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Re: Twitter Issues, Tissues for Short

loupaglia — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:56:39 -0000

lol, well Richy McCutiePants, all I can say is thanks. I love hearing that I have such a positive impact on those who read this blog!

I also didn't know that Cheyenne, Wyoming is known for its coffee, great tip.

Take care Wes! I mean Richie.

Re: Twitter Issues, Tissues for Short

Richy McCutiePants — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:42:30 -0000

Lou - I think your website is great. Your views on micro-blogging are both inspiring and thought-provoking. In fact, I was recently at a Dungeons and Dragons convention, and I realized that a lot of the druids and warlocks that I met there share the same views as you. What a wonderful community you provide for us.

By the way, you are extremely photogenic! Any chance we can get some coffee the next time you're out here in Cheyenne, Wyoming? We have really great coffee here. I think you would love it.

Let me know!

Re: Twitter Issues, Tissues for Short

loupaglia — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:33:23 -0000

guess you are right Aaron but always a good think to have a simple message to explain yourself in a few words to new users. The advanced users figure out other uses anyway just by watching others so it isn't like it is limiting the potential or use cases.

Surprised Twitter hasn't put a message out to users yet that says "can you please just say what you are doing like you are supposed to, that is all the system was built for. look for a new system in August where you can do other things as well like reply, promote your blog posts and use it as a messaging system" :)

Re: Twitter Issues, Tissues for Short

Aaron Kuzemchak — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:24:42 -0000

I really feel that Twitter should drop the whole "what are you doing" bit, and just position themselves officially as a microblogging platform. Every time I try to explain Twitter to someone, I find myself saying "you're supposed to use it to tell the world what you're doing right now, but nobody actually uses it for that."

Re: Twitter Issues, Tissues for Short

loupaglia — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:38:56 -0000

Doug, you are right, its beauty is in its simplicity. Micro-blogging a meme is simple. But Twitter's simplicity and ease-of-use is what is killing it as well. The infrastructure (at the moment) cannot keep up. The move to FriendFeed is gaining momentum every day as well.

Re: Twitter Issues, Tissues for Short

Doug Meacham — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:00:47 -0000

As you suggest. I too have reduced my blogging frequency and increased Twittering. It's simplicity makes it easy, but the real key for me is the fact that its a living, vibrant community. People may visit my blog, but Twitter is a place where people live and interact