The Big Cat Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Did Donte burn you with the Super Bowl ticket giveaway too? And to think I followed that jerk! I could be wrong, but it seems to me that Twitter is really just a medium for idiots to communicate with other idiots for the amusement of the rest of us. Am I missing a greater significance? Is Twitter capable of more but its just been co-opted by idiots. My heirarchy of communication forms is below: 1. Phone call 2. Text 3. E-mail 4. Snail mail 5. semiphor/morse 6. facebook 7. mime 8. interpretative dance 9. carrier pigeon 10. Chatroullete 11. Twitter 12. cup-and-string Here's how your list looks for people under 30: 1. Text 2. Email 3. Facebook 4. Phone call 5. Tweet. ... 100. Snail mail Twitter has very specific [practical] applications. For the sports junkie, Twitter is extremely useful. Get a third party client like Hootsuite and you can stay ahead of the curve in any sports/sports topic/sports region of your choosing, all with the convenience of a very readable, digestible interface. I've been Tweeting as Charles Grodin (that's right, the actor) for about a year now. And right now there's almost 300 people who follow @CharlesGrodin thinking it's really him. So you tell ME how foolish Twitter is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 (edited) Here's how your list looks for people under 30: 1. Text 2. Email 3. Facebook 4. Phone call 5. Tweet. ... 100. Snail mail Is 27 under 30? I ranked them in terms of convenience and effectiveness. I too text and email more than I call. I stay away from FB because its not fun anymore. I don't need updates on my ex's, and I don't care what some friend of a friend of a friend thinks about poptarts, the weather, Bush/Obama. FB was amazing at first. It had just gone live when I was in college and it was basically a big contest to be the most crude, disgusting, drunken slut on campus. Now my family, coworkers, boss and their children are on board and the party is over. I can't tell a joke without offending 10,000 people I've never met or getting a call from my aunt asking what "teabagging" means. You can barely even use it to stalk hot girls anymore. Pathetic. Edited June 14, 2011 by Jauronimo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanInUticaTampa Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Did Donte burn you with the Super Bowl ticket giveaway too? And to think I followed that jerk! I could be wrong, but it seems to me that Twitter is really just a medium for idiots to communicate with other idiots for the amusement of the rest of us. Am I missing a greater significance? Is Twitter capable of more but its just been co-opted by idiots. My heirarchy of communication forms is below: 1. Phone call 2. Text 3. E-mail 4. Snail mail 5. semiphor/morse 6. facebook 7. mime 8. interpretative dance 9. carrier pigeon 10. Chatroullete 11. Twitter 12. cup-and-string depends on who's twitter it is. Schefter is right roughly 80% of the time. For the media, twitter is just a way to break a news story before writing a full article/segment to go in more depth. Like a teaser. It is just a promotion tool to bang out headlines. So far, others in the media are confirming that schefter is right about this, so..... yeah. if you think donte and schefter use twitter the same way, then that is just wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 (edited) 0:) Did Donte burn you with the Super Bowl ticket giveaway too? And to think I followed that jerk! I could be wrong, but it seems to me that Twitter is really just a medium for idiots to communicate with other idiots for the amusement of the rest of us. Am I missing a greater significance? Is Twitter capable of more but its just been co-opted by idiots. My heirarchy of communication forms is below: 1. Phone call 2. Text 3. E-mail 4. Snail mail 5. semiphor/morse 6. facebook 7. mime 8. interpretative dance 9. carrier pigeon 10. Chatroullete 11. Twitter 12. cup-and-string thought you would have put cup-and-string before twitter Edited June 14, 2011 by Buffalo Barbarian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 depends on who's twitter it is. Schefter is right roughly 80% of the time. For the media, twitter is just a way to break a news story before writing a full article/segment to go in more depth. Like a teaser. It is just a promotion tool to bang out headlines. So far, others in the media are confirming that schefter is right about this, so..... yeah. if you think donte and schefter use twitter the same way, then that is just wrong. I have no issue with the way Shefter and a few others use Twitter nor am I questioning Shefters reliability. I still think Twitter is a one dimensional and redundant application. Facebook already had status updates. Why do we need Twitter? It does nothing that existing technology didn't already cover and offers nothing unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Having June 21 be the day makes sense - it's the longest day of the year so they have more time to negotiate. Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't June 21st have 24 hours just like every other day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Now i could be wrong, but if someone hates twitter so much, you ARE in fact allowed to not follow someone who annoys you. But i guess its more fun following people who bother you and then bitching about it. It has its uses. Its great for breaking news, and for following sporting events if you aren't in front of the TV. You can get much more from twitter than from a simple play-by-play or box score. Its also great for keeping up with friends and sending out messages to a group fo people. Its free text messaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Now i could be wrong, but if someone hates twitter so much, you ARE in fact allowed to not follow someone who annoys you. But i guess its more fun following people who bother you and then bitching about it. It has its uses. Its great for breaking news, and for following sporting events if you aren't in front of the TV. You can get much more from twitter than from a simple play-by-play or box score. Its also great for keeping up with friends and sending out messages to a group fo people. Its free text messaging. Thanks for the tip. I do not have an account and do not follow anyone on Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't June 21st have 24 hours just like every other day? :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 :doh: Peteski isn't in to the whole solstice thing. He's more of an equinox kinda guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 (edited) ESPN Update on Talks This is pretty significant. If the players are moving to $141M annually dedicated to players costs/team -- that allows the Owners to reserve $1.5B and then do a 60% player favored split of the rest of the revenue. This is the first time the players have indicated coming toward the owners previous offers.... Edited June 14, 2011 by JoeF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Is 27 under 30? I ranked them in terms of convenience and effectiveness. I too text and email more than I call. I stay away from FB because its not fun anymore. I don't need updates on my ex's, and I don't care what some friend of a friend of a friend thinks about poptarts, the weather, Bush/Obama. FB was amazing at first. It had just gone live when I was in college and it was basically a big contest to be the most crude, disgusting, drunken slut on campus. Now my family, coworkers, boss and their children are on board and the party is over. I can't tell a joke without offending 10,000 people I've never met or getting a call from my aunt asking what "teabagging" means. You can barely even use it to stalk hot girls anymore. Pathetic. I ignore friend requests from anyone I work with and all family members except my sister and bro/sis-in-law. Who needs the hassle? Now i could be wrong, but if someone hates twitter so much, you ARE in fact allowed to not follow someone who annoys you. But i guess its more fun following people who bother you and then bitching about it. It has its uses. Its great for breaking news, and for following sporting events if you aren't in front of the TV. You can get much more from twitter than from a simple play-by-play or box score. Its also great for keeping up with friends and sending out messages to a group fo people. Its free text messaging. You can also block someone from following you (i.e., the annoying family members and co-workers you don't really want reading the crap you post/tweet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I ignore friend requests from anyone I work with and all family members except my sister and bro/sis-in-law. Who needs the hassle? You can also block someone from following you (i.e., the annoying family members and co-workers you don't really want reading the crap you post/tweet). While that feature is nice it opens up the "why won't you friend me," can of worms. You can only claim you didn't get the request so many times before they catch on to that. And if you come clean and tell them that you don't want them to see your profile, people are usually hurt. FB, although much more slick these days, is a shell of its former glory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Is 27 under 30? I ranked them in terms of convenience and effectiveness. I too text and email more than I call. I stay away from FB because its not fun anymore. I don't need updates on my ex's, and I don't care what some friend of a friend of a friend thinks about poptarts, the weather, Bush/Obama. FB was amazing at first. It had just gone live when I was in college and it was basically a big contest to be the most crude, disgusting, drunken slut on campus. Now my family, coworkers, boss and their children are on board and the party is over. I can't tell a joke without offending 10,000 people I've never met or getting a call from my aunt asking what "teabagging" means. You can barely even use it to stalk hot girls anymore. Pathetic. Ha! I'm 26, 27 in a month, so I think we're coming from the same angle here! And I agree with the "convenience" or at least expedience of the phone call. But chances are, I won't pick up to call unless I get an immediate text/email back, and it's something that needs a little hashing-out. I too was a facebook pioneer back in ye olde college days, but it sounds like you need to tweak your security settings, bro! I've got a whole host of people I've hidden indefinitely from my newsfeed, I auto hide all annoying apps/games the MOMENT the come through, and I've got lists set up to protect my status updates from the inevitable backlash of family members, coworkers, and the like. It requires some legwork, but you can make it work for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincec Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Did Donte burn you with the Super Bowl ticket giveaway too? And to think I followed that jerk! I could be wrong, but it seems to me that Twitter is really just a medium for idiots to communicate with other idiots for the amusement of the rest of us. Am I missing a greater significance? Is Twitter capable of more but its just been co-opted by idiots. My heirarchy of communication forms is below: 1. Phone call 2. Text 3. E-mail 4. Snail mail 5. semiphor/morse 6. facebook 7. mime 8. interpretative dance 9. carrier pigeon 10. Chatroullete 11. Twitter 12. cup-and-string Where does face to face communication fit it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 1. IM 2. Text 3. E-mail 4. Phone Call 5. Twitter 6. Facebook .... 100. Snail Mail FIFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Intercoms, telephones, typewriters, mimeograph machines...all this new-fangled technology... What ever happened to the ancient art of smoke signals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Intercoms, telephones, typewriters, mimeograph machines...all this new-fangled technology... What ever happened to the ancient art of smoke signals? They went out of style with the rise in popularity of the smoke screen. You have the NFL to blame for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bladiebla Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Yay jw sighting and one with some hope too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 (edited) They went out of style with the rise in popularity of the smoke screen. Ah yes, now I remember studying this...one of the earliest forms of data encryption, I think . Edited June 15, 2011 by The Senator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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