Comments on: My arse with Twitter. Help. http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:14:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dansumption http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-242033 dansumption Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:23:36 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-242033 Yes, you're missing the point. And you should probably use an app like Tweetdeck or a site like Tweetree to get the context that you're missing. Yes, you're missing the point. And you should probably use an app like Tweetdeck or a site like Tweetree to get the context that you're missing.

]]> By: Dan Sumption http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-234096 Dan Sumption Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:23:36 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-234096 Yes, you're missing the point. And you should probably use an app like Tweetdeck or a site like Tweetree to get the context that you're missing. Yes, you're missing the point. And you should probably use an app like Tweetdeck or a site like Tweetree to get the context that you're missing.

]]> By: Dan Sumption http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-233633 Dan Sumption Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:23:36 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-233633 Yes, you're missing the point. And you should probably use an app like Tweetdeck or a site like Tweetree to get the context that you're missing. Yes, you're missing the point. And you should probably use an app like Tweetdeck or a site like Tweetree to get the context that you're missing.

]]> By: Mike Bradshaw http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-233044 Mike Bradshaw Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:13:45 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-233044 fewer updates even though you follow multiple people due to the fact that most people don't travel that much (single city per day or less)<br><br>To keep up with twitter you need to login every day (or multiple times per day) to kep up with the constant cahngin of status, the Dopplr people seem to have tried to keep that to the absolute minimum required, whilst you still can get benefit from it.<br><br>Not sure about you, but for me at least there has been a recent "flood" of activity due to Dopplr asking for the answer to some questions (prompted via email so low overhead == i can do it when/if i want) fewer updates even though you follow multiple people due to the fact that most people don't travel that much (single city per day or less)

To keep up with twitter you need to login every day (or multiple times per day) to kep up with the constant cahngin of status, the Dopplr people seem to have tried to keep that to the absolute minimum required, whilst you still can get benefit from it.

Not sure about you, but for me at least there has been a recent “flood” of activity due to Dopplr asking for the answer to some questions (prompted via email so low overhead == i can do it when/if i want)

]]> By: Mike Bradshaw http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232450 Mike Bradshaw Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:13:45 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232450 fewer updates even though you follow multiple people due to the fact that most people don't travel that much (single city per day or less)<br><br>To keep up with twitter you need to login every day (or multiple times per day) to kep up with the constant cahngin of status, the Dopplr people seem to have tried to keep that to the absolute minimum required, whilst you still can get benefit from it.<br><br>Not sure about you, but for me at least there has been a recent "flood" of activity due to Dopplr asking for the answer to some questions (prompted via email so low overhead == i can do it when/if i want) fewer updates even though you follow multiple people due to the fact that most people don't travel that much (single city per day or less)

To keep up with twitter you need to login every day (or multiple times per day) to kep up with the constant cahngin of status, the Dopplr people seem to have tried to keep that to the absolute minimum required, whilst you still can get benefit from it.

Not sure about you, but for me at least there has been a recent “flood” of activity due to Dopplr asking for the answer to some questions (prompted via email so low overhead == i can do it when/if i want)

]]> By: sevendotzero http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232446 sevendotzero Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:45:33 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232446 Ewan - sometimes you sound just like Victor Meldrew!<br><br>I find Twitter operates on multiple levels for me. Some of the social chitchat is fun - particularly when you know the people well. I've had some great intros to tech companies via people who've contacted me on Twitter. I get news updates from BBC, The Economist, Breaking News etc. It's a ood source for tech stuff people are talking about. The 140 character limit keeps posts brief. Twitter isn't perfect but it's got great potential & can be a lot of fun. Ewan – sometimes you sound just like Victor Meldrew!

I find Twitter operates on multiple levels for me. Some of the social chitchat is fun – particularly when you know the people well. I've had some great intros to tech companies via people who've contacted me on Twitter. I get news updates from BBC, The Economist, Breaking News etc. It's a ood source for tech stuff people are talking about. The 140 character limit keeps posts brief. Twitter isn't perfect but it's got great potential & can be a lot of fun.

]]> By: jonmulholland http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232442 jonmulholland Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:01:16 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232442 I don't think I was using Dopplr at the time, but have since discovered it, and I love using it. What do you mean by 'overhead'? I don't think I was using Dopplr at the time, but have since discovered it, and I love using it. What do you mean by 'overhead'?

]]> By: Mike42 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232438 Mike42 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:18:31 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232438 But Dopplr is Sooooo niche in that regard it will never get critical mass to be really useful. It needs to be a mainstream service like FB et al that is seredipitous.<br><br>/m But Dopplr is Sooooo niche in that regard it will never get critical mass to be really useful. It needs to be a mainstream service like FB et al that is seredipitous.

