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[LP]

I don't twitter nor am I on facebook. My life isn't that interesting to the masses...

Neither is anyone else's, but that doesn't stop 'em.

[mission]

Neither is anyone else's, but that doesn't stop 'em.

Most people don't tweet much at all unless they're asking someone a direct question.

[retailguy]

Yeah, twitter sucks. It's horrible to find out about stuff before anyone else (not on twitter).

It's not for YOU to post that you're taking a shit. It's for you to catch up on breaking news on topics you've chosen WHILE you're taking a shit.

No one will follow you accept people you know personally -- who don't want to follow you -- but feel obligated because they know you.
It's to follow news sources, players, handicappers, funny people and the like.

You guys must have flip phones, non-HD TVs and CRT computer monitors too. Welcome to 1999.

So, basically, if I disagree with you, that means that I'm not "current" with the times. There is no possibility that you're wrong then, and I must be?




Gotcha... (and I disagree)

[mission]

So, basically, if I disagree with you, that means that I'm not "current" with the times. There is no possibility that you're wrong then, and I must be?




Gotcha... (and I disagree)

Your disagreement is based on misinformation. You don't understand the premise of twitter and without that understanding, cannot grasp its value. So um, you're right -- there's no possibility that I'm wrong. It's the fastest source of news information. That's proven and not open to debate.

I didn't say you had to like twitter. You don't have to like the internet either. Or getting email on your phone. Or heck, even having the ability to call someone with a device in your pocket. You're allowed to prefer rotary dial phones also. You shouldn't get offended by me telling you that you're not current... you've chosen that.

Twitter is not a different form of Facebook. I cannot defend Facebook -- I don't personally like it and have no reason to want to share my personal business.

[pbmax]

Some Twitter accounts are funny to read. Conan is good, but some, including some good comedians, use it only as a marketing exercise, which is the Twitter equivalent of ads on TV and radio. Louis CK is great fun to listen to but his Twitter account is a disaster.

I follow only the Packer writers, Football Outsiders, Advanced NFL Stats and Haudricourt on Twitter (Haudricourt picks fights with people, it can be pretty entertaining). The information shared, as Mission talked about is fantastic and impossible to get in one place. To get it almost immediately is icing on the cake. But it comes with a price. Wilde Tweets about family stuff more than Packers and all the writers post the information first, then post again with a link to the story they just wrote about the information they just Tweeted.

[mission]

Some Twitter accounts are funny to read. Conan is good, but some, including some good comedians, use it only as a marketing exercise, which is the Twitter equivalent of ads on TV and radio. Louis CK is great fun to listen to but his Twitter account is a disaster.

I follow only the Packer writers, Football Outsiders, Advanced NFL Stats and Haudricourt on Twitter (Haudricourt picks fights with people, it can be pretty entertaining). The information shared, as Mission talked about is fantastic and impossible to get in one place. To get it almost immediately is icing on the cake. But it comes with a price. Wilde Tweets about family stuff more than Packers and all the writers post the information first, then post again with a link to the story they just wrote about the information they just Tweeted.

Wilde blocked me because I questioned something he wrote and all he could muster up was "you're really something else aren't you?" ... never called him an idiot or used curse words or anything. I loved him for his access to the team but his football opinion got pretty old after awhile. I'm doing ok without him.

For comedy, I try to stay away from the actual comedians (they try too hard). There are some really good parody accounts out there and like I mentioned before, @Dadboner is literary gold if you spend some time reading it. @TheFakeESPN, @FauxJohnMadden, and @PeytonsHead are all pretty good most of the time.

I knew Jennings was out 2-3 weeks as soon as the beat writers did -- there was no audio at the press conference when it was viewed live. Happened to see Harrison got suspended while I was standing in line waiting for lunch next to a Steelers fan (had a jacket on)... was able to strike up a good conversation with him based on the news. He was blown away and didn't think a suspension was going to get handed down.

