Comments on: Why Twitter is Wrong about @replies http://x.superbadgirl.com/blog/archives/3653 I keep my clothes on for money. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:11:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Heidi http://x.superbadgirl.com/blog/archives/3653/comment-page-1#comment-15472 Heidi Thu, 14 May 2009 06:47:05 +0000 http://x.superbadgirl.com/blog/?p=3653#comment-15472 Dim, you totally need to use Twitter. It's the best way ever to waste time! It could be like the official messaging system of the Endless Wastes! LOL. Like you'll be sitting there bored, and all of a sudden @Astro_Mike is Tweeting from orbit. (Yeah, I'm still geeked out about that. :-P ) Also, Neil is there. And anything with Neil is good. Dim, you totally need to use Twitter. It’s the best way ever to waste time! It could be like the official messaging system of the Endless Wastes! LOL. Like you’ll be sitting there bored, and all of a sudden @Astro_Mike is Tweeting from orbit. (Yeah, I’m still geeked out about that. :-P ) Also, Neil is there. And anything with Neil is good.

]]> By: Dim Reaper http://x.superbadgirl.com/blog/archives/3653/comment-page-1#comment-15469 Dim Reaper Thu, 14 May 2009 05:32:20 +0000 http://x.superbadgirl.com/blog/?p=3653#comment-15469 I don't use Twitter but from what you've written here it does seem a pointless and ill-thought out change. My money is on the change being because of some people in marketing deciding that they could get more people to use Twitter if they "simplified" it - i.e. appeal to the general fuckwits of the world. Of course the fact that they might piss off their existing user base either doesn't occur ot them, or they have "projections" that show they will gain more new people than they lose. I don’t use Twitter but from what you’ve written here it does seem a pointless and ill-thought out change.

My money is on the change being because of some people in marketing deciding that they could get more people to use Twitter if they “simplified” it – i.e. appeal to the general fuckwits of the world. Of course the fact that they might piss off their existing user base either doesn’t occur ot them, or they have “projections” that show they will gain more new people than they lose.

]]> By: Heidi http://x.superbadgirl.com/blog/archives/3653/comment-page-1#comment-15455 Heidi Wed, 13 May 2009 20:09:22 +0000 http://x.superbadgirl.com/blog/?p=3653#comment-15455 Oh, and I appreciate that you pointed out your blog entry on Twitter. I forget to come here sometimes, like I forget to do everything else much of the time. Oh, and I appreciate that you pointed out your blog entry on Twitter. I forget to come here sometimes, like I forget to do everything else much of the time.

]]> By: Heidi http://x.superbadgirl.com/blog/archives/3653/comment-page-1#comment-15453 Heidi Wed, 13 May 2009 20:08:44 +0000 http://x.superbadgirl.com/blog/?p=3653#comment-15453 I have nothing profound to add, but I <3 @neilhimself much. Also, I don't even know most of the people following me. I have nothing profound to add, but I <3 @neilhimself much.

Also, I don’t even know most of the people following me.

]]> By: Stevo Darkly http://x.superbadgirl.com/blog/archives/3653/comment-page-1#comment-15448 Stevo Darkly Wed, 13 May 2009 18:13:16 +0000 http://x.superbadgirl.com/blog/?p=3653#comment-15448 You are too right. Of the approximately 25 people I follow on Twitter (I tend to follow high-volume tweeters and 25 is about as many as I can handle), I started following about 20 of them as a direct result of seeing my current followees talking @ them. That's how I found out that they were interesting people in the first place. Under the current set-up, I'd never have discovered them. I'd probably have maybe a total of 1-4 followers/followees now -- if I hadn't decided to just drop out of Twitter altogether and just keep up with my little group via e-mail. Plus WRT my followers, they now fall into two groups: Those I mostly met through Twitter (or elsewhere on the Internet) and those who knew me in real life and are cool enough (or discreet enough) that I don't mind them knowing my online/Twitter persona. I don't think either of those two groups intermingle or follow each other at all. They'd probably enjoy reading each others tweets, but I have not gone out of my way to encourage that; I figured they'd discover each other naturally if so inclined. Now they will never get that chance. Also, I am happy to see you've discovered a work-around, even if it's imperfect. I might adopt that. You are too right. Of the approximately 25 people I follow on Twitter (I tend to follow high-volume tweeters and 25 is about as many as I can handle), I started following about 20 of them as a direct result of seeing my current followees talking @ them. That’s how I found out that they were interesting people in the first place. Under the current set-up, I’d never have discovered them. I’d probably have maybe a total of 1-4 followers/followees now — if I hadn’t decided to just drop out of Twitter altogether and just keep up with my little group via e-mail.

Plus WRT my followers, they now fall into two groups: Those I mostly met through Twitter (or elsewhere on the Internet) and those who knew me in real life and are cool enough (or discreet enough) that I don’t mind them knowing my online/Twitter persona. I don’t think either of those two groups intermingle or follow each other at all. They’d probably enjoy reading each others tweets, but I have not gone out of my way to encourage that; I figured they’d discover each other naturally if so inclined. Now they will never get that chance.

Also, I am happy to see you’ve discovered a work-around, even if it’s imperfect. I might adopt that.

]]> By: JeniPANTS http://x.superbadgirl.com/blog/archives/3653/comment-page-1#comment-15439 JeniPANTS Wed, 13 May 2009 15:11:43 +0000 http://x.superbadgirl.com/blog/?p=3653#comment-15439 I don't have anything else to say, other than I wholeheartedly agree. Confusing? Are ya kiddin' me? I don’t have anything else to say, other than I wholeheartedly agree. Confusing? Are ya kiddin’ me?

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