Do you use Twitter ?
Aug 1, 2008 | 11:01 pm
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Do you use Twitter ?
If so, what is your handle ?
Mine is "fr8d"
Do you use Twitter ?
If so, what is your handle ?
Mine is "fr8d"
Aug 4, 2008 | 4:26 am
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* Everyone seems to be using twitter, guess I better give it a go
* Trying it, what's the fuss all about?
* God twitter is useless, and potentially quite annoying
* Oh, maybe it does have it's uses
* What did I ever do without twitter?
Aug 4, 2008 | 2:21 pm
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I send "tweets" (my Twitter handle is the same as here), but don't think anybody pays any attention. Sort of like walking down the sidewalk mumbling to myself, I think. Hmmmm.... could go for some peanut butter right now. Have to tweet that......
Aug 6, 2008 | 8:33 am
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I thought that too when I first started using it, but after a few months of playing with it and tweaking who I follow and my intentions, it's become a tool. The biggest plus is subscribing to people to who provide relevant information, such as developer conferences, local businesses, etc. ^
Aug 6, 2008 | 9:45 am
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One thing for which it might be useful in my personal context: real-time traffic updates. It's easy enough to find a Twitter client for a smartphone (I did give TinyTwitter a try) and "tweet" what you're running into during a commute, so people who are following you can avoid it. The problem would be knowing who to follow to get the updates you want. There's also the possibility of giving a stalker a literal roadmap of your daily commute and how to find you.
Aug 6, 2008 | 10:13 am
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can't this be sent via email?
Aug 6, 2008 | 10:14 am
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Aug 6, 2008 | 10:43 am
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Oct 1, 2008 | 8:17 am
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I just started using Twitter, but not for social networking. I figure no one cares if I am watching a baseball game, and they probably care even less that I am craving a Tim Horton's old fashioned glazed donut.
My intended use for Twitter is directly related to my blog, www.flyingwithfish.com, and is intended to be used as a quick information base passing along things that may be of interest to the photogs who travel, and business travelers, who regularly follow the blog.
It seems like it can be a different way of using a system which I initially found really irritating
If anyone is interested, www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish
My intended use for Twitter is directly related to my blog, www.flyingwithfish.com, and is intended to be used as a quick information base passing along things that may be of interest to the photogs who travel, and business travelers, who regularly follow the blog.
It seems like it can be a different way of using a system which I initially found really irritating
If anyone is interested, www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish