jhulud Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I've been hearing about Twitter a lot lately...I read the Wikipedia for it but still a bit confused. Can someone dumb it down for me and explain it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemjfan23 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 it's like facebook status updates, except that's it. it's just a social networking site where you have tons of "friends" or followers who subscribe to your updates, and as the day goes on, you just say what you're doing. it's the oddest thing. i don't get the obsession. i don't want people knowing what i'm doing every minute of every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarondanger Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Yea I don't much about it either. How do u receive them? Is it like getting a text? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 Thanks Dan. I guess it would be more handy for labels and whatnot to get those updates from them. But I agree with you on people knowing what I do every waking moment. That's what annoys me about Facebook...forgetting the actual status update thing...any time you do anything, everyone knows about it! "Hey, look! Juan farted just now!"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 It seems so high maintenance to constantly update it and if you don't it seems pointless to ever start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murakami Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 its made a little easier to update by iphone apps. you see a good show and you can shoot out "man, that show kicked ass" without having to run back to your computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhulud Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 I could see how it comes in handy w/ the iPhone app. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidamnesiac Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 You don't need an iPhone app to do updates from your phone. You can set up twitter to update from your cell any time you send a text to 40404. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamitekid Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 this thing sounds lame. People really don't need to know what I am up to at all times of day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk0nuggets Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I had to join this for one of my classes. Kind of lame. I kind of hate social networks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I had to join this for one of my classes. Kind of lame. I kind of hate social networks. That's horrible teaching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
controlthebleeding Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 my buddy got it because everyone was bugging him. now he just updates when he's in the shitter and how it looks...pretty hilarious.. i think he scared away everyone in a week...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 i had to explain this to a friend who tried convincing me twitter was awesome. peeps who use twitter are probably the same kind of dudes who watch themselves in the mirror while having sex. i imagine patrick bateman would be a twitterer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanukichu Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I have the Twitterberry app on my Blackberry. It's the only reason I have a twitter. It gives me something to do at work when I am oh so desperately bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I use it. most of my friends use it. I'm into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemjfan23 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 I had to join this for one of my classes. just curious as to your teacher's reasoning... what class was it? how does your teacher think twitter is conducive to learning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjaicomo Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 it's like facebook status updates, except that's it.it's just a social networking site where you have tons of "friends" or followers who subscribe to your updates, and as the day goes on, you just say what you're doing. it's the oddest thing. i don't get the obsession. i don't want people knowing what i'm doing every minute of every day. Too bad I am always watching . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemjfan23 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 let's be gay together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemjfan23 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 let's be gay together. no homo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjaicomo Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 let's be gay together. no homo? I really like this. I am gay for no homo police. And god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danthemjfan23 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjaicomo Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 And Dan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjaicomo Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 We need better banners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kirbypuckett Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 If you use Twitter just to say you're pooping or only follow people that post when they're on the can then you're going to HATE Twitter. I use Twitter to get news, find deals, keep in touch w/ friends, and because I'm a social media geek. Twitter is kind of replacing the AIM Away Message -- I'm 26 and I don't sit on the computer anymore, neither do my friends. Twitter makes it easy for me to see what people are up to. Also, as I've written before I complained about Comcast on Twitter and I got in touch w/ a rep via Twitter. We talked and he refunded the Installation Fee for me because of the hassle I had w/ them. Saved me $50 for a silly Tweet of "Comcast sucks." You can make Twitter useful, but following useful people, websites, or other sources. Some of my favorite things to follow are: Woot Obama http://twitter.com/RLSLOG [website that tracks leaks of movies and stuff] http://twitter.com/NewFrontiersman [Watchmen content] Digg Reddit http://twitter.com/greggrunberg [Parkman from Heroes] http://twitter.com/twittsburgh [Pittsburgh stuff] MLB NFL NHL Kotaku Punknews CNN There are so many more, but I'm no going to sit here and name them all. Twitter is dumb when you explain it, but it can be pretty neat if you make the best of it. Having a smartphone is almost a priority for Twitter though. You can update via txt, but you can't read a lot, unless you have them all sent to your phone. Since you have an iPhone check out the app Twinkle, it's free. It's my favorite app on my iPhone. It not only gives you the normal stuff you get on Twitter.com, but it uses the location feature to pull Tweets from other people in a certain radius from you. I use it all the time, it's kind of neat to see what other people are doing around your city. It comes in handy w/ traffic too, some people will update you on an accident or whatever. Wow, I wrote way too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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