Comments on: Can Twitter survive its popularity? http://ubernoggin.com/archives/423 Intellagirl's Geeky Thoughts and Ponderings Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:25:29 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ed Webb http://ubernoggin.com/archives/423/comment-page-1#comment-4512 Ed Webb Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:46:18 +0000 http://ubernoggin.com/?p=423#comment-4512 I'm not sure 'coziness' is something I've ever felt, or wanted to feel, with Twitter. It has a good mix of friendliness and edginess - at least, MY Twitter network does. And that's the point, as Kevin says - we remain in control of our Twitter experience to a great extent. I'm happy if more people get on Twitter. It will make it potentially even more useful. I don't use FB at all and never plan to. But I wish more of my higher ed colleagues were tweeting. I was at a lunch last week in NYC where Sree Sreenivasan was talking to a room full of higher ed people. Who's on FB? About 3/4 of the room. Who's on LinkedIn? About a 1/4 to 1/3. Who's on Twitter? Me (and Sree, of course). I'd really welcome that changing. I’m not sure ‘coziness’ is something I’ve ever felt, or wanted to feel, with Twitter. It has a good mix of friendliness and edginess – at least, MY Twitter network does. And that’s the point, as Kevin says – we remain in control of our Twitter experience to a great extent.

I’m happy if more people get on Twitter. It will make it potentially even more useful. I don’t use FB at all and never plan to. But I wish more of my higher ed colleagues were tweeting. I was at a lunch last week in NYC where Sree Sreenivasan was talking to a room full of higher ed people. Who’s on FB? About 3/4 of the room. Who’s on LinkedIn? About a 1/4 to 1/3. Who’s on Twitter? Me (and Sree, of course). I’d really welcome that changing.

]]> By: Suzanne http://ubernoggin.com/archives/423/comment-page-1#comment-4511 Suzanne Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:22:08 +0000 http://ubernoggin.com/?p=423#comment-4511 I've never felt that coziness, but when I started looking at who was following me I became a little suspicious and a little curious. This was last year some time, when I had read that PR and marketing people were using Twitter "professionally." I'm rather guarded about ME-Potential-Consumer-0f-your-product/service and made a mental note of that trend. I don't know where it's at today, but I axed followers who didn't have a purpose I could commune with. I just added about 5 people to my list, now a modest 39. "Heavy-weights" I'm hoping to glean some nuggets from likes of Danah Boyd, Mimi Ito and Lessig. My Twitter network complements my Facebook. It's more professionally oriented while FB tends to blur the boundaries there. I haven't sense this recent shift, no but I do think that we tweet, like we blog with some kind of audience in mind. At least I do. I’ve never felt that coziness, but when I started looking at who was following me I became a little suspicious and a little curious. This was last year some time, when I had read that PR and marketing people were using Twitter “professionally.” I’m rather guarded about ME-Potential-Consumer-0f-your-product/service and made a mental note of that trend. I don’t know where it’s at today, but I axed followers who didn’t have a purpose I could commune with.

I just added about 5 people to my list, now a modest 39. “Heavy-weights” I’m hoping to glean some nuggets from likes of Danah Boyd, Mimi Ito and Lessig.

My Twitter network complements my Facebook. It’s more professionally oriented while FB tends to blur the boundaries there.

I haven’t sense this recent shift, no but I do think that we tweet, like we blog with some kind of audience in mind. At least I do.

]]> By: Kevin Makice http://ubernoggin.com/archives/423/comment-page-1#comment-4510 Kevin Makice Sun, 22 Feb 2009 04:17:42 +0000 http://ubernoggin.com/?p=423#comment-4510 Twitter is scalable because of its most important feature: the unfollow. No matter what the community conventions or who is using it, each person retains control over what to post and who to follow (or not follow). That makes it "shark proof." Twitter is scalable because of its most important feature: the unfollow.

No matter what the community conventions or who is using it, each person retains control over what to post and who to follow (or not follow). That makes it “shark proof.”

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