think of any other situations that require such fast communication among a select group of people. And even in this case, if traders were really serious they would be better served with WebX or LiveMeeting, so they can share screens and just talk to each other... I’ve never used Twitter, but it seems like it might be useful in very focused circumstances that require fast communication.

I could envision it’s use for a group of technical stock traders. For example:

“Triangle forming on S&P 10 minute. Trend lines indicate possible break down at 847 and break up at 855. Target is 30 points either way…”

I really can’t think of any other situations that require such fast communication among a select group of people.

And even in this case, if traders were really serious they would be better served with WebX or LiveMeeting, so they can share screens and just talk to each other…

]]> By: Nick http://criticalmas.com/2008/12/goodbye-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-918 Nick Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:59:15 +0000 http://criticalmas.com/?p=1677#comment-918 Hallelujah!!!!! :-) Hallelujah!!!!!

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