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Who doesn't get or want to get twitter? (pg. 3)
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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
I guess I just fail to see how twitter would let me do anything that I can't do on FB. I use FB to share photos and communicate, how is this different? |
it's much more streamlined than facebook. |
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| Frenchie |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
I guess I just fail to see how twitter would let me do anything that I can't do on FB. I use FB to share photos and communicate, how is this different? |
Yeah, that's what I keep saying too. It does the same thing but at a more quicker pace..with maybe one or two different features. I don't think is necessary to have Facebook as well as Twitter when you have the same people, for the most part, on both sites and updating the same on both sites. People just feel the need to be more OUT THERE and publicized. |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
it's much more streamlined than facebook. |
Enough such that it warrants setting up a whole new account, adding the same several hundred people, only to do the exact same thing but slightly quicker? Facebook is already basically instantaneous... |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
Is everyone seriously on this thing? I am still figuring out facebook, FACK. |
I'm not even on MSN Messenger yet |
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| dEsidEL |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
What I have noticed that people are loosing interest in hobbies, and building skills. Socializing has become people's hobby, more so in than in the past, and so people are picking up these tools, because it makes their communication more efficient. Obviously it is completely diluting the communication that is taking place, but people don't seem to care, they want their fix. Twitter is the $2 crack hit of the 80's. So many people I know use a computer purely as a communication tool, rather than an information tool.
But seriously, ask people who are big in to facebook or twitter if they have any hobbies. This goes along with a greater North America trend, where we are falling behind in real life skills, and developing countries are going to kick our but. Science, math, shop, who needs those!? We will just talk to each other and build wealth. We will sell bonds back and forth and become rich! Forget learning skills, doing research, and producing things that people actually need. |
sounds like the Borg collective
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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | Originally posted by Skipper
Enough such that it warrants setting up a whole new account, adding the same several hundred people, only to do the exact same thing but slightly quicker? Facebook is already basically instantaneous... |
the reason to sign up now is to make sure that no one takes your name and pretends to be you later when you are famous and rich.
facebook is not old news, getting on the new system at least allows you to know what people are talking about around the water cooler.
do you really want to be know as the person that is too stubborn to join new things out of principle that it's not needed.
you know they didn't really need cars back in the day since they already had horse and buggy. |
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| Skipper |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
you know they didn't really need cars back in the day since they already had horse and buggy. |
LOL. I don't think that's a relevant comparison ;) I hope I don't have to explain why!
I'm not joining because it's time consuming. I find I have less time for FB/boards these days, let alone signing up for anything new. |
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| StereoPrincess |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orko
What I have noticed that people are loosing interest in hobbies, and building skills. Socializing has become people's hobby, more so in than in the past, and so people are picking up these tools, because it makes their communication more efficient. Obviously it is completely diluting the communication that is taking place, but people don't seem to care, they want their fix. Twitter is the $2 crack hit of the 80's. So many people I know use a computer purely as a communication tool, rather than an information tool.
But seriously, ask people who are big in to facebook or twitter if they have any hobbies. This goes along with a greater North America trend, where we are falling behind in real life skills, and developing countries are going to kick our but. Science, math, shop, who needs those!? We will just talk to each other and build wealth. We will sell bonds back and forth and become rich! Forget learning skills, doing research, and producing things that people actually need. |
ok. but why can't the internet and socializing be a legitimate hobby.
that's how i like to spend my extra time. are you saying that posting on TA shouldn't be a legitimate way to spend extra time.
computers and internet are changing how young peoples brains work and not for the worst but for the better. people are able to multi task much more readily. |
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| phlog |
so ing sick of hearing about this site.
but in the words of Colbert, "yes I have twated." |
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| El K Dee |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
ok. but why can't the internet and socializing be a legitimate hobby.
that's how i like to spend my extra time. are you saying that posting on TA shouldn't be a legitimate way to spend extra time.
computers and internet are changing how young peoples brains work and not for the worst but for the better. people are able to multi task much more readily. |
What's the point of viral marketing and advertising skills (cos that's really what socializing is about in the end..selling yourself) if everyone is doing it and there's nothing to sell?
the only plus side of the whole social network thing is that it has reduced idle time amongst the tweens that lacked any sort of hobbies to begin with.
Going back to Orko's post, its hard to find people (not only now but since I moved to Canada in 2000) with a viable hobby around here. And then the 'experts' talk about increase in depression and mental illness.
Whatever happened to things like stamp collecting or model aircraft building and all those intricate things before porn and MMORPGs on the net? |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by StereoPrincess
ok. but why can't the internet and socializing be a legitimate hobby.
that's how i like to spend my extra time. are you saying that posting on TA shouldn't be a legitimate way to spend extra time.
computers and internet are changing how young peoples brains work and not for the worst but for the better. people are able to multi task much more readily. |
Computers and the internet can be a hobby but I think people have taken it to the extreme. Too many children today spend all day inside talking to people on the internet or playing games with people on the internet....people are loosing the ability to interact with each other face to face. I never see kids out playing road hockey, baseball, hide and seek or cops and robbers anymore....all those things can be done on-line now.
Even in the work place, the professionalism of e-mails has gone down hill. Just the other day I got an e-mail from a legal rep. assistant with a smiley face and a LOL in it. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by El K Dee
Whatever happened to things like stamp collecting or model aircraft building and all those intricate things before porn and MMORPGs on the net? |
I've been collecting porn stamps for years. |
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