Comments on: How Twitter is like soap, or Soylent Green http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/16/how-twitter-is-like-soap/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Twitter is not microblogging; it’s social networking « Spaghetti Testing http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/16/how-twitter-is-like-soap/comment-page-1/#comment-338089 Twitter is not microblogging; it’s social networking « Spaghetti Testing Thu, 29 May 2008 05:35:53 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2346#comment-338089 [...] I think that Mathew Ingram hit the nail on the head recently when he characterized Twitter as the Facebook status update as a standalone app. Taking the best of social networking and stripping out all the [...] [...] I think that Mathew Ingram hit the nail on the head recently when he characterized Twitter as the Facebook status update as a standalone app. Taking the best of social networking and stripping out all the [...]

]]> By: jansegers http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/16/how-twitter-is-like-soap/comment-page-1/#comment-374835 jansegers Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:30:28 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2346#comment-374835 Every major language seems to have its microblogs these days...<br><br>but all accept English language posting with an English URL included Every major language seems to have its microblogs these days…

but all accept English language posting with an English URL included

]]> By: jansegers http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/16/how-twitter-is-like-soap/comment-page-1/#comment-340394 jansegers Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:30:28 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2346#comment-340394 Every major language seems to have its microblogs these days...<br><br>but all accept English language posting with an English URL included Every major language seems to have its microblogs these days…

but all accept English language posting with an English URL included

]]> By: Tim Burden http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/16/how-twitter-is-like-soap/comment-page-1/#comment-340389 Tim Burden Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:13:00 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2346#comment-340389 Oh, for sure, and I'm not trying to crap on people for using whatever they want to use. Personally, my problem with it appears to be twofold:<br>1. signal/noise ratio<br>2. work in building a network<br><br>That last one is a bit of a Catch-22 - I don't want to put a lot of work into it until I see the value of it, and I probably won't see the value in it until I build up a network. In the meantime, I see a lot of stuff about Clinton/Obama (ahem - Dave Winer) and other stuff that doesn't interest me per se. And my friends and fellow students and journalists (except you, kind sir) don't seem to be on there.<br><br>I want services that help me sort through all the available information quickly. Twitter doesn't do that for me. It's like a big chat room. I thought chat rooms went away in the 90's :)<br><br>The difference now is that I can chat on there with my cell phone. Except I don't have a cell phone. Damn, you're right, I am NOT cool! :) Oh, for sure, and I'm not trying to crap on people for using whatever they want to use. Personally, my problem with it appears to be twofold:
1. signal/noise ratio
2. work in building a network

That last one is a bit of a Catch-22 – I don't want to put a lot of work into it until I see the value of it, and I probably won't see the value in it until I build up a network. In the meantime, I see a lot of stuff about Clinton/Obama (ahem – Dave Winer) and other stuff that doesn't interest me per se. And my friends and fellow students and journalists (except you, kind sir) don't seem to be on there.

I want services that help me sort through all the available information quickly. Twitter doesn't do that for me. It's like a big chat room. I thought chat rooms went away in the 90's :)

The difference now is that I can chat on there with my cell phone. Except I don't have a cell phone. Damn, you're right, I am NOT cool! :)

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/16/how-twitter-is-like-soap/comment-page-1/#comment-340388 mathewi Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:54:02 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2346#comment-340388 And I guess I would answer that different people like to be informed<br>about different things, in different ways. Sometimes it's a big news<br>event, sometimes it's a quirky story, sometimes it's a personal update<br>from a friend. Different purposes, different methods. And I guess I would answer that different people like to be informed
about different things, in different ways. Sometimes it's a big news
event, sometimes it's a quirky story, sometimes it's a personal update
from a friend. Different purposes, different methods.

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