Comments on: What’s With the Twitter Craze? http://dan.hersam.com/2008/04/21/whats-with-the-twitter-craze/ A computer programmer's commentary on news, Linux, programming, music, web design, trivia, humor, usability and whatever else strikes his fancy at the time. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:49:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Your own mini timeline - Amidst a tangled web http://dan.hersam.com/2008/04/21/whats-with-the-twitter-craze/#comment-140898 Your own mini timeline - Amidst a tangled web Sat, 31 May 2008 14:35:39 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/?p=1731#comment-140898 [...] - May 31, 2008 Your own mini timeline Plurk is similar to twitter, but it displays updates in a timeline instead of a flat list. I like the idea of having a [...] [...] - May 31, 2008 Your own mini timeline Plurk is similar to twitter, but it displays updates in a timeline instead of a flat list. I like the idea of having a [...]

]]> By: Dan http://dan.hersam.com/2008/04/21/whats-with-the-twitter-craze/#comment-139158 Dan Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:05:34 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/?p=1731#comment-139158 Chad: I can see the benefit of being able to bounce questions off people and getting a quick response. I created an <a href="http://twitter.com/jadn" rel="nofollow">account</a> and posted a few times but it seemed like talking to a wall. I'm sure interaction would make it more interesting. However, this <a href="http://www.semportland.com/announcements/my-best-explanation-of-twitter/" rel="nofollow">blog</a> describes twitter as, "an infinite number of conversations going on that you can participate in." Talk about information overload! Research continues to show that we're not good at multitasking. Having an instant message window open to the world isn't going to help productivity. By the way, you have a new follower :) Chad: I can see the benefit of being able to bounce questions off people and getting a quick response. I created an account and posted a few times but it seemed like talking to a wall. I’m sure interaction would make it more interesting.

However, this blog describes twitter as, “an infinite number of conversations going on that you can participate in.”

Talk about information overload! Research continues to show that we’re not good at multitasking. Having an instant message window open to the world isn’t going to help productivity.

By the way, you have a new follower :)

]]> By: Chad D http://dan.hersam.com/2008/04/21/whats-with-the-twitter-craze/#comment-139157 Chad D Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:52:29 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/?p=1731#comment-139157 As someone who is 'in to the twitter craze', I find it hard to explain why it's useful, but it is(to me). I think it takes time to figure out how it might be useful to yourself. There is a lot of noise on it, but if the right people follow you, it can be a powerful tool and resource. I use to bounce problems and questions off of a lot and I learn about news and technology faster than any other source. To get it, you have to use it. As someone who is ‘in to the twitter craze’, I find it hard to explain why it’s useful, but it is(to me). I think it takes time to figure out how it might be useful to yourself. There is a lot of noise on it, but if the right people follow you, it can be a powerful tool and resource. I use to bounce problems and questions off of a lot and I learn about news and technology faster than any other source.

To get it, you have to use it.

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