http://josephbustillos.com/2010/01/19/twit-reflection-into-the-new-decade/ Musings on Education, Technology, Pop Culture, Religion & Staying Curious Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:11:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://josephbustillos.com/2010/01/19/twit-reflection-into-the-new-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-181 joe.bustillos Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:26:09 +0000 http://joebustillos.com/?p=3671#comment-181 Well, I've been on Twitter ... at least three years...? I use it like an RSS feed following a number of the news outlets and tech writers. And with the open API I rarely ever go to the Twitter website. My Twitter stream comes to me. Unfortunately very few of the real folks in my life are part of the twitterati, so I have to pay attention to Facebook. :-) It's all about staying connected. Well, I’ve been on Twitter … at least three years…? I use it like an RSS feed following a number of the news outlets and tech writers. And with the open API I rarely ever go to the Twitter website. My Twitter stream comes to me. Unfortunately very few of the real folks in my life are part of the twitterati, so I have to pay attention to Facebook. It’s all about staying connected.

]]> http://josephbustillos.com/2010/01/19/twit-reflection-into-the-new-decade/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Kristina Erb Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:12:22 +0000 http://joebustillos.com/?p=3671#comment-180 I really appreciated your defense that “Twitter isn’t about the 140 characters or what one has for lunch,” but it sure seems that way for some people who twitter. I have to confess that I only lasted about a week as a Twitter fan. With so many other networking options, it seemed like I was only getting superficial or nostalgic temporal information about people. I understand that some people have loyal fan followings who dote on very status update, but that is usually what it is. I think when utilizing specific, important purposes, Twitter works for some, but it just didn’t work for me. I have a few outlets like Facebook and texting that I use to keep in touch with people. When I want information or news from certain sources, I visit their websites, not their Twitter feed. I am curious about how long Twitter will last. My bet is not more than another year before it fizzles out...but I could be wrong. I really appreciated your defense that “Twitter isn’t about the 140 characters or what one has for lunch,” but it sure seems that way for some people who twitter. I have to confess that I only lasted about a week as a Twitter fan. With so many other networking options, it seemed like I was only getting superficial or nostalgic temporal information about people. I understand that some people have loyal fan followings who dote on very status update, but that is usually what it is. I think when utilizing specific, important purposes, Twitter works for some, but it just didn’t work for me. I have a few outlets like Facebook and texting that I use to keep in touch with people. When I want information or news from certain sources, I visit their websites, not their Twitter feed. I am curious about how long Twitter will last. My bet is not more than another year before it fizzles out…but I could be wrong.

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