Comments on: My Twitter Experiment Is Over http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/ Build your business by sharing what you know Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:38:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Sean http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-2001 Sean Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:00:21 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-2001 I don't get the big thing about Twitter. I looked at, but that was enough for me. I did blog about though trying to get some answers about it and why people are drawn to it. Anyone? ;) I don’t get the big thing about Twitter. I looked at, but that was enough for me. I did blog about though trying to get some answers about it and why people are drawn to it. Anyone? ;)

]]> By: Sean http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15014 Sean Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:00:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15014 I don't get the big thing about Twitter. I looked at, but that was enough for me. I did blog about though trying to get some answers about it and why people are drawn to it. Anyone? ;) I don’t get the big thing about Twitter. I looked at, but that was enough for me. I did blog about though trying to get some answers about it and why people are drawn to it. Anyone? ;)

]]> By: Philip Liu http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1775 Philip Liu Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:45:24 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1775 Chris, I agree with you--can't really figure out something useful for it. If I could, wouldn't that be really swell linkbait! But, right now, it seems like just adding more noise to one's life. Chris, I agree with you–can’t really figure out something useful for it. If I could, wouldn’t that be really swell linkbait! But, right now, it seems like just adding more noise to one’s life.

]]> By: Philip Liu http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15013 Philip Liu Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:45:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15013 Chris, I agree with you--can't really figure out something useful for it. If I could, wouldn't that be really swell linkbait! But, right now, it seems like just adding more noise to one's life. Chris, I agree with you–can’t really figure out something useful for it. If I could, wouldn’t that be really swell linkbait! But, right now, it seems like just adding more noise to one’s life.

]]> By: Maki @ Dosh Dosh http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1773 Maki @ Dosh Dosh Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:31:16 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1773 I tried it for two weeks. Found it fun but my lack of Twitter friends made me totally sad. Uninstalled it after not a damn person wanted to 'Follow me on Twitter'. :) Seriously.. fun if you have lots of close friends on it. Twittering alone is boring. I tried it for two weeks. Found it fun but my lack of Twitter friends made me totally sad. Uninstalled it after not a damn person wanted to ‘Follow me on Twitter’. :)

Seriously.. fun if you have lots of close friends on it.

Twittering alone is boring.

]]> By: Maki @ Dosh Dosh http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15012 Maki @ Dosh Dosh Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:31:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15012 I tried it for two weeks. Found it fun but my lack of Twitter friends made me totally sad. Uninstalled it after not a damn person wanted to 'Follow me on Twitter'. :) Seriously.. fun if you have lots of close friends on it. Twittering alone is boring. I tried it for two weeks. Found it fun but my lack of Twitter friends made me totally sad. Uninstalled it after not a damn person wanted to ‘Follow me on Twitter’. :)

Seriously.. fun if you have lots of close friends on it.

Twittering alone is boring.

]]> By: Colbs http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1766 Colbs Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:54:45 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1766 I havent tried it, not a big fan of the myspace type things. I checked it and it looks lame I havent tried it, not a big fan of the myspace type things. I checked it and it looks lame

]]> By: Colbs http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15011 Colbs Mon, 26 Mar 2007 21:54:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15011 I havent tried it, not a big fan of the myspace type things. I checked it and it looks lame I havent tried it, not a big fan of the myspace type things. I checked it and it looks lame

]]> By: Patrick http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1760 Patrick Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:45:22 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1760 Ironically your blog post prompted me to start up Twitterific and post something. I've also been following Blogger, Nick Wilson's observations about Twitter and how to use it creatively. If I follow him correctly he is using it as a "digg" from your closed friends or rather twitter friends. I personally wish it had more features i.e. making web addresses "hot", posting status from my applications like iTunes, colaborative project apps, etc. Right now it's kind of formated to the point where it's too easy or it encourages more people to write silly stuff about what they had for lunch. Of course I see quite a few twitter posts being nothing more than people "testing out twitter" but not really using it. I don't really have any twitter friends so to speak. I don't know the general people who are twittering and don't really see a use to connect with them yet nor do I have a good selling point for me to convice my real friends to use twitter. I think it would be a better app if it was a plugin for other programs. I think it would be neat for example if when I bookmark a web site or feed that my wife who is also my co-worker would find out about the link as well. y current routine is to save a bunch of bookmarks and them forward them to her later in the week. I've tried De.lico.us but it's not really for me eithers. Seems like too much work with too little reward. I suppose it's a little "snarky" but I mainly using twitter to provide some P.R. spin on the status of my small business. This sort of reminds me the early days of "personal home pages" i.e. Geocites, Angelfire, Tripod, Hometown, etc. with people "posting photos and stories about their cat." Ironically your blog post prompted me to start up Twitterific and post something. I’ve also been following Blogger, Nick Wilson’s observations about Twitter and how to use it creatively. If I follow him correctly he is using it as a “digg” from your closed friends or rather twitter friends.

