Comments on: Twitter Fills a Communication Void http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/ The Social Times covers news, analysis and insight pertaining to the social web. Learn how to brand yourself and your company via the social web. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:37:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: community powered rss feed « After Dark, My Tweet http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-243 community powered rss feed « After Dark, My Tweet Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:47:45 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-243 [...] powered rss feed Social Times posts on the merits of twitter being a sort of chat room where the participants are selected.  [...] […] powered rss feed Social Times posts on the merits of twitter being a sort of chat room where the participants are selected.  […]

]]> By: Andre Blackman http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-201 Andre Blackman Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:25:35 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-201 As I found more and more people that I followed in other ways (blogs, facebook, etc.) it became more interesting to see what went on in their minds on a daily basis. Also, because of the close attention that people pay to Twitter (many respond back nearly instantly), it's a great way to interact with folks you might not get a response back from any other way! In other words, the sense of online community has been enhanced, in my opinion. As I found more and more people that I followed in other ways (blogs, facebook, etc.) it became more interesting to see what went on in their minds on a daily basis. Also, because of the close attention that people pay to Twitter (many respond back nearly instantly), it’s a great way to interact with folks you might not get a response back from any other way!

In other words, the sense of online community has been enhanced, in my opinion.

]]> By: Andre Blackman http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-5126 Andre Blackman Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:25:35 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-5126 As I found more and more people that I followed in other ways (blogs, facebook, etc.) it became more interesting to see what went on in their minds on a daily basis. Also, because of the close attention that people pay to Twitter (many respond back nearly instantly), it's a great way to interact with folks you might not get a response back from any other way!<br><br>In other words, the sense of online community has been enhanced, in my opinion. As I found more and more people that I followed in other ways (blogs, facebook, etc.) it became more interesting to see what went on in their minds on a daily basis. Also, because of the close attention that people pay to Twitter (many respond back nearly instantly), it's a great way to interact with folks you might not get a response back from any other way!

In other words, the sense of online community has been enhanced, in my opinion.

]]> By: Sam http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-198 Sam Mon, 31 Dec 2007 07:05:06 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-198 Duncan Riley has a good post on Twitter and Omnipresence over at Techcrunch: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/30/a-sign-of-the-times/ I commented: "Twitter is an amazing service as long as you have a network. Most people don’t understand that you need to dive into Twitter and immediately start interacting…to begin, it’s more about being responsive than being a content producer. Twitter would do itself a world of good by making sure people understood this and helping pair them with contacts and subjects they could respond to. Users see value in Twitter when their UX becomes participatory. Like text messaging you must send to receive" http://www.leveragingideas.com Duncan Riley has a good post on Twitter and Omnipresence over at Techcrunch:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/30/a-sign-of-the-times/

I commented:

“Twitter is an amazing service as long as you have a network. Most people don’t understand that you need to dive into Twitter and immediately start interacting…to begin, it’s more about being responsive than being a content producer. Twitter would do itself a world of good by making sure people understood this and helping pair them with contacts and subjects they could respond to. Users see value in Twitter when their UX becomes participatory. Like text messaging you must send to receive”

http://www.leveragingideas.com

]]> By: Sam http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-4477 Sam Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:05:06 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-4477 Duncan Riley has a good post on Twitter and Omnipresence over at Techcrunch: <br><br><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/30/a-sign-of-the-times/">http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/30/a-sign-of-...</a><br><br><br>I commented:<br><br>"Twitter is an amazing service as long as you have a network. Most people don’t understand that you need to dive into Twitter and immediately start interacting…to begin, it’s more about being responsive than being a content producer. Twitter would do itself a world of good by making sure people understood this and helping pair them with contacts and subjects they could respond to. Users see value in Twitter when their UX becomes participatory. Like text messaging you must send to receive"<br><br><a href="http://www.leveragingideas.com">http://www.leveragingideas.com</a> Duncan Riley has a good post on Twitter and Omnipresence over at Techcrunch:

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/30/a-sign-of-...

I commented:

“Twitter is an amazing service as long as you have a network. Most people don’t understand that you need to dive into Twitter and immediately start interacting…to begin, it’s more about being responsive than being a content producer. Twitter would do itself a world of good by making sure people understood this and helping pair them with contacts and subjects they could respond to. Users see value in Twitter when their UX becomes participatory. Like text messaging you must send to receive”

http://www.leveragingideas.com

]]> By: Peter Corbett http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-197 Peter Corbett Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:45:14 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-197 Twitter is many many things. Certainly it's primarily a community. It is also a medium. It's actually also a massive human search engine - I ask a question and my community of friends responds. I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to see how they monetize this thing....perhaps they already are (market research?). Follow me here: http://www.twitter.com/corbett Twitter is many many things.

Certainly it’s primarily a community. It is also a medium.

It’s actually also a massive human search engine - I ask a question and my community of friends responds.

I’m on the edge of my seat waiting to see how they monetize this thing….perhaps they already are (market research?).

