Comments on: What is Twitter and why use it? http://www.carbongraffiti.com/2008/08/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/ Digital marketing and design Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:45:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Tweeten up your world with Twitter! « http://www.carbongraffiti.com/2008/08/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/#comment-101 Tweeten up your world with Twitter! « Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:54:29 +0000 http://www.carbongraffiti.com/?p=333#comment-101 [...] What is Twitter and why use it? http://www.carbongraffiti.com/notebook/2008/08/27/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/ [...] [...] What is Twitter and why use it? http://www.carbongraffiti.com/notebook/2008/08/27/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/ [...]

]]> By: Freelance Advisor now on Twitter | Freelance Advisor http://www.carbongraffiti.com/2008/08/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/#comment-100 Freelance Advisor now on Twitter | Freelance Advisor Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:24:15 +0000 http://www.carbongraffiti.com/?p=333#comment-100 [...] more on Twitter, and why you should be using it, I’d thoroughly recommend Mr Aizlewood’s excellent introductory article. And if you’re worried it might be a distraction from actually getting your work done… [...] [...] more on Twitter, and why you should be using it, I’d thoroughly recommend Mr Aizlewood’s excellent introductory article. And if you’re worried it might be a distraction from actually getting your work done… [...]

]]> By: F. Andy Seidl http://www.carbongraffiti.com/2008/08/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/#comment-99 F. Andy Seidl Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:08:06 +0000 http://www.carbongraffiti.com/?p=333#comment-99 And now, as it turns out, you're nobody if you're not on twitter (at least according to the song: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/6dvzef" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/6dvzef</a> ;-) And now, as it turns out, you’re nobody if you’re not on twitter (at least according to the song: http://tinyurl.com/6dvzef ;-)

]]> By: Andy http://www.carbongraffiti.com/2008/08/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/#comment-98 Andy Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:49:20 +0000 http://www.carbongraffiti.com/?p=333#comment-98 Tweets are limited to 140 characters, but I believe it is a lot more to it then that. People need to stop thinking of Twitter as a "micro-blogging" service, and start looking at it like a platform, or operating system. I have blogged a ton about Twitter lately on my blog. Everyday, I think of (and learn of) new ways to use Twitter (I just posted about some NEW ways that businesses can use Twitter) VOIP? Phweep Find out about a Start-up (funding...founder,etc) send a Tweet to @cbbot . Want to cheat at scrabble? @ wordbot Just today, Mozilla announced Ubiquity that will work with Twitter. There are already a few hundred applications that are utilizing the Twitter app. Everyone, and every business can benefit from Twitter. Take your blog as an example ... By simply using twitterfeed, anyone in Twitterville can automatically learn of your new posts (It posts the URL and a brief summation as a Tweet). www.twitter.com/A_F Tweets are limited to 140 characters, but I believe it is a lot more to it then that. People need to stop thinking of Twitter as a “micro-blogging” service, and start looking at it like a platform, or operating system. I have blogged a ton about Twitter lately on my blog. Everyday, I think of (and learn of) new ways to use Twitter (I just posted about some NEW ways that businesses can use Twitter)

VOIP? Phweep
Find out about a Start-up (funding…founder,etc) send a Tweet to @cbbot . Want to cheat at scrabble? @ wordbot

Just today, Mozilla announced Ubiquity that will work with Twitter. There are already a few hundred applications that are utilizing the Twitter app. Everyone, and every business can benefit from Twitter. Take your blog as an example … By simply using twitterfeed, anyone in Twitterville can automatically learn of your new posts (It posts the URL and a brief summation as a Tweet).

http://www.twitter.com/A_F

]]> By: Michael Rose http://www.carbongraffiti.com/2008/08/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/#comment-97 Michael Rose Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:43:21 +0000 http://www.carbongraffiti.com/?p=333#comment-97 Great series on Twitter. Whether or not the tipping point comes remains to be seen. I've said it before, but I'll say it again here, Facebook should buy Twitter and seamlessly merge the two. It would solve Twitter's infrastructure/cash problems, connect Facebook to the Twitterverse, and allow simultaneous updating of statuses (if you so desire). Then it might tip over into the mainstream. What I most love about the Twitter story is that they were never too sure what it was they were creating. They had a simple idea, multi-casting of SMS messages, and one key idea, asking us to answer the question "What are you doing?". Facebook have now put that question into its own status update box and I'm convinced that updates have become a lot more popular and prevalent on the Facebook platform since they did that. Also the @ convention to reply to others has turned it into a really powerful micro-blogging/comments tool. FriendFeed does this really well and someone like <a href="http://friendfeed.com/robertscoble" rel="nofollow">RobertScoble</a> creates a mini-storm whenever he mentions a new tool or idea. Personally I've got four Twitter accounts: One to update friends on where I am and what I'm doing, great for spontaneous social gatherings. A second passing inspiring Buddhist "Thought for the day" wisdom to followers of a Buddhist teacher (<a href="http://twitter.com/geshekelsang" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/geshekelsang</a>) A third to pass Douglas Adams quotes (<a href="http://twitter.com/douglasadams" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/douglasadams</a>) And a fourth to update a section on a website I maintain (<a href="http://twitter.com/integralsalon" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/integralsalon</a>) Sounds complicated, but once set up it really is the easiest way to update 100s of (different types of) people in a less than two minutes. Looking forward to more in this series. Great series on Twitter.

Whether or not the tipping point comes remains to be seen.

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again here, Facebook should buy Twitter and seamlessly merge the two. It would solve Twitter’s infrastructure/cash problems, connect Facebook to the Twitterverse, and allow simultaneous updating of statuses (if you so desire). Then it might tip over into the mainstream.

What I most love about the Twitter story is that they were never too sure what it was they were creating. They had a simple idea, multi-casting of SMS messages, and one key idea, asking us to answer the question “What are you doing?”.

Facebook have now put that question into its own status update box and I’m convinced that updates have become a lot more popular and prevalent on the Facebook platform since they did that.

Also the @ convention to reply to others has turned it into a really powerful micro-blogging/comments tool. FriendFeed does this really well and someone like RobertScoble creates a mini-storm whenever he mentions a new tool or idea.

Personally I’ve got four Twitter accounts:

One to update friends on where I am and what I’m doing, great for spontaneous social gatherings.

A second passing inspiring Buddhist “Thought for the day” wisdom to followers of a Buddhist teacher (http://twitter.com/geshekelsang)

A third to pass Douglas Adams quotes (http://twitter.com/douglasadams)

And a fourth to update a section on a website I maintain (http://twitter.com/integralsalon)

Sounds complicated, but once set up it really is the easiest way to update 100s of (different types of) people in a less than two minutes.

Looking forward to more in this series.

]]> By: ezineaerticles » Blog Archive » What is Twitter and why use it? http://www.carbongraffiti.com/2008/08/what-is-twitter-and-why-use-it/#comment-96 ezineaerticles » Blog Archive » What is Twitter and why use it? Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:20:32 +0000 http://www.carbongraffiti.com/?p=333#comment-96 [...] Original post by Jon Aizlewood [...] [...] Original post by Jon Aizlewood [...]

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