Comments on: RIP Microblogging and Twitter http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/ BizExcellerated Internet Marketing: Achieve mastery in blogging, affiliate marketing, social traffic generation at Andrew Wee Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:58:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Loxly http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/#comment-349439 Loxly Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:51:55 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/#comment-349439 lol, I was going to ask why Shawn was posting under Missy's pic. Does she know you are impersonating her??? I agree that Twitter isn't for everyone, but for the people I am following and that are following me, it is a quick easy way to get updates out. Especially when I was ill this summer and people just wanted to know I was ok. I didn't want to keep blogging updates, or to have to drop 30 messages into Yahoo individually, or keep posting "I'm ok" on ABestWeb, so I would drop a message into Twitter every day or two, just so people knew I was ok and alive. And like Shawn, I click on the urls in the Twitters that are of interest, mostly things I would have missed because **shudder** I don't have time to go visit everyones blog everyday. So I get the highlights between Twitters and ABW. lol, I was going to ask why Shawn was posting under Missy’s pic. Does she know you are impersonating her???

I agree that Twitter isn’t for everyone, but for the people I am following and that are following me, it is a quick easy way to get updates out. Especially when I was ill this summer and people just wanted to know I was ok. I didn’t want to keep blogging updates, or to have to drop 30 messages into Yahoo individually, or keep posting “I’m ok” on ABestWeb, so I would drop a message into Twitter every day or two, just so people knew I was ok and alive.

And like Shawn, I click on the urls in the Twitters that are of interest, mostly things I would have missed because **shudder** I don’t have time to go visit everyones blog everyday. So I get the highlights between Twitters and ABW.

]]> By: Kevin Makice http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/#comment-348279 Kevin Makice Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:54:40 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/#comment-348279 Everyone has a different use for any given tool, particularly one as flexible as Twitter. However, I find the interruptions are well-placed points of closure for me, not a distraction from the work I am doing. I have never found myself in the middle of writing a paper, for instance, thinking about how much I want to send a tweet. First of all, if that happened, the 140-character constraint means I can do that quickly and move one (so it would be a healthy interruption). Mostly, I find myself looking for Twitter at the natural moments in between chapters in my day. Twitter doesn't define my life. It describes it. Everyone has a different use for any given tool, particularly one as flexible as Twitter. However, I find the interruptions are well-placed points of closure for me, not a distraction from the work I am doing. I have never found myself in the middle of writing a paper, for instance, thinking about how much I want to send a tweet. First of all, if that happened, the 140-character constraint means I can do that quickly and move one (so it would be a healthy interruption). Mostly, I find myself looking for Twitter at the natural moments in between chapters in my day.

Twitter doesn’t define my life. It describes it.

]]> By: Shawn Collins http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/#comment-345987 Shawn Collins Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:02:08 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/#comment-345987 You could use it to tease your blog posts, though. A few days ago, Scott Jangro posted a Tweet about there being a new GM at CJ - lots of people clicked through to his blog to get the details. By the way, I didn't put on a wig. Missy associated AffiliateSummit.com to her account on MyBlogLog. ;-) You could use it to tease your blog posts, though.

A few days ago, Scott Jangro posted a Tweet about there being a new GM at CJ - lots of people clicked through to his blog to get the details.

By the way, I didn’t put on a wig. Missy associated AffiliateSummit.com to her account on MyBlogLog. ;-)

]]> By: Andrew Wee http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/#comment-345985 Andrew Wee Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:58:58 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/#comment-345985 Microblogging is a good medium for 'soundbyte' blogging. I guess I'm not quite in that head space yet... As it is, i usually have more info than would fit in a blog post... Microblogging is a good medium for ’soundbyte’ blogging.

I guess I’m not quite in that head space yet…

As it is, i usually have more info than would fit in a blog post…

]]> By: Shawn Collins http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/#comment-345976 Shawn Collins Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:48:04 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/#comment-345976 I think micro-blogging plays an increasingly useful role, but don't see it replacing blogs. I get lots of industry news through Twitter from bloggers posting a link to an article or from a link to some "old media" outlets. Plus, sometimes there is something I consider significant that I'd like to share, but I don't think it merits a full blog post. I think micro-blogging plays an increasingly useful role, but don’t see it replacing blogs.

I get lots of industry news through Twitter from bloggers posting a link to an article or from a link to some “old media” outlets.

Plus, sometimes there is something I consider significant that I’d like to share, but I don’t think it merits a full blog post.

]]> By: Andrew Wee http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/#comment-345884 Andrew Wee Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:23:19 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/#comment-345884 I agree with the points you mentioned, esp for breaking news or live sports. Depends on the intent, right? For the type of content I aim to put out, it could be use as a flag, but wouldn't be able to contain the content, unless it's used as a "traffic director" to a flickr/youtube/revver type site... I agree with the points you mentioned, esp for breaking news or live sports.

Depends on the intent, right?

For the type of content I aim to put out, it could be use as a flag, but wouldn’t be able to contain the content, unless it’s used as a “traffic director” to a flickr/youtube/revver type site…

]]> By: Sam Harrelson http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/#comment-345867 Sam Harrelson Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:10:15 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/blogging/rip-microblogging-and-twitter/#comment-345867 boo :) Twitter really has replaced blogging and instant messaging for me and it's slowly eroding its way into email with a few of the circles I regularly communicate. Twitter has also replaced visiting (or subscribing to) CNN, Reuters, the BBC and NYTimes since they all give live updates on Twitter. Twitter (and all similar micro-blogs) are comletely disruptive. That's why they're so valuable :) boo :)

Twitter really has replaced blogging and instant messaging for me and it’s slowly eroding its way into email with a few of the circles I regularly communicate.

Twitter has also replaced visiting (or subscribing to) CNN, Reuters, the BBC and NYTimes since they all give live updates on Twitter.

Twitter (and all similar micro-blogs) are comletely disruptive. That’s why they’re so valuable :)

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