Twitter WTF

Lexus1976

Why is twitter all over the radio, TV and papers. I cant understand how the press are giving it so much publicity. Its just another social networksite, so what if its the new fab! I dont want to read blogs about y list celebrites eating soup and reading a newspaper. Who cares!

I started off on Bebo many moons ago, after much ranting and raving I gave in to the Facebook phenomon. I've built up a sizeble friends base, added countless photo's and music files. Now Twitter arrives No fecking way am I going to move again and have my facebook account turn into one of those webpages on the dormant geocites site. Facebook, I'm here to stay!

galwayrush

Twitter is the spawn of Satan.:eek:

markok84

I just put ads up in Tesco.

Ruu_Old

Twitter ate your children.

tech77

Lexus1976 wrote: »

Why is twitter all over the radio, TV and papers. I cant understand how the press are giving it so much publicity. Its just another social networksite, so what if its the new fab! I dont want to read blogs about y list celebrites eating soup and reading a newspaper. Who cares!

I started off on Bebo many moons ago, after much ranting and raving I gave in to the Facebook phenomon. I've built up a sizeble friends base, added countless photo's and music files. Now Twitter arrives No fecking way am I going to move again and have my facebook account turn into one of those webpages on the dormant geocites site. Facebook, I'm here to stay!

Thanks for the update.

jigglywoo

It's for Twits

pikachucheeks

If you don't do Twitter, then you are a twit!

amacachi

I'm bored. Think I'll have a drink of water.

pablomakaveli

I think whats worse is all the celebrities who are on it talkin ****e.

When Michael Jackson died we had all the celebrity "tweets" written being read out on news channels and being put as quotes on newspapers. Kate Perry had a post saying "Oh my God". Bloody retarded.

phasers

I use it to stalk celebrities

Facebook is ghey

dsmythy

It's not really your classic social networking site. It's handy to log on to to catch breaking news stories. Also useful for businesses, groups, politicians etc. to keep people up to date with happenings.

liah

It's because quite often news is reported faster on twitter to a wider audience than actual news websites or TV stations.

A lot of it is utter filth and not worth reading but in some cases it does have its uses.

amacachi

pablomakaveli wrote: »

Kate Perry had a post saying "Oh my God". Bloody retarded.

Dunno about her but Katy Perry is hot, so I don't care what she says.

galwayrush

I can imagine Lilly Allen's Twits................Oh no, had to lie on the wet spot in the bed again................

amacachi

liah wrote: »

It's because quite often news is reported faster on twitter to a wider audience than actual news websites or TV stations.

A lot of it is utter filth and not worth reading but in some cases it does have its uses.

It's ridiculously quick and useful when stuff happens tbh. I despise it, but it does have a function. I signed up and doubt I'll ever sign in again, unlike some people I can wait the extra 3 minutes for news to reach TV/someone to tell me. :pac:

amacachi

galwayrush wrote: »

I can imagine Lilly Allen's Twits................Oh no, had to lie on the wet spot in the bed again................

"I'm currently having unsatisfying sex. Just had an idea for a new song."

Aidric

I still write the occasional letter for the nostalgia buzz.

givyjoe81

twatter...

SV

givyjoe81 wrote: »

twatter...

hope that didn't take you too long to come up with..

galwayrush

galwayrush wrote: »

I can imagine Lilly Allen's Twits................Oh no, had to lie on the wet spot in the bed again................

Sorry to quote myself, but i can't stop thinking about her Twits, without the w.:D

givyjoe81

SV wrote: »

hope that didn't take you too long to come up with..

It didnt, but i think succinctly describes this new phenomenon, perhaps even some posters.

SV

givyjoe81 wrote: »

It didnt, but i think succinctly describes this new phenomenon, perhaps even some posters.

Hardly.
a succesful social networking site so they're..twats?
Ohh some posters eh? Poor attempt at an insult. :rolleyes:

givyjoe81

SV wrote: »

Hardly.
a succesful social networking site so they're..twats?
Ohh some posters eh? Poor attempt at an insult. :rolleyes:

Oh dear, a little bit sensitive are we:rolleyes:and other such silly smilies, didnt realise you were so in love with the site. Yes in my opinion they certainly are, posters on twitter! I havent opened an account seen as i have read in some papers the total drivel which celebrity twatterites keep us informed with, the only one i can remember reading was from boxer Kenny Egan, "anything decent on the box tonight", that was the most interesting of his posts, so forgive me if im not enamoured with this wonderful site:rolleyes::P

Running Bing

I still dont fully grasp the concept of Twitter....at least I hope I dont.


What exactly is compelling about a 15 word sentence about somebody eating dinner?

Are people not aware there are actually worthwhile things to read out there?

Where will this all lead? Maybe Ill start my own social networking site called "letter" where you simply post one letter of the alphabet for people to read. Im sure it would be a massive hit:rolleyes:

jumpguy

Don't like Twitter, infact I hate it. How can one find it interesting reading a sentence or two about their friends current life and being completely blown away with enjoyment and then to walk away from your computer marvelling the wonders of social networking. Normal life is boring except for the one living it, unless something particularly exciting happens, but then people would want to read more than a 10 word sentence or two about it.

aidan_walsh

In Twitter, as in all things, if you are following people you don't find interesting or who you don't find engaging, you're doing it wrong.

brendanuk

Running Bing wrote: »

Maybe Ill start my own social networking site called "letter" where you simply post one letter of the alphabet for people to read. Im sure it would be a massive hit:rolleyes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeLZCy-_m3s

givyjoe81

aidan_walsh wrote: »

In Twitter, as in all things, if you are following people you don't find interesting or who you don't find engaging, you're doing it wrong.