Follow me here: http://www.twitter.com/corbett

]]> By: Josue Sanchez http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-196 Josue Sanchez Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:39:04 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-196 I think I first heard of Twitter last year, while following MacWorld's coverage. It seemed like a crazy fad to me, so i didn't pay too much attention. Then, I started following Nick's entrepreneurial adventurers through his blogs... and I got infected by Twitter! lol I use it mostly to communicate with my youth group, and it's working VERY well. Thanks, Nick!! =D I think I first heard of Twitter last year, while following MacWorld’s coverage. It seemed like a crazy fad to me, so i didn’t pay too much attention.

Then, I started following Nick’s entrepreneurial adventurers through his blogs… and I got infected by Twitter! lol

I use it mostly to communicate with my youth group, and it’s working VERY well.

Thanks, Nick!! =D

]]> By: Andrew c. http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-195 Andrew c. Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:22:12 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-195 To echo, I also got here from @jowyang tweet despite the fact that I have this site on my RSS reader...I've noticed that I tend to see links in twitter to those posts in the blogoshpere that are the most interesting before I even see them updated in my reader! So I guess twitter has become my community-powered RSS reader! To echo, I also got here from @jowyang tweet despite the fact that I have this site on my RSS reader…I’ve noticed that I tend to see links in twitter to those posts in the blogoshpere that are the most interesting before I even see them updated in my reader! So I guess twitter has become my community-powered RSS reader!

]]> By: Andrew c. http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-194 Andrew c. Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:17:16 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-194 I totally agree Nick, I started twittering towards the end of last summer just because I like to try out any site I can find...at first I tweeted once a day or less by just responding to the question "What are you doing?" so my updates were things like: 'going to class.' 'Going to a movie.' ZzzZzzz... It was only after I discovered that the more people I connected to, the better I could harness the community of twitter: now if I have a quick question or idea about just about anything, I have instant access to a sort of online focus group! I love that twitter is like a wide, selective chat room...but you don't have to schedule people to participate, they throw their hat in the conversation ring whenever they see a topic that interests them in the midst of the ambient twitter updates. I totally agree Nick, I started twittering towards the end of last summer just because I like to try out any site I can find…at first I tweeted once a day or less by just responding to the question “What are you doing?” so my updates were things like: ‘going to class.’ ‘Going to a movie.’ ZzzZzzz…

It was only after I discovered that the more people I connected to, the better I could harness the community of twitter: now if I have a quick question or idea about just about anything, I have instant access to a sort of online focus group! I love that twitter is like a wide, selective chat room…but you don’t have to schedule people to participate, they throw their hat in the conversation ring whenever they see a topic that interests them in the midst of the ambient twitter updates.

]]> By: Connie Bensen http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-193 Connie Bensen Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:15:28 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-193 oh and @jowyang had pointed to this post on Twitter (that's how I got here) oh and @jowyang had pointed to this post on Twitter (that’s how I got here)

]]> By: Connie Bensen http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-192 Connie Bensen Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:14:57 +0000 http://www.socialtimes.com/2007/12/twitter-fills-a-communication-void/#comment-192 Hey Nick, No you're not crazy. Or if you are, then there are many of us in the same boat with you! I met you at the Web Comm Forum & that event was fun to tweet from. Twitter is a weird bird, but it grows on you as you use it & follow more people. Yesterday I asked which airport to use when I fly to Anaheim & rec'd 3 answers. My Twitter gang helped me fix the SEO problem on my blog & found a new problem. Both are fixed. One person even commented a month later that the problem was nicely fixed. :) And my sister's Wordpress business started as a result of Twitter & this past week I've sent 3 people her way. I sold the iPhone I won on Facebook on Twitter. That took an hour! hmmm looks like I should write my own blog post. :) When my sister wants to know what I'm up to - she clicks on my twitter address & reads my posts. (She doesn't have a twitter account, but prefers to stalk me :) ). @jowyang sent about 20 new followers my way today, so I look forward to my new friends. :) Crazy, uh huh, but definitely fun. I work from home, so Twitter is a great place to hang out. Hey Nick,
No you’re not crazy. Or if you are, then there are many of us in the same boat with you! I met you at the Web Comm Forum & that event was fun to tweet from.

Twitter is a weird bird, but it grows on you as you use it & follow more people. Yesterday I asked which airport to use when I fly to Anaheim & rec’d 3 answers. My Twitter gang helped me fix the SEO problem on my blog & found a new problem. Both are fixed. One person even commented a month later that the problem was nicely fixed. :) And my sister’s Wordpress business started as a result of Twitter & this past week I’ve sent 3 people her way. I sold the iPhone I won on Facebook on Twitter. That took an hour!

hmmm looks like I should write my own blog post. :) When my sister wants to know what I’m up to - she clicks on my twitter address & reads my posts. (She doesn’t have a twitter account, but prefers to stalk me :) ). @jowyang sent about 20 new followers my way today, so I look forward to my new friends. :)
Crazy, uh huh, but definitely fun. I work from home, so Twitter is a great place to hang out.

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