Yes - very important to learn the commands. :)
I learned the "leave" and "off" quickly as often times conversations go on between two or three people, etc... It is fun to watch, but my phone battery can't hold up!
Just as important, is for the Twitterererers to make sure to direct one way communications via the Direct Message where possible. Twitter only has this from the web interface right now but surely there is a command coming soon?!
Other things I would like to see....
The experiment continues!
Yeh, the "D Username Message" thing is very handy (I love being able to text my sister in England for the cost of a national text message). I was wondering why people don't use it much, then I realised that I couldn't find it on the actual site anywhere (I found the command by recieving a direct message and reading the reply instructions on that). I hope more people will start using this and stop filling up my inbox with "@Soandso ..." updates. Just make sure that you are using their username (twitter.com/USERNAME) and not the name they use on their page.
Well, I'm one of those chatty chatters on twitter. Me and my friends there used to extend our twittering more than just "what am I doing now". but "what am I thinking of now?", "what am I telling dot dot dot now?"... etc.
we had one friend of ours complained, and then to me it didn't seem to make sense.. Well, we are friends and we'd like to have fun in all ways.. so, what's wrong withthat?!
YET, now, after my mobile got sms-s jam.. and I can't get a single twitter update, not even direct messeges (till now). I understood what you mean guys by "twitter is for what you are doing now only, not another IM"!
But seriously speaking, i didn't imagine Twitter to be that fun... So, OK, i learnt my lesson the hard way out.. :(
Bluelue, well, the first step is admitting you have a problem. ;)
I just think that people who don't use twitter on their phone don't understand. Lots of my friends seem to be turning it onto their phones lately, so they'll start to get it.
Also, glad to see that the guys from Twitter are listening (and have a sense of humor). They mentioned this story on their blog.
[...] I found a great quote on another blog saying exactly what I was going to say about this, so I’ll save myself the finger-strain and let him say it for me: To my friends: The next time you’re about to submit a message to twitter, please think to yourself. “Is this something that all 73 of my friends need to see?†And does what you’re writing actually answer the question, “what are you doing?†[...]
[...] With Twitter you can do just one thing, answering one simple question “What are you doing?“. Come to think of it, its brilliant! Your friends can add you and be informed of what you are doing! They can even get alerts on their IM and ofcourse their phone! You can also update your activities using IM or phone. You will find a lot of love and hate posts about the subject. But you know the way web 2.0 is shaping out. [...]
[...] After a couple of days, I recognized that, for me, Chitter works backwards. I don’t want to put my status in to iChat, I want my iChat status to show whatever I’m Twittering at the moment. Now, this doesn’t make sense if you use Twitter to carry on conversations with your pals. But, if you use it the way I do (and the way I think it was intended to be used), Twitter is like a real-time Status Message for your life. [...]
I don't get the newsletter Fraser, but I know http://twitter.com/blog/2007/01/love-hate-relationship.html>they're listening. That's good.
At first i never really got that whole twitter thing, it got me saying stuff like wtf etc. But yeah, it does get you in a funny kind of way, and I do find myself logging in and out of it to see whats up and stuff. I disabled the phone IM thing, as that would have just driven me bananas!
Oops just noticed that this is an old old thread - duh, saw it in bumpzee' href='http://www.bumpzee.com">bumpzee'>http://www.bumpzee.com">bumpzee and was curious...
[...] I know, you’re thinking “Twitter - oh no, that just sounds stupid”. There have been many folks who at first thought the same thing, me included, but many have grown to like it, a lot. You don’t have to use a phone, and it is a lot more fun when you have real life friends and family using it. Even people who claim to hate it, love it. [...]
