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georgiabeth [Edit] [Delete] 44 replies 13:56 November 7th, 2009

how many of you are still using this?

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I only really use it as an RSS reader.

Because I'm too stupid to understand an actual RSS reader.

Sibley | 7 Nov '09, 14:00 | X | ^ This | Reply

UnrealCity and countzero this'd this
- twitter is more complicated than rss
  
  georgiabeth @Sibley | 7 Nov '09, 14:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Clicking 'Follow'?
    
    Sibley @georgiabeth | 7 Nov '09, 14:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
    
    countzero and manbearpig this'd this
Whats twitter>?

Yesiamaduck | 7 Nov '09, 14:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
- its like real life but not
  
  georgiabeth @Yesiamaduck | 7 Nov '09, 14:02 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Sounds good
    
    Yesiamaduck @georgiabeth | 7 Nov '09, 14:05 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - i thought this was facebook?
    
    Dicko @georgiabeth | 8 Nov '09, 13:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - ya i still use it sometimes
    
    mainly to go OMG KRAFTWERK
    
    Dicko @georgiabeth | 8 Nov '09, 13:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
i use it

only really to promote the band's stuff though.

it's relatively fun. nowhere near as life consuming as things like facebook can be though. suppose that's a good thing.

twosips | 7 Nov '09, 14:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
yep

me

thommo | 7 Nov '09, 14:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
yeah!

well not for a few days but normally yes. More followers would be good though ;) ;) ;) ;)
http://www.twitter.com/miltonnunez
;)

mug_mug_mug | 7 Nov '09, 14:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
yes.

a fair few DiSers do.

ghostpony | 7 Nov '09, 15:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
yep, too much probably

as i'm sure some of you will agree!

shes_so_high | 7 Nov '09, 15:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
- you couldn't possibly use twitter too much!
  
  brusma @shes_so_high | 7 Nov '09, 15:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - creepy
    
    marckee @brusma | 7 Nov '09, 15:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - as always
      
      brusma @marckee | 7 Nov '09, 15:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
- i gave it up. mostly because of your inane tweets!
  
  _vikram @shes_so_high | 7 Nov '09, 15:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - :o
    
    inane never! excessive, perhaps
    
    shes_so_high @_vikram | 7 Nov '09, 15:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - answer my facebook post please you twit!
      
      _vikram @shes_so_high | 7 Nov '09, 15:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - can you tweet me instead?
        
        hahahaha!
        
        i'll email you now x
        
        shes_so_high @_vikram | 7 Nov '09, 15:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
        
        let's have lunch at Popham Little Chef
        
        _vikram @shes_so_high | 7 Nov '09, 15:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
me

using it more and more, and getting more and more out of it. OH MY GOD I'VE BECOME A FUCKING ADVERT

brusma | 7 Nov '09, 15:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
- what are you an advert FOR though?
  
  surely you can't be an advert for twitter.
  
  georgiabeth @brusma | 7 Nov '09, 15:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
- If you start a supergroup
  
  I WILL FUCKIN END YOU
  
  mymiddlenameaintthor @brusma | 7 Nov '09, 15:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - i should follow that guy on twitter
    
    and see if i can chip away at his self-esteem until he does a stephen fry-esque huff-off
    
    brusma @mymiddlenameaintthor | 7 Nov '09, 15:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Find out where he lives
      
      and go piss on his chips.
      
      mymiddlenameaintthor @brusma | 7 Nov '09, 15:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - yeah
      
      http://twitter.com/joshward84
      
      georgiabeth @brusma | 7 Nov '09, 15:43 | X | ^ This | Reply
- i miss when you just used to tweet "twitter"
  
  shes_so_high @brusma | 7 Nov '09, 15:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  georgiabeth this'd this
  - is that some way of saying you find my tweets worse than just one repeated word? :(
    
    brusma @shes_so_high | 7 Nov '09, 15:54 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - ......
      
      shes_so_high @brusma | 7 Nov '09, 15:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
Did anybody else see that MSNBC got their account hacked?

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/06/msnbc-having-a-bad-friday-nsfw/

marckee | 7 Nov '09, 16:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
started for techy stuff

and as a glorified rss feed.

Tried to keep it that way but misused it as some kind of chat system at times which resulted in about 4 'unfollows' a time. Had two arguments with an ex on it.

whiterussian is proud to be on my hitler jugend list.

I also have 3 other ones related to work and a private one.

countzero | 7 Nov '09, 22:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
- If people don't use it for business
  
  ie media feeding off other media, I don't see the point of this. Any 'civilian' following it is just a stalker, surely.
  
  Silentcommand @countzero | 7 Nov '09, 23:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - I follow tech and music blogs mostly
    
    and research interests, couple of disers and some people I know.
    
    I try to tweet stuff related to my research/music/tech but I get distracted
    
    countzero @Silentcommand | 7 Nov '09, 23:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
- i'm following some pitchfork fella
  
  but every so often he tweets these really weird personal-sounding tweets that make no sense,can only presume they're directed at some individual, but why tweet them?
  
  manbearpig @countzero | 7 Nov '09, 23:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - yeh
    
    the '@' conversations are annoying even though I'm guilty of it
    
    countzero @manbearpig | 7 Nov '09, 23:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - but that's the thing -
      
      they're tweeted without an @ - maybe he doesn't understand how to work it
      
      manbearpig @countzero | 7 Nov '09, 23:39 | X | ^ This | Reply
still? it's pretty new is it not?

i use it, i think it's great for updates on free downloads, record releases, gigs etc.

the other day, for example, i found out exactly what time a band was going to be on stage that night, which is pretty handy info

the only thing that pisses me off about it really is the constant stream of X Factor tweets

manbearpig | 7 Nov '09, 23:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
yes, lots

and enjoying following fishplums, theo, guntrip and a few other DiSsers. Brainlove seems to use it more than he uses DiS, which is an interesting sign of the times (or maybe I don't notice his DiS posts as much)

as long as you invest the time finding things/people that interest you, it's a really great way of getting an overview of opinions on topics that interest you and to get tipped off on things to read, music to check out, good tv, film recommendations, etc.

really easy to digest and is far from lotsa people saying what they have for breakfast, if anyone does that unfollow them and seek out more interesting folks.

i've started putting together some recommended people that i like following but is far from complete http://twitter.com/#/list/seaninsound/recommended-twitterers

sean | 7 Nov '09, 23:56 | X | ^ This | Reply

hellatronix this'd this
- good assessment.
  
  your experience/opinion of twitter depends on who or what you're following.
  
  manbearpig @sean | 7 Nov '09, 23:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - goto a shit pub
    
    and the conversation will be shit, etc
    
    sean @manbearpig | 8 Nov '09, 00:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - i think it's unfortunate
      
      that most people's perception of twitter is akin to pointless facebook statuses, or breakfast tweets as you say. it put me off at first, i have to admit, but now it's one of the windows that i'm constantly keeping open. blog upddates, gig announcements, downloads...it's great, basically
      
      manbearpig @sean | 8 Nov '09, 00:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
      
      sean this'd this
      - agreed
        
        we're pondering ways of getting some of the usefulness of it in sync with DiS' ambitions of being useful and offering a wealth of content, as well as a focussed look at the best bits which filter to the top or we hand pick for people's attention.
        
        sean @manbearpig | 8 Nov '09, 13:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
- ^exceeded character limit
  
  robluvsnic @sean | 8 Nov '09, 13:41 | X | ^ This | Reply

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