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It never gets old reading comments, or in this case a whole blog post coming from people who are unable to grasp how Twitter is actually one thing but is repurp
by jsavimbi 15y ago
It never gets old reading comments, or in this case a whole blog post coming from people who are unable to grasp how Twitter is actually one thing but is repurposed for a myriad of others, much to the enjoyment of many of its users.
- drivebyacct2 15y agoI just don't understand the blog post anyway. "It's dumb to try to rack up followers just for a number" right after "I can't get any followers". Find a way to use Twitter to get content from people you like. My Twitter is a combination of an RSS reader and a way for my friends to share quick thoughts or links. There is overlap with Facebook and overlap with Google Reader, but there is lots of content that I get from Twitter or discover on Twitter... that I can't find elsewhere. I feel like if people spent more time following people they knew or developers they like or project/product managers, etc, they would actually see the value in Twitter, rather than trying to take this ivory tower approach.
- geoka9 15y agoI think I now know what my problem with Twitter is. I'd like to follow some developers I like, but I just don't feel like reading about their personal life or random thoughts. And this seems to be a big part of any personal Twitter stream.
- flamingbuffalo 15y agothat's the benefit of being able to quickly (and silently) unfollow someone. Personally, I use a "3 tweets in a row that are annoying = unfollow" rule. It works well for me. And anyways, you'll often be surprised at how someone you respect professionally can be ver entertaining in their personal life.