Comments on: Twitter = microblogging http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/07/twitter-microblogging/ Thought stream from SmugMug's CEO & Chief Geek Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:21:22 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9-rare hourly 1 By: Simplicity Rules » Platforms are simple and powerful http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/07/twitter-microblogging/comment-page-1/#comment-48208 Simplicity Rules » Platforms are simple and powerful Wed, 02 May 2007 06:30:25 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/03/07/twitter-microblogging/#comment-48208 [...] I think it’s more about the platform. Twitter being as simple as it is, you can use it for off the cuff self-expression, microblogging or not), and several other possibilities. [...] [...] I think it’s more about the platform. Twitter being as simple as it is, you can use it for off the cuff self-expression, microblogging or not), and several other possibilities. [...]

]]> By: Emil Sit http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/07/twitter-microblogging/comment-page-1/#comment-40243 Emil Sit Wed, 07 Mar 2007 19:11:31 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/03/07/twitter-microblogging/#comment-40243 I've been thinking something similar---what is the difference between a blog, a tumbleblog (or even a del.icio.us feed) and something like twitter? For me, one important aspect is the ease of posting: the blog posting/editing cycle makes my blog feel like a serious publishing platform, a tumbleblog pares down the essence but still lends itself to some editing and care, twitter makes posting as easy as sending an IM. Another is that twitter captures both the publisher and the subscriber; you almost automatically have both roles. If you subscribe to someone, it is likely that you have twitter too and then you can play along without having to solve a captcha or have your own "heavy" blog. But why is it exciting? That's all about connecting. I’ve been thinking something similar—what is the difference between a blog, a tumbleblog (or even a del.icio.us feed) and something like twitter? For me, one important aspect is the ease of posting: the blog posting/editing cycle makes my blog feel like a serious publishing platform, a tumbleblog pares down the essence but still lends itself to some editing and care, twitter makes posting as easy as sending an IM.

Another is that twitter captures both the publisher and the subscriber; you almost automatically have both roles. If you subscribe to someone, it is likely that you have twitter too and then you can play along without having to solve a captcha or have your own “heavy” blog.

But why is it exciting? That’s all about connecting.

]]> By: Robert 'Groby' Blum http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/2007/03/07/twitter-microblogging/comment-page-1/#comment-40237 Robert 'Groby' Blum Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:01:36 +0000 http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/03/07/twitter-microblogging/#comment-40237 I'm still trying to figure out this twitter thing. It's not really useful, and seems more like a fad. Yes, I follow a few people I work with on twitter - but apart from that, my twitter update list is empty. Why? Because twitter, for me, is a push-medium. I get updates as they come in. RSS feeds are a pull medium, which I can process at my leisure. Why would anybody *want* dozens of items show up via push if they're not directly related to what they're working on? I’m still trying to figure out this twitter thing. It’s not really useful, and seems more like a fad. Yes, I follow a few people I work with on twitter – but apart from that, my twitter update list is empty.

Why? Because twitter, for me, is a push-medium. I get updates as they come in. RSS feeds are a pull medium, which I can process at my leisure. Why would anybody *want* dozens of items show up via push if they’re not directly related to what they’re working on?

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