Comments on: What is Twitter? http://blog.mauveweb.co.uk/2009/12/27/what-is-twitter/ experiments in contemporary web development Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:12:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: John http://blog.mauveweb.co.uk/2009/12/27/what-is-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-37422 John Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:44:47 +0000 http://blog.mauveweb.co.uk/?p=344#comment-37422 I just looked at some tweets. I still think they're boring. How is this different to people making websites about their hobbies, or their favourite cat, or what they do on the weekends? It's just shorter, with lots of them on the same page. If someone wants to find out about something that interests them, why not just google it? Then you don't have to put up with all the extra noise you get on Twitter. I just looked at some tweets. I still think they're boring. How is this different to people making websites about their hobbies, or their favourite cat, or what they do on the weekends? It's just shorter, with lots of them on the same page. If someone wants to find out about something that interests them, why not just google it? Then you don't have to put up with all the extra noise you get on Twitter.

]]> By: Catherine http://blog.mauveweb.co.uk/2009/12/27/what-is-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-37419 Catherine Sun, 27 Dec 2009 14:06:48 +0000 http://blog.mauveweb.co.uk/?p=344#comment-37419 Interesting. I think you explained it well although I don't know if people do actually use Twitter for all the reasons you suggest (which they should, but they don't). From what I know (whether it be my own experience or the people I know on Twitter), a lot of people are drawn to it by celebrity and the possibilty of seeing into these peoples lives or an insight into films and shows they like. Also, people tend to follow people that they are friends with on other networking sites which doesn't really seem worthwhile. The amount of times I would have to read the same update twice on Twitter and then on Facebook... If people were to make new friends via Twitter by following people that have similar interests, then I think that is great and worthwhile. But I have made far more friends on Facebook than I have or probably will on Twitter. I haven't been on Twitter in a long while now, it didn't manage to hold my interest. Facebook is the site for me all the way, I'm afraid but I do see how Twitter can be very useful in its own way. Interesting. I think you explained it well although I don't know if people do actually use Twitter for all the reasons you suggest (which they should, but they don't).

From what I know (whether it be my own experience or the people I know on Twitter), a lot of people are drawn to it by celebrity and the possibilty of seeing into these peoples lives or an insight into films and shows they like. Also, people tend to follow people that they are friends with on other networking sites which doesn't really seem worthwhile. The amount of times I would have to read the same update twice on Twitter and then on Facebook…

If people were to make new friends via Twitter by following people that have similar interests, then I think that is great and worthwhile. But I have made far more friends on Facebook than I have or probably will on Twitter.

I haven't been on Twitter in a long while now, it didn't manage to hold my interest. Facebook is the site for me all the way, I'm afraid but I do see how Twitter can be very useful in its own way.

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