Twitter

[WS_Jack_III]

ok so i have myspace because it has all the music and that on it. Now all my friends use facebook so myspace is really only good for music now but then this twitter comes along to be the social networking site of the moment.

Now i had a look at some pages and all this twitter seems to be is like the comment part of myspace and facebook and nothing else.

How come it is so popular then?

anyone here use it? please tell me what i'm missing out on.

thank you

[Pilton]

I got an account a couple of months back, because we found that a lot of the hits on our site were coming from there, so I joined to see where the source was, I couldn't find it, so Now I hardly ever go on it.

I don't really 'Get it'

[Paul ™]

Think it's popular cause 'celebrity's use it.

I check it now and then, but over the past few days all that seems to get sent to me is adverts for porn

[spammachine]

I am eating (cheese on) toast.

[WS_Jack_III]

I am eating (cheese on) toast.

[Azzy G]

TWITTER SUCKS!

I CALL IT TWATTER!

[Alcatraz]

TWITTER SUCKS!

I CALL IT TWATTER!

[Iain333]

I suppose its ok if you like to stalk people without getting a restraining order.

[spammachine]

i don't understand the need to move from myspace to facebook to twitter liker everyone has.

Edited May 6, 2009 by spammachine

[harper11]

its totally pointless

the media just never stops promoting it though

[incident]

How come it is so popular then?

[TalkShow Bob]

It really f**ks me off that the BBC mention it every five minuets. Surly its advertising?!

[Millsy2008]

i deleted my account after a day just didn't get it at all

[DaveMac]

i deleted my account after a day just didn't get it at all

Edited May 7, 2009 by DaveMac

[The Nal]

I signed up, used it for a day I think. All I got was "xxxx celeb has gone to the shop", "xxxxx is back from the shop" etc etc.

Pointless.

[-pogo-]

Myspace was the best one. But Twitter is good. In the words of Obie Trice - "Real Names, No Gimmicks!"

[funkymp]

the only time i've used it was at SXSW the last 2 years just because about 60% of the people there were using it. it was handy to just see who was moaning about queues to get into X venue so it saved me walking there and finding out myself or to see what bands everyone were banging on about it.

it has its uses in that aspect in my eyes, but in general - just seems absolutely pointless. seems really self centered :/

[Langdale Wolf]

I loved myspace, and I love Facebook.

Myspace - mainly for music. I remember hearing the new Coldplay and Oasis albums in their entirety. A great move - I chose to buy Viva La Vida on the grounds of hearing it on myspace. I've also downloaded a lot of tracks from unsigned bands that I never would have had the chance to hear otherwise. All good. I found it a bit rubbish for keeping in touch with friends, but I loved it for music. I don't really use it much now though.

Facebook - it has many things that annoy me, but I have 're-discovered' many old friends via Facebook, and is great for catching up with people. My latest grievance with it are people who 'become a fan' of the most inane things e.g. 'x is a fan of sleeping'. Get a f**king life. I find Facebook useful but it has it's faults.

Twitter - f**king garbage. It's just for people who are obsessed with other people's lives, but too lazy or uneducated to buy an autobiography or read an article on them. If you want to read a blog, find a proper blog, not a single sentence 3 times a day detailing what colour shit someone passed. Bollocks to that. If I read something about someone, I want to be able to acknowledge an ounce of writing talent, or learn something about them (a quick plug for Iamthewalrus's blog that I had a read of once through clicking the link on his sig - an interesting, well written read IMV). Twitter is just condensed tabloid fodder, and I have nothing but contempt for it. The sooner it becomes something of the past that is ridiculed for the pointless crap it is, the better.

[Radar]

Well said Langdale *thumbs up*

I'm now wishing I had something useful to add to that. What is the psychology of people who enjoy forums and messageboards? Are we just bored/miserable/lonely?!

[Langdale Wolf]

Well said Langdale *thumbs up*

I'm now wishing I had something useful to add to that. What is the psychology of people who enjoy forums and messageboards? Are we just bored/miserable/lonely?!

[Radar]

I think I'm all 3 of those things, but with an INCREDIBLE intellect on top.

[Langdale Wolf]

"High Five? Alright!"

Well certainly those things seem to apply to some. It's also a feeling of online community for some I think... also a soapbox to some... hmmm... *puts on mortarboard and puffs on pipe*

Edited May 7, 2009 by Langdale Wolf

[Katster]

I loved myspace, and I love Facebook.

Myspace - mainly for music. I remember hearing the new Coldplay and Oasis albums in their entirety. A great move - I chose to buy Viva La Vida on the grounds of hearing it on myspace. I've also downloaded a lot of tracks from unsigned bands that I never would have had the chance to hear otherwise. All good. I found it a bit rubbish for keeping in touch with friends, but I loved it for music. I don't really use it much now though.

Facebook - it has many things that annoy me, but I have 're-discovered' many old friends via Facebook, and is great for catching up with people. My latest grievance with it are people who 'become a fan' of the most inane things e.g. 'x is a fan of sleeping'. Get a f**king life. I find Facebook useful but it has it's faults.

Twitter - f**king garbage. It's just for people who are obsessed with other people's lives, but too lazy or uneducated to buy an autobiography or read an article on them. If you want to read a blog, find a proper blog, not a single sentence 3 times a day detailing what colour shit someone passed. Bollocks to that. If I read something about someone, I want to be able to acknowledge an ounce of writing talent, or learn something about them (a quick plug for Iamthewalrus's blog that I had a read of once through clicking the link on his sig - an interesting, well written read IMV). Twitter is just condensed tabloid fodder, and I have nothing but contempt for it. The sooner it becomes something of the past that is ridiculed for the pointless crap it is, the better.

[Radar]

I'm just bored at work if truth be told <snip>

EDIT: oh yeah, here's returning the high five! I hear you, brother!

[The Nal]

The Nal just bought a Twix and a cup of tea.

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