Why I'm Leaving Twitter and Returning to Blogging

#1

Post by astartupaday » Fri, Oct 30, 2009, 12:06 AM UTC

Why I'm Leaving Twitter and Returning to Blogging
astartupaday.wordpress.com

Re: Why I'm Leaving Twitter and Returning to Blogging

#2

Post by cb33 » Fri, Oct 30, 2009, 12:56 AM UTC

i didn't know twittering and blogging were mutually exclusive.

Re: Why I'm Leaving Twitter and Returning to Blogging

#3

Post by zurcociremer » Fri, Oct 30, 2009, 1:15 AM UTC

cb33 wrote: post #2

i didn't know twittering and blogging were mutually exclusive.

Twittering and blogging have their own separate places. It's perfectly fine to engage in both of them.

Or, you know, focus on one and occasionally visit the other.

Re: Why I'm Leaving Twitter and Returning to Blogging

#4

Post by diN0bot » Fri, Oct 30, 2009, 1:16 AM UTC

> "Idea: OneClick – Mobile app, allows users to perform commonly-used, very specific actions in a single click.(i.e. get directions to address)"

143 characters

my version: "OneClick: Mobile app, users perform common, specific actions in single click; eg, get directions."

98 characters. i agree with his sentiment, but i didn't find his example too compelling...maybe he has room to grow for twitter communication...although an extra 45 characters still might not be sufficient.

Re: Why I'm Leaving Twitter and Returning to Blogging

#5

Post by RyanMcGreal » Fri, Oct 30, 2009, 1:19 AM UTC

cb33 wrote: post #2

i didn't know twittering and blogging were mutually exclusive.

Opportunity cost.

Re: Why I'm Leaving Twitter and Returning to Blogging

#6

Post by cb33 » Fri, Oct 30, 2009, 1:56 AM UTC

RyanMcGreal wrote: post #5

cb33 wrote: post #2

i didn't know twittering and blogging were mutually exclusive.

Opportunity cost.

the way i see it, twittering lends itself to blogging and vice-versa. you hammer out a blog post then use twitter to get eyes on your post. plus, how much time could twitter possibly take from blogging? you can't get very much across in 140. symbiosis is the key

Re: Why I'm Leaving Twitter and Returning to Blogging

#7

Post by NathanKP » Fri, Oct 30, 2009, 2:00 AM UTC

I agree with the article as it perfectly explains why I never joined Twitter in the first place. I can't see wasting my time and that of other people by spamming them with 140 character tidbits.

Twitter is useful for sending small bits of information and telling people about simple things, but it isn't designed for complex ideas. It is more designed for applications such as sharing interesting links that you have found.

Re: Why I'm Leaving Twitter and Returning to Blogging

#8

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Oct 30, 2009, 2:26 AM UTC

[deleted]

Re: Why I'm Leaving Twitter and Returning to Blogging

#9

Post by jrockway » Fri, Oct 30, 2009, 2:29 AM UTC

I don't think anyone would read my blog if it were the same content as my twitter. An endless stream of 140-character tidbits is different, to readers, than 140-word rants about the same things.

There are many times when I want to write more than 140 characters about something... but if I did that, nobody would read them.

(Twitter used to let you submit the form with more than 140 characters... now it rejects those posts server-side. Fucking Twitter...)

Re: Why I'm Leaving Twitter and Returning to Blogging

#10

Post by philwelch » Fri, Oct 30, 2009, 2:36 AM UTC

cb33 wrote: post #2

i didn't know twittering and blogging were mutually exclusive.

From the post:

"As I alluded to in the title, I don’t mean for this to be an indictment of Twitter. I’m still going to be using it regularly for quick status updates or to notify followers when I have a new blog post ready. Like most shiny new things on the Interwebs, it’s all about finding the right tools for the job at hand."