Comments on: yes. i am on twitter.

By: CheekierMeSly

CheekierMeSly — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 02:40:26 +0000

You made my day, Hugh. To quote Tom Robbins' Switters from Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates, your Twitter random link took "the cake, the pie, the whole damn patisserie". I'm all ... a'twitter!

By: shannon(swisner)

shannon(swisner) — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:55:24 +0000

I think twitter is definitely more of a one-way communication. But I love the way I am getting random SMS messages, I hope my friends are enjoying mine as well..

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:39:12 +0000

Twitter seems to have a way of alienating a large part of a blog audience, the readers, (as opposed to the ‘participators’, who join in the conversation via comments or blogging).
Looking at some of your posts on twitter Hugh, especially the ‘discuss’ ones, I’d be interested in following the conversation. However, twitter seems to be such a limited format, it constrains real discussion and splinters the audience somewhat.
And sadly, I kind of miss the random stuff that disappears when a blogger discovers twitter. Calacanis and Scoble being prime examples of this.

By: shannon(swisner)

shannon(swisner) — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:11:30 +0000

Since I moved here from SF 5 years ago, I think your prediction is a bit out-dated

By: david brain

david brain — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:13:54 +0000

Cool. Can you cartoon on twitter?

By: shannon

shannon — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:52:04 +0000

re: 2008 twitter twit — Someone is grumpy today. Do you really think Cumbria is the answer though, its a bit harsh?

By: Basti Hirsch

Basti Hirsch — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:52:10 +0000

@James jaiku.com may help with that then.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 05:03:49 +0000

I was wondering if you would jump on board.

By: James Spinks

James Spinks — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:15:09 +0000

The downside of Twitter is that there’s no comments or trackback equivalents for people you don’t already follow.

By: vaspers the grate

vaspers the grate — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:49:28 +0000

Twitter is beyond blogging, it’s fast lane communication, a deeper channel, a link and insight archiver, micro-journaling.
Twitter is good for SEO.
Twitter forces us windbag bloggers to be brief, pithy, laser focused. To express a profound statement in 140 characters is good discipline for us all.
Micro content and mobile computing are the future. We must start now to get good at short communications and presencing stream promotions. It’s like marketing haiku: building credibility, growing a Follower community, ranting creatively, promoting your Twitter page in blog comments, etc.
Twitter trolls and spammers?
We got rid of them a while back. You missed the violence and explosions.
:^)
http://twitter.com/vaspers