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imho, twitter (and others like it) will morph into a public messaging protocol. as more and more people use it the signal will get drowned by the noise. eventua

imho, twitter (and others like it) will morph into a public messaging protocol. as more and more people use it the signal will get drowned by the noise. eventually the only worthwhile way of using twitter will be via enhanced filtering rules for meaningful information from people you know and follow. twitter is really like a public pastebin with great api support which will allow you to command and control computers remotely. soon the posted messages will be encrypted nuggets taking the Public out of public.

sjs382 18y ago
If the signal gets drowned out by the noise, that's your fault as a user. You either follow too many people or follow the wrong people. Twitter essentially acts as a whitelist-based messaging platform. Note the word "whitelist"
- siculars 18y ago
  as programmers, we always know it is "the users fault." but as users, we expect a service to have value and "just work." i do specifically mention getting meaningful information from following users you know. but how do you find those users? enhanced filtering keyed on multiple vectors will become the only useful mechanism for consuming information from not only those you dont follow but also from those you do. as it stands i tweet on both professional and personal topics. and so do those that i follow. now if i know these people personally than i may be interested in their personal tweets. but if i do not, than i dont want non-relevant tweets cloggin up my feed. enhanced clients with better, granular consumption controls are the only way forward.
  - sjs382 18y ago
    You don't think that users are capable of deciding who is worth following and who isn't, but you expect them to employ "enhanced filters"? There will always be people who get a kick out of following/friending celebrities, and those who will use twitter for more personal communication or other uses. It doesn't make either behavior right or wrong or more rewarding or less rewarding. But the people who claim that twitter sucks because the interaction isn't personal (or something along those lines) are doing it wrong. They want something specific out of a service but have (possibly unknowingly) set it up to do the complete opposite.

sjs382 18y ago

If the signal gets drowned out by the noise, that's your fault as a user. You either follow too many people or follow the wrong people. Twitter essentially acts as a whitelist-based messaging platform. Note the word "whitelist"

siculars 18y ago
as programmers, we always know it is "the users fault." but as users, we expect a service to have value and "just work." i do specifically mention getting meaningful information from following users you know. but how do you find those users? enhanced filtering keyed on multiple vectors will become the only useful mechanism for consuming information from not only those you dont follow but also from those you do. as it stands i tweet on both professional and personal topics. and so do those that i follow. now if i know these people personally than i may be interested in their personal tweets. but if i do not, than i dont want non-relevant tweets cloggin up my feed. enhanced clients with better, granular consumption controls are the only way forward.
- sjs382 18y ago
  You don't think that users are capable of deciding who is worth following and who isn't, but you expect them to employ "enhanced filters"? There will always be people who get a kick out of following/friending celebrities, and those who will use twitter for more personal communication or other uses. It doesn't make either behavior right or wrong or more rewarding or less rewarding. But the people who claim that twitter sucks because the interaction isn't personal (or something along those lines) are doing it wrong. They want something specific out of a service but have (possibly unknowingly) set it up to do the complete opposite.