/m

]]> By: Denny http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232434 Denny Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:48:10 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232434 I would like to be able to reduce the font size in that view though... you could fit way more on the screen and still have it perfectly readable. I would like to be able to reduce the font size in that view though… you could fit way more on the screen and still have it perfectly readable.

]]> By: Ewan http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-253132 Ewan Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:47:00 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-253132 Nope. I haven't come across 'D', Denny. I'll download the app and check it out.. 2008/12/11 Disqus Nope. I haven’t come across ‘D’, Denny. I’ll download the app and check it
out..

2008/12/11 Disqus

]]> By: Denny http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232431 Denny Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:42:00 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232431 I don't mean this to sound like 'have you checked the printer is connected?' kind of advice, but have you found the view that's accessible by hitting right on the D pad after you launch the application? I'd been using the S60 client for a couple of weeks before I found that view by accident, and my gf also hadn't spotted it until I pointed it out.<br><br>I am entirely open to the possibility that we're both mentally incompetent, and everyone else found that view straight-away :) I still think it should be the default though. I don't mean this to sound like 'have you checked the printer is connected?' kind of advice, but have you found the view that's accessible by hitting right on the D pad after you launch the application? I'd been using the S60 client for a couple of weeks before I found that view by accident, and my gf also hadn't spotted it until I pointed it out.

I am entirely open to the possibility that we're both mentally incompetent, and everyone else found that view straight-away :) I still think it should be the default though.

]]> By: Isabel Joely Black http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-253129 Isabel Joely Black Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:33:00 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-253129 I really like Twitter. I've "met" a great many people on there, and people who read/listen to my books can chat to me on an equal footing. We can have intelligent/anarchic/strange conversations that include all kinds of people. There is also something about the challenge of compressing story into 140 characters. Ernest Hemingway was a great fan of being short and to the point, such as his six-word stories. I avoid people who use it to sell themselves or their stuff, and as a kind of communication tool. It's much better than IM because the conversations are easy to join if you're another follower, rather than having to be added to a group chat beforehand. It suits the way I work, since I write for hours and sometimes need something to distract me. There's a great creative challenge in conversation like this - you have limited space and often have the challenge of keeping up with entertaining responses. I'm also being exposed to a great deal more content (I found this post via Twitter) than I would ever encounter by merely surfing. I really enjoy it. I really like Twitter. I’ve “met” a great many people on there, and people who read/listen to my books can chat to me on an equal footing. We can have intelligent/anarchic/strange conversations that include all kinds of people. There is also something about the challenge of compressing story into 140 characters. Ernest Hemingway was a great fan of being short and to the point, such as his six-word stories. I avoid people who use it to sell themselves or their stuff, and as a kind of communication tool. It’s much better than IM because the conversations are easy to join if you’re another follower, rather than having to be added to a group chat beforehand.

It suits the way I work, since I write for hours and sometimes need something to distract me. There’s a great creative challenge in conversation like this – you have limited space and often have the challenge of keeping up with entertaining responses. I’m also being exposed to a great deal more content (I found this post via Twitter) than I would ever encounter by merely surfing. I really enjoy it.

]]> By: Ewan @ MIR http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232430 Ewan @ MIR Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:32:17 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232430 I just can't use Jaiku properly. The Symbian app doesn't work that well for<br>me, for tracking what folk are saying. I must be missing something....<br><br>2008/12/11 Disqus <> I just can't use Jaiku properly. The Symbian app doesn't work that well for
me, for tracking what folk are saying. I must be missing something….

2008/12/11 Disqus <>

]]> By: Denny http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232426 Denny Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:15:28 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232426 The 'what did you have for breakfast' stuff is about "ambient intimacy" - it's useful for social networks, not business ones. I liked Twitter until people started doing their professional networking on it, then I lost interest.<br><br>Jaiku solves the reply problem, which is a big BIG bonus on its part. Plus it still sends SMS updates, although they're not configurable on a per-user basis which is a shame. The 'what did you have for breakfast' stuff is about “ambient intimacy” – it's useful for social networks, not business ones. I liked Twitter until people started doing their professional networking on it, then I lost interest.

Jaiku solves the reply problem, which is a big BIG bonus on its part. Plus it still sends SMS updates, although they're not configurable on a per-user basis which is a shame.

