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I guess I'm a cynic, but: > Breaking news. In a series of explosive toots... > The foreign minister was forced to resign after a number of offensive toots...

I guess I'm a cynic, but: > Breaking news. In a series of explosive toots... > The foreign minister was forced to resign after a number of offensive toots... > Everyone's talking about what J K Rowling tooted today... If the age of tweet-reporting ends because of "toots" then I am all for it. As for your other examples, you have a decent point. > OMG, your toots are so funny!... > I can't believe you tooted that!... I can see how this might feel weird for some people, at least in the English-speaking world. But people thought "tweeting" was ridiculous, and they made fun of it relentlessly. In the end it doesn't matter all that much.

jamesrcole 8y ago
> But people thought "tweeting" was ridiculous, and they made fun of it relentlessly. I don't think the terms "tweeting" and "tooting" are in the same ballpark in terms of how ridiculous they sound to people. > In the end it doesn't matter all that much. But naming does matter, which is why companies spend huge sums on it each year. (Btw I removed those examples from my earlier comment as I felt they weren't relevant to the topic we were originally discussing, which was the name Madstodon)
- prophesi 8y ago
  Honestly, the name doesn't matter once the network effect kicks in.
  - jamesrcole 8y ago
    But the naming (especially "toot", less so "Mastodon") will likely stop the network effect kicking in IMO. I think it's that bad.