Comments on: I have nothing to say about Twitter and I’m saying it http://blogs.ubc.ca/brian/2007/05/i-have-nothing-to-say-about-twitter-and-im-saying-it/ social learning, open education, and petty battles with rivals over power and money... Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:24:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Teemu http://blogs.ubc.ca/brian/2007/05/i-have-nothing-to-say-about-twitter-and-im-saying-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 Teemu Sun, 27 May 2007 01:07:19 +0000 http://migrator.rab.olt.ubc.ca/brian2/2007/05/25/i-have-nothing-to-say-about-twitter-and-im-saying-it/#comment-1535 "Already there is movement toward Jaiku, which is superior to Twitter in every respect except its user community" hmm... well, it depend, I would say. “Already there is movement toward Jaiku, which is superior to Twitter in every respect except its user community”

hmm… well, it depend, I would say.

]]> By: Jim http://blogs.ubc.ca/brian/2007/05/i-have-nothing-to-say-about-twitter-and-im-saying-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1534 Jim Sat, 26 May 2007 23:13:06 +0000 http://migrator.rab.olt.ubc.ca/brian2/2007/05/25/i-have-nothing-to-say-about-twitter-and-im-saying-it/#comment-1534 Beautifully said! Twitter exists for me because of folks like you who see it as a play thing. I like it as a place for banter and immediate resources. What really hit me about Twitter was something that Keira tweeted at Antonella, to the effect of, and I paraphrase here, "blogging's great if you have a nanny, otherwise twitter fits the bill perfectly." Blogging is still my mode of choice, but having Anto on Twitter and tapping into Keira and other folks who may not have that inclination or time investment for blogging (which is huge!) -this is a quick and easy outlet. Moreover, Anto is not overly concerned with RSS features, del.icio.us, etc. and I have been working hard on all those fronta -and I can sell, believe you me. But Twitter just made sense for her almost immediately -she just wants a space to have a little fun and throw stuff out there. This whole thing made me really see how powerful this little web app is -warts and all. But why twitter- chance, timing, or maybe because the argument for moving doesn't really make sense for someone who has a growing community, could care less about the peripherals, and is not overly concerned if a few tweets get swallowed up. Having said this, I have been avoiding getting to righteous about twitter because I see it as riding a really long, sick wave of conversations. Not to forget the fact that I had completely discounted Twitter a few months back as pure banality on one of D'Arcy's posts. I guess I didn't realize how much fun the banality is when you contribute. Beautifully said! Twitter exists for me because of folks like you who see it as a play thing. I like it as a place for banter and immediate resources. What really hit me about Twitter was something that Keira tweeted at Antonella, to the effect of, and I paraphrase here, “blogging’s great if you have a nanny, otherwise twitter fits the bill perfectly.” Blogging is still my mode of choice, but having Anto on Twitter and tapping into Keira and other folks who may not have that inclination or time investment for blogging (which is huge!) -this is a quick and easy outlet. Moreover, Anto is not overly concerned with RSS features, del.icio.us, etc. and I have been working hard on all those fronta -and I can sell, believe you me. But Twitter just made sense for her almost immediately -she just wants a space to have a little fun and throw stuff out there. This whole thing made me really see how powerful this little web app is -warts and all. But why twitter- chance, timing, or maybe because the argument for moving doesn’t really make sense for someone who has a growing community, could care less about the peripherals, and is not overly concerned if a few tweets get swallowed up.

Having said this, I have been avoiding getting to righteous about twitter because I see it as riding a really long, sick wave of conversations. Not to forget the fact that I had completely discounted Twitter a few months back as pure banality on one of D’Arcy’s posts. I guess I didn’t realize how much fun the banality is when you contribute.

]]> By: Bryan Alexander http://blogs.ubc.ca/brian/2007/05/i-have-nothing-to-say-about-twitter-and-im-saying-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1536 Bryan Alexander Sat, 26 May 2007 23:11:45 +0000 http://migrator.rab.olt.ubc.ca/brian2/2007/05/25/i-have-nothing-to-say-about-twitter-and-im-saying-it/#comment-1536 Prog rock - ha! Nicely put. Prog rock – ha! Nicely put.

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