Comments on: Twitter Considered Harmful http://slacy.com/blog/2009/01/twitter-considered-harmful/ This site is solar powered! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:29:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rushabh http://slacy.com/blog/2009/01/twitter-considered-harmful/comment-page-1/#comment-17580 Rushabh Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:44:29 +0000 http://slacy.com/blog/?p=800#comment-17580 Funny rant but I mostly disagree with your conclusion. I'll refute some: * 140 char limit: this is *awesome*. Most of the time you don't want to hear more - twitter is really meant for bite-sized messaging and anything more: write a blog entry and tweet about it. * On that note, comparing twitter to your blog is really comparing a bicycle to a bmw. Both have their uses. * Lack of markup - uhh, hurrah? Seen myspace lately? * @/# syntax: loves it. And its only a matter of time before ffeed/fbook adapt and supplement it by linkng the right thing. * sms support: sorry, still use it and anecdotally know a bunch of others who do too. That being said, wouldn't be too depressed to see it go. * interop: This one is *very* surprising: twitter actually has one of the best apis out there to allow programs to do whatever. My tweets show up on my ffeed and my fbook status is automatically updated too. I'm not sure what you are talking about here. * search: agreed. * openid: *yawn* You missed the awesome part: * VERY fast updates about currently breaking news: this is not something you do everyday, but when you do want to do it, twitter is there. #elections08 was my favourite. * Same with the plane going down in the hudson. Funny rant but I mostly disagree with your conclusion. I’ll refute some:
* 140 char limit: this is *awesome*. Most of the time you don’t want to hear more – twitter is really meant for bite-sized messaging and anything more: write a blog entry and tweet about it.
* On that note, comparing twitter to your blog is really comparing a bicycle to a bmw. Both have their uses.
* Lack of markup – uhh, hurrah? Seen myspace lately?
* @/# syntax: loves it. And its only a matter of time before ffeed/fbook adapt and supplement it by linkng the right thing.
* sms support: sorry, still use it and anecdotally know a bunch of others who do too. That being said, wouldn’t be too depressed to see it go.
* interop: This one is *very* surprising: twitter actually has one of the best apis out there to allow programs to do whatever. My tweets show up on my ffeed and my fbook status is automatically updated too. I’m not sure what you are talking about here.
* search: agreed.
* openid: *yawn*

You missed the awesome part:
* VERY fast updates about currently breaking news: this is not something you do everyday, but when you do want to do it, twitter is there. #elections08 was my favourite.
* Same with the plane going down in the hudson.

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