Comments on: What’s the point of Twitter? http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/ Thoughts and photos from an American living in Spain. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:00:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Amanda http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-2320 Amanda Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:28:33 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-2320 I finally get it! I've been wondering for a while now, so thanks! I finally get it! I’ve been wondering for a while now, so thanks!

]]> By: simon http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-2068 simon Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:27:31 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-2068 Once again, I am on the outside, with my nose pressed against the glass, gazing longingly at all the cool people inside and dreaming of joining them... Once again, I am on the outside, with my nose pressed against the glass, gazing longingly at all the cool people inside and dreaming of joining them…

]]> By: Heather http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-2065 Heather Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:09:27 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-2065 They have a club now on Facebook that is anti applications, I joined it.......... They have a club now on Facebook that is anti applications, I joined it……….

]]> By: Erik R. http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-2064 Erik R. Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:06:55 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-2064 Thank you both for your kind words of nail hitting and encapsulation. Jane, you know how you had doubts about whether or not we should talk about Simon behind his back on Twitter? I think we're in the clear now. Thank you both for your kind words of nail hitting and encapsulation.

Jane, you know how you had doubts about whether or not we should talk about Simon behind his back on Twitter? I think we’re in the clear now.

]]> By: jane http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-2063 jane Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:19:18 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-2063 You perfectly encapsulated my major objection to Facebook, and you also perfectly encapsulated what I like about Twitter. I do wonder why some people sign up to follow me though. It's one thing for you, Sgazzetti, Andrea and me (for example) to respond back and forth to each other @twitter but it is another thing entirely for people I don't know to follow me, and some are. Why? Some of them are people who are just trying to rack up a whole bunch of Twitter contacts...which doesn't make any sense to me at all; others genuinely seem to <i>want</i> to keep up with my twittering and I don't get it since most of it is without any context or cleverness whatsoever. You perfectly encapsulated my major objection to Facebook, and you also perfectly encapsulated what I like about Twitter.

I do wonder why some people sign up to follow me though. It’s one thing for you, Sgazzetti, Andrea and me (for example) to respond back and forth to each other @twitter but it is another thing entirely for people I don’t know to follow me, and some are. Why? Some of them are people who are just trying to rack up a whole bunch of Twitter contacts…which doesn’t make any sense to me at all; others genuinely seem to want to keep up with my twittering and I don’t get it since most of it is without any context or cleverness whatsoever.

]]> By: simon http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-2062 simon Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:13:29 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/02/26/whats-the-point-of-twitter/#comment-2062 Makes sense. Doesn't make me any more likely to use it, but at least I see the point now. I've pretty much given up on Facebook too. And you hit the nail on the head about why blogging is better than emailing. Makes sense. Doesn’t make me any more likely to use it, but at least I see the point now. I’ve pretty much given up on Facebook too. And you hit the nail on the head about why blogging is better than emailing.

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