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Re: Twitter-fame is fleeting

Annie — Wed, 16 May 2007 10:11:59 -0000

Hi new commenters Radioactive Jam and Anjali. Thanks for coming by!

Neil, that's exactly how I got started, following "web celebs" during SXSW. What hooked me was when they started adding me back. Plus for me, the "one liner" format works well, I don't obsess over it like I do with my blog :).

Dossy, TJG, I thought Kelly did a great job, she didn't take it all too seriously like most reporters do.

Lisa, BGM, I may drag you in yet, you know, if your lives slow down enough :). LP has joined up!

Re: Twitter-fame is fleeting

Anjali — Tue, 15 May 2007 23:36:26 -0000

Telling people about twitter always gets one of two reactions: 1) eyes glaze over in 3 seconds 2) eww that sounds gross, twitter, who thought of that name? or 3) what weirdos would use THAT? there's nothing exciting about it. However, I still love it. Given those 3 responses, i think an article trying to explain twitter is just not going to get much airtime in a print newspaper.

i'm from jersey (moved out to los angeles 2 years ago) and am excited to find your blog from the article :>

Re: Twitter-fame is fleeting

Bluegrass Mama — Mon, 14 May 2007 21:11:36 -0000

I read the article through your link (though once upon a time the Star-Ledger was my daily paper). I understand Twitter better through the article, but I can't say it really appeals to me. Probably because I've been through too many gizmos that have sucked time out of my day that I should have spent doing something else.

All that said, I figured you'd have hundreds of it through it!

Re: Twitter-fame is fleeting

Neil — Mon, 14 May 2007 18:18:03 -0000

I like Twitter and Jaiku as a way to follow web celebs and as an announcement medium for online events.
Twittering a Ustream event is an excellent use of the technology.
I also recommend Twittervision as an introduction to the phenomenon
..Neil

Re: Twitter-fame is fleeting

Lisa Cahoy — Mon, 14 May 2007 17:56:14 -0000

I liked the article....still not sure I'm sold on Twitter tho!

Re: Twitter-fame is fleeting

Dossy Shiobara — Mon, 14 May 2007 16:09:31 -0000

While I'm disappointed that I didn't see any new visitors from the article, I'm honestly not surprised.

Still, it was a good article--I don't think we were misrepresented or quoted out of context and Kelly did a good job of not hating on Twitter like so many other MSM journalists.

Re: Twitter-fame is fleeting

Radioactive Jam — Mon, 14 May 2007 11:12:29 -0000

Hi!

Amusing myself via Twittervision, saw your tweet about a new blog post.

And what is this "newspaper" of which you write?

Re: Twitter-fame is fleeting

True Jersey Girl — Mon, 14 May 2007 11:06:00 -0000

I feel the same way - I mean, my tweet was there with Obama and John Edwards! But not one new follower from it. And you and dossy were really prominently featured - I wonder what his feedback is.

I do think people just dont "get" twitter because its so hard to explain and it just doesnt make sense until you use it.