Comments on: A Theory About Twitter Downtime http://chrislott.org/story/a-theory-about-twitter-downtime/ Musings on education, techology, and life.. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:23:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: phaedral http://chrislott.org/story/a-theory-about-twitter-downtime/comment-page-1/#comment-153260 phaedral Wed, 21 May 2008 12:12:36 +0000 http://www.chrislott.org/2008/05/20/a-theory-about-twitter-downtime/#comment-153260 <a href="http://oblios-cap.com/415.writeback" rel="nofollow">Linked</a> to this one after a twitter conversation about twitter influence on blog reading habits. Am quite taken with "The platform pales in comparison to the people…" It's true. I'm not twittering because it's cool, but because it's been a terribly convenient and pleasant way to connect with a couple of good friends, and because it's fostered a couple of new acquaintanceships of merit. Linked to this one after a twitter conversation about twitter influence on blog reading habits. Am quite taken with “The platform pales in comparison to the people…” It’s true. I’m not twittering because it’s cool, but because it’s been a terribly convenient and pleasant way to connect with a couple of good friends, and because it’s fostered a couple of new acquaintanceships of merit.

]]> By: chris http://chrislott.org/story/a-theory-about-twitter-downtime/comment-page-1/#comment-153187 chris Wed, 21 May 2008 04:52:32 +0000 http://www.chrislott.org/2008/05/20/a-theory-about-twitter-downtime/#comment-153187 Certainly not all pundits are bloated carcasses... I leave it to one's imaginationto decide which the label fits :) Certainly not all pundits are bloated carcasses… I leave it to one’s imaginationto decide which the label fits :)

]]> By: Jason Priem http://chrislott.org/story/a-theory-about-twitter-downtime/comment-page-1/#comment-153164 Jason Priem Tue, 20 May 2008 23:16:34 +0000 http://www.chrislott.org/2008/05/20/a-theory-about-twitter-downtime/#comment-153164 You make a good point. The aftermath of high-profile departures, I think, will tell us a lot about why people were on Twitter in the first place; I suspect it's a mixture of following the crowd and finding genuine value, but the proportions remain to be seen. However, I'm far from confident that "leave" is so sure; I seem to recall Hugh McLeod "leaving" twitter only to return a few weeks later. "Bloated carcasses" seems pretty harsh on the pundits; however, +1 for Shelley reference. You make a good point. The aftermath of high-profile departures, I think, will tell us a lot about why people were on Twitter in the first place; I suspect it’s a mixture of following the crowd and finding genuine value, but the proportions remain to be seen.

However, I’m far from confident that “leave” is so sure; I seem to recall Hugh McLeod “leaving” twitter only to return a few weeks later.

“Bloated carcasses” seems pretty harsh on the pundits; however, +1 for Shelley reference.

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