RIP Twitter (2007-2007) « web1979: I got hit with a 60 dollars SMS bill last month because I was enamored with tracking and contributing to my friends talk about their dietary and travel habits. I turned off SMS alerts and now… I don’t use Twitter much. I like it, in theory, and maybe I’ll start again, but I don’t know… my life isn’t that interesting and a moblog is more interesting than text.
Cool stuff, but using Control4 is cheating. And expensive.
- #[From The iPad that controls all - CBS 6 Tech Talk : WRGB CBS 6 Albany]
The grass is always greener on the other side...
- #[From 'Junkware' comes standard on Verizon, T-Mobile smart phones | Technology | Los Angeles Times]
This is so cool. Love that under New York is this hidden world of old.
- #[From 18th-Century Ship Found at Trade Center Site - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com]
So, its not as good in the screen, the speed, weight, cell modem, video or apps, and yet is a competitor? How?
- #[From Out Of Nowhere, The iPad Has A Real Competitor « Mike Cane's iPad Test]
I find it amusing that the same people who lament, mock and take glee in the demise of traditional media are very happy that one of the hallmarks of "New Media" - Techmeme - got a (deserved) profile in the New York Times.
- #I just had a heart attack and vowed that we will never, ever get a pool in our backyard. EVER.
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Pretty much sums up my feelings on Android. I fear as well that with the rapid pace of "This is the BEST ANDROID PHONE ON THE MARKET" -- seemingly every three weeks -- we are nearly to the point where one company (say HTC) will cause an Osborne Effect on another manufacturer (say, Motorola or Samsung). It is only in each companies best interest to have the worlds best Android phone (WBAP for short). I fear its about to get nasty.
- #[Related: Marco.org - Great since day one]
Shocker!
- #[From Apple PR: Steve Jobs iPhone 4 "conversation" is a fake - Apple 2.0 - Fortune Tech]
Here here!
- #Ancillary data produced by your business can become more valuable than the profits from the business itself. Don't throw anything away.
[From How to Spy on Ryan (Moulton): Men's Wearhouse is missing a major business opportunity.]
R.E.M. should, one random day, close down College Ave between Broad and Washington, setup a stage, play, pack up and head back into their office. Unannounced.
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Not just that, it’s local usefulness is nil… Most of the folks I used it with were here at SXSW and they’ve left, I’m still here. I can barely get updates from my four out of 117 friends on where to go and who is still left, because yes, diets and cats.
Anyway, hope to see you around if you’re in town. I wanna meet a co-worker of yours to say hi.
Best blog posting title on twitter so far.
Personally, most folks turn off the SMS-based updates and opt for a daily read through the twitter website.
@Eric: “Not just that, it’s local usefulness is nil” – True, but so is email, IM, and the fax machine if not enough people your want to be stay in touch with are on it.
I think twitter is not directly useful, but a novelty. It is stuck somewhere between a broadcast SMS service and a mini-blog. And SMS broadcast service like dodgeball are useful only if all you’re friends are on it, and they dont abuse it with pointless messages like “I’m off to the grocery store” or “Man, I’m craving some unagi”.