Topic: ok, so who here is on twitter? (Page 1 of 1)

I signed up a bit ago, and never really took interest, but lately I've been addicted? Anyone here tweet?

I am.
But you know that already

i have an account but i rarely update it.

Later,

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Twitter? Is that for... twits?

Heh, just kidding.

I've heard some of the buzz about this, but I've never really been into any of the social networking stuff. I don't have a MySpace page, a Facebook account, etc. As such, the lure of such a system is lost on me. But I am curious--what about it is so addicting?


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Suho1004 said:

But I am curious--what about it is so addicting?

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i was wondering the same thing. i posted a few things here and there to it but...I just don't do anything interesting enough that anyone would want to hear about it.

Later,

C:\

Twitter is a LOT lighter than the MySpace and other FaceBook.

Check this introduction of Twitter in plain English.

I was skeptical about the micro-blogging thing, but it's actually practical and not time consuming. You can subscribe to your RSS feed to avoid checking the site. And using a nickname URL ( right click on an INPUT field to create a "Search Engine" ), posting updates is as simple as typing "twitter doing foo" in your address bar.

I describe it kinda like IM meets a discussion board. You post things on your own time. Get responses sometimes almost immediately, and follow only who you want to. I tend to follow people in my industry and locals, and people I know. It keeps me in touch with them on a more regular basis. I wasn't using it too much either, but have found it very resourceful lately.

For a while I read Robert Scoble a LOT ... http://scobleizer.com/ he was on to twitter right away but I never quite 'got it'...anyway Scobles pretty good at keeping you up to date on what's new and great... at least in his opinion .. bla bla bla..... via his shared items....

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There's a World Beyond Twitter; CenterNetworks Declares Twitter Free Week

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http://www.centernetworks.com/centernetworks-declares-twitter-free-week

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Thanks, poi, that was actually a pretty nifty video.

I must admit, though, I am still skeptical. I know, I know, don't knock it until you try it, but still... I just can't shake the feeling that this is all about the inanity of everyday life. I mean, do I really need to know that my friend is making baked chicken for dinner? Maybe it's just my personality. Sometimes I need to get away from even my regular blog reading because I just need some time to myself, some time when someone else's life or thoughts are not intruding on my own. And I can't really picture myself sitting here and posting 140-character updates to a Twitter page.

Wow. I must sound like an extreme introvert. I guess I am, to some extent. Not so much that I would avoid internet forums (for example), but definitely enough so that Twitter scares me more than it interests me.


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I have a Twitter account mainly to read the private Twitter streams of some of my friends and business associates and such... don't ask me why they're on it, but they're the only reason I am.


Justice 4 Pat Richard

Me me me! I was very skeptical and now I too am addicted to Twitter.

It turns out micro-blogging is perfectly suited to my daily schedule. I've been lamenting for some time my absence from this place. But I just don't have the time for longer reads and longer posts as I once did. The 140 characters bursts are perfect for me right now.

Anyways, I hope to see some of you on twitter soon!

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adding you buggy! I found that I ignored my account for along time. But when I followed ONLY people and subjects of interest, I got hooked! Especially having it open on stuff like twirl etc..

Sweet! Following you right back

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Add me if you like: aanesi

I found Bugimus pretty easily, but with 3 pages of results, following jive isn't turning out to be easy.

I'm still in the "using it but not sure why" camp right now, but I might figure it out by following some of the inmates around. Hopefully.

ok, added!

A friend just pointed out this article to me about twitter:

Freed student uses Twitter to demand translator's release

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hmmm^ that's kinda a heavy one...