Comments on: Think Twitter Sucks? You’re Wrong, Here’s Why.

By: Simon Slade

Simon Slade — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:44:17 +0000

@ Mark They have improved the service alot now and it seems to be up more than it is down (was the opposite not long ago). I think the extra funding they got from VCs probably helped them out and also got a couple more hamster’s to help power their servers

- Simon Slade

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:28:10 +0000

The problem with twitter is that the service is down more often than it is up. Imagine if you wanted to write a blog entry and your server said “not now — I’m overcapacity yet again.” Then 10 minutes later, same thing; 30 minutes later, same again.

Ultimately, a 140 character thought becomes a struggle against the system that is twitter.com.

Imagine if you went to Google to search for something only to find out it was down. Not once in a blue moon, but daily, hourly. Just how long will you use something like that?

Using twitter is an act of pure frustration. I am ready to jump ship for anything more reliable.

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By: Barbara Ling (aka Owlbert)

Barbara Ling (aka Owlbert) — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:41:56 +0000

ARGH! Yet another super batch of excellent ideas on which I need to followup…but would appreciate a wee bit more time in the day to do so! ARGH!

Ah well, ’tis life - I’m off to learn more about Twitter too.

Barbara Ling (aka Owlbert)
http://www.twitter.com/owlbert

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By: Neal

Neal — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:33:37 +0000

I love twitter. I just started using i-lights in connection with twitter and it rocks. We are encouraging members of our kayak club to sign up for twitter accounts. Twitter will allow us to communicate weather cancellations or spontaneous midweek excursions. I also started using Jott, will let you voice post to your Twitter account. Those who fail to take advantage of Twitter are missing the boat.

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By: William

William — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:05:45 +0000

always knew u had it in ya… using the right tools helps put you in the right place.
Will

By: Patricia Mayo

Patricia Mayo — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:43:01 +0000

Thanks all for reading, commenting, and giving me such a warm welcome!

@Paul I believe you’re absolutely right on the notion you can build a stronger community with blog + twitter, since a blog is your open portfolio. However, you don’t need to have your own blog in order to have an open portfolio. I am a case in point. Plus, the speed with which you can communicate will directly affect the speed with which you can network. Blogging twice a day probably can’t quite compare to twittering 60+ times a day.

@Joy Thank you so much ^.^ I definitely agree, Twitter is way super helpful =)

@Seduction Twitter is your “all birds in one shot” service. All the things you mentioned, “linkbaiting, researching topics, analytic research for further topics, networking with others, guest blogging” - all of that is only bolstered by using Twitter. You can 1. linkbait by letting people know you posted about them or posted something that might interest them, 2. research topics by polling your followers, 3. conduct analytic research by polling your followers or asking for resources in Twitter, 4. network with others more rapidly than any other service 5. get guest blogging gigs through your Twitter network =)

@Michael Hi Remarkablogger! I really enjoy following you too ^.^ So useful =D Thanks for the luv!

@Jim Flattery will get you everywhere ;P Haha ^.^ It’s really hard to detail every way I’ve benefited from Twitter - and just can’t imagine why someone wouldn’t use it to promote themselves!

By: Jim Spencer

Jim Spencer — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:12:33 +0000

You have done well with Twitter and Twitter has done well with you. Sounds good to me.

I enjoy finding new resources on Twitter, web sites, blogs, articles and so on. I have met people on Twitter and later met them in real life. Some I may never meet. Twitter has definitely cemented some new friendships and alerted me to more than one event that I then attended. I also learned about a snow storm on Twitter, having not looked out the window all morning.

Good writing skills are king. You must be the Queen. Congrats.

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