tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566883.post5320709834684463300..comments2023-09-20T04:53:11.544-04:00Comments on zydeco fish: zydeco fishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298716862271018061noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566883.post-27129759228693951872009-12-02T09:13:24.477-05:002009-12-02T09:13:24.477-05:00Wow, a lot of reaction. I agree about the whole I...Wow, a lot of reaction. I agree about the whole Iran thing, but without Twitter, I think another platform would have been used. After all, you can update blogs via SMS too. <br /><br />But, I can understand why people like Twitter. I wasn't joking when I said I hate the name. I feel that I would be more favorably disposed to it if it had a god name :-)zydeco fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298716862271018061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566883.post-48889007169784178932009-12-01T22:15:07.866-05:002009-12-01T22:15:07.866-05:00Twitter is just absolutely awful. Tweets are worse...Twitter is just absolutely awful. Tweets are worse than sound bites - you can't get any useful information across in them. I think Twitter was designed solely for people with ADD.S.M. Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790067061938701596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566883.post-53072864197182284802009-12-01T20:56:41.666-05:002009-12-01T20:56:41.666-05:00Twitter is what you make of it. I love it. I do no...Twitter is what you make of it. I love it. I do not use it obsessively. I do enjoy "live Tweeting" while watching a favorite tv show. It's like having a conversation with dozens of other people in real time. This was especially fun for the premiere of Stargate Universe.<br /><br />I use it to get quickie updates from actors, writers, and producers re: my favorite shows and from the studios. USA is really good for this.<br /><br />I use it to get library related links from fellow librarians. <br /><br />In many ways, this is similar to how I use Facebook in many ways, but not everyone I know uses FB and I use my real name there, so only follow people I actually know. On Twitter, I follow people who I find interesting.<br /><br />Twitter won't replace blogging for me, but sometimes, a blog post is more than I want to write or read.<br /><br />Some people/services/companies use it to offer specials. I also use it to find out where the NYC Waffle Truck will be each day so I can get a waffle for lunch if it's in my work neighborhood.<br /><br />There are all sorts of uses for Twitter. I follow what interests me and don't follow what doesn't.<br /><br />As for other communication methods, I do telephone reference so much I can't bear to look at the phone other times. People can't always answer a phone, but they might get a text later, or yes, a voicemail. But you can send a tweet, too, if they have that enabled. And you can receive the tweets you follow on your phone, too.<br /><br />There are spammers everywhere. I have to delete more spam comments in my blog moderation cues than I have to deal with them on Twitter. On Twitter, I just block the spammers.ShellyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14183404615688013084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566883.post-44284294555085373112009-12-01T18:28:50.629-05:002009-12-01T18:28:50.629-05:00It's a tool, and not every tool suits every pe...It's a tool, and not every tool suits every person and their needs.<br /><br />But I'm connected to several small groups of people -- so discussions tend to form on different subjects. Some of us swap recipe links; some of us swap opinions on movies; others just chat -- not unlike what we'd do 'round a water cooler.<br /><br />I'm also following our local health unit, so the day they announced no line-ups for flu shots, I was there in less than ten minutes.<br /><br />I'd agree with you re: the spammers, though, they drive me batty. And of course, if the tool doesn't suit your needs, by all means, don't use it.knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566883.post-22166514197482049812009-12-01T16:10:02.533-05:002009-12-01T16:10:02.533-05:00I'm a Twitter addict so I can't agree, of ...I'm a Twitter addict so I can't agree, of course. <br /><br />No crafted sentences? - you're not following any poets or authors are you?<br /><br />little interactivity? - hmm, I've made lots of contacts through Twitter, and some new friends IRL.<br /><br />Yet, I do believe it's not for everyone and if you can accomplish the same tasks using phones, texts, IM, whatever, then that's fine too. For me, I despise the phone (I was an odd teenage girl) and I don't have cell phone numbers for most of the people I interact with on Twitter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181283664801365707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566883.post-42713749046415752712009-12-01T15:33:42.762-05:002009-12-01T15:33:42.762-05:00There should have been a question mark and "s...There should have been a question mark and "send A text." I'm tired.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456733077542868694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566883.post-2304554188509354092009-12-01T15:32:27.018-05:002009-12-01T15:32:27.018-05:00I find Twitter overwhelming. There's so much c...I find Twitter overwhelming. There's so much coming at you and very little interacting with others. I do enjoy crafting a pithy, somewhat misleading and mysterious "tweet", but after that, what's the point? It's not like I can explain there if someone asks. Bleh.<br /><br />I like texting. Why call my husband and ask him what to get from the grocery store. Send and text, receive a list and be on with it. Better than all those people all the phone in their cars. Who are they talking with at 6:30AM?!?Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456733077542868694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566883.post-64376274630225919672009-12-01T14:55:02.270-05:002009-12-01T14:55:02.270-05:00I like richly crafted sentences and paragraphs. T...I like richly crafted sentences and paragraphs. That's why I prefer blogging.<br />To me, Twitter is like texting on a computer. I don't understand either Twitter or texting. I use a phone to TALK to people. If I want to communicate online, I email or blog. True communication consists of way more than 140 words!tshsmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637635755654078408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5566883.post-17536378289967413202009-12-01T13:23:49.255-05:002009-12-01T13:23:49.255-05:00i agree that twitter makes itself out to be much m...i agree that twitter makes itself out to be much more than it is. but i can't help but think of the folks in iran who used it to broadcast what was going on.<br /><br />but the main reason i started using it was because my company blocked facebook, and also to stop talking out loud to myself too much. on facebook, i feel like there's more of an audience; on twitter you're pretty much mumbling to yourself, which works for me.angelahttp://blog.angelatung.com/noreply@blogger.com