Twitter

Post by **Eraser** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:48 am

So are twitter messages always publicly visible for everyone? So if I'd twitter "Busy jerking off" then the whole internet-capable world would know I'm strangling the one eyed snake?

Post by **MKJ** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:24 pm

until you overwrite it with your new status, "Cleaning up", 12 seconds later

Post by **Therac-25** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:44 pm

Eraser wrote:So are twitter messages always publicly visible for everyone? So if I'd twitter "Busy jerking off" then the whole internet-capable world would know I'm strangling the one eyed snake?

Unless you mark your updates as protected (so following you requires you authorize the person, and the updates aren't publically visible), then yeah.

Twitter is more just a generalized messaging system. It can be used for microblogging, or it can be used for anything that needs a messaging system.

As an example, I was playing with some nzb-related software in January when I changed ISPs. The end result was that I gave it it's own twitter account so that I could follow what it was queuing up for download (I just unprotected that -- normally only I could see the updates that were being made there).

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:33 pm

i can't get behind any of the Gen-Y social networking hullibaloo.
I suppose i should open up a facebook page and just post "Get off my Lawn!" and be done with it.

Post by **=A2Q=THUNDER** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:37 pm

twitter Failz .
Facebook Ftw!!

Post by **=A2Q=THUNDER** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:41 pm

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/a ... fails.html

Twitter security Failz 2!

Post by **Fender** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 3:28 am

http://brainz.org/completely-unscientif ... ial-sites/

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:15 am

Class.

Post by **Therac-25** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:32 am

Post by **Underpants?** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:12 pm

http://www.brightkite.com
is like a localized combination of twitter, facebook and a mobilized UBB (yeah, my kind of peeps!). So strange to instantly recognize faces from local coffee shops in this attn.whr.-ing context. Some mildly funny anecdotal thoughts, nothing really quote-worthy though.

Post by **mik0rs** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 6:46 pm

Therac-25 wrote:
mik0rs wrote:without any of the other stuff
That's largely the point.

I know, and it's just a bit crap IMO. The only difference is you don't have to use your (real?) name on there.

Post by **ajerara** » Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:31 am

someone on my friends list on facebook always alerts everyone when he has an abnormally large bowel movement. banal.

Post by **Unisaw** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:16 pm

The social networking industry is not sure why twitter works. They can't figure it out. Some VC's threw $50 million at it two weeks ago and twitter wasn't looking for capital at the time. Weird.

Post by **MKJ** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 7:41 pm

^ indeed, read the same.
theres also no profitmodel involved, yet people keep throwing money at it.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Sat Feb 28, 2009 9:43 pm

It's not unheard of MKJ, VCs as he puts it, may invest on the prospect of future returns. Given outside stock market returns of late, this prospect is made more tantalizing for some.

Post by **Unisaw** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:41 am

True - but they generally don't invest when the company:
a) has no revenue
b) isn't asking for equity funds

Post by **Fender** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:38 pm

wtf...

http://www.businessinsider.com/revision ... -in-2009-3

Post by **Lieutenant Dan** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:00 pm

I'm a facebook kind of guy.

Used to be a light myspace user, but didn't like the excessive pointless bulletins.

Post by **saturn** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:23 pm

Ok, I found a use for Twitter. It's a RSS feed + textmessage thingy in one.

I'm using the Tweetie app on my iPhone and Mac. It refreshes every few minutes with news from accounts I follow like CNN and the NYT (also oprah and britney spears). Friends and collegues can send messages through public messages or private direct messages.

News spreads around fast and you can search on tags for certain topics. I avoid users who micro-blog about their daily boring shit.

This site could get an Q3W twitter-account and tweet breaking news like....member birthdays.

Post by **xer0s** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:32 pm

Or when someone has a meltdown!

Post by **MKJ** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:36 pm

another one caught in its web

quick, someone talk about web2.0

Post by **Fender** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:38 pm

I've had an account for a few weeks to follow quakelive and concert announcements. I don't use it to publish and only check it a couple of times a day.

Post by **saturn** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm

MKJ wrote:another one caught in its web
quick, someone talk about web2.0

I can't read ya shitz - http://twitter.com/mkj

Post by **GONNAFISTYA** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:31 pm

lol

Twitter....for vain fagg0ts trying to relive the glory days of elementary school when their teacher told them that they were "special".

Anyone who tweets/twats on a regular basis is a small-dicked narcissist.

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