Comments on: Twitter, Tweets and all that? http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/07/twitter-tweets-and-all-that/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=twitter-tweets-and-all-that The Magic of Open Source Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:59:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mike http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/07/twitter-tweets-and-all-that/comment-page-1/#comment-10277 Mike Thu, 14 May 2009 14:01:04 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=812#comment-10277 Gwibber does seem nice - I had Gnome-Do set to display tweets as they came in, but it was very distracting. I like how I can check Gwibber whenever I need my 140 character fix of drivel. I haven't been so selective about who I follow - since my last comment I had a big clean out, and now find Twitter much more bearable. Thanks for your advice :) Gwibber does seem nice – I had Gnome-Do set to display tweets as they came in, but it was very distracting. I like how I can check Gwibber whenever I need my 140 character fix of drivel.

I haven’t been so selective about who I follow – since my last comment I had a big clean out, and now find Twitter much more bearable.

Thanks for your advice :)

]]> By: Alan Lord http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/07/twitter-tweets-and-all-that/comment-page-1/#comment-10224 Alan Lord Wed, 13 May 2009 07:38:14 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=812#comment-10224 @Mike, I'm now a fully paid up member of the Twittering Classes I guess. Gwibber is helpful. As it just gets stuff without you having to constantly check and take your eye off the ball. I also find much of it pretty innate, but there are some gems that pop up occasionally. Especially for breaking news or interesting technology articles. I've been quite selective about who I follow and I think that helps. There is a great deal of discussion about how to use Twitter to help your business. I can see this, a kind of drip, drip drip, viral spread of your message. It isn't going to change the world but it is definitely another channel to help spread your opinions and messages. Gwibber is cool. I have just added my first rss feed to it too. So you can aggregate quite a few useful streams into one medium. Cheers @Mike,

I’m now a fully paid up member of the Twittering Classes I guess.

Gwibber is helpful. As it just gets stuff without you having to constantly check and take your eye off the ball. I also find much of it pretty innate, but there are some gems that pop up occasionally. Especially for breaking news or interesting technology articles.

I’ve been quite selective about who I follow and I think that helps.

There is a great deal of discussion about how to use Twitter to help your business. I can see this, a kind of drip, drip drip, viral spread of your message. It isn’t going to change the world but it is definitely another channel to help spread your opinions and messages.

Gwibber is cool. I have just added my first rss feed to it too. So you can aggregate quite a few useful streams into one medium.

Cheers

]]> By: Mike http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/07/twitter-tweets-and-all-that/comment-page-1/#comment-10223 Mike Wed, 13 May 2009 07:29:15 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=812#comment-10223 I've been using it for about two months, and I still don't really get it. The sheer inanity of many tweets amazes me: "Standing in line at the Olive Garden. Getting hungry now" "Boy I'm tired" "I'm not sure what's happening" Those are all actual tweets I've been sent. The tweeters were swiftly "unfollowed". I was about to remove myself from Twitter, but due to this post and the comments I've installed gwibber, maybe it'll help me understand. I don't know whether to thank or curse you all. I’ve been using it for about two months, and I still don’t really get it. The sheer inanity of many tweets amazes me:

“Standing in line at the Olive Garden. Getting hungry now”
“Boy I’m tired”
“I’m not sure what’s happening”

Those are all actual tweets I’ve been sent. The tweeters were swiftly “unfollowed”.

I was about to remove myself from Twitter, but due to this post and the comments I’ve installed gwibber, maybe it’ll help me understand. I don’t know whether to thank or curse you all.

]]> By: The Open Sourcerer » The Open Sourcerer now on Twitter http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/07/twitter-tweets-and-all-that/comment-page-1/#comment-10088 The Open Sourcerer » The Open Sourcerer now on Twitter Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:11:59 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=812#comment-10088 [...] Open Sourcerer now on Twitter After much time and little thought, I have accepted the apprently inevitable and signed up to Twitter. I have now started tweeting - I [...] [...] Open Sourcerer now on Twitter After much time and little thought, I have accepted the apprently inevitable and signed up to Twitter. I have now started tweeting – I [...]

]]> By: Nick http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/07/twitter-tweets-and-all-that/comment-page-1/#comment-9900 Nick Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:43:32 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=812#comment-9900 I never got 'it' until i started using it. But then i was slow on the uptake of facebook to. But now i use 'the twit' and like it. It's the space between an IM and Facebook status, using gwibber and using pockettwit means i can update my twitter and my facebook status - killing 2 birds with 1 stone as such. The facebook status tells friends/family what you are upto, the twitter tells other people and also acts as a cheap dairy.. I never got ‘it’ until i started using it. But then i was slow on the uptake of facebook to. But now i use ‘the twit’ and like it. It’s the space between an IM and Facebook status, using gwibber and using pockettwit means i can update my twitter and my facebook status – killing 2 birds with 1 stone as such. The facebook status tells friends/family what you are upto, the twitter tells other people and also acts as a cheap dairy..