Thing is, when im making friends in the real world, i dont generally take into account their capabilities to make interesting 'tweets'.

galwayrush

I'm starting my own social network thingy, calling it,
Talking Shíte

liah

givyjoe81 wrote: »

Thing is, when im making friends in the real world, i dont generally take into account their capabilities to make interesting 'tweets'.

Generally interesting, engaging people make interesting, engaging tweets. Would you be friends with someone who didn't appeal to you? Probably not. So don't follow tweeters who don't appeal to you. Simple as like.

aidan_walsh

givyjoe81 wrote: »

Thing is, when im making friends in the real world, i dont generally take into account their capabilities to make interesting 'tweets'.

Fair enough, but Twitter - unlike Facebook - isn't all about people you would meet in real life. It allows people to talk to and converse with peers they might never otherwise be able to engage with.

givyjoe81

aidan_walsh wrote: »

Fair enough, but Twitter - unlike Facebook - isn't all about people you would meet in real life. It allows people to talk to and converse with peers they might never otherwise be able to engage with.

Not too big up on what its all about, iv just been reading in papers and other sources what the these 'celebrity goons' seem to be drivelling on about.

Engaging over distance as you said, yeah great, but aside from the whole Iranian thing so far, iv heard nothing but sh1te that makes me scratch my head and wonder have people gone mad.

Im really not a fan of any of the networking sites to be fair, random people sending friend requests etc, and there's people who deem their bebo page top secret, im no stalker, but wtf are you hiding in there!!

aidan_walsh

Not too big up on what its all about, iv just been reading in papers and other sources what the these 'celebrity goons' seem to be drivelling on about.

Well, far be it from the media to pick up on the populist, lowest common denominator of anything

Im really not a fan of any of the networking sites to be fair, random people sending friend requests etc, and there's people who deem their bebo page top secret, im no stalker, but wtf are you hiding in there!!

I used to be the same way, but after trying it out I have to admit to having come around. It still depends on what the network is and what I get out of it, but the idea is one I can get down with.

Wertz

You know it's not really Twitter I have any problem with...it certainly has it's place...it's the way it's being swooned about in the media as this new miracle cure for the planet or something, how a DJ, host or newsreader can't get through 2 minutes of chat without mentioning it at least once, and how commericial entities that have no real need for the service are putting "Follow Us" links on their webshop pages...why do I want to talk to pixmania or ebay or some other shop trying to sell me something? This insipid move by commercial concerns to use Twitter to their advanatge in terms of marketing is what has apparently blighted Myspace and is slowly doing the same to Facebook...fair enough, shilling is as old as the net itself but it still pisses me off.

So Twitter on to your hearts' content....but please refrain from telling everyone else about it or requesting that we follow you...not all of us really want to.

My name is URL

Twitter is a zeitgeist.. probably the best there is.

That's why the meeja big it up, because they use it to measure what people are showing an interest in at any given time so they can adjust their own marketing techniques accordingly.

I hate it myself

Fajitas!

Twitter saved my arse. Twice.

As already said, if you're finding people's updates boring, you're following the wrong people.

miralize

Twitter actually gets pretty interesting if you know what to do with it. I think its just because Twitter themselves dont understand the platform.

Twitter at the moment is in the process of building good database of useful links. The power of a retweet is already evident, and some of the time, news spreads faster on Twitter than on Google.

Also, the fact that it has real-time search for the tweets means that you're able to able to get relevant search results , and you can gauge an opinion based on those tweets.

Eire-Dearg

Twitter is fantastic if you know what to use with it. You sign up and then it's like "what now" but when you get into the swing of things it's great. for example, i asked a question regarding Wimbledon today on Twitter, and got 4 answers within two minutes from my own friends on it, much more satisfying then going through google and other links. if i needed to find out about an event, or whats going on you can use the real time search to track whats happening. the michael jackson death spread like wildfire through twitter, and im pretty sure thats the first place most people heard about it. it is definately difficult to get into at first, but you just need to start following people who interest you, etc.

Dankoozy

Lexus1976 wrote: »

Why is twitter all over the radio, TV and papers. I cant understand how the press are giving it so much publicity. Its just another social networksite, so what if its the new fab! I dont want to read blogs about y list celebrites eating soup and reading a newspaper. Who cares!

I started off on Bebo many moons ago, after much ranting and raving I gave in to the Facebook phenomon. I've built up a sizeble friends base, added countless photo's and music files. Now Twitter arrives No fecking way am I going to move again and have my facebook account turn into one of those webpages on the dormant geocites site. Facebook, I'm here to stay!

facebook is a ****ing load of **** too. i cant decide which is worse. i used them both didn't take me long to realise they were ****

galwayrush

galwayrush wrote: »

I'm starting my own social network thingy, calling it,
Talking Shíte

AH ?

AMixedBag

If twitter is for twits..
Then whats bebo for?

I secretly am on bebo. Don't tell anyone. ssshhhh...

galwayrush

AMixedBag wrote: »

If twitter is for twits..
Then whats bebo for?

I secretly am on bebo. Don't tell anyone. ssshhhh...

Bebo is ok for kids, but if you're over 22, that's creepy.::P

AMixedBag

galwayrush wrote: »

Bebo is ok for kids, but if you're over 22, that's creepy.::P

*phew*
I won't release my real age. Ye might start thinking things..

just created the account to see the raid.. hate everythin about twitter

phasers

I'm seeing the underwear lady from the RTE website! woo!

phasers

phasers wrote: »

I use it to stalk celebrities

Facebook is ghey

It's not stalking when they allow you to follow them.

phasers

Deleted User wrote: »

It's not stalking when they allow you to follow them.

Way to ruin it

phasers

phasers wrote: »

Way to ruin it

Welcome. You could create an account for some massive celebrity and start following some minor celebrity.

Nevyn

Whats twatter?