Comments on: Twitter De - Twitter Dumb? http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/ A Guide to Marketing and Selling to a Connected Customer Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:45:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: remarkable http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-44227 remarkable Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:35:21 +0000 http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/#comment-44227 <strong>remarkable...</strong> remarkable... remarkable…

remarkable…

]]> By: Adrian Keys http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Adrian Keys Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:33:23 +0000 http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/#comment-378 Thanks for the post...maybe I had not tried hard enough but just could not figure out what Twitter and the "rage" was all about. Hilarious post and some great responses... My own response....the service does have some merit. If you are into texting or IMING, Twitter can be a great time saver by allowing you to communicate with a network of friends in a few simple key strokes.... Also, there is a viral aspect that you can't ignore...people looking at your Twitter status may very well realize there are shared interests and as such are motivated to join your circle of online friends.... Thanks for the post…maybe I had not tried hard enough but just could not figure out what Twitter and the “rage” was all about.

Hilarious post and some great responses…

My own response….the service does have some merit. If you are into texting or IMING, Twitter can be a great time saver by allowing you to communicate with a network of friends in a few simple key strokes….

Also, there is a viral aspect that you can’t ignore…people looking at your Twitter status may very well realize there are shared interests and as such are motivated to join your circle of online friends….

]]> By: spookilly http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-70 spookilly Thu, 12 Jul 2007 21:28:55 +0000 http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/#comment-70 Twitter - outside of being a word I just feel weird saying outloud - to me is just a really big chat room. Same kind of back and forth nonsense...kid stuff. Just like I'd sit on the home phone extemsion as a teenager before the days of PCs and IMs (yes, I'm getting old!) with a friend... "what are doing?" "nothing. what are you doing?" "feel like hangin out?" "no gotta stay in tonight." "have homework?" "it's done. you?" "i dunno" "did you see jimmy's haircut? he's so cool." "ya think?" yadda yadda yadda... You know...kids spent hours on the phone talking about, well, nothing. Now they Twitter. And I guess some adults still do that. Not sure...guess they have nothing else to do. I kinda thought the idea from meleah was cool, that is using it as IM, but why not just IM then? Yes, I agree there's info to be gleaned from this for sure from the right demographic and it's wide open for us to see, which is cool from a marketing perspective. From that perspective I totally see it as a tool for WOM. Think of how you can manipulate messages... OK, then just one rant...I cannot stand when people twitter away while they are supposed to be speaking to living breathing people. Same for texting. I'm sitting in front of you...can you speak to me now and twitter later when I'm gone!@#$$#@!! I really can't watch you do that in front of me...go twitter in the privacy of your own home or office! No really, sometimes the "totally connected" kill me when we're in a meeting and they are somehow "communicating" with someone else by text, phone, email, im, whatever. All these tools have killed professional and common courtesy. Look me in the eye and SPEAK to me dammit! Put that damn phone down! Nice blog Mr Bailin! Great posts! Twitter - outside of being a word I just feel weird saying outloud - to me is just a really big chat room. Same kind of back and forth nonsense…kid stuff. Just like I’d sit on the home phone extemsion as a teenager before the days of PCs and IMs (yes, I’m getting old!) with a friend…

“what are doing?”
“nothing. what are you doing?”
“feel like hangin out?”
“no gotta stay in tonight.”
“have homework?”
“it’s done. you?”
“i dunno”
“did you see jimmy’s haircut? he’s so cool.”
“ya think?”
yadda yadda yadda…

You know…kids spent hours on the phone talking about, well, nothing.
Now they Twitter. And I guess some adults still do that. Not sure…guess they have nothing else to do. I kinda thought the idea from meleah was cool, that is using it as IM, but why not just IM then?

Yes, I agree there’s info to be gleaned from this for sure from the right demographic and it’s wide open for us to see, which is cool from a marketing perspective. From that perspective I totally see it as a tool for WOM. Think of how you can manipulate messages…

OK, then just one rant…I cannot stand when people twitter away while they are supposed to be speaking to living breathing people. Same for texting. I’m sitting in front of you…can you speak to me now and twitter later when I’m gone!@#$$#@!! I really can’t watch you do that in front of me…go twitter in the privacy of your own home or office! No really, sometimes the “totally connected” kill me when we’re in a meeting and they are somehow “communicating” with someone else by text, phone, email, im, whatever. All these tools have killed professional and common courtesy. Look me in the eye and SPEAK to me dammit! Put that damn phone down!

Nice blog Mr Bailin! Great posts!

]]> By: meleah rebeccah http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-66 meleah rebeccah Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:18:41 +0000 http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/#comment-66 First I am really jealous that you posted this from a starbucks while I am stuck at my desk. Second, I am JERSEY girl. (nice to be in the same state) Third: Twit is CRAZY. I have one but......only because I HATE instant messaging, it's too interruptive / intrusive. Alot of my real life friends live FAR AWAY, so its an easy way to "catch up" "real quick".. but NO I am not interested in the BLOW by BLOW (as you stated) of anyones life. Not even my own! I guess I am a loser with my twit, but I am also too old for a Myspace page and I have one of those too. First I am really jealous that you posted this from a starbucks while I am stuck at my desk. Second, I am JERSEY girl. (nice to be in the same state)

Third: Twit is CRAZY. I have one but……only because I HATE instant messaging, it’s too interruptive / intrusive. Alot of my real life friends live FAR AWAY, so its an easy way to “catch up” “real quick”.. but NO I am not interested in the BLOW by BLOW (as you stated) of anyones life. Not even my own!

I guess I am a loser with my twit, but I am also too old for a Myspace page and I have one of those too.

]]> By: Jack Hansen http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Jack Hansen Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:25:19 +0000 http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/#comment-63 Creative idea to collect info inside Twitter, but I say: Dont do it: That shit community is a waste of time. If you wanna have IRL insider info of what consumers do, think, buy, love and react on - read their blogs. There you can find the real Intel. PS. Your blog rocks. I will return. Creative idea to collect info inside Twitter, but I say: Dont do it: That shit community is a waste of time. If you wanna have IRL insider info of what consumers do, think, buy, love and react on - read their blogs. There you can find the real Intel.

PS.
Your blog rocks. I will return.

]]> By: Larry Bailin http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Larry Bailin Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:40:39 +0000 http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/#comment-34 LOL! I like that! THe wrist device is too funny. I never thought about the "twit" part of the name - good catch! LOL! I like that! THe wrist device is too funny. I never thought about the “twit” part of the name - good catch!

]]> By: Ash Nallawalla http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Ash Nallawalla Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:24:35 +0000 http://www.connectedcustomers.net/2007/twitter-de-twitter-dumb/#comment-30 My feelings exactly. I find the name "twitter" demeaning -- something twits would do, or birdbrains at best ;) I know some 30-somethings who use it, so the user base seems to be much wider. Nevertheless, it has got to be a marketing opportunity -- how about a Bluetoothed device on your wrist that measures your pulse and other vital stats, then sends a twitter status message on your behalf 24x7. In my case, there would be a lot of: Snoring now Snoring now Snoring now Wife elbowing me now etc My feelings exactly. I find the name “twitter” demeaning — something twits would do, or birdbrains at best ;)

I know some 30-somethings who use it, so the user base seems to be much wider. Nevertheless, it has got to be a marketing opportunity — how about a Bluetoothed device on your wrist that measures your pulse and other vital stats, then sends a twitter status message on your behalf 24×7. In my case, there would be a lot of:

Snoring now
Snoring now
Snoring now
Wife elbowing me now
etc

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