Comments on: Twitter Overload and Possible Solutions… http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/social-traffic/twitter-overload-and-possible-solutions/ BizExcellerated Internet Marketing: Achieve mastery in blogging, affiliate marketing, social traffic generation at Andrew Wee Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:16:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Merrell Ligons http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/social-traffic/twitter-overload-and-possible-solutions/comment-page-1/#comment-487307 Merrell Ligons Wed, 14 May 2008 21:16:38 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/social-traffic/twitter-overload-and-possible-solutions/#comment-487307 It's crazy to think how we keep using more technology to manage technology that is supposed to make our lives easier. Just shut it down for a bit and pick it back up when you can. I think it's perfectly ok to not read every twit you get. Plus, if you already know what everyone is doing then what do you talk about in person? It’s crazy to think how we keep using more technology to manage technology that is supposed to make our lives easier. Just shut it down for a bit and pick it back up when you can. I think it’s perfectly ok to not read every twit you get. Plus, if you already know what everyone is doing then what do you talk about in person?

]]> By: Kevin Makice http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/social-traffic/twitter-overload-and-possible-solutions/comment-page-1/#comment-487302 Kevin Makice Wed, 14 May 2008 21:04:11 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/social-traffic/twitter-overload-and-possible-solutions/#comment-487302 Getting a desktop client (or a good iPhone client) is a must. It is a completely different way to experience Twitter than having to rely on IM or the web site. Twitterrific remains my client of choice on the Mac because of this one nifty and important feature: it can be set to pop up and then disappear, without my needing to click it away. Most of the other clients require real estate and be opened or manually minimized. It is a very ambient quality that makes the service work better. Twhirl (or Snitter) are my Windows clients of choice, but may actually be doing too much for my tastes. I want to interact with the people, not the content. They are very pretty, flexible interfaces that are a big improvement over early clients like Twitteroo, but neither has displaced Twitterrific for me. If there is an ambient property in either, I have never seen it work, and that's a deal killer for me. YOu might also want to try Digsby on the Windows environment. It is like Adium + Twitterrific on the Mac. Getting a desktop client (or a good iPhone client) is a must. It is a completely different way to experience Twitter than having to rely on IM or the web site.

Twitterrific remains my client of choice on the Mac because of this one nifty and important feature: it can be set to pop up and then disappear, without my needing to click it away. Most of the other clients require real estate and be opened or manually minimized. It is a very ambient quality that makes the service work better.

Twhirl (or Snitter) are my Windows clients of choice, but may actually be doing too much for my tastes. I want to interact with the people, not the content. They are very pretty, flexible interfaces that are a big improvement over early clients like Twitteroo, but neither has displaced Twitterrific for me. If there is an ambient property in either, I have never seen it work, and that’s a deal killer for me.

YOu might also want to try Digsby on the Windows environment. It is like Adium + Twitterrific on the Mac.

]]> By: Will http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/social-traffic/twitter-overload-and-possible-solutions/comment-page-1/#comment-487281 Will Wed, 14 May 2008 13:25:30 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/social-traffic/twitter-overload-and-possible-solutions/#comment-487281 Andrew, I'm not overjoyed with twirl (although it is only v.0.8.1). Can only scroll back so far with it also, and every time I open it it shows all DM messages whether I have read them or not. Marking as read doesn't get rid of them. Maybe v1.1 will excite me more. As for twitter, I'm still wondering why I need to know every time someone reaches for a fresh cup 'o joe. Andrew,

I’m not overjoyed with twirl (although it is only v.0.8.1). Can only scroll back so far with it also, and every time I open it it shows all DM messages whether I have read them or not. Marking as read doesn’t get rid of them.

Maybe v1.1 will excite me more.

As for twitter, I’m still wondering why I need to know every time someone reaches for a fresh cup ‘o joe.

]]> By: Brian W http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/social-traffic/twitter-overload-and-possible-solutions/comment-page-1/#comment-487280 Brian W Wed, 14 May 2008 11:19:01 +0000 http://www.whoisandrewwee.com/social-traffic/twitter-overload-and-possible-solutions/#comment-487280 Twhirl is fine, but can be distracting. Make sure you turn off notifications in the options panel. I currently have mine set to notify me on reply's and directs. The past few days, I have been leaving it closed to make better use of my time. Brian Weaver BIP Memeber @profwebs on Twitter Twhirl is fine, but can be distracting. Make sure you turn off notifications in the options panel. I currently have mine set to notify me on reply’s and directs. The past few days, I have been leaving it closed to make better use of my time.

Brian Weaver
BIP Memeber
@profwebs on Twitter

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