On Twitter (was Re: [LINK] Microsoft Live Mesh)

[Craig Sanders]

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 11:04:55AM +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="Craig Sanders">
> 
> > twitter: 10:30 going to toilet now
>
> http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/4/23/

looks like others have arrived at the same conclusion about twitter.


> > my objection isn't about the technology in use. it's about the
> > constant stream of inane chatter and drivel. i have the same
> > loathing of breakfast radio, (especially commercial radio) for
> > example.
>
> I suppose you choose not to listen to them.

yes, i do.

> You can similarly choose to not follow (read: listen to) those who
> post "inane chatter and drivel". It lets you sort the wheat from the
> chaff. 

no, i can't.

"planet" RSS aggregators (e.g. Planet Linux Australia) are an
all-or-nothing deal, so an otherwise useful service (RSS aggregation of
lots of australian linux-related blog posts) gets spammed with the
vacuous ephemeral thoughts of a few.

if it goes on, i'll have to dump PLA and other aggregators, and run my
own. which kind of defeats part of the purpose of using an aggregator,
including: 1. reduced load on the originating blogs, better to have one
aggregator every 5 minutes than a few hundred direct RSS subscribers,
and 2. serendipitous discovery of new and interesting blogs as they
appear on the aggregator.


> The medium is not the problem. :-)

the medium IS the problem.

private trivia is being distributed publicly. twitter wouldn't be a
problem if it was kept private.


craig

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craig sanders <cas at taz.net.au>