Comments on: 10 reasons why Twitter still sucks http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/02/11/10-reasons-why-twitter-still-sucks/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:25:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fagstein » Impt crtcsm of Twtr. PlzRT! http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/02/11/10-reasons-why-twitter-still-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-86330 Fagstein » Impt crtcsm of Twtr. PlzRT! Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:45:58 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=4127#comment-86330 [...] is one of the reasons I dislike Twitter. It makes perfectly reasonable people look like grammatically-challenged teenagers that make no [...] [...] is one of the reasons I dislike Twitter. It makes perfectly reasonable people look like grammatically-challenged teenagers that make no [...]

]]> By: Jim Szondy http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/02/11/10-reasons-why-twitter-still-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-81331 Jim Szondy Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:19:03 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=4127#comment-81331 Instead of the question being "What are you doing ?" It should be What are you selling ? Or Whats the name of your Blog ? Twitter gives me the impression that it is only for popular people who want to advertise there products. Not for your average Joe just looking to meet new friends. If you know a lot of people who use Twitter then I think it can be a fun way to chat. If you don't, then it is just a waste of time. Twitter just lets you see how many friends you don't have. Stopped using Twitter a few days ago. Instead of the question being "What are you doing ?" It should be What are you selling ? Or Whats the name of your Blog ? Twitter gives me the impression that it is only for popular people who want to advertise there products. Not for your average Joe just looking to meet new friends.

If you know a lot of people who use Twitter then I think it can be a fun way to chat. If you don't, then it is just a waste of time. Twitter just lets you see how many friends you don't have. Stopped using Twitter a few days ago.

]]> By: Chris Lamothe http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/02/11/10-reasons-why-twitter-still-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-62687 Chris Lamothe Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:05:42 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=4127#comment-62687 11. Your meltdown with other Canadian journalists becomes public: <a href="http://www.mediastyle.ca/2009/02/national-post-reporter-has-total-twitter-melt-down/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mediastyle.ca/2009/02/national-post-reporter-has-total-twitter-melt-down/</a> 11. Your meltdown with other Canadian journalists becomes public: http://www.mediastyle.ca/2009/02/national-post-reporter-has-total-twitter-melt-down/

]]> By: Vincent Stephen-Ong http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/02/11/10-reasons-why-twitter-still-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-62669 Vincent Stephen-Ong Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:20:49 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=4127#comment-62669 that last sentence should have read: I’m a bit surprised that the recent “like” functionality just recently added to facebook does *NOT* also cause notifications to be sent to you based on updates to the flagged item as that would have covered the “generic subscriptions” requirement. that last sentence should have read:
I’m a bit surprised that the recent “like” functionality just recently added to facebook does *NOT* also cause notifications to be sent to you based on updates to the flagged item as that would have covered the “generic subscriptions” requirement.

]]> By: Vincent Stephen-Ong http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/02/11/10-reasons-why-twitter-still-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-62665 Vincent Stephen-Ong Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:06:34 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=4127#comment-62665 Although I haven't personally actually checked out twitter, it's exactly for reasons like this that I don't want to. I see its appeal as being entirely user-content-based and once that userbase moves somewhere else, twitter will disappear. My feeling is that it is trivial for other sites to offer the features necessary to duplicate or exceed twitter and so it will only be a matter of time before it dies. I wrote a post recently about this that might interest you: http://zibalatz.blogspot.com/2009/02/why-twitter-is-doomed-to-failure-or.html I'm a bit surprised that the recent "like" functionality just recently added to facebook does also cause notifications to be sent to you based on updates to the flagged item as that would have covered the "generic subscriptions" requirement. Although I haven't personally actually checked out twitter, it's exactly for reasons like this that I don't want to. I see its appeal as being entirely user-content-based and once that userbase moves somewhere else, twitter will disappear. My feeling is that it is trivial for other sites to offer the features necessary to duplicate or exceed twitter and so it will only be a matter of time before it dies.

I wrote a post recently about this that might interest you:
http://zibalatz.blogspot.com/2009/02/why-twitter-is-doomed-to-failure-or.html

I'm a bit surprised that the recent "like" functionality just recently added to facebook does also cause notifications to be sent to you based on updates to the flagged item as that would have covered the "generic subscriptions" requirement.

]]> By: Guillaume Theoret http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/02/11/10-reasons-why-twitter-still-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-62639 Guillaume Theoret Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:44:01 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=4127#comment-62639 Personally, I prefer twhirl as a twitter client. If you're worried about "missing" stuff on twitter then that might be the source of your irritation. Whenever I actually want to get work done I turn notifications off and when I go back to it I read maybe the last few and quickly scan through for tweets by people who are low volume. All the rest I ignore. As for the Fail Whale, I have been greeted by it for quite a while now. A few months back twitter became very stable and hardly ever crashes now. Personally, I prefer twhirl as a twitter client.

If you're worried about "missing" stuff on twitter then that might be the source of your irritation. Whenever I actually want to get work done I turn notifications off and when I go back to it I read maybe the last few and quickly scan through for tweets by people who are low volume. All the rest I ignore.

As for the Fail Whale, I have been greeted by it for quite a while now. A few months back twitter became very stable and hardly ever crashes now.

]]> By: Andre http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/02/11/10-reasons-why-twitter-still-sucks/comment-page-1/#comment-62622 Andre Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:40:58 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=4127#comment-62622 Go read Rand's entry on Twitter, he has a very mature understanding of what it is and how to enjoy it. http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2009/02/09/a_twitter_decision.html Follow those few people that can be consistently funny in 140 characters or less. May I suggest Mike_FTW, fireland,Moltz, scottsimpson, gknauss, warrenellis, lonelysandwich. I never use Twitterrific or other instant notification tools, especially when I'm working. I just hit the web page whenever my brain hits a speed bumb. Go read Rand's entry on Twitter, he has a very mature understanding of what it is and how to enjoy it. http://www.randsinrepose.com/archives/2009/02/09/a_twitter_decision.html

Follow those few people that can be consistently funny in 140 characters or less. May I suggest Mike_FTW, fireland,Moltz, scottsimpson, gknauss, warrenellis, lonelysandwich.

I never use Twitterrific or other instant notification tools, especially when I'm working. I just hit the web page whenever my brain hits a speed bumb.

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