tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post4617064253240601982..comments2023-10-15T10:29:12.991+01:00Comments on Karyn's erratic learning journey: Twitter: I don't get itThe upsychohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06345558899662051670noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-21474500551269167332007-05-17T15:10:00.000+01:002007-05-17T15:10:00.000+01:00Thanks for all the comments, folks. I have now mad...Thanks for all the comments, folks. I have now made a few friends (some of whom have returned the favour), so we'll see where this takes me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-51519346727370643092007-05-17T02:47:00.000+01:002007-05-17T02:47:00.000+01:00Karyn, The key to it is adding friends. Definitely...Karyn, <BR/>The key to it is adding friends. Definitely. But do not expect to have conversations as you would in chat. <BR/><BR/>I once posted that I was looking for a tool and suddenly someone suggested a very good option, which saved me hours of search.<BR/><BR/>Here my own thoughts before joining Twitter:<BR/><A HREF="http://eltnotes.blogspot.com/2007/04/this-twittering-life.html" REL="nofollow">This Twittering Life</A><BR/><BR/>http://twitter.com/fceblogClaudia Cerasohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303462904334693919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-22636494865552217552007-05-16T21:38:00.000+01:002007-05-16T21:38:00.000+01:00The best comparison I can think of, Karyn, is that...The best comparison I can think of, Karyn, is that Twitter is to instant messaging the same way that mailing lists are to regular, one-to-one e-mail. Essentially it is broadcast instant messaging. Boris Mann writes more about that at http://www.bmannconsulting.com/blog/bmann/twitter-is-jabber<BR/><BR/>I like two things about twitter. The first is that I don't have to be part of the conversation to listen to the conversation (and it *does* have elements of conversation in the tweets). Second is that I still have the control over who I am listening to, a feature that I hope would prevent spammers.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Vicki - you need to give it a try to find out. I promise to be your friend if you do! (http://twitter.com/robwall)Rob Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659114645907508232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-72665957397671847462007-05-16T19:41:00.000+01:002007-05-16T19:41:00.000+01:00It is hard to "get it" until you find your "friend...It is hard to "get it" until you find your "friends" -- just go to www.twitter.com/coolcatteacher and add me, then on the right hand side, look at and add my friends that you want to follow -- I suggest teach42 (Steve Dembo), Jeff utecht, Julie Lindsay as starters. Then, just go in there about twice a day and twitter what you are doing and see what others are doing -- you'll learn so much! But it is powered by your friends -- so go over there and add me. It really is confusing until you learn how to add friends.<BR/><BR/>Put your mouse over the name and click on the person if you think you want to add them, then when on their page, if you want to be there, click add and they'll show up on your twitter page when you log in.<BR/><BR/>E-mail me offline if you still have trouble. Steve Dembo had to get me started and now I'm sold!Vicki Davis @coolcatteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549879610620143027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14184878.post-76235647972738787132007-05-16T12:16:00.000+01:002007-05-16T12:16:00.000+01:00I made a similar comment, on the Internet Time Nin...I made a similar comment, on the <A HREF="http://internettime.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=656824%3ABlogPost%3A982" REL="nofollow">Internet Time Ning Network</A> (one more) that I couldn't see much use in the variety of social networks that I belong to. I'm going to stick with them for a while and see what happens.Harold Jarchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462304722726586155noreply@blogger.com