On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 12:17 AM, John Reimer <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Nick, > >> "Walter Bright" <[email protected]> wrote in message >> news:[email protected]... >> >>> I started one to see how that works out for D. >>> http://twitter.com/WalterBright >>> >> Call me a curmudgeon, but does anyone ever read twitters? They seem to >> be enormously popular to write, though I've never understood why. >> (Maybe I'm just not a "web 2.0" kind of guy -> I've never cared for >> social networking sites, either.) >> > > > I find it odd too and fail to see why the fad attracts people. I'm guessing > that the popularity of it is due the attraction the idea has for certain > personality types: something like an opportunity for the less expressive to > express themselves free of the obligations rigour (no more thought to > choosing words carefully, I suppose). In the manner of blogs, maybe people > just like talking about themselves... only twitter seems to take it once > step further, where the reader is entertained with decidedly less thought > provoking material. I just don't get it. Maybe I should /not/ be looking > at twitter as an information resource. But if it's just a way people can > connect with one another to let each other know they are there, then all > they really need is a flashy red or green light. Add to that a beeping > noise for extra effect. > > The other alternative is that it's just yet another "marketing" scheme that > has succeeded in making people think that it's the "thing to do". I'm sure > facebook fans would eat this one up. :) > > The last option is that I'm just a boring killjoy that doesn't get it. I > dunno ;). > But I'm sure this isn't the last clever idea to make it's rounds on the > internet.
I found this article pretty interesting, at least as far as an insight into what some people see in Twitter and similar services. http://tinyurl.com/6ng7tg
