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the problem is that by other metrics twitter is doing pretty well. There are very important people who will engage you in conversation (such as here) and ask y
by logicallee 10y ago
the problem is that by other metrics twitter is doing pretty well. There are very important people who will engage you in conversation (such as here) and ask you to DM them on twitter. That's insane.
- komali2 10y agoWhat do you think would happen if Twitter didn't exist? You'd probably just email them or something.
- logicallee 10y agohuh? If cell phones didn't exist, you would make an arrangement to go meet someone at a certain time and place, and if you both didn't show up, OH WELL. "stood up". That doesn't diminish from the value and buy-in of cell phones and is a bizarre argument to make regarding the value, if any, of twitter.
- sanderjd 10y agoI don't really get this analogy. Cell phones are a qualitative improvement in that situation. How is sending a DM an improvement over sending an email?
- logicallee 10y agoI guarantee you that every single person sending and receiving DM's has an email address, so you'll have to ask them.
- wott 10y agoAsk you to what? Deathmatch?
- logicallee 10y agoregardless, it is a preferred method of communication (to the exclusion of other types) of many people, and is absolutely huge.
- gspetr 10y agoPretty sure "DM" here stands for "Direct Message", i.e. private message.