Comments on: Don’t Hate on Twitter http://www.whatknows.com/blog/2008/05/12/dont-hate-on-twitter/ jed brubaker's blog Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:04:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Jed http://www.whatknows.com/blog/2008/05/12/dont-hate-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-7875 Jed Wed, 14 May 2008 06:50:29 +0000 http://www.whatknows.com/blog/?p=135#comment-7875 Boo - I totally respect your opinion (adore might be the better word), and honestly I read your post and it just pushed me towards that twitter post that was destined. That said, "utility" for me really comes from that tracking content via IM. When I talked about how Twitter would IM when someone wrote about some topic... well, that frequently means I know about things far earlier than many. I wrote about the forthcoming LOLcat book before it was even searchable on Amazon... I owe that to some random tweet. (okay! my secret is out... le sigh). Boo – I totally respect your opinion (adore might be the better word), and honestly I read your post and it just pushed me towards that twitter post that was destined.

That said, “utility” for me really comes from that tracking content via IM. When I talked about how Twitter would IM when someone wrote about some topic… well, that frequently means I know about things far earlier than many. I wrote about the forthcoming LOLcat book before it was even searchable on Amazon… I owe that to some random tweet. (okay! my secret is out… le sigh).

]]> By: Requisite “I’m addicted to Twitter” Post « The Machine is Us http://www.whatknows.com/blog/2008/05/12/dont-hate-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-7874 Requisite “I’m addicted to Twitter” Post « The Machine is Us Wed, 14 May 2008 00:40:17 +0000 http://www.whatknows.com/blog/?p=135#comment-7874 [...] has put some real thinking into what Twitter does. He also has some great advice: People complain that Twitter is just “one [...] [...] has put some real thinking into what Twitter does. He also has some great advice: People complain that Twitter is just “one [...]

]]> By: boo http://www.whatknows.com/blog/2008/05/12/dont-hate-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-7873 boo Tue, 13 May 2008 21:04:22 +0000 http://www.whatknows.com/blog/?p=135#comment-7873 I hope I was able to convey that I'm not actually anti-Twitter, "hating on" Twitter, or convinced that 2 out of 3 dentists say Twitter causes cavities. I was just trying to describe how I haven't found it very personally useful, but how I can see how one could love it. Also, I admit to being generally stubborn about adopting fads (especially of the technological variety), but in this case, I tried it out for a few months, and decided I'd rather stick to my highly uninteroperable communication methods. That being said, Jed, if anyone could make me a believer, it's you. I hope I was able to convey that I’m not actually anti-Twitter, “hating on” Twitter, or convinced that 2 out of 3 dentists say Twitter causes cavities.

I was just trying to describe how I haven’t found it very personally useful, but how I can see how one could love it. Also, I admit to being generally stubborn about adopting fads (especially of the technological variety), but in this case, I tried it out for a few months, and decided I’d rather stick to my highly uninteroperable communication methods. That being said, Jed, if anyone could make me a believer, it’s you.

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