http://blogs.crikey.com.au/trevorcook/2009/01/06/twitter-fail/ Trevor Cook on public relations, social media and politics Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:16:29 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/trevorcook/2009/01/06/twitter-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-2923 LiteraryMinded Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:05:57 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/trevorcook/?p=5283#comment-2923 As a new Twitter user and a fellow Crikey blogger (hi!) this was a great post to be led to right now. I can see the dangers but thus far am not using Twitter too much. I think I'm aware of turning people off by flooding their pages with tweets, rather than how much time it takes. The blog will always by my number one netlove. As a new Twitter user and a fellow Crikey blogger (hi!) this was a great post to be led to right now. I can see the dangers but thus far am not using Twitter too much. I think I’m aware of turning people off by flooding their pages with tweets, rather than how much time it takes. The blog will always by my number one netlove.

]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/trevorcook/2009/01/06/twitter-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-2884 JP Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:33:22 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/trevorcook/?p=5283#comment-2884 Twitter is not for blogging or conversation. It is for a quick dash of communication, staying in contact, sharing an interesting site or where you are. Blogging and Twitter are completely different although some people don't get it and use it for long boring conversations. Used as intended it is a great tool. I don't think it is anywhere near dead or ever will be. Twitter is not for blogging or conversation. It is for a quick dash of communication, staying in contact, sharing an interesting site or where you are. Blogging and Twitter are completely different although some people don’t get it and use it for long boring conversations. Used as intended it is a great tool. I don’t think it is anywhere near dead or ever will be.

]]> http://blogs.crikey.com.au/trevorcook/2009/01/06/twitter-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-2882 Kate Carruthers Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:36:25 +0000 http://blogs.crikey.com.au/trevorcook/?p=5283#comment-2882 I'm sort of amazed that anyone truly thought that microblogging like Twitter would replace other (longer) forms of social media. It takes a lot of 140 character tweets to have a deep & meaningful discussion or communicate complex ideas. But 140 characters is a great way to stay in touch and share information when you are busy. Keep on blogging dude ;) I’m sort of amazed that anyone truly thought that microblogging like Twitter would replace other (longer) forms of social media. It takes a lot of 140 character tweets to have a deep & meaningful discussion or communicate complex ideas. But 140 characters is a great way to stay in touch and share information when you are busy. Keep on blogging dude

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