Comments on: Twitter Thoughts http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/04/21/twitter-thoughts/ The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:33:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Connie Masson http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/04/21/twitter-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-24097 Connie Masson Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:25:31 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=4775#comment-24097 Okay, you are makiing me think - and that is good. Expanding my options of how to best use twitter. I've tried the follow everyone approach, follow a few and neither one has really made twitter useful for me. Perhaps I will do as you are doing and will follow only those I know well for a while and see what the results are. . . hummm. Okay, you are makiing me think – and that is good. Expanding my options of how to best use twitter. I’ve tried the follow everyone approach, follow a few and neither one has really made twitter useful for me. Perhaps I will do as you are doing and will follow only those I know well for a while and see what the results are. . . hummm.

]]> By: Connie Crosby http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/04/21/twitter-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-24008 Connie Crosby Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:45:50 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=4775#comment-24008 What a funny troll-like question! We *all* vet who we allow as followers and who we follow back. Even <a href="http://www.twitter.com/conniecrosby" rel="nofollow">those of us</a> following, like, a thousand people. Otherwise you might have someone <a href="http://www.twitter.com/avantgarde" rel="nofollow">very creepy</a> follow you. What a funny troll-like question!

We *all* vet who we allow as followers and who we follow back. Even those of us following, like, a thousand people. Otherwise you might have someone very creepy follow you.

]]> By: TwitterFollower http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/04/21/twitter-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-24006 TwitterFollower Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:47:43 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=4775#comment-24006 Are you vetting people now? "Can anyone recommend - http://twitter.com/lorireed as a follower for me?" Are you vetting people now?

“Can anyone recommend – http://twitter.com/lorireed as a follower for me?”

]]> By: Twitter, Friendfeed, and conversations versus information streams ¦ Online Media Cultist http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/04/21/twitter-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-23968 Twitter, Friendfeed, and conversations versus information streams ¦ Online Media Cultist Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:23:14 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=4775#comment-23968 [...] friend and popular blogger Steven Cohen also is attempting to manage his relationship with Twitter, and interestingly notes that Twitter is his first foray into “social networking,” [...] [...] friend and popular blogger Steven Cohen also is attempting to manage his relationship with Twitter, and interestingly notes that Twitter is his first foray into “social networking,” [...]

]]> By: Laura Solomon http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/04/21/twitter-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-23966 Laura Solomon Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:51:54 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=4775#comment-23966 Good for you, Stephen! The people who don't understand the medium or the way messages are relayed sap one's energy and waste others' time. For example, someone via a comment to my blog wanted to know why I seemed to hate public libraries. As any regular reader knows, not only do I work on behalf of public libraries, but I certainly don't hate them. But it took me a good 20-30 minutes to craft a response to that, ending with a strong suggestion to read the blog to further understand the message. It seems that, on the web, people feel free to engage in community without knowing the mores or etiquette governing that community. Good for you, Stephen! The people who don’t understand the medium or the way messages are relayed sap one’s energy and waste others’ time. For example, someone via a comment to my blog wanted to know why I seemed to hate public libraries. As any regular reader knows, not only do I work on behalf of public libraries, but I certainly don’t hate them. But it took me a good 20-30 minutes to craft a response to that, ending with a strong suggestion to read the blog to further understand the message.

It seems that, on the web, people feel free to engage in community without knowing the mores or etiquette governing that community.

]]> By: Greg http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/04/21/twitter-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-23953 Greg Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:39:53 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/?p=4775#comment-23953 *nods* I guess I'm having the opposite problem, which is that, for the most part, I want to take the time to have those conversations with (most of) the people who want to follow my Tweets. I want to include new people and broaden my network. But I also want to not spend my entire life managing my social network. I expect that I will dip back into Twitter primarily as a way of broadcasting messages to my so-called followers and initiating conversations, while only monitoring replies and DMs. The full-on multilogue is just too much for me. I don't think I'm capable of the occasional dip. Maybe I'm wrong. Hmmm, what's this Second Life icon on my desktop? *nods*

I guess I’m having the opposite problem, which is that, for the most part, I want to take the time to have those conversations with (most of) the people who want to follow my Tweets. I want to include new people and broaden my network. But I also want to not spend my entire life managing my social network.

I expect that I will dip back into Twitter primarily as a way of broadcasting messages to my so-called followers and initiating conversations, while only monitoring replies and DMs. The full-on multilogue is just too much for me. I don’t think I’m capable of the occasional dip. Maybe I’m wrong. Hmmm, what’s this Second Life icon on my desktop?

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