Comments on: Putting Twitter on Notice

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:41:22 +0000

I've just started using Twitter and I love it except for the almost constant lag time. Most of the time when I go to the site or am on it and refresh it, it brings up the over the limit page. As nice as it's been for networking, it's taking too much of my time just to try and use it. I'm giving it a few days however. Maybe they will do something about it?? Cindy's last blog post..Organization for WAHMs

By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith

Rebecca Laffar-Smith — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:33:06 +0000

@ James: You need to do a review of Plurk, what you don't like about the interface? I think the timeline thing is a little strange but it's also creative. I love getting to see only the threads that have been updated or are new and it's wonderful having conversations that actually stick to the rest of the conversation no matter who said what. Still, Twitter has its moments. Rebecca Laffar-Smith's last blog post..Networking, Friendship, and Colleagues

By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith

Rebecca Laffar-Smith — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:30:04 +0000

Well, I'm definitely having issues with it. It's NOT user friendly and despite being fairly tech-able I hate anything that causes frustration. There is more frustration with Twitter than benefits so far as I've seen. But, perhaps it's having teething issues that will get sorted so, I'm hanging in for the moment. Meanwhile, have you jumped into Plurk yet??? It's like twitter but more conversational and easier to keep up with. Rebecca Laffar-Smith's last blog post..Networking, Friendship, and Colleagues

By: lornadoone

lornadoone — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:16:18 +0000

@James - I knew about "niebu," which is why I was joking that you invented Twitter. Plus, you've been pretty active on there in the past and it was weird while you weren't posting. Personally, I still haven't quite figured Twitter out. I never know what's appropriate to say or not. lornadoone's last blog post..Social Networking Overload

By: ravi karandeekar

ravi karandeekar — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:29:14 +0000

I love Twitter. For all the obvious reasons. Yes, of course, i miss it a lot when it is down. But i do not mind. Because, i have realized that some times it is better to be with yourself. ravi karandeekar's last blog post..With interest rates set to rise - real estate, automobile and consumer durable companies to see their sales dropping in the coming days

By: The Story Ideas Virtuoso

The Story Ideas Virtuoso — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:26:45 +0000

I liken Twitter to a big library where we’re all sitting at our computers working. Every once in awhile one of us looks up and waves to someone across the room and a brief (140-characters-at-a-time) conversation ensues. Then we go back to work.

@lynnterry tweeted today that Twitter now brings in more traffic than any other source. Don’t throw out Twitter just yet!

I love the networking myself. I am a “people person” and working in solitary confinement at my computer was having a deleterious effect on me — until Twitter. I’ve built new relationships with people who were once mere names in a webinar room and my soul gets what it needs as I interact. Having those pics up in the corner makes such a difference. It’s like talking to the actual person.

I can’t recommend it enough.

While I can’t track my traffic directly from Twitter, except when I’ve included a link in a tweet, I know people are googling me and then going to my site for writers.

I’ll be glad when the growing pains are over with Twitter, but I figure getting in now and being established is better than waiting until all the bugs are worked out.

I suggest giving it try again with a different view. Networking is the name of the game these days. Connections between people. In an age where we see scams all around us, we rely on relationships and recommendations from people we trust.

Twitter is a tool, not just the recreational vehicle as some people use it. It’s best not to use it to directly market to people. People who use social networking entities aren’t there to be “sold.” They’re there to connect with like-minded people.

So find your group and connect away! And have fun at the same time.

Deb Gallardo

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By: Scott Marlowe

Scott Marlowe — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:22:34 +0000

@Justin Souter http://twiddict.com/ –very cool. It’s interesting the sort of services that crop up b/c of Twitter’s shortcomings! I’ll give it a try next time Twitter is down.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:17:30 +0000

I want a service like this to succeed, because I want to follow guys like Problogger and see more about what he is up to (he tweets interesting stuff he is reading or doing that doesn't necessarily make it onto his blog). Its hard to separate the quality tweeters like that from the "lots of followers and tweet their every mundane move" guys. Paul's last blog post..How my trip to New Zealand taught me to be a better blogger

By: James

James — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:27:10 +0000

@ Lorna – I think they invented Twitter for me. BUT! I did invent a word because of it; how could I leave that behind?

Niebu everyone

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:00:50 +0000

I like Twitter, and I'm not really a huge fan of the whole "Put your entire life on the internet thing" but it has a different feel to it than myspace, or facebook. As much as I like Twitter, all these server issues are beginning to annoy me and I'm sure I'm not the only one.... Andrew's last blog post..10 Motion Sickness Tips For The Healthy Traveler