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BlackIceJane - "Twitter solves information overload by changing expectations traditionally associated with online communication. At Twitter, we ask one question, "What are you doing?" The answers to this question are for the most part rhetorical. In other words, users do not expect a response when they send a message to Twitter. On the receiving end, Twitter is ambient--updates from your friends and relatives float to your phone, IM, or web site and you are only expected to pay as much or as little attention to them as you see fit.
The result of using Twitter to stay connected with friends, relatives, and coworkers is that you have a sense of what folks are up to but you are not expected to respond to any updates unless you want to. This means you can step in and out of the flow of information as it suits you and it never queues up with increasing demand of your attention. Additionally, users are very much in control of whose updates they receive, when they receive them, and on what device. For example, we provide settings for scheduling Twitter to automatically turn off at dinnertime and users can switch off Twitter updates at any point.
Simply put, Twitter is what you make of it--receive a lot of information about your friends, or just a tiny bit. It's up to them.
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Adeyemi Abiodun (lycotech) - The easiest way to communicate to the world
Purple_Maniac - "Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 bytes in length. Updates are displayed on the user's profile page and delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them. Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends (delivery to everyone being the default). Users can send and receive updates via the Twitter website, SMS, RSS (receive only), or through applications such as Tweetie, Twitterrific, Twitterfon, TweetDeck and Feedalizr. The service is free to use over the web, but using SMS may incur phone services provider fees." (link to entry)
Livia Valentini - "Twitter is a cross between blogging and txting. The deal is you 'tweet' about your day. Pop in, post a quick note on what you are doing - or why. It's not a 'blog' because you can only use 140 characters per twitter. You can do it from your phone, and it posts to the internet. You can add links, photos, etc. If you don't have the time for blogging - and think group txting could be fun. It's the way to go! I didn't think I'd care for it. But, I gave it a try - and have loved it. Feel free to try it out and look for me. Livia_orKnot (no, I do not work for Twitter. I wish I did.)" (link to entry)
Robin Taylor Roth - "I like Twitter very much - and was surprised to discover that. One meets and gets to know such interesting people!
If you think Twitter is just about saying what YOU are doing, then you're missing the point. Twitter is about conversations, and building relationships.
I am now good friends (truly!) with many people in other parts of the world." (link to entry)
joe blow - "This is an excellent way of keeping contact for people families spread across a large geographical area what keeps commonality with friends and family is the minutia of the day of life when you get home and some one asks hows your day bin tagged diary entries you can share easily in realtime for this purpose follower numbers don't matter" (link to entry)
Alyson Kendall - "Where do I start? Twitter is currently my favorite resource to find information and keep up to date with every topic of interest in my business and personal life.
Not only is Twitter a wealth of knowledge, the information is served up in digestable chunks.
Does it work? I found out about Likaholix on it. :-)" (link to entry)
Samuel - "I love twitter so so much!
Its was considered pointless when it first came out..and I am sad to say I agreed to that.
But soon when twitter rolled out its trending topics and a faster experience I just had to test it out.
I am addicted!!
Its also scary how fast information travels through twitter. I am a fan!" (link to entry)
Brian K. Jones - "It's generic. It's not really special purpose in any way. The purpose is up to you. Wanna find other people into origami? Tweet about it and they'll find you, or use tweetgrid.com or tweetdeck and do a search. Wanna market your business? You can do that too, just remember you need to be a human first ;-) " (link to entry)
Derek Steen - "I use Twitter daily. It's changed my life and allowed me to stay in contact with friends I'd otherwise be very distant from. Twitter's extensive API means I can use it almost anywhere. Heck, it's been been used in outer space! If you're not using Twitter, you're not a part of the revolution! :D" (link to entry)
Jessica Luthi - "I'm a big fan of Twitter. I will admit I was reluctant at first but now I love and even get other people to use. It's the simple and easy way to keep other up to date on what you're doing. And as a journalist, it helps to keep our readers up on we are doing as publication. It's fantastic. " (link to entry)
Adam Killam - "I like Twitter because it gives people a way to easily and rapidly build a network online. It also enables you, like facebook and other social networks, to bring your real world network online and stay in touch with people more easily and more quickly than has been possible in the past." (link to entry)
TJ Short - "Hey you read my mind...
I too love Twitter, where I have met many great people in my local area and not only throughout Australia but also the world. I also post stuff about my local Events. Sometimes people tweet back with kind comments and I feel happy that I could be of use." (link to entry)
Merchant Metrix - "Twitter is a wonderful marketing tools for any business. Any business that isn't utilizing this FREE tool needs to!
Find people in your local area or from around the country. You can search for conversations relevant to your keywords important to your business.
Marvelous! " (link to entry)
Lena Cardell - "For me, twitter has practically superseded most other channels on the web. I prefer it over all other social networks, it is much more manageable than the 20k unread items I have on Google Reader, and I've just about stopped macro-blogging in favor of micro-blogging :P" (link to entry)
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Bindu Reddy (bindu) - I just did a quick poll and found that people have really cut down on blogging. Twitter is so much simpler
Nancy Boyd - "This web-based application allows you to connect with others around the world by typing what you're doing right now, in "haiku" -- only 140 characters.
it's nearly as addictive as Likaholix!
If you'd like to follow me, look up brightwings. I follow cool people!" (link to entry)
Tanja Andersen - "I love and hate Twitter.
I love it because i can tell others about my businesses. I hate it because you will never be able to read all the tweets from your friends and followers...
If you wish to find tools to your Twitter:
http://bizworld.eca.sh/twitter..." (link to entry)
Jessica Nunemaker - "I love social media and Twitter is so addicting. At first, I had no idea what was going on and could not understand how it could be any fun. Now, I can't stop! ;) I headed a company Twitter account and my personal account and STILL wasn't Twittered out! " (link to entry)
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Randy Barnes - "I love to tweet! This may become all 'last week' by next week but the thing is HOT now and I'm all over it. The open database is unique and where else can you find a database of the worlds top _____? listed in public. To my 300 followers: get a life!! " (link to entry)
Rachel Mayo - "I joined Twitter a couple years ago, and to this day I continue to love and use on a regular basis. It's not too simple yet also not complex, it's the perfect median to help me stay up to date with family, friends, and acquaintances! :)" (link to entry)
adam b. - "After initial skepticism, I am quite taken with Twitter. I use it as a wire service on topics of interest as well as keeping track of some rather interesting twitterati--whose warped personalities and senses of humor appeal to mine." (link to entry)
