Comments on: Will Normal Folks Ever Use Twitter?

By: John Bailey

John Bailey — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:59:12 +0000

I was shocked a few days ago that I actually found Twitter useful. I was attending a live webcast and there were a number of issues with the webcast. The instructions for the event had instructed people to use a particular tag when tweeting about the webcast. By following the tags I was able to basically chat with the other attendees and resolve my issues.

Of course, this was basically using Twitter in place of an IRC chatroom. A chatroom would actually have been a much better solution as I would have been able to see the other attendees there, had better response time, been able to ignore those who were obnoxious, and wouldn’t have to keep remembering to put the tag at the end of everything. Unfortunately, Twitter was used instead. In Twitter’s defense, users can be blocked but they are blocked everywhere and not just in a particular thread.

Yet another example of a use for Twitter that would be better served by other mediums. Unfortunately its also a sign that even technically proficient users are choosing Twitter instead of better mediums.

By: Jay Baer

Jay Baer — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:10:51 +0000

This is an outstanding post, and rightly explains why Twitter is the most popular massively flawed technology ever. The big problem is the onboarding process (or lack thereof). Nothing could be less welcoming (or instructive) for new users. I wrote about this (a bit of a rant) in a post “Why Twitter Needs Its Bottom Spanked” http://www.convinceandconvert.com/usability-and-ease-of-use/why-twitter-needs-its-bottom-spanked/

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By: Parker

Parker — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:33:01 +0000

Ok, I’m no fan of twitter, but let me get this straight here.

You log into twitter, using an account that was “given” to you, by a “chrisgreen”, that you don’t even know, and then wonder why YOU don’t understand the messages in HIS account? Have you tried making a new account? Not that I suggest it.. It’s a worthless thing anyway.

By: Ian Tindale

Ian Tindale — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:50:07 +0000

Twitter is pointless. Each time I log on, once every few months or so, it’s just a person called “chrisgreen” who was the person who gave me the account, and I don’t even know who he is. All you see is one half of a conversation that doesn’t make sense at all. He’s obviously not talking to me, because it’s full of responses to nothing I’ve ever said. Anything I’ve ever said has gone nowhere. It’s pointless.

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