Comments on: The Twitter Monologue

By: Beth Harte

Beth Harte — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:53:00 +0000

@gavinheaton, that's what I needed to hear! That once upon a time Twitter was fun & interactive! What happened to the conversations about how to interact as a community on Twitter? Where they swept away with the flurry of adding tons of tweets? I am hoping the conversation will return. It's my intention to converse on Twitter…and I hope I can energize others to do the same.

By: Beth Harte

Beth Harte — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:49:00 +0000

@TimJackson, what can I say?! Don’t double-dog-dare me… Seriously, I am frustrated by the lack of conversation on Twitter, but I can say since this post there have been more conversations. Glad that I did it because I’ve met some great folks on Twitter. [But I met you on Plurk! ]

By: Gavin Heaton

Gavin Heaton — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:12:00 +0000

I still like both … for the reasons that Chris and Alan do — but if I AM interested in conversation (as in a dialogue with someone), then my choice is Plurk. However, in many cases (and probably for B2C/B2B), short form Twitter “chat” could well be a sufficient and effective mode of communication.

But, if we look further into the future — where Plurk has open APIs and a year or two’s worth of community application development, then I expect that many of the “differentiating features” of Twitter will disappear. Unfortunately, as Cara points out, some of the fun interactivity of Twitter has already disappeared from the timeline. In the early days there would be avatar memes, joking around and some serious investigation into how Twitter could transform the way we interact as a community. This too rarely happens now, but seems to be partly embedded into Plurk. It seems that the Plurk folk were the ones listening, watching and learning from Twitter and its community. It will be interesting where these two conversation platforms lead us next
Great post, and great discussion, thanks Beth!

By: Tim Jackson- Masi Guy

Tim Jackson- Masi Guy — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 05:49:00 +0000

Beth- You are SO my hero for doing it too. I never thought our little chattering would lead to this stroke of brilliance. I wish I woulda been there from the beginning of the monologue. Kudos to you for exposing the shortcomings of Twitter. Plurk surely isn’t perfect either, but I do find much greater value in the conversations. But what can I say, I’m just that kinda guy.

You rock Beth. Totally.

By: Beth Harte

Beth Harte — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:35:00 +0000

Hi Ann, I have listened to what everyone has said and I’m still giving Twitter a chance. Today was a day of some great interaction…I’ll see what tomorrow brings. )) So glad to have met you as well!