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Re:Ask YC: Do you believe in Twitter philosophy? by mdemare on Monday March 17, 2008 @06:58PM (#139328)
But Twitter is public. Isn't that the main difference with IM?
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Re:Ask YC: Do you believe in Twitter philosophy? by turker on Monday March 17, 2008 @08:40PM (#139408)
I think the main difference with IM is that Twitter does not necessarily require a reply.
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Re:Ask YC: Do you believe in Twitter philosophy? by iamdave on Monday March 17, 2008 @08:29PM (#139401)
Not everyone who realizes twitter is public cares to read the public feed. Just because the mountain is there doesn't mean you have to climb it.
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