I was not one of the early twitter adopters... just signed up this year or late last, but I'm glad I did. Pick the topics you're interested in, find people that tweet about it and interact as much or as little with them as you wish. It's an incredible service and the reason many big shots, who have never embraced any form of social media before, are on twitter. Hell, old John Clayton finally got an account.

[Pugger]

But if you can get shots of Demi Moore or maybe Kim Kardashian topless, maybe it's not all bad.

That wouldn't do it for me.

[Pugger]

Yeah, twitter sucks. It's horrible to find out about stuff before anyone else (not on twitter).

It's not for YOU to post that you're taking a shit. It's for you to catch up on breaking news on topics you've chosen WHILE you're taking a shit.

No one will follow you accept people you know personally -- who don't want to follow you -- but feel obligated because they know you.
It's to follow news sources, players, handicappers, funny people and the like.

You guys must have flip phones, non-HD TVs and CRT computer monitors too. Welcome to 1999.

Our desktop monitor died the other day so we purchased a 20" HDTV and are using it as our monitor. Once this PC goes to heaven we'll get a laptop (and join the rest of the 21st century) and then have a small TV that I can put in the kitchen or lanai.

[Guiness]

You make some good points mission, and when you put it that way, maybe it wouldn't hurt.

The "shit my dad says" is pretty much a perfect example. Intermittent one liners, nothing trimmed or that needs to be added later, the way pbmax says all the sports writers follow up a tweet with...a tweet about where to find out more about what they just tweeted about!

I viewed primarily as celebrities posting their stream of consciousness. I don't need to hear anybody else's, I've got a 9yr old girl here who does a pretty good job of letting me know what's on her mind every 15 seconds without my having to go looking for it. But as a news source, maybe it's not so bad. I like reading the ticker at the bottom of the screen, and maybe this is the same thing.

As far as me not being up on 'technology' that's a pretty funny statement, if you knew me a bit better!

[MJZiggy]

I don't think Twitter is inherently bad. I'm in charge of the work Twitter account and it is a good way to engage with clients and colleagues. You allow yourself to become part of the conversation. I follow the money. Remember, Arab Spring all started on Twitter. It can be very powerful when used effectively, but I really don't think Kim has a grip on it. Then again, I still haven't figured out why she's famous.

That said, my personal Twitter account is a bunch of football players a couple of journalists and Good, because they promised a positive news story every day. On a personal level, I just don't have that much to say and I don't collect followers on a personal or professional level.

[mission]

I viewed primarily as celebrities posting their stream of consciousness. I don't need to hear anybody else's, I've got a 9yr old girl here who does a pretty good job of letting me know what's on her mind every 15 seconds without my having to go looking for it. But as a news source, maybe it's not so bad. I like reading the ticker at the bottom of the screen, and maybe this is the same thing.

That's what kept me off twitter for so long too. Beauty of the system is that there is a lot of teeny-bopper crap on there but it's setup so you never have to experience it if you choose. Myspace and all that had so many ads and diversions that it was quickly obvious they had a target market.

As much as I like being able to follow Packers players, they're probably the ones that contribute the worst content. You follow them trying to get a better idea of who the person is, but some of them tweet so much crap you have to unfollow. It's usually the practice squad guys who you learn to unfollow eventually (Shaky Smithson is the alltime worst)... they haven't learned how to be professionals yet. In the adult world of twitter, it's understood that tweeting too much is a bad thing ... people don't want to lose followers and will usually stay on point so as not to dirty up the followers "timeline".

Follow people and their tweets (posts) will come up on one single page. Realize you don't like their stuff showing up on your timeline? Unfollow them. It's a very simple interface, you don't have to jump around trying to make all your visits. That's why it's such a great app for your phone. You can even separate your follows into lists. So if you just want to read Packers-designated tweets you can do that. I have Packers, Baseball, Poker, Comedy, Friends.

And trust me, I know about 9 year old girls -- my step daughter turned 10 on Saturday and it's ridiculous how every menial thought comes out of her mouth. My wife wants to pull her hair out trying to put a filter on it. There's no way I'd want to subject myself to more of that nonsense.