I personally wish it had more features i.e. making web addresses “hot”, posting status from my applications like iTunes, colaborative project apps, etc. Right now it’s kind of formated to the point where it’s too easy or it encourages more people to write silly stuff about what they had for lunch.

Of course I see quite a few twitter posts being nothing more than people “testing out twitter” but not really using it.

I don’t really have any twitter friends so to speak. I don’t know the general people who are twittering and don’t really see a use to connect with them yet nor do I have a good selling point for me to convice my real friends to use twitter.

I think it would be a better app if it was a plugin for other programs. I think it would be neat for example if when I bookmark a web site or feed that my wife who is also my co-worker would find out about the link as well. y current routine is to save a bunch of bookmarks and them forward them to her later in the week. I’ve tried De.lico.us but it’s not really for me eithers. Seems like too much work with too little reward.

I suppose it’s a little “snarky” but I mainly using twitter to provide some P.R. spin on the status of my small business.

This sort of reminds me the early days of “personal home pages” i.e. Geocites, Angelfire, Tripod, Hometown, etc. with people “posting photos and stories about their cat.”

]]> By: Patrick http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15010 Patrick Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:45:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15010 Ironically your blog post prompted me to start up Twitterific and post something. I've also been following Blogger, Nick Wilson's observations about Twitter and how to use it creatively. If I follow him correctly he is using it as a "digg" from your closed friends or rather twitter friends. I personally wish it had more features i.e. making web addresses "hot", posting status from my applications like iTunes, colaborative project apps, etc. Right now it's kind of formated to the point where it's too easy or it encourages more people to write silly stuff about what they had for lunch. Of course I see quite a few twitter posts being nothing more than people "testing out twitter" but not really using it. I don't really have any twitter friends so to speak. I don't know the general people who are twittering and don't really see a use to connect with them yet nor do I have a good selling point for me to convice my real friends to use twitter. I think it would be a better app if it was a plugin for other programs. I think it would be neat for example if when I bookmark a web site or feed that my wife who is also my co-worker would find out about the link as well. y current routine is to save a bunch of bookmarks and them forward them to her later in the week. I've tried De.lico.us but it's not really for me eithers. Seems like too much work with too little reward. I suppose it's a little "snarky" but I mainly using twitter to provide some P.R. spin on the status of my small business. This sort of reminds me the early days of "personal home pages" i.e. Geocites, Angelfire, Tripod, Hometown, etc. with people "posting photos and stories about their cat." Ironically your blog post prompted me to start up Twitterific and post something. I’ve also been following Blogger, Nick Wilson’s observations about Twitter and how to use it creatively. If I follow him correctly he is using it as a “digg” from your closed friends or rather twitter friends.

I personally wish it had more features i.e. making web addresses “hot”, posting status from my applications like iTunes, colaborative project apps, etc. Right now it’s kind of formated to the point where it’s too easy or it encourages more people to write silly stuff about what they had for lunch.

Of course I see quite a few twitter posts being nothing more than people “testing out twitter” but not really using it.

I don’t really have any twitter friends so to speak. I don’t know the general people who are twittering and don’t really see a use to connect with them yet nor do I have a good selling point for me to convice my real friends to use twitter.

I think it would be a better app if it was a plugin for other programs. I think it would be neat for example if when I bookmark a web site or feed that my wife who is also my co-worker would find out about the link as well. y current routine is to save a bunch of bookmarks and them forward them to her later in the week. I’ve tried De.lico.us but it’s not really for me eithers. Seems like too much work with too little reward.

I suppose it’s a little “snarky” but I mainly using twitter to provide some P.R. spin on the status of my small business.

This sort of reminds me the early days of “personal home pages” i.e. Geocites, Angelfire, Tripod, Hometown, etc. with people “posting photos and stories about their cat.”

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1758 D'Arcy Norman Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:31:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1758 maybe that's the difference... I don't have a cell phone. No SMS, no calls while wandering the halls, etc... But twitter gives me the opportunity to see at a glance what people are doing, without being intrusive (on them or myself) maybe that’s the difference… I don’t have a cell phone. No SMS, no calls while wandering the halls, etc… But twitter gives me the opportunity to see at a glance what people are doing, without being intrusive (on them or myself)

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15009 D'Arcy Norman Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:31:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15009 maybe that's the difference... I don't have a cell phone. No SMS, no calls while wandering the halls, etc... But twitter gives me the opportunity to see at a glance what people are doing, without being intrusive (on them or myself) maybe that’s the difference… I don’t have a cell phone. No SMS, no calls while wandering the halls, etc… But twitter gives me the opportunity to see at a glance what people are doing, without being intrusive (on them or myself)

]]> By: Jurgen Wolff http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1757 Jurgen Wolff Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:20:42 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1757 I'm going for the Luddite vote here...I already hear (and sometimes have) far too many cell phone conversations that are totally unnecessary, and nearly bump into too many people who are texting while walking and not paying any attention to what (or who) is around them. The only thing I like about Twittering is the name, it's a pretty descriptive word. I’m going for the Luddite vote here…I already hear (and sometimes have) far too many cell phone conversations that are totally unnecessary, and nearly bump into too many people who are texting while walking and not paying any attention to what (or who) is around them. The only thing I like about Twittering is the name, it’s a pretty descriptive word.