]]> By: Mike Bradshaw http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232425 Mike Bradshaw Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:12:31 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232425 there was a recent blog post about the two types of twitter user - conversation and announcement (of course i can't find the link now :( ), and how they both think the other one is doing it wrong.<br><br>this <a href="http://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/866802470" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/866802470</a> is my favorite quote about conversations on Twitter (especially as everything else; Jaiku, Friendfeed, Rejaw etc does it *so* much better)<br><br>regarding the use of the "back-channel" at conferences, this post <a href="http://designswarm.com/blog/2008/10/18/thoughts-on-conferences/" rel="nofollow">http://designswarm.com/blog/2008/10/18/thoughts...</a> struck a chord with me (although i have only been to a few conferences in Europe)<br><br>@jonmulholland Dopplr does the serendipitous meeting thing a lot better than twitter *and* has a much lower level of overhead there was a recent blog post about the two types of twitter user – conversation and announcement (of course i can't find the link now :( ), and how they both think the other one is doing it wrong.

this http://twitter.com/hotdogsladies/status/866802470 is my favorite quote about conversations on Twitter (especially as everything else; Jaiku, Friendfeed, Rejaw etc does it *so* much better)

regarding the use of the “back-channel” at conferences, this post http://designswarm.com/blog/2008/10/18/thoughts… struck a chord with me (although i have only been to a few conferences in Europe)

@jonmulholland Dopplr does the serendipitous meeting thing a lot better than twitter *and* has a much lower level of overhead

]]> By: Luke Brynley-Jones http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-242032 Luke Brynley-Jones Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:24:23 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-242032 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Interesting post on MIR about annoying of Twitter http://xrl.us/lukebj-twitter</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/lbrynleyjones/status/1051284370">Original tweet</a>, <a href="http://topsy.com/tb/www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html">Topsy page</a>]</div></span> Interesting post on MIR about annoying of Twitter http://xrl.us/lukebj-twitter

[Original tweet, Topsy page]

]]> By: jonmulholland http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232416 jonmulholland Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:26:25 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232416 Didn't we meet up for for the first time after realising via Twitter we were both in San Francisco at the same time? I thought that was pretty cool. Didn't we meet up for for the first time after realising via Twitter we were both in San Francisco at the same time? I thought that was pretty cool.

]]> By: SMSblack http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232415 SMSblack Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:19:17 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232415 By the way Ewan, what did you have for breakfast? By the way Ewan, what did you have for breakfast?

]]> By: MartinSFP http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232411 MartinSFP Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:45:44 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232411 I'm an avid Twitter user. I try to find people on there who entertain and inform me. Sure, I may not really care that someone's laptop has broken down or that they're moving house but as long as they're generally interesting that's fine by me.<br><br>Following about 250 people I can't keep up with everyone avidly but through keeping an eye on Twitter through the day I get a flow of information that can help me keep up with what's going on in the world and what's important to people. Through @replies I can build up online relationships with people that can be mutually beneficial.<br><br>You should only see the @replies between people you're following so as long as you find two people interesting their conversations between each other may also be relevant to you. I'm an avid Twitter user. I try to find people on there who entertain and inform me. Sure, I may not really care that someone's laptop has broken down or that they're moving house but as long as they're generally interesting that's fine by me.

Following about 250 people I can't keep up with everyone avidly but through keeping an eye on Twitter through the day I get a flow of information that can help me keep up with what's going on in the world and what's important to people. Through @replies I can build up online relationships with people that can be mutually beneficial.

You should only see the @replies between people you're following so as long as you find two people interesting their conversations between each other may also be relevant to you.

]]> By: binarylife http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232406 binarylife Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:05:58 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232406 weeellllll it works if you're interested in updates from people you consider to be 'somebody'. that's why i signed up. not that i have much to announce to the universe - and it's all announcements (true that people don't review the importance of their announcements much - "watching some films", oh no shit! fascinating). if you want discussion i propose jaiku. weeellllll it works if you're interested in updates from people you consider to be 'somebody'. that's why i signed up. not that i have much to announce to the universe – and it's all announcements (true that people don't review the importance of their announcements much – “watching some films”, oh no shit! fascinating). if you want discussion i propose jaiku.

]]> By: roland http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232402 roland Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:55:48 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232402 great rant! i try to make all all twitters include enough context to make them standalone! I'll try harder! great rant! i try to make all all twitters include enough context to make them standalone! I'll try harder!

]]> By: Den http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-253123 Den Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:32:00 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-253123 mobile services on the top of twitter: http://servletsuite.blogspot.com/2008/12/information-server-on-top-of-twitter.html mobile services on the top of twitter: http://servletsuite.blogspot.com/2008/12/information-server-on-top-of-twitter.html

]]> By: Luke Brynley-Jones http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-247378 Luke Brynley-Jones Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:24:23 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-247378 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Interesting post on MIR about annoying of Twitter http://xrl.us/lukebj-twitter</span></span> Interesting post on MIR about annoying of Twitter http://xrl.us/lukebj-twitter

]]> By: Vlad http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2008/12/my_arse_with_twitter_help.html/comment-page-1#comment-232387 Vlad Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:24:29 +0000 http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/?p=12434#comment-232387 Jaiku. Jaiku.

]]>