Anyone use Twitter?

file cabinet · 04-24-2008, 11:41 PM

Twitter* has been a hot topic in the tech blogosphere for awhile. I haven't yet tried it but if anyone of you do, what is the appeal? if you use it, what do you use it for? how much more connected are you?

As an experiment, I have just signed up..

Tweet me if you can...

https://twitter.com/file_cabinet

* Twitter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Haight · 04-25-2008, 01:27 AM

I guess the answer is "no."

Ender · 04-25-2008, 01:35 AM

Never heard of it... After looking into it.. I wouldn't use it.

Haight · 04-25-2008, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ender

Never heard of it... After looking into it.. I wouldn't use it.

Ouch!

Jesus, Mr. Ender. You don't mix words, do you.

Ender · 04-25-2008, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Haight

Ouch!

Jesus, Mr. Ender. You don't mix words, do you.

lol.. No I guess I don't

nightning · 04-25-2008, 02:21 AM

Twitter I consider to be a inferior form of a time waster...

Plus my list will look absolutely boring since I do pretty much the same things every day.

file cabinet · 05-11-2008, 02:22 PM

Yes... so after using it for a couple weeks here is what I think of it.
In some ways it's like a new way to capture thoughts or ideas that would have previously required a small notepad

Two unexpected uses for it:
- couldn't find my phone so I posted a tweet via my laptop. a few mins later my friend called it and I found my phone.
- yesterday I was at a conference and in the afternoon they posted announcements to Twitter which included mentions of a location change and cancelled sessions

Although I don't have a large number of friends using Twitter (as a result of me starting to use it I was able to get 2 of my friends to use it), if we were all using it and getting texts, it helps people get in the loop by having what amounts to a text messaging conference / social broadcasting. for now I'm going to continue to use it.. I think I'd prefer using it as a more unique medium to communicate with friends / social things rather then monitoring tweets from people I don't know or care about.

file cabinet · 02-06-2009, 10:30 PM

so..anyone now using twitter? part of the reason I use it more now is because so many of co-workers/managers/etc use it, and I prefer it over email for the small stuff.

JRT · 02-07-2009, 08:59 PM

I use twitter...I update from my blackberry. One of my co-workers got me onto it aswell.
you can follow me if you want...hope I can be of some entertainment!

Twitter / jrt2285

nightning · 02-08-2009, 02:09 AM

Trying it out... my posting isn't all that consistent... I'm still not sure what it's for.

04-24-2008, 11:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
file cabinet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: Posts: 371	Anyone use Twitter? Twitter* has been a hot topic in the tech blogosphere for awhile. I haven't yet tried it but if anyone of you do, what is the appeal? if you use it, what do you use it for? how much more connected are you? As an experiment, I have just signed up.. Tweet me if you can... https://twitter.com/file_cabinet * Twitter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

04-25-2008, 01:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Haight Doesn't Read Your Posts Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: INTj Location: Baltimore Posts: 3,547	I guess the answer is "no." __________________ "The only time I'm wrong is when I'm questioning myself." Dr. Haight

04-25-2008, 01:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ender Large Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Type: INFP Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,629	Never heard of it... After looking into it.. I wouldn't use it. __________________ Fe/Fi 36.9/37.7 Ne/Ni 34.9/25.8 Se/Si 25.7/19.5 Te/Ti 28.4/31.9 Type: 2w% sx/sp/so I don't want it, I just need it, to breathe, to feel, to know I'm alive. Never take life to seriously.. No one gets out alive in the end anyway.

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nightning ish red no longer sad Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: INfJ Location: INTJ license revoked :( Posts: 3,336	Trying it out... my posting isn't all that consistent... I'm still not sure what it's for. __________________ Red team's da bomb My "advice" blog: In Response

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04-25-2008, 02:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
nightning ish red no longer sad Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: INfJ Location: INTJ license revoked :( Posts: 3,336	Twitter I consider to be a inferior form of a time waster... Plus my list will look absolutely boring since I do pretty much the same things every day.

05-11-2008, 02:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
file cabinet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: Posts: 371	Yes... so after using it for a couple weeks here is what I think of it. In some ways it's like a new way to capture thoughts or ideas that would have previously required a small notepad Two unexpected uses for it: - couldn't find my phone so I posted a tweet via my laptop. a few mins later my friend called it and I found my phone. - yesterday I was at a conference and in the afternoon they posted announcements to Twitter which included mentions of a location change and cancelled sessions Although I don't have a large number of friends using Twitter (as a result of me starting to use it I was able to get 2 of my friends to use it), if we were all using it and getting texts, it helps people get in the loop by having what amounts to a text messaging conference / social broadcasting. for now I'm going to continue to use it.. I think I'd prefer using it as a more unique medium to communicate with friends / social things rather then monitoring tweets from people I don't know or care about.

02-06-2009, 10:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
file cabinet Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: Posts: 371	so..anyone now using twitter? part of the reason I use it more now is because so many of co-workers/managers/etc use it, and I prefer it over email for the small stuff.

02-07-2009, 08:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
JRT Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Type: ISFP Location: An IHG property near you.... Posts: 153	I use twitter...I update from my blackberry. One of my co-workers got me onto it aswell. you can follow me if you want...hope I can be of some entertainment! Twitter / jrt2285