]]> By: Jurgen Wolff http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15008 Jurgen Wolff Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:20:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15008 I'm going for the Luddite vote here...I already hear (and sometimes have) far too many cell phone conversations that are totally unnecessary, and nearly bump into too many people who are texting while walking and not paying any attention to what (or who) is around them. The only thing I like about Twittering is the name, it's a pretty descriptive word. I’m going for the Luddite vote here…I already hear (and sometimes have) far too many cell phone conversations that are totally unnecessary, and nearly bump into too many people who are texting while walking and not paying any attention to what (or who) is around them. The only thing I like about Twittering is the name, it’s a pretty descriptive word.

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1754 Chris Garrett Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:44:55 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1754 @Ashwin - really? why? @vozzon - no I am struggling too @Chip - I will keep one eye on it, right now though it doesn't really help me day to day. Some of the people who are figuring it out are submitting so much stuff that the quantity creates its own problem @D'Arcy - I guess that is my problem, while I am interested in what folks are up to I don't really *need* to see others status @Steve - Heh that really is a "step away from the keyboard" moment :) @Ashwin – really? why?

@vozzon – no I am struggling too

@Chip – I will keep one eye on it, right now though it doesn’t really help me day to day. Some of the people who are figuring it out are submitting so much stuff that the quantity creates its own problem

@D’Arcy – I guess that is my problem, while I am interested in what folks are up to I don’t really *need* to see others status

@Steve – Heh that really is a “step away from the keyboard” moment :)

]]> By: Chris Garrett http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15007 Chris Garrett Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:44:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15007 @Ashwin - really? why? @vozzon - no I am struggling too @Chip - I will keep one eye on it, right now though it doesn't really help me day to day. Some of the people who are figuring it out are submitting so much stuff that the quantity creates its own problem @D'Arcy - I guess that is my problem, while I am interested in what folks are up to I don't really *need* to see others status @Steve - Heh that really is a "step away from the keyboard" moment :) @Ashwin – really? why?

@vozzon – no I am struggling too

@Chip – I will keep one eye on it, right now though it doesn’t really help me day to day. Some of the people who are figuring it out are submitting so much stuff that the quantity creates its own problem

@D’Arcy – I guess that is my problem, while I am interested in what folks are up to I don’t really *need* to see others status

@Steve – Heh that really is a “step away from the keyboard” moment :)

]]> By: Steve James http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1753 Steve James Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:31:39 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1753 I think a 12-step program for leaving twitter may be needed for some, including me. Just yesterday, may wife and I were twittering each other back and forth. While that's great that we can keep in touch in (almost) real time, it's not a good thing when I'm in the family room and she's upstairs in the bedroom. I think a 12-step program for leaving twitter may be needed for some, including me. Just yesterday, may wife and I were twittering each other back and forth. While that’s great that we can keep in touch in (almost) real time, it’s not a good thing when I’m in the family room and she’s upstairs in the bedroom.

]]> By: Steve James http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15006 Steve James Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15006 I think a 12-step program for leaving twitter may be needed for some, including me. Just yesterday, may wife and I were twittering each other back and forth. While that's great that we can keep in touch in (almost) real time, it's not a good thing when I'm in the family room and she's upstairs in the bedroom. I think a 12-step program for leaving twitter may be needed for some, including me. Just yesterday, may wife and I were twittering each other back and forth. While that’s great that we can keep in touch in (almost) real time, it’s not a good thing when I’m in the family room and she’s upstairs in the bedroom.

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1750 D'Arcy Norman Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:58:42 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-1750 Twitter isn't about publishing content, per se. It's about sharing presence or status. It's like a persistent IM channel. Maybe more like IRC than a blog. I think of it more as "what are the people I care about doing right now" rather than a source of information. Twitter isn’t about publishing content, per se. It’s about sharing presence or status. It’s like a persistent IM channel. Maybe more like IRC than a blog. I think of it more as “what are the people I care about doing right now” rather than a source of information.

]]> By: D'Arcy Norman http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15005 D'Arcy Norman Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:58:00 +0000 http://www.chrisg.com/my-twitter-experiment-is-over/#comment-15005 Twitter isn't about publishing content, per se. It's about sharing presence or status. It's like a persistent IM channel. Maybe more like IRC than a blog. I think of it more as "what are the people I care about doing right now" rather than a source of information. Twitter isn’t about publishing content, per se. It’s about sharing presence or status. It’s like a persistent IM channel. Maybe more like IRC than a blog. I think of it more as “what are the people I care about doing right now” rather than a source of information.

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