A'twitter
The bloggerati were all atwitter about Twitter at NewComm Forum. Seems like more noise to me, in a blogosphere (and Life) that is pretty noisy as it is. Still, Boston ain’t San Francisco when it comes to the “social” aspects of the Social Media scene, so I am hopeful that Twitter can help me to feel more connected to Bay Area colleagues. (More likely? I get depressed when I realize all the cool stuff I am missing out on!)
I subscribed a month ago and promptly forgot all about it. But certainly willing to try again, given all the chitterchatter about Twittering. I am at http://twitter.com/TDefren if you wanna link up.
UPDATE: Steve Rubel thinks Twittering might just overtake blogging. That’s hardcore. As time-stricken as we all seem to be, yes, it’s nice to see your friends’ goings-on, but one-liners can’t replace the deep thoughts and debate that make blogging so interesting. It seems to me that Twitter makes a nice add-on to the blogosphere; it certainly does not provide you with the depth and sense of personality you can perceive by reading someone’s blog. I think it would be very rare that you read someone’s Twitterings and have that lead you to subscribe to their blog; it will almost always be the other way around.
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Nooooo!! Et tu, Todd? I just don't get it...maybe you will enlighten me.
Posted by: Jesse Ciccone | March 12, 2007 10:31 AM
I had the same reaction -- didn't bother with it until every last person I know at New Comm asked about it. For me, I think it had something to do with the name. :-)
Posted by: Susan Getgood | March 12, 2007 12:15 PM
We're moving so fast, it is nice to see what friends are up to, but twittering (is that a new verb?) every five minutes seems a bit much. And does everyone really want to know I just walked to Starbucks? I do see a potential application though in micro feeds; the ability to rapidly update an event and I'll bet you'll see more twitter traffic following the next disaster - that is, if everyone's GSM and text service stays intact. BTW, good seeing you last week in Vegas.
Posted by: Michael Sommermeyer | March 12, 2007 01:05 PM
Many other examples of "Not enough to blog, but enough to say about current conditions."
Unix Finger command, circa the internet stone age.
Sites like HeyLetsGo have had a subset of twitter capabilities for at least a year, albeit w/o widgets and syndication.
I am liking Twitter, but unless you are a real net.head, almost easier to use IM groups. How long until they bring out Enterprise Twitter. Why not just bake into IM clients, an established platform and one less Widget to slow down page loads.
Posted by: Dave Evans | March 12, 2007 02:42 PM
Some days I Twitter and some days I blog. Some days I do both, I just added you.
Posted by: Kami Huyse | March 12, 2007 03:59 PM
Some people like to jump on a bandwagon late (not you, Todd) and claim that the found it and that it's the greatest tool ever.
Been on Twitter for a few months now, and have turned it off and on a few time already.
But, it's got some people's blessings now, so it's okay.
Whatever. It's a cool tool, but it's just another tool out there. Yes, I happen to see the value in this one, and that there are cool things that are done and can be done with it.
Posted by: Jeremy Pepper | March 12, 2007 07:52 PM
I'm torn, should I have the Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc tonight?
Posted by: Thomas Hawk | March 12, 2007 08:22 PM
Just got back from dinner.. whoops.. wrong window.
Posted by: David Parmet | March 12, 2007 09:08 PM