]]> By: Alan Bell http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/07/twitter-tweets-and-all-that/comment-page-1/#comment-9898 Alan Bell Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:31:45 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=812#comment-9898 I am fully gwibbered up now and it is starting to make sense now. I don't think it really works in a web browser, why would I go visit my identi.ca page all the time to see if anyone has said anything. With a desktop client it is sort of like a low intensity community IM system. Like IRC but more relaxed. I am fully gwibbered up now and it is starting to make sense now. I don’t think it really works in a web browser, why would I go visit my identi.ca page all the time to see if anyone has said anything. With a desktop client it is sort of like a low intensity community IM system. Like IRC but more relaxed.

]]> By: ferg http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/07/twitter-tweets-and-all-that/comment-page-1/#comment-9876 ferg Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:43:49 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=812#comment-9876 As a home worker, begin able to see a stream of fellow workers/friends/others 'twittering away' provides the "chat at the cooler/coffee machine" and alleaviates that isolated feeling. Something that other Soc Net sits such as FB can only do by being wasteful of time. I like it (@fergycool) As a home worker, begin able to see a stream of fellow workers/friends/others ‘twittering away’ provides the “chat at the cooler/coffee machine” and alleaviates that isolated feeling. Something that other Soc Net sits such as FB can only do by being wasteful of time. I like it (@fergycool)

]]> By: BobCFC http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/07/twitter-tweets-and-all-that/comment-page-1/#comment-9869 BobCFC Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:51:25 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=812#comment-9869 I've never used twitter but the only cool use-cases I have seen are the more unconventional such as getting a tweet from a plant pot when the soil is dry or an intrusion in the network. You can send tweets form the command line using cURL so I guess you could script all sorts of uses. As for person-to-person I prefer either threaded forums/comments or IRC. I’ve never used twitter but the only cool use-cases I have seen are the more unconventional such as getting a tweet from a plant pot when the soil is dry or an intrusion in the network. You can send tweets form the command line using cURL so I guess you could script all sorts of uses.

As for person-to-person I prefer either threaded forums/comments or IRC.

]]> By: Alan Bell http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/07/twitter-tweets-and-all-that/comment-page-1/#comment-9868 Alan Bell Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:00:51 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=812#comment-9868 identi.ca is (I think) just like Twitter, but more geeky and based on Free Software http://laconi.ca/trac/ identi.ca is (I think) just like Twitter, but more geeky and based on Free Software http://laconi.ca/trac/

]]> By: Alan Pope http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2009/02/07/twitter-tweets-and-all-that/comment-page-1/#comment-9866 Alan Pope Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:35:10 +0000 http://www.theopensourcerer.com/?p=812#comment-9866 Yes, I do. Identi.ca is an implementation of Laconi.ca which in itself is a Free implementation of a Twitter-like service. The nice thing about Laconi.ca is that _you_ could install your own federated instance, and others could subscribe to the streams of people on your instance, without having to sign up to it. They can exist on their own identi.ca-like system but subscribe to you on yours. This is the antithesis of Twitter. In order to use twitter, you have to be 'on' twitter. This is why it's appealing to free software nerds. http://twitter.com/popey http://identi.ca/popey I actually use a desktop application called Gwibber on Linux to view the Twitter/identi.ca streams. I have also used Twhirl which is an Adobe Air application. Identi.ca can cross post to twitter, which is helpful. So that friends who 'follow' me _only_ on twitter can see my 'tweets' (or 'dents' as they are called on identi.ca). If I post to identi.ca then that goes to twitter too, and gets picked up from twitter and posted to facebook too. Yes, I have swallowed the social networking pill. If you want to chat more about this, book us another curry sometime soon and I'll be happy to demo it to you and talk more about why it's not as stupid as it first sounds. :) Yes, I do. Identi.ca is an implementation of Laconi.ca which in itself is a Free implementation of a Twitter-like service. The nice thing about Laconi.ca is that _you_ could install your own federated instance, and others could subscribe to the streams of people on your instance, without having to sign up to it. They can exist on their own identi.ca-like system but subscribe to you on yours. This is the antithesis of Twitter. In order to use twitter, you have to be ‘on’ twitter. This is why it’s appealing to free software nerds.

http://twitter.com/popey
http://identi.ca/popey

I actually use a desktop application called Gwibber on Linux to view the Twitter/identi.ca streams. I have also used Twhirl which is an Adobe Air application.

Identi.ca can cross post to twitter, which is helpful. So that friends who ‘follow’ me _only_ on twitter can see my ‘tweets’ (or ‘dents’ as they are called on identi.ca). If I post to identi.ca then that goes to twitter too, and gets picked up from twitter and posted to facebook too. Yes, I have swallowed the social networking pill.

If you want to chat more about this, book us another curry sometime soon and I’ll be happy to demo it to you and talk more about why it’s not as stupid as it first sounds. :)

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