Comments on: Taking Back Twitter

By: paul merrill

paul merrill — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:53:55 +0000

Great post. We all hate it when something we discovered becomes popular. A friend and I are like that with bands. We enjoy seeing them BEFORE they start playing the big venues. paul merrill’s last blog post..Fun Friday picture

By: euonymous

euonymous — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:16:49 +0000

You are so right, and so is Bob Goyetche. As the Oprah type of celebrity comes to Twitter, the test is scalability. New technology tweaks may be required to keep Twitter afloat. And that’s a good thing. As it is, whales have been seen even before Oprah came along… wait, wait… what I MEANT to say was Twitter had response time problems WAY before now. No insult to Oprah who I personally think is a brilliant businesslady. I don’t watch her or read her or follow her, but I respect the heck out of what she’s accomplished. I’m just not her target audience.

But, seriously, if you don’t care for the “People magazine” types of tweets, you don’t have to follow them, right? It’s a lot like which magazines you might pick up at a newsstand (man, am I dating myself or what? Hard copy is so 20th Century). You choose who you follow ultimately. Like voting, you’re a citizen of the net, exercise your right to choose.

Nice post.

By: Mike Burgin

Mike Burgin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:54:41 +0000

To be honest you can only ATTENTIVELY 'follow' about six or so people properly. That is, reading everything they say, responding where appropriate, sharing your thoughts and concerns. So why do I follow 1700 tweeters? To me, it's like sitting at an upstairs window watching a busy street, seeing people going about their lives. If you're interested in people it's fascinating. With Twitter you're watching a rich flow of ideas - some trivial, some controversial, a few profound. If you're interested in ideas, it's incredible. Mike Burgin’s last blog post..Staten Island Ferry, New York

By: Ali

Ali — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:27:44 +0000

I found your blog on twitter! Great post!

By: Brian Schuster

Brian Schuster — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:23:49 +0000

Hey Suze, You've got a good point there. Twitter is so simple that you can control exactly how to use it. I don't connect with anyone unless I'm absolutely certain I can use their information. Truly 'creating my own adventure'. Brian cleverwebtech.com Brian Schuster’s last blog post..LinkedIn and the Use of Pitiful Communication