Re:Is Twitter overhyped?
by rms on Thursday April 09, 2009 @11:07PM
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What has got me to (occasionally) use twitter is interacting with celebrities. I had a small interaction with one of my favorite rappers which is neat. And if you ever want a 140 character response from Craig Newmark, send him a tweet, the man is a machine, he answers absolutely every single message. And if you say "craigslist" without directing it to him he'll still probably say something.
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It seems like one of the things that exist when a medium is young and there aren't that many people using it. There were probably some celebs you could email in 1990 (or IM in 1997) and have them reply. I doubt this will last if Twitter grows much.
I think it could last. I wouldn't expect celebs to answer every message, but there's something inherently appealing to the 140 character limit that makes it feel more manageable.
Re:Is Twitter overhyped?
by ivankirigin on Friday April 10, 2009 @09:18AM
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There is definitely a problem in scaling this kind of application. Many people run into it when they start following more than, say, 400 people.