Do you tweet? - Democratic Underground

BurtWorm

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Mon Feb-23-09 04:27 PM
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Do you tweet?

I don't.

Are you followed or do you follow?

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stuntcat

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Mon Feb-23-09 05:05 PM
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1. I started it

a couple of people I know do it. I can't figure out yet what the point of it is :shrug: I kept hearing on the radio, "twitter us, twitter this.." now I can't find what I'm supposed to twitter. I added Jane Goodall and Al Gore but I can't tell if it's supposed to actually be them I'm following.

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BurtWorm

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Mon Feb-23-09 05:19 PM
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3. Would you follow them via mobile phone or on your computer?

Wouldn't it be annoying to have your phone vibrate every few minutes with updates? I suppose it depends where you keep it...

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stuntcat

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Mon Feb-23-09 05:48 PM
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6. yeah it would be annoying

Someday I'll get a new phone, an newfangled kind, but I probably won't keep myself online all the time.

I guess that's the point of twitter huh.. just seeing what's up with everyone. ..I'd personally want to stay offline mostly, but I guess someday I'll get used to carrying my whole computer in my hand.

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BurtWorm

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Mon Feb-23-09 06:04 PM
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8. That's what they want us to get used to.

:tinfoilhat:

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Common Sense Party

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Mon Feb-23-09 06:09 PM
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9. I can't figure out the point, either.

Seems like a damn fruitless waste of time to me.

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azmouse

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Mon Feb-23-09 05:07 PM
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2. Only when I eat beans....

:blush:

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BurtWorm

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Mon Feb-23-09 05:26 PM
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4. The more you eat, the more you tweet?

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JackBeck

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Mon Feb-23-09 05:41 PM
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5. Yes.

Edited on Mon Feb-23-09 05:42 PM by JackBeck

It's how I met other LGBT activists at a conference I recently attended and didn't know anyone else.

They sharerd that during the Prop 8 protests after the election twitter was the only way they could reorganize and continue the protests each time the police tried to shut them down.

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BurtWorm

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Mon Feb-23-09 06:03 PM
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7. Interesting.

How do you do it? By phone? Are you constantly looking at your phone?

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JackBeck

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Tue Feb-24-09 12:55 AM
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11. I tweet both with my phone and computer.

Edited on Tue Feb-24-09 01:00 AM by JackBeck

And no, I'm not constantly checking my phone or computer. I've actualy met more progressive and activist individuals over the last month using twitter than I have during my years at DU.

I've also had more success at recruiting participants for marriage equality events in NJ through twitter than I ever had using DU.

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BurtWorm

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Tue Feb-24-09 10:05 AM
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16. It sounds like you're really making the most of it.

I have to confess, you're the first person I've heard of who uses it to really connect with people. It was sounding like yet another way for the info-tech industrial complex to keep people addicted to expensive gadgets. But your use of it sounds actually useful.

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Jamastiene

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Mon Feb-23-09 06:15 PM
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10. Only if there were beans in it.

Edited on Mon Feb-23-09 06:15 PM by Jamastiene

Otherwise, no. :shrug:

:P

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Ava

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Tue Feb-24-09 12:58 AM
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12. no, but i liked tweety bird as a kid

does that count? :P

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ghostsofgiants

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Tue Feb-24-09 01:00 AM
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13. I do indeed.

I have about 50 followers and 40 that I follow.

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petronius

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Tue Feb-24-09 01:07 AM
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14. No - I prefer hypo-connectivity over hyper-connectivity

I can't see any areas where twitter (or any other social networking activity) would improve my life right now...

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Kat45

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Tue Feb-24-09 01:29 AM
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15. No, but Grace does.

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