Comments on: Q: “What is the point of Twitter?” A: …

By: Paul Bradshaw

Paul Bradshaw — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:38:18 +0000

I don’t agree with the ‘a lot of noise’ argument. After all, you choose who to follow, so if you follow one person that’s all you’ll hear – not a lot of noise. You choose to get as much noise as you’re happy with.

To adopt your aviary example. When you sign up to Twitter it’s an empty aviary, and you fill it with the birds you most want to listen to. If the noise gets too great then you let some of the birds free (unfollow). If there’s too much dried up poo then you clean up.

By: Vero

Vero — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 01:56:06 +0000

Twitter is cute…but it is not a social network site. It is a good way to read people’s interests and opinions. If you are willing to sift through a lot of noise, occasionally you will find some information that is interesting. Otherwise it is like walking into a crowded aviary where all the birds have megaphones and there is a lot of dried up poo.

By: Suzumi

Suzumi — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:50:32 +0000

After reading all prior posts (above). I am going to try it…FIRST, before I proclaim it as a useless thing. It is life’s great mystery which societal tools stick, and which ones don’t. The car? the computer? the atom bomb?… Gotta go, looking to see if the Dali Lama has any new tweets.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:34:13 +0000

From what I have seen of tweets from friends (and enemies) tweeting is like the “wall” on Facebook; generally self absorbed and an absolute waste of time. want to “stay in contact with people” give them a telephone call or meet them for lunch!

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:30:39 +0000

I actually work with twitter (yes, I’m one of them), and people are always, always satying to me “what’s the point?” or “I don’t get it”. I always tell them that it’s basically a list of all the people and all the websites you find entertaining in the world, pointing out things that you might like as they happen.
If you have a desk bound job and need a research service, follow leaders in your field and you’ll be first with all the news and developments all the time.
If you have a Twitterstream full of people telling you what they had for lunch, you’re following the wrong people.

By: yuri

yuri — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:24:58 +0000

Like Paul said “it’s a social networking tool to make contacts and carry on conversations”. I strongy agree, for example it is useful for students to knowing people in their own specialize and keep in touch.

By: Paul Bradshaw

Paul Bradshaw — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:55:40 +0000

You’re a big fan then?

By: Nik

Nik — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:36:35 +0000

As far as I can see Twitter serves the following uses:

1) Clogs up other fora and costs far too much data to be worth it on a mobile.
2) Allows the masses a moment of glory as they “Follow” a Z-list wannabe.
3) Ensures that I cease to view them as somebody I will converse with in any format other than voice or face to face.
4) (My favourite) Gives hardline dictatorships ore ammunition and excuses for arresting and torturing their citizens (I’m looking at you Iran).
5) Takes the worst aspects of Farcebook and removes any of the good points (assuming that there are any).
6) Is a great tool for burglars / identity thieves and worse.
7) Makes otherwise intelligent people into defensive drones. Causes severe damage to linguistic skills.

And so forth.

By: garryartz

garryartz — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:17:28 +0000

I always have thought mobile phones are stupid things. Thank you Jesus for giving us a true insight into the uselessness and meaninglessness of twitter.

By: Jesus

Jesus — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:06:25 +0000

Twitter is useless, God said so.