What's your Twitter name, Heath? I'm 'fauxpress' @ http://twitter.com/fauxpress
Jan On 4/9/07, Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well I just joined twitter and thank God for Bill from lofi, cause he > was my first and probably only follower..I love ya Bill, even though > you think you know how to cook! ;-) > > Heath > http://batmangeek.com > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Cammack" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Heath" <heathparks@> wrote: > > > > > > You know what I think is interesting about twitter? It's like > the > > > techie version of "myspace friends". Now some of you are > probably > > > going "What?!?!"....but think about it, part of the appeal from > what > > > I hear anyway, is the number of people "following" you, much like > the > > > number of friends people try and get over in myspace.... > > > > > > I'm sure there are probably quite a few people that are interested > in > > who's following them. I'm sure that's a benefit for some people who > > attempt to create large lists of followers. :) > > > > My interest is in who I can follow, not who follows me. The first > day > > I joined twitter, I started following someone in the acting/video > biz. > > While I was still doing the ONE thing I was doing since I had > started > > twitter up, according to what she posted, she had visited at least > > four different locations and done about six different tasks! :O > It's > > interesting to become aware of what people are saying their day is > > like, as long as it pertains to a field or topic you're interested > in. > > I might find out that Justin Kownacki's finishing his picture edit > > for the next STBD, and then, an hour later, I find out he's doing > his > > sound edit. That wouldn't be interesting to a farmer, but the time > it > > takes to go through processes in a field I'm interested in is > > consequently interesting to me. It's also interesting to hear about > > people traveling and being in different places from the last time > they > > twittered... gives a little different spin to things as opposed to > > knowing that people were sitting exactly where they were before, > > because they were hard-wired to their ethernet connection in their > > basement somewhere. > > > > The downside to twitter is that if you're not being followed, people > > don't get YOUR communications. That makes it a situation of being > > there, but having no voice. For voyeurs, that's no problem at all. > > OTOH, that allows you to tailor whose twitters you receive, so it's > > really like crafting your own chat room. If someone says corny > stuff > > all day, you just delete them and forget about it. > > > > > Maybe it's good for people on the coast's or in cities where > there is > > > a bunch of activity, but in Cincinnati here, who wants to know > that I > > > am currently working on billing, or that today for lunch I got > comic > > > books?..... > > > > I agree that it's more useful in places where there are more people > > and they do more things. I just had lunch with a friend because her > > plans changed mid-day and she twittered that she had a free window > of > > time, and I had that same amount of time free. Even in > Cincinnatti, I > > would think the local benefit wouldn't be "hey... look what I'm > doing, > > now!", but it would be the opportunity to make time to meet up with > > other people when your schedules coincide. Someone else might be > > thinking of going to the comic book store later tonight or tomorrow, > > but if they find out you're going earlier, they might make plans > with > > you to meet up. > > > > Overall, it's not for everybody. > > > > -- > > Bill C. > > http://TheLab.blip.tv > > > > > > > > > I don't know, I probably will get on because everyone else > > > is doing it. But if history repeats, me getting on twitter will > be > > > the death kneel for it.... ;-) > > > > > > Heath I got scared shitless today, if you wanna know why check my > blog > > > http://batmangeek.com > > > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Verdi" <michael@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Yes Twitter. Ryanne and I were looking at the hummingbirds > outside > > > the > > > > window here and she remembered your post. Those of you not on > > > twitter you > > > > might want to consider it. To me it's kind of like a big 24/7 > irc > > > chat (but > > > > much easier to use + works on your phone). I looked at the > Yahoo > > > group stats > > > > and it seems like the number of messages over the last week are > > > down about > > > > 50%. My guess is that much of the social/not-strictly- > videoblogging > > > messages > > > > have moved over to Twitter. > > > > > > > > - Verdi > > > > http://twitter.com/michaelverdi > > > > > > > > On 4/8/07, Markus Sandy <markus.sandy@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > hi all, > > > > > > > > > > i just wanted to share what i thought was an interesting > > > occurrence. > > > > > > > > > > a few days ago, i started to getting some comments on one of > my > > > older > > > > > apperceptions posts > > > > > > > > > > i figured that something was up that was making people to do > > > that, but > > > > > I did not know what > > > > > > > > > > not sure why, but i guessed that it was something ryanne had > done > > > > > > > > > > turned out i was right. > > > > > > > > > > unknown to me at the time, she had twittered the post > > > > > > > > > > thanks ryanne! > > > > > > > > > > and thanks to all of you who have shared your thoughts and > asked > > > about > > > > > buddy. > > > > > > > > > > i'm sad to say he has yet to return home. > > > > > > > > > > but i am also happy to see him in that video, to recall the > magic > > > of > > > > > that hummingbird and for all the great comments from friends. > > > > > > > > > > i've never been twitter-dotted before. > > > > > > > > > > have others had this happen? > > > > > > > > > > markus > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > http://SpinXpress.com/Markus_Sandy > > > > > http://Ourmedia.org/Markus_Sandy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > http://michaelverdi.com > > > > http://spinxpress.com > > > > http://freevlog.org > > > > Author of Secrets Of Videoblogging - http://tinyurl.com/me4vs > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- The Faux Press - better than real http://fauxpress.blogspot.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
