Ernie : Some things are well worth condensing into limited word counts or character counts.... That uses up my 140 characters. Here is what is missing : Examples are haiku poems, classified ads, and business signs. However, you do realize, don't you, all the critical thought it takes to get things down to just a few words and still communicate ? Want a really effective ad campaign ? Get 3 or 4 of your best ad people together and task them to come up with catchy slogans or memorable talking points that appeal to target demographics. This will take how long ? Two minutes ? More like two weeks. How much work went into e=mc^2 ? Sure, ol' Albert could eventually say it all in 4 measly characters, and an equals sign. But to get there cost him what ? Two years ? Two decades ? But, hey, no need to discuss any of this, I said it all when I wrote down : "Some things are well worth condensing into limited word counts or character counts...."
B. -------------------------------------------------------------- 11/17/2011 12:43:09 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Sent from my iPhone On Nov 17, 2011, at 11:43, "Chris Hahn" <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > wrote: What am I missing ? I just don't "get it." You miss the point. The main value being shared on Twitter these days are -hyperlinks-. The key value of Twitter for me is: - getting real time notices of when people whose opinions I care about post something new (to a lesser extent, it also provides a back channel to comment / converse on that content) - see what people in my larger sphere are talking about / reading, to minimize the "echo chamber" (and vice versa) As a semi-public space, Twitter enables a different kind of discovery and discussion than elsewhere. It also forces me to edit thoughts into 140 characters; you should try it some time Billy. :-) E -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: _http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism_ (http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism) Radical Centrism website and blog: _http://RadicalCentrism.org_ (http://radicalcentrism.org/) -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
