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Re:"Twitter" in 1935 by archgoon on Sunday March 21, 2010 @07:34PM (#1208845)
This is a message to location service. There is no broadcasting to all Notificators in London simultaneously, and each requires a coin for each message sent. The message is only up for two hours, and is not tied to a user. The intended purpose was for a specific person to be present at the destination.

How is this analogous to twitter any more than say, the classifieds of a newspaper?

Re:"Twitter" in 1935 by drgath on Sunday March 21, 2010 @08:31PM (#1208936)
You are totally right. Also, here you are writing on a piece of paper instead of typing in a text box. The viewing interface is also totally different as one is a either a monitor or a mobile device, and another is a crude bulletin board thing. And don't even get me started on ...

Lighten up!

:)

Re:"Twitter" in 1935 by archgoon on Monday March 22, 2010 @10:29PM (#1212009)
The interface hardly matters. I apologize for thinking about this too hard.