First, because the name of the service still rankles with me.
Second, because I'm fearful that it will turn out to be a distraction.
On the other hand, I remember having similar apprehensions before starting to blog, and before registering on Facebook. These are two experiments that have turned out very positive for me. So I hope to have a similar positive experience with Twitter:
- So I can understand better why so many people speak well of it
- So that I can improve my communication network.
I tried to register the name "dw2-0" for myself on Twitter, but it seemed not to like the hyphen. I've ended up with the simpler Twitter name "dw2".
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Subscribed to you, I'm s_constantine.
You should quickly install TweetDeck on your desktop and as for mobile use dabr.co.uk
Hi David, I'm also following you on Twitter. http://twitter.com/felipeandrade
welcome to the twitterati club. It's noisy there, but sometimes it can be good.
If you don't want Twitter to become a distraction, I would recommend AGAINST TweetDeck. You'll be addicted within minutes.
http://www.twitter.com/rcadden
Hmm, I tried to install TweetDeck. I was anticipating my first real experience with AIR.
But the installation failed part-way through with:
"Sorry, an error has occurred. The application could not be installed because the AIR file is damaged. Try obtaining a new AIR file from the application author".
I guess I'll try again later!
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David, welcome to Twitter. Like you I'm undecided. I tried and failed some time ago, then tried and enjoyed at a conference (twitter backchannel can be useful).
Full story in my blog pot Is this Twitter Sceptic starting to get it?
I'm still not sure about it - far too much noise. I notice that I now only log in when I'm at an event.
I'm trying out Twitter too (as c1rrus since my usual cirrus was taken *grumble* *grumble*) and am now "following" you. :-)
Btw, if you're using Facebook, you can use the Twitter FB application to sync your tweets and FB status. It works fine for me.
Happy tweeting!
Hi David, welcome to Twitter. I too joined fairly recently (@samstokes). I'm not yet entirely on board, but as an RSS addict I can see its appeal as an information source.
I second the recommendation of TweetDeck - its keyword search and tag cloud helped me "get" Twitter. I got the same "AIR file is damaged" error at one point - I think I got around it by reinstalling the AIR runtime.
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