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Re: Twitter in Plain English

Zgeptik — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:16:44 -0000

Oh boy, this is like the early days of cell phones when I just didn't understand why people needed to be connected 24/7 -- even while grocery shopping.

My first Twitter: Where am I? I am going to the powder room to relieve myself.

Do people really need to know everything about your time?

Re: Twitter in Plain English

Dan Colman — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:36:56 -0000

Jason,

I think you're right. The great virtue of our Twitter feed is that it has let me get to know my readers quite a bit better, and it has helped me discover (through the readers) other people/organizations that share my interests. Twitter essentially helps you find ever changing/growing affinity groups on the fly. So you're definitely right that the video simplifies things. But it's also better than other clips I've found for the beginner.

Cheers,
Dan

Re: Twitter in Plain English

Jason Jack Weaver — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:47:48 -0000

First time I've commented here, despite being a regular reader.

This Twitter video is nicely done but I don't think it's really what many of us use it for. The first comment people make is usually: 'Why not just use the Facebook status feature?' Very true.

Twitter is great because it breaks down walls and makes it so easy to build a community of people you don't know rather than just updates to 'friends and family'.

I mention because a lot of friends have signed up, let a couple of tweets and trailed off. They still don't see the point of it.

You provide a fantastic service. Keep it up!