Subject: Re: twitter // Re: Still don't like MS   
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   On 6/10/2009 3:53 PM, Jas Hud wrote:   
   >> Well, you can follow given people or topics...  It's usually the    
   >> fastest way to keep up with news.   
   >    
   > i just read that most people are using twitter once and never coming    
   > back again. i can understand why.   
   >    
   > do we *really* need news THAT fast?   
      
   Well, while you are looking, you might.  I think that too many people try to    
   "keep up', really, just use an app like tweet deck, or distroy twitter, and it    
   becomes a better experience, also the point isn't to get too involved.  Also,    
   following #city or #topic is usually a nice thing over @friend...  sometimes    
   following #yourcity, you find out about cool stuff coming up, or something    
   local happening now.   i actually find discussions following #phx a lot more    
   like what local bbsing used to be than about anything else I've seen.   
      
   > do we really need to know that 'joe' is leaving to go to the museum at    
   > 12:00?   
      
   not so much.. but if @joe says, I'm having lunch in area X of #city, any    
   recommendations, that works well...   or I'm going from hotel to #airport    
   following #event, anyone to share a cab?   both of those happen a lot on    
   twitter... again, following @joe imho isn't as usefull as    
   #topic/event/location, which might be a more immediate interest/need.   
      
   > another thing i noticed is i'm following all these people. i didnt even    
   > use twitter on that account that much OR look at people's pages and i    
   > have a shitload of people i'm  'following'.   
   >    
   > even had jay hodges on there, i noticed this while he was complaining    
   > about it. had no clue who i was following him, had no clue he was on    
   > twitter.   
   >    
   > maybe they're fabricating activity to keep it from dying.   
      
   not likely, I know a lot of people who follow topics of immediate interest    
   over people, and the key isn't to attempt to keep up from yesterday, but to    
   glance at the now.   
      
   --    
   Michael J. Ryan - http://tracker1.info/   
      
   ... B5: Now, landing thrusters.. landing thrusters, hmm.   
      
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