Twitter reaches the media class

Jessica, Mount Airy, NC — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:16:20 GMT

I've never heard it described before like that, and I have failed to realize what it was about until now. I signed up once, didn't understand the point, and deleted my account. Still, it seems like it would be overwhelming to follow so many people. I think information overload would take over for me....I can barely keep up with everything on my google reader.

Twitter reaches the media class

D. Wood, Los Angeles, CA — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:07:43 GMT

Brought to you by Twitter, and Tinyurl, proliferating malware because you trust us.

Twitter reaches the media class

Larry Tynes, Harrisonburg, VA — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:46:22 GMT

Most I've heard about Twitter. Been curious about it. Thanks for the kickstart.

Twitter reaches the media class

Will Femia — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:20:18 GMT

Jessica, if the blog entries in your google reader were only 140 characters long you'd have an easier time keeping up.

D. Wood, do you mean because they hide the URLs so you can never really know what you're clicking on? That's certainly a fair point. I always thought Twitter should come up with another way to indicate when there's a link associated with a tweet - an icon or something. Click the icon and it shows you the url in a separate window. You're right, clicking a tinyurl is an act of faith.

Twitter reaches the media class

Michael "WWW means 'Screw you Canada'" [Last Name Deleted] — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:23:28 GMT

Do you know what I hate?
Websites that don't allow their content to be shown in Canada (I.E. That Colbert clip).
Drives me completely nuts. Isn't this the "World Wide Web"?

Twitter reaches the media class

Will Femia — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:48:20 GMT

Michael, for what it's worth, I have this link in my notes about how to beat blocks on international video
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-watch-movies-and-shows-on-hulu-sling-from-abroad/
I haven't read it yet but if it works for you, let us know.

Twitter reaches the media class

Clint, Chicago, Illinois — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:20:43 GMT

Twitter officially crosses the line of what I find useless but entertaining and what I find dumb. I see absolutely no use for it in my life. Blogging was a fun, navel-gazing self-indulgence that occassionally offered insight or story-telling or decent, thoughtful writing. Twitter is just digital brain farts.

Next, there will be some program that lets you type a single letter, and the world will be glued to see which letter pops up next.

Twitter reaches the media class

Vicki Brown, San Francisco Bay Area, CA — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:59:31 GMT

Guess what, Clint? Twitter also offers insight, story-telling, and decent, thoughtful writing. You just have to look for it. You can't expect every communication channel (or Any channel) to be 100% perfect. Not ever blog, not every book, not every film, not every tweet.

As with most things, you get more out if you put something in.

Twitter reaches the media class

Haley — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:16:06 GMT

I can't remember: Are you on Tumblr? I'm liking it...it interfaces with Facebook nicely.

Twitter reaches the media class

Sandra, New York, New York — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:34:24 GMT

I have been using Twitter for close to a year now. Sometimes I post fluff and other times substance. My posts filter into my facebook account along w. blog updates. I have connected w. a whole range of ppl. & that has helped since a recent layoff. I have gotten leads, and help thru my various online friends. The response is almost immediate. I follow Maddow, Sanchez and Kristof, as well as others. Plus the characters from Mad Men who provide insight into the ofc. goings on.

Twitter reaches the media class

Will Femia — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:27:42 GMT

Haley, I did sign up for a Tumblr account, just to see what was about. I used it pretty actively as a repository for worthwihle images from around the Web and piped in some from my photoblog, but lately I haven't been using it. (They're pretty much my photos until about page 4.)