WHY DO I NEED TO BE UPDATED ABOUT YOUR LUNCH? I DON'T CARE. I'M FEELING TOO IN TOUCH. TOO PLUGGED IN. THEN YOU GET ALL THE TECH 'SAVVY' REALTORS JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON, UPDATING ME THAT THEY ARE PHOTOCOPYING. ARE YOU F'N KIDDING ME? WHO CARES? I'M IN MY 20'S, MAYBE THAT'S OLD, BUT I JUST KEEP SEEING STUPID SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES BECOMING ALL THE HYPE AND THEN ON TO THE NEXT ONE. I'LL CALL YOU WHEN I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S UP. FOR F SAKES, IT'S PATHETIC.
zap <username> ... very good one. I'd use this one. But the problem is to convince all your friends to goto the Twitter store, buy, ship and constantly wear the “Bluetooth Twitter Underwear Attachment”, or "Electric Shock Watch" ;-) ...personally I still don't really get Twitter... can't you just hang out with your friends in the Real world and have a beer? ...and "Twitter" naturally :-D
Yes - very important to learn the commands. :)
I learned the "leave" and "off" quickly as often times conversations go on between two or three people, etc... It is fun to watch, but my phone battery can't hold up!
Just as important, is for the Twitterererers to make sure to direct one way communications via the Direct Message where possible. Twitter only has this from the web interface right now but surely there is a command coming soon?!
Other things I would like to see....
1. Groups
2. (I second the choice for...) Zap :)
The experiment continues!
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It was said there is a circulation of love in this world, the only thing can be seen is the beginning but no ending. Someone wants to make a start whereas someone wants to finish. It is all like that.
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Twitter, the strange but oddly addictive amalgamation of a message board, AIM, and text messaging has been making inroads into the affiliate marketing community thanks to the efforts of Sam Harrelson and Brian Littleton's Twitter experiment at Affiliate Summit.
The basic concept is nothing new. Post 'shout outs' and other people can see them, answering the simple question posed by Twitter, "What are you doing?" If you share them publicly, anyone can see them. You can also make it such that only your friends can see your posts. Your friends are people who you have added to your profile, whom you've found through an invite, or through browsing through other users' profiles ( here's mine). You can send and receive messages in IM and even your mobile phone via text messaging.It's not for just major stuff like, "I'm standing at the altar in Las Vegas with a showgirl.", but also random stuff like "waiting 45 minutes for a #$&*@ taxi." It is a fun continual lifeline to your friends. "Awww, Scott's getting hitched in Vegas", or "Poor Scott, I hope it's not raining". One of the best things about Twitter is that you can get updates to your phone. If you're on the road, or just making a packy-run, you're never far from your friends.Twitter's strength is also it's greatest weakness. Why?It is irresistible to respond to people's "twittering" and ultimately it turns into an IM conversation between two or three people. If I've enabled Twitter on my mobile phone, I'm the unwilling witness to long conversation between a few of my so-called friends. Clearly, they're using Twitter's web or IM interface and twittering back and forth in the comfort of their computer about dinner plans or something. My phone buzzes away with every post. Why are they doing this to me? Don't they know they're setting my phone off with every hit of the enter key?
With friends like these, who needs enemies?To my friends: The next time you're about to submit a message to twitter, please think to yourself. "Is this something that all 73 of my friends need to see?" And does what you're writing actually answer the question, "what are you doing?"Friends don't let friends Twitter badly.There is Some Relief in the Twitter CommandsThe guys at Twitter have thought of a lot of stuff. If you haven't already, you should familiarize yourself with the lingo and commands. You can send the following commands to twitter in IM and your mobile phone:
- get - gets the recent updates from all your friends
- get username - gets the recent updates from one friend
the most important commands...
- leave username - disables updates from one person
- leave all - turns off all updates
- off - disables twitter updates (seems redundant with leave all)
and if you're feeling lonely...
- on - reverses an off command
- follow all - reverses the leave all
Twitter Commands that are Sorely NeededBut they haven't thought of everything, I hereby submit the suggested commands to the guys at Twitter:
- batch n - batch my updates every n minutes.
- throttle on - if a conversation gets out of hand and I'm not in it, automatically batch the messages.
- to username - send a message only to a particular user
- chill username - suspend the updates from a particular user for some short period of time.
- zap username - send an electrical signal through the user's texting device if they're twittering out of control. Sort of like a dog bark collar. Requires the user to have the "Bluetooth Twitter Underwear Attachment".
Do you have any twitter commands you'd like to see? Comment here.BTW, If you want to add me to your friends list, here's my twitter profile. I apologize in advance for my liberal use of the 'off' command.