{"id":1282,"date":"2008-06-27T15:26:47","date_gmt":"2008-06-27T15:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/27\/twitter-ii\/"},"modified":"2008-06-28T19:21:54","modified_gmt":"2008-06-28T19:21:54","slug":"twitter-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2008\/06\/27\/twitter-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter-II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am still trying to find useful applications for Twitter and I am about 50-50 on whether this is a long term application for me. <\/p>\n<p>I am beginning to form some opinions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>people I think are great as bloggers may annoy me on Twitter, <\/li>\n<li>I find little value in following those who Twitter (if that is the term) presentations or events they attend,\n<\/li>\n<li>interest in constant conversation may be a personality trait also predicting those who must carry a cell phone, and<\/li>\n<li>some people are as self-indulgent as I had anticipated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I have found some techniques and situations in which I find Twitter useful.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than following lots of people, I have decided it makes more sense to search when I want comments related to an event or situation. Try <a href=\"http:\/\/summize.com\">Summize<\/a> for this purpose. For example, try using Summize to generate comments related to NECC (conference that begins today). There is a logic to my&nbsp; position &#8211; I do not want a long list of comments on every conference, but I want access to comments on conferences that interest me and\/or that I am able to attend. In this case, I opt for search rather than discovery.<\/p>\n<p>I must admit, I did learn about Summize from a Twitter post.<\/p>\n<p>(Hinchcliffe&#8217;s post on <a href=\"http:\/\/web2.socialcomputingmagazine.com\/endless_conversation_the_unfolding_saga_of_blogs_twitter_.htm\">blog vs. microblog<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"flockcredit\" style=\"text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;\">Blogged with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flock.com\/blogged-with-flock\" style=\"color: #999; font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_new\" title=\"Flock Browser\">Flock Browser<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- technorati tags begin --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:right;\">Tags: <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/twitter\" rel=\"tag\">twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- technorati tags end --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_1282\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"1282\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am still trying to find useful applications for Twitter and I am about 50-50 on whether this is a long term application for me. 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