I way too much underestimated Twitter [modified]
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Namaste (or Vannacum) Sri Rama, An interesting thread. I have yet to Twitter, and I don't think I ever will. The idea of it, to me, is equivalent to letting a horde of strangers be all able to talk in terse sentences directly into my ears any time they want. Yes, I'm an old crank now, I guess. This quote from the link to Kawasaki's article you posted : "This is year three of Twitter. In a sense, it’s like the Internet was fifteen years ago. Remember when people said, “Why would I go to a web site when newspapers and magazines come to my house, I can see people in person or talk to them on the phone, get driving instructions by looking at my AAA map, and buy books by going to the mall?” That’s where we are right now." I find truly hilarious. One thing the ebullient former jewelery salesman from Hawaii never lacked was astounding grandiosity :) If Twitter is the future, I am antiquity ! best, Bill
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BillWoodruff wrote:
The idea of it, to me, is equivalent to letting a horde of strangers be all able to talk in terse sentences directly into my ears any time they want
The key difference is your ability pic the strangers and pick what you want to listen. It is no different than all the numerous websites out there. People are making noise everywhere on Internet but you chose to visit this site because it happens to give you some value. In the same way you pick and chose what you want to follow on twitter.
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Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:
I am sure there is a lot of junk on it but the trick is to properly shield yourself from the junk.
Isn't that also the rule of thumb when spending the night at the Playboy Mansion? Or maybe that's a different rule I'm thinking of?
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Jim Crafton wrote:
Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote: [Edit] My only concern is that it might be a bubble that may burst all of a sudden. [/Edit] Isn't that also the rule of thumb when spending the night at the Playboy Mansion? Or maybe that's a different rule I'm thinking of?
Fixed that for ya. :)
Gary