I just had to put that on the record. I assumed Twitter was one of those stunt-start-ups -- like, oh no they di'n't, I can't believe they went there, let's see how long it takes people to figure out that this Twitter thing is a stone cold joke. How long can it last? The answer is, almost 3 years, and counting. Now John Hodgman uses it. John Cleese uses it. Karl Rove uses it.
Why is this still going on? When will market forces and/or cosmic justice weed this useless attention-suck out of the technological gene pool? That's what recessions are for.
Oh well. We've passed the point where it's now cooler to be off Facebook than it is to be on Facebook. Maybe eventually I'll passively become cooler by not Twittering or being Tweeted at.
I need to watch the Crayon Physics demo again to calm down.
... ah ... soothing music ...
Karl Rove? Jeebus, the shark jumped Twitter.
BTW, are you on yet, Lev?
Church
Jan. 12, 2009 18:40:pm
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Ah... I almost fell asleep watching that demo. I played that game before on Yahoo games - after those levels it gets real hard.
tereglith
Jan. 12, 2009 19:22:pm
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Oh cmon Twitter is great! Who doesn't love THE_REAL_SHAQ?
Frankly I'm shocked you aren't on Twitter, this is freaking Nerd World. You should have been on when it wasn't cool! Which apparently is a week from now.
At least twitter ironically
Rorschach
Jan. 13, 2009 11:54:am
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You may also want to check out yonkly. It's the first "create your own" microblog to integrate with Twitter: http://yonkly.com
sscheper
Jan. 13, 2009 12:16:pm
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I have to pile on with Rorschach here...this is the place I come for the latest and greatest BEFORE the world at large is onto something.
That said, I've had several instances where I ask if someone is on Twitter, they say "No", I take 15 minutes to show them a couple Twitter tricks, and ah ha, they are hooked. I have one friend who has gotten a number of contracting positions with Twitter. I have connected with a number of reporters I would have never been in contact with. It is now one of my most important tools for reaching my goals.
I think the key to Twitter is the simplicity -- it's easy to set up, easy to use -- just maybe hard to understand the benefits.
bobbiec1
Jan. 13, 2009 16:07:pm
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With Lev on this one. I must just be missing the Twitter happy wagon, I just don't get it.
shiftydevil
Jan. 14, 2009 12:39:pm
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The trick is, you have to use Twitter to understand why you need to use Twitter.
Church
Jan. 14, 2009 14:17:pm
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yeah, when Rick Sanchez (CNN) gets pumped up about a thing, its time to let that thing go.
I'm not completely sure he knows what he's saying when he talks about Twitter, but he sure does talk about it a lot
moleboy
Jan. 14, 2009 14:46:pm
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yes facebook is like
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luisrdz74
Jan. 15, 2009 14:40:pm
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Twitter is easy.
We like easy. Well, some of us anyway.
It is a bit too simple, though, and I definitely prefer Facebook.
bloggit
alexandriacarpetone
Jan. 16, 2009 10:03:am
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[...] Here are the places where I said (or strongly implied) that I would never Twitter ever: here, here, here, here, here and [...]
I Said I Wouldn't Twitter, Then I Twittered - Nerd World - TIME.com
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