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Twitter Nostalgia

Started by Sam Harrelson · 1 year ago

Twitter is like an indie band that did well and now is selling out stadiums across the world.

It’s interesting to me that when I first started using Twitter in 2006, the amount of “in-twitter” replies using the @ sign were low. If I came across s ... Continue reading »

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  • linkerjpatrick

    1 year ago

    I'm not sure if you follow the T.V. show lost but one of the characters (killed off but doesn't mean he won't still be on there in a flashback, etc.) was Charlie of the band, Driveshaft. They're hit song was, "You All Everybody" and that title reminds me of Twitter!
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  • Sam Harrelson

    1 year ago

    lol... thanks, LinkerJPatrick. Lost is probably my fav tv show and the analogy is perfect (as much as I hated Charlie and that song even though it was stuck in my head for weeks after first hearing it on the show).
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  • moto62

    1 year ago

    sam,
    i've only been twittering since around fall 2007 and even i have seen a major difference since i started. if i see too many @'s when deciding to follow someone, i don't follow them. i almost feel like i'm intruding on the conversation they already have going and i would't be able to follow it anyway cause i came to the party too late!
    great blog,
    sue
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  • Kate Olson

    1 year ago

    Interesting view on Twitter! You could always change your settings to block all @'s if you'd like..........check out the blog post I wrote on this:
    http://googtweetblog.edublogs.org/2008/01/12/ea...

    Remember, this is coming from a brand-new Twitter user, I just started at the end of December!

    @kolson29
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  • Merredith

    1 year ago

    Well, late to the conversation as usual... but saw this post and it's so thoughtfully written; you've given me something to ponder. The analogy is apt, even for those of us who watched the beginnings of Twitter from the sidelines. I definitely get who the Bonos and Jaggers are; and it's a bit of a headspin, following all the @s. I'm trying to figure it out as I go along - and now I'll be figuring it out wondering if it's time to "go home and put my headphones on..."

    Thanks for the great blog,
    Merredith
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