Comments on: Has Twitter Jumped the Shark? Sort of.

By: Paul OFlaherty

Paul OFlaherty — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:09:15 +0000

Did it really jump the shark? Or are all these “broadcasters” just bringing in more people for us to converse with?

The best thing about twitter is that you choose who you want to follow, you choose who you want to converse with? Too much noise coming from Oprah, CNN or even @starbucker, then unfollow them? Stick with those that offer what you want.

The beauty of twitter is that you get out of it what you put in. Only want to follow conversationalists, then that’s what you do

By: James A Woods

James A Woods — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:59:49 +0000

I’m told it’s not PC to complain about celebs on the service, but Twitter jumped the shark the first time a certain woman with a popular afternoon talkshow tweeted. (I avoid mentioning her name as a rule of thumb.)

But just because Twitter has passed some arbitrary coolness line, doesn’t mean it’s not still one of the most useful communication tools on the net — one I intend to make full use of for the indefinite future.

By: Kat Jaib

Kat Jaib — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:33:56 +0000

Okay, Terry, so just when I am actually starting to enjoy Twitter — literally only in the last 7 days — you tell me the party is over?

Just when I’ve finally moved from feeling like a fruitcake yelling to myself on a busy street corner to actually having interesting and fun conversations with real people (or very good imitations of)? And when I’m finding lots of great links to articles & sites I would never have bothered with on my own?

Well, hey, I’m going to stick around with the other non-avant garde until I find something better. Or tweeting interferes with my tan. Glad to know you’ll still be here, too! Thanks for interesting post. Kat

By: Todd Randolph

Todd Randolph — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:48:04 +0000

the followers race has little if any effect on twitter users who want conversations. I don’t follow CNN for conversations – I keep it in my news column. I don’t really expect a conversation with a Scoble, for that matter – I just like to see what he has to say. But my ‘listener’ time is a fraction of my ‘exchange’ time. There are any number of twitter tools that let you pull the stuff you want to the top of the pile. The power of Twitter is that it is as large as your follower count and as small as the number of users you converse with regularly – and that power is undiluted by the ashtons and the oprahs.

By: Hank Trisler

Hank Trisler — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:38:48 +0000

Oh, how right you are. I’ve only been here since November, but I notice a HUGE difference in the frequency of tweeting of people I used to see many times a day. Maybe this is just a natural progression of people getting enthused, fanatical, and then blase’. Maybe those who were not in it to con anyone are just getting bored. Pity.

By: Steve Sherlock

Steve Sherlock — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:18:32 +0000

Quality before quantity!