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 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:36:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: jansegers http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/16/how-twitter-is-like-soap/#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-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-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.

]]> By: Tim Burden http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/16/how-twitter-is-like-soap/#comment-340387 Tim Burden Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:37:54 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2346#comment-340387 Staying as informed as possible, if I had to put it as succinctly as possible. Staying as informed as possible, if I had to put it as succinctly as possible.

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/04/16/how-twitter-is-like-soap/#comment-340386 mathewi Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:18:03 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=2346#comment-340386 Well, I could argue that connecting computers together is what the<br>Internet *is*, not what it's *for*. But still -- what are the Web and<br>social networks for? Well, I could argue that connecting computers together is what the
Internet *is*, not what it's *for*. But still — what are the Web and
social networks for?

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