Comments on: On Twitter, where do you start? http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/ Web producer, writer, online media cultist. That's how I roll. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:05:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/comment-page-1/#comment-1475 Eric Berlin Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:16:04 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/#comment-1475 Xavier - I would "read forward" on blackberry as well but that's the point where my laziness compels me to simply read backwards ;-) Xavier – I would “read forward” on blackberry as well but that's the point where my laziness compels me to simply read backwards ;-)

]]> By: Xavier http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/comment-page-1/#comment-1474 Xavier Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:52:01 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/#comment-1474 I start "following" people I think are interesting, usually those who are having conversations of interest with others that I'm following. Then its a matter of engaging them and convincing them that it would be worthwhile to follow me... I agree, though, I have a compulsive need of some sort to read my tweets in order, to follow the conversation the way it actually occurred... but for me, that includes when I'm on my blackberry. I start “following” people I think are interesting, usually those who are having conversations of interest with others that I'm following. Then its a matter of engaging them and convincing them that it would be worthwhile to follow me… I agree, though, I have a compulsive need of some sort to read my tweets in order, to follow the conversation the way it actually occurred… but for me, that includes when I'm on my blackberry.

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/comment-page-1/#comment-1471 Eric Berlin Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:19:07 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/#comment-1471 When I'm home on the weekend, nerding out with the laptop and TV on in the background, I like hanging out on twitter and reading just about every post. <br><br>This actually brings up another topic -- reading twitter on the web versus using a desktop app (twhirl, alert thingy, etc.). I find that for regular twitter check-ins I actually prefer the web, but during nerding out, more relaxed times I like using twhirl. When I'm home on the weekend, nerding out with the laptop and TV on in the background, I like hanging out on twitter and reading just about every post.

This actually brings up another topic — reading twitter on the web versus using a desktop app (twhirl, alert thingy, etc.). I find that for regular twitter check-ins I actually prefer the web, but during nerding out, more relaxed times I like using twhirl.

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Eric Berlin Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:14:38 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/#comment-1473 Gaetan, you may well be sucked into the Twitter vortex by then ;-) Gaetan, you may well be sucked into the Twitter vortex by then ;-)

]]> By: Gaetan Dhont http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/comment-page-1/#comment-1472 Gaetan Dhont Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:00:21 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/#comment-1472 Well I feel relatively safe ... I just know about Twitter.<br>Let's see if in 6months I levelled up.... Well I feel relatively safe … I just know about Twitter.
Let's see if in 6months I levelled up….

]]> By: n8k99 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/comment-page-1/#comment-1470 n8k99 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:02:16 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/#comment-1470 i'm in there with reading nearly every post i'm in there with reading nearly every post

]]> By: Eric Berlin http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/comment-page-1/#comment-1469 Eric Berlin Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:35:59 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/#comment-1469 I'm in pretty much the same boat, at least for the time being. Though I will dig back through pages of Twitter tweets online when I have the time. I use Friendfeed differently from Twitter, so I always just look at the most recent posts. It's a nice way to cast the net a little bit wider to see what people are reading, writing, and sharing. I'm in pretty much the same boat, at least for the time being. Though I will dig back through pages of Twitter tweets online when I have the time. I use Friendfeed differently from Twitter, so I always just look at the most recent posts. It's a nice way to cast the net a little bit wider to see what people are reading, writing, and sharing.

]]> By: ontarioemperor http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/comment-page-1/#comment-1468 ontarioemperor Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:43:16 +0000 http://onlinemediacultist.com/2008/04/29/on-twitter-where-do-you-start/#comment-1468 I've moved from your fifth bullet to your fourth bullet.<br><br>When I first started using Twitter last fall, I did read every post, but at a certain point I found that I was unable to do so. (Same with FriendFeed, by the way.) Now I simply dip my finger in the water and see what's happened in the last few minutes. I couple this with TweetScan searches against my "oemperor" handle or against topics of interest. I've moved from your fifth bullet to your fourth bullet.

When I first started using Twitter last fall, I did read every post, but at a certain point I found that I was unable to do so. (Same with FriendFeed, by the way.) Now I simply dip my finger in the water and see what's happened in the last few minutes. I couple this with TweetScan searches against my “oemperor” handle or against topics of interest.

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