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Sacha wrote: There is considerable evidence that neither are used for anything beyond wasting time, idle gossip and so on. And that last sentence, Nick, explains why this group and others will die the death. Of course, there's a lot of nonsense on Twitter and on Facebook. There is on here, to when we're in a punny mood. Both can be avoided quite easily by being specific in who you follow and by ignoring or blocking those you don't wish to see, or to have follow you. I speak as one who was vehemently anti joining either. Eventually, I was persuaded/bullied by one of my daughters to use both. My personal presence on Fb is quite slight and the Nursery has its own 'page' attached to that. On Twitter, I post as myself and I make certain that we follow or we are followed by, only those relevant to our interests. In effect, it is little different to a newsgroup but it is much more widely used. I wouldn't announce my absence from home on Twitter, but nor would I on here. ALL are open to the public gaze to just the same degree. The only difference is frequency of use. I post no private photos or infomation to my Fb account and I discuss no private matters. BUT the stimulus is far greater because of the frequency of use and the fact that most people on both are younger than most denizens of urg. I'm not pushing for either as in abandoning urg but I am saying that looking at blogs might, at the very least, makes a welcome change from repetitive discussions on why someone's veg aren't growing, why a lawnmower won't start, or why michaelmas daisies aren't doing too well for the 5th year running. Perhaps we could consider widening our horizons simply by reading what others have to say in blogs. There is no commitment! Hmm. Methinks that was a little above 140 characters :-) My point about twitter is that it is inherently limited to semi-frivolous uses for that reason alone. At best, it could be used to point out a Web page. My points stand, however, though perhaps I should have added "marketing" to the list of uses. I am NOT, however, basing that on hearsay, but on what the facebook users I know have told me. There probably isn't any reason that it couldn't be used for serious purposes (some other such systems, like linkedin, are) but the reports I hear are that it isn't. And I do look at blogs, fairly regularly, though I dislike the one-way nature of them. That is why I don't run one myself - I have never been particularly interested in rabbitting on without active debate. My objection to this one was that it was painful to read and I have a lot else going on. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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At the risk of being unpopular
On 2013-11-06 20:00:28 +0000, Nick Maclaren said:
In article , Sacha wrote: There is considerable evidence that neither are used for anything beyond wasting time, idle gossip and so on. And that last sentence, Nick, explains why this group and others will die the death. Of course, there's a lot of nonsense on Twitter and on Facebook. There is on here, to when we're in a punny mood. Both can be avoided quite easily by being specific in who you follow and by ignoring or blocking those you don't wish to see, or to have follow you. I speak as one who was vehemently anti joining either. Eventually, I was persuaded/bullied by one of my daughters to use both. My personal presence on Fb is quite slight and the Nursery has its own 'page' attached to that. On Twitter, I post as myself and I make certain that we follow or we are followed by, only those relevant to our interests. In effect, it is little different to a newsgroup but it is much more widely used. I wouldn't announce my absence from home on Twitter, but nor would I on here. ALL are open to the public gaze to just the same degree. The only difference is frequency of use. I post no private photos or infomation to my Fb account and I discuss no private matters. BUT the stimulus is far greater because of the frequency of use and the fact that most people on both are younger than most denizens of urg. I'm not pushing for either as in abandoning urg but I am saying that looking at blogs might, at the very least, makes a welcome change from repetitive discussions on why someone's veg aren't growing, why a lawnmower won't start, or why michaelmas daisies aren't doing too well for the 5th year running. Perhaps we could consider widening our horizons simply by reading what others have to say in blogs. There is no commitment! Hmm. Methinks that was a little above 140 characters :-) My point about twitter is that it is inherently limited to semi-frivolous uses for that reason alone. At best, it could be used to point out a Web page. And often, it is. My points stand, however, though perhaps I should have added "marketing" to the list of uses. I am NOT, however, basing that on hearsay, but on what the facebook users I know have told me. There probably isn't any reason that it couldn't be used for serious purposes (some other such systems, like linkedin, are) but the reports I hear are that it isn't. And I do look at blogs, fairly regularly, though I dislike the one-way nature of them. That is why I don't run one myself - I have never been particularly interested in rabbitting on without active debate. My objection to this one was that it was painful to read and I have a lot else going on. Regards, Nick Maclaren. Of course. Life is often too busy for chitchat but I would say that if one has time for newsgroups, one has time to look at two or three good blogs and introduce topics from those for discussions here, too. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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Jake wrote: Hmm. Methinks that was a little above 140 characters :-) My point about twitter is that it is inherently limited to semi-frivolous uses for that reason alone. At best, it could be used to point out a Web page. Bypassing the 140 limit is easy. By breaking its security or spewing out a sequence of minced-up text? Neither attracts me - the latter because I have used several such systems, and it's horrible to read. It gets REALLY horrible when half a dozen people are doing it at once! OTOH there's nothing wrong with directing attention to a web page/blog where a discussion ensues. Blogging is evolving and many blogs operate, in some senses, like URG. Someone posts an opinion or something. Others respond. More and more blogs are group efforts rather than simply individuals on an ego run. Well, maybe. I have been involved with quite a number, since long before they were called blogs. But they are far more attractive to people with time to waste than those without, because of their (lack of) structure. Newsgroups are bad enough. Many posts here direct you to a web site (photo sharing for example) and without first visiting that site discussion here would be impossible. There is a difference between providing reference material, and requiring the discussion to be indirected. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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At the risk of being unpopular
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Jake wrote: Bypassing the 140 limit is easy. By breaking its security or spewing out a sequence of minced-up text? Neither attracts me - the latter because I have used several such systems, and it's horrible to read. It gets REALLY horrible when half a dozen people are doing it at once! Nope. http://www.twitlonger.com/ Which is no different from posting a Web reference to the posting. Alternatively, you simply split a message into a few tweets; just make sure that tweet 2 is sent as a reply to tweet 1, tweet 3 as a reply to tweet 2 and so on. This preserves the sequence and, of course, when you reply to your own tweets you actually "reply" to those to whom you originally tweeted. Recipients simply "view the conversation" to see the tweets in uninterrupted sequence. And how do you stop other people's replies getting interleaved? It is that which is the issue. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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