Twitter? How about...no
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twitter is like facebook minus everything but status messages. That means you don't get those stupid ass invites to play random games because the programmer of the application makes users solicit the applications to all their friends. Also, you don't get notified every time your friends take stupid quizzes. I don't care which spice girl you are 
hwateber said:twitter is like facebook minus everything but status messages. That means you don't get those stupid ass invites to play random games because the programmer of the application makes users solicit the applications to all their friends. Also, you don't get notified every time your friends take stupid quizzes. I don't care which spice girl you are
I don't go on my fb all that much but I found that disabling all those annoying alerts in your settings makes for a much less annoying fb experience. I had 18 invites from one person to play some pirate game.
bbsting120
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For me, Twitter is a lot more than a bunch of people's status updates. The whole Facebook status thing consists mainly of people saying things like "Going to class", "Time to hit the sack", "Getting coffee!!!" and other pointless shit. There's also plenty of people on Twitter that use it for this purpose--to fill people in on every mundane event in their boring life.
However, if you don't just follow people like that and instead follow people who post interesting tweets that have something to do with hobbies you like, news, etc, it can really become a useful tool.
For example, I love TV. I like watching it, writing about, and getting info about the industry, reviews and so forth. So I follow a host of TV columnists, TV bloggers, screenwriters. I also follow some video game sites, news sites, and comic book writers/artists. None of these people are posting useless dribble like "Heading to class! : (". Their posts are useful in pointing me towards interesting news, and now I often hear things over Twitter before it ever appears elsewhere on the web.
Not only that, but Twitter offers a very unique experience in that it allows you, the average joe, to communicate directly with a lot of different people. I've had short conversations with writers I love and they even chime in on my tweets now and then. So it can be used as a great networking tool if you do it right.
Is it a passing fad? Possibly. But if you use it right, it can be an extremely useful tool.
However, if you don't just follow people like that and instead follow people who post interesting tweets that have something to do with hobbies you like, news, etc, it can really become a useful tool.
For example, I love TV. I like watching it, writing about, and getting info about the industry, reviews and so forth. So I follow a host of TV columnists, TV bloggers, screenwriters. I also follow some video game sites, news sites, and comic book writers/artists. None of these people are posting useless dribble like "Heading to class! : (". Their posts are useful in pointing me towards interesting news, and now I often hear things over Twitter before it ever appears elsewhere on the web.
Not only that, but Twitter offers a very unique experience in that it allows you, the average joe, to communicate directly with a lot of different people. I've had short conversations with writers I love and they even chime in on my tweets now and then. So it can be used as a great networking tool if you do it right.
Is it a passing fad? Possibly. But if you use it right, it can be an extremely useful tool.
bigmit3737
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So is Twitter like Facebook?
I keep hearing about it on TV and tons of celebs are on it...
But how is it different from Facebook?
I keep hearing about it on TV and tons of celebs are on it...
But how is it different from Facebook?
rohlfinator
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Just saw this on someone's blog:
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Nothing's stopping you from signing up and trying it.bigmit3737 said:
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