Re:Is Twitter overhyped?
by Zak on Thursday April 09, 2009 @10:26PM
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>I question what’s the point? It solves a question that nobody asked, and feeds the narcissism that pervades our culture.
The question contains its own answer, partially. I can see wanting lighter blogging tools, but what I don't quite get is why so many people want something limited to such short messages. Does the majority of the population want all conversation reduced to soundbite-sized posts? What am I missing here?
Re:Is Twitter overhyped?
by robotrout on Friday April 10, 2009 @02:49AM
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It's been said that the enforced brevity is somehow liberating. You can't be eloquent in 140 characters, so you don't need to stress so much about trying to be. Same can be said for texting.
The question contains its own answer, partially. I can see wanting lighter blogging tools, but what I don't quite get is why so many people want something limited to such short messages. Does the majority of the population want all conversation reduced to soundbite-sized posts? What